Education

2003

Master of Fine Arts
School of Art and Design, University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

2000

Bachelor of Fine Arts
School of Fine Arts, Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

1999

Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Study Abroad Program, Florence, Italy

Professional Experience

2004–Present

Studio Artist

2004

Lecturer, University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

2002 - 2003

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Teaching Assistant in Metals

Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
Instructor in Metals

2001

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Teaching Assistant in Metals

Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
Instructor in Metals

Lecturer, Midwest Museum of American Art
Elkhart, Indiana

Publications

2006

American Craft Magazine, "Portfolio" June/July 2006
Making Metal Beads, Paul Warg, Lark Books
500 Necklaces, Lark Books, 2006

2005

Craft Business Magazine, January/February 2005

2004

Indianapolis at Home Magazine, Winter 2004
Indianapolis Monthly, Best of Issue, December 2004
The Craft of Silversmithing: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration. Alexandra P. Austin, Lark Books
The Art of Enameling:Techniques, Projects, Inspiration.
Linda Daurghty, Lark Books
Lapidary Journal Magazine: Color on Metal, November 2004

2003

CRART Magazine, Seoul, Korea Spring 2003
2002 Metalsmith Magazine, Winter 2002

Group Exhibitions

"One", Lafontsee Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI. October 21- November 26, 2005

Selected Exhibitions

2006

SOFA Chicago 2006 represented by Aaron Faber, NY
"The Necklace Show" Velvet DaVinci, San Francisco, CA
"Investigating Space: Positive and Negative/Illusion and Trompe l’oeil", Aaron Faber, NY, NY
"New Visions in Studio Jewelry", Aaron Faber, NY, NY

2005

"Craft Forms 2005" Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
"Good Bird/Bad Bird", Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery,
Portland, OR
"Earth/Organics" American Crafts Gallery, Cleveland, OH
"Indiana Now" Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Lafayette, IN

2003

"Craft Forms 2003" Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
"La Petite XI" Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
"The Bracelet" Yaw Gallery, SOFA New York, NY
"On the Edge" Enamel Exhibition, Angwin, CA
Society of North American Goldsmiths, National Juried Student Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
"Materials: Hard & Soft Exhibition" Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
"Nine", Springer Cultural Center, Champaign, IL

2002

"Craft Forms 2002" Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
"La Petite X" Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR
"24th Juried Regional Exhibition" Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, IN
"Northern California Enamel Guild 6th
"International Enamel Exhibition", Richmond, CA
"Future Prospects" Metro State Center for the Visual Arts, Denver, CO
"Metalwork from Around the Midwest" Western Illinois University,
Macomb, IL
Society of North American Goldsmiths, National Juried Student
Exhibition, Denver, CO
"Material Explorations: Wearable Objects of Non-Traditional Materials" Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY

Symposiums

2006

XXX International Ceramics Symposium, "Porcelain Another Way"
Walbrzych, Poland, September 5-October 1, 2006

Awards and Honors

2003

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
Award

2002

SNAG Educational Endowment Honorable Mention
University of Illinois Brodie Grant

2001

SNAG Educational Endowment Award
Craft Forms 2001 Juror Award
Midwest Museum of American Art 23rd
Juried Regional Purchase Award
Midwest Museum of American Art 23rd
Juried Regional Merit Award
University of Illinois Creative and Performing Arts Fellow
University of Illinois Brodie Fellow
University of Illinois Fellow
University of Illinois Brodie Grant

Grants

2006

Indiana Arts Commission, Individual Artist Program Grant