Born in Christchurch, New Zealand
Education
2013 Rhode Island School of Design: MFA | Painting | current candidate
2010 School of the Art Institute of Chicago: BFA | Painting/Drawing
2004 Portland State University: BA | Printmaking/Painting/Drawing
Other Schools Attended
2004 Khon Kaen University (Thailand) | Social Sciences & Thai Language
2001 University of Tuebingen (Germany) | German Language & Culture
Professional Experience
2012 Teaching Assistantship, Painting from Observation, Rhode Island School of Design, Professor: David Frazer
2011 Teaching Assistantship, Senior Honors Interdiscipinary Crit, Kevin Zucker, Rhode Island School of Design, Professor: Kevin Zucker
2010-2011 Gallery Assistant at Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery, Chicago, Il
2011 Studio Assistant for Susanne Doremus
2011 Installation Assistant for Gerda Bernstein
2010 Intern for The Public Media Institute
Selected Art Exhibitions
2010 Sullivan Galleries (Chicago, Illinois)
2010 Gallery 5 (Richmond, Virginia)
2010 Roxaboxen (Chicago, Illinois)
2010 Madison Museum of Post-Contemporary Art (Madison, Wisconsin)
2010 1366 Space (Chicago, Illinois)
2010 (Con)Temporary Art Space (Chicago, Illinois)
2008 Onsix Gallery (San Francisco, California)
2008 Work/Sound Gallery (Portland, Oregon)
2005 DB Clay Studios (St. Johns, Oregon)
2004 White Gallery (Portland, Oregon)
2004 Dean’s Gallery (Portland, Oregon)
2004 Portland State University Art Auction (Portland, Oregon)
2003 Vicount Ballroom (Portland, Oregon)
2003 Gallery 222 (Portland, Oregon)
2003 Littman Gallery: Art in the Park (Portland, Oregon)
2003 Portland State University Art Auction (Portland, Oregon)
2000 Arlene Schnitzer Gallery (Tualatin, Oregon)
Published Artwork & Music
2011 A Forced Turning Point, Red Dons: Taken By Surprise Records (Germany)
2010 Insurgências Poéticas, by Andre Mesquita: Annablume Publishing (Brazil)
2010 Cold Hands, Priory: Coat Tail Records (USA)
2010 Pariah, Red Dons: Deranged Records (Canada)
2010 Fake Meets Failure, Red Dons: Deranged Records (Canada) / Taken By Surprise Records (Germany) / Nada Nada Discos (Brazil)
2009 Escaping Amman, Red Dons: Nada Nada Discos (Brazil)
2009 Death to Idealism, Red Dons: Nada Nada Discos (Brazil)
2009 MONO: Issue #1 (Brazil)
2008 How Can Limo Kid Kill Your Dreams?: Issue #4 (Czech Republic)
2008 Down on Today, The Observers: Taken By Surprise Records (Germany)
2007 Revised Observations, The Revisions: Dirtnap / Wasted Sounds (Sweden)
2007 Death to Idealism, Red Dons: Deranged / Wasted Sounds (Sweden)
2007 Walk Alone, The Observers: La Vida en es Mus Records (England/Spain)
2006 Public Safety, The Observers Maximum Rock’n’Roll Magazine (USA)
2005 Walk Alone, The Observers: Jonny Cat Records (USA)
2005 Lead Pill, The Observers: Deranged Records (Canada)
2005 Where I Stay, The Observers: Deranged Records (Canada)
2005 So What’s Left Now, The Observers: Yellow Dog Records (Germany)
2004 Lead Pill, The Observers: Super Secret Records (USA)
2004 So What’s Left Now, The Observers: Vinyl Warning Records (USA)
Awards and Scholarships
2009 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Merit Scholarship
2004 Portland State University President’s List
2003 Portland State University Faculty Award Scholarship
2003 Portland State University Dean’s List
2002 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
1999 Art Institute of Phoenix Art Institutes High School Senior Scholarship