education

1995Brown University, Providence, RI - Masters of the Arts of Teaching (MAT) in English

1994Brown University, Providence, RI - BA in English and American Literature

awards/scholarships

2008First Prize, Honorable Mention, Viewpoint: Ceramics 2008, Hyde Art Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA

Best of Show, Clay? II, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA

2007Individual Merit Award, 2007 Craft Biennial: A Biennial Review of NW Art and Craft,Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR

2nd place, Oregon Potters Association Ceramics Showcase, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR 

Bob & Peggy Culbertson Scholarship– full funding award, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

Kiln God Residency– full funding award, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME

20065th place, Oregon Potters Association Ceramics Showcase, Oregon Convention Center,Portland, OR 

exhibitions

2008After Eden, solo exhibition, Beet Gallery, Portland, OR (scheduled for August)

Sculpted Green, 2008 Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition, Bellevue City Hall, Bellevue, WA

Blackfish Gallery Window Project, two-person exhibition, Portland, OR  

Viewpoint:Ceramics 2008, national juried show, Hyde Art Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA  

Clay? II, US and Canada ceramics exhibition, jurors: Jamie Walker, Akio Takamori, and Doug Jeck, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA  

2007Supernatural, juried group show for Portland Institute of Contemporary Art's TBA:07Swigert Commons, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR

2007 Craft Biennial: A Biennial Review of NW Art and Craft, Hoffman Gallery, OregonCollege of Art and Craft, Portland, OR

Gresham Art Advisory Committee's 10th Annual Juried Show, Juror: Laura Russo, GreshamCity Hall Visual Arts Gallery, Gresham, OR

Oregon Potters Association Ceramics Showcase, gallery exhibition, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR 

The Figure: transcribing the human form, national juried show, Campbell Hall Gallery, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR 

2006Oregon Potters Association Ceramics Showcase, gallery and lobby exhibition, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR               

Membership Has Its Benefits: Oregon Potters Association juried exhibition in conjunction with NCECA conference, Skutt Ceramic Supplies, Portland, OR