| Honors | |
2010 |
Neddy Artist Fellowship nominee (Painting) |
2009 |
PONCHO Merit Award Recipient |
| Artist-in-Residence, Seattle University | |
| Selected Solo & Two Person Exhibitions | |
| 2010 | The Living Room, It is Happening Again, Seattle, WA |
| 2009 | Fancy, We were alone then and I was singing this song for you (with Gretchen Bennett), Seattle, WA |
| 2006 | retrofit home, Bears & Flowers, Seattle, WA |
| Lark, Recent Paintings, Seattle, WA | |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | |
| 2010 | Tacoma Art Museum, Neddy Artist Fellowship, Tacoma, WA |
SOIL, New Members Show, Seattle, WA |
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Grey Gallery & Lounge, Parallel Universe (curated by Joe Park and Francisco Guerrero), Seattle, WA |
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SAM Gallery, Introductions, Seattle, WA |
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Sound Transit Capitol Hill Wall Project, Seattle, WA |
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Ouch My Eye Gallery, Strange Couplings (with Lucy Ann Brennan), Seattle, WA |
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Smith | Vallee, Birds, Edison, WA |
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| Monarch Gallery, Meet Greet Rinse Repeat (curated by Troy Gua), Seattle, WA | |
SOIL, Xanadu: A Stately Pleasure Dome (curated by Erin Shafkind), Seattle, WA |
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| 2009 | Western Bridge, PONCHO Invitational Fine Arts Exhibition, Seattle, WA |
| Cupcake Royale, Untitled Inaugural Group Show (curated by Roy McMakin) with Claudia Fitch, Ken Kelly and Jeffry Mitchell, Seattle, WA | |
| 2008 | Fancy, Aw Dude, Sweet, Seattle, WA |
The Hideout, Selected Works, Seattle, WA |
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| 2007 | The Henry Art Gallery, Big Bang Birthday Bash, Seattle, WA |
Vermillion, Gathering, Seattle, WA |
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| 2006 | Hedreen Gallery, Painted On (curated by Carrie EA Scott), Seattle, WA |
| Other Activities & Projects | |
| Ongoing | The New Guard, visual arts curator |
| City Arts Magazine, host for monthly Art Walk Awards & After Party | |
| 2010 | Seattle Art Musueum, invited artist for Dinner in the Park, Seattle, WA |
| Olympic Sculpture Park, My Favorite Things Tour: Regroup, Seattle, WA | |
| Kirkland Arts Center, BrüTübe Curator for OMG-LOL-ASAP, Kirkland, WA | |
| 2009 | Seattle Art Museum, My Favorite Things Tour: Target Practice, Seattle, WA |
| The Stranger, Strangercrombie Pinata, Seattle, WA | |
| Cupcake Royale, Fall Harvest poster, Seattle, WA | |
| 2008 | Cremant, Brunch menu, Seattle, WA |
| Cupcake Royale, Fall Harvest poster, Seattle, WA | |
| one pot, Absinthe dinner decorations, Seattle, WA | |
| Writings | |
| Ongoing | City Arts, contributor |
| Blogger for best of | |
| 2010 | Essay for Bang, Universe, Everything by Chauney Peck |
| Catalogue interview for Deep, Dark by Leo Saul Berk | |
| Team Quileute, feature article for City Arts, August 2010 | |
| Digging Derrick, City Arts, August 2010 | |
| Slicin' it Up with Darin, City Arts, July 2010 | |
| A Chat with Anna, City Arts, June 2010 | |
| Margot's Reflections, City Arts, May 2010 | |
| 2009 | La Norda Specialo Number 3, It began with a chair..., edited by Matthew Offenbacher |
| Scenes from a Hotel (with Michael Hebb), published by Publication Studio | |
I like to create art that is ambiguous or that can act a framework upon which the viewer can place their own experiences. My work is autobiographical without being overtly revealing. By pulling specific moments from various parts of my life, I'm building a larger, fictionalized narrative that allows viewers glimpses into my life but doesn't give them much insight. In my latest body of work, Diary Drawings, viewers will recognize all the objects in the paintings but won't understand why I selected them. Instead, the objects gain meaning by how much resonance they have in each viewer's personal life. Are the contents of my bathroom shelves of interest to anyone but me? How can we transform the daily detritus (both physical and emotional) of our daily lives into art?