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Artist Statement

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Our lives are punctuated by objects, feelings, and ideas that are endlessly retrieved and reused. I seek to create a subtle invasion of the everyday, allowing ordinary forms the chance to reveal a new significance. As a collector of objects and memories, I'm intrigued by the psychological attachment we develop with certain symbols and artifacts. Turning to personal experiences and memories, I weave my own archive of symbols into the work. Through this process, I explore their significance and the ways their meaning may change within a space.  I utilize common building material and familiar forms to create an environment where the sacred and mundane intersect. 


Resume

Education
2011      Master of Fine Arts, Spatial/Sculpture- San Jose State University
2006     Bachelor of Fine Arts (Magna Cum Laude), Sculpture- Arizona State University
2003     Associates of Arts (honors), Paradise Valley College
              Associates of General Studies (honors), Paradise Valley College

Professional Experience
2022-current   Headlands Center for the Arts
2015- 2022    Museum Senior Fabricator, Exhibitions
                        San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
2017-2020     Emeryville Public Art Committee Member
                        Emeryville Civic Center, California
2018-2019      City of Emeryville Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel for Emeryville Art Center
                        Emeryville Civic Center, California
2012-2015      Lead Display Artist - Project Planner
                        Urban Outfitters- San Jose, California
2008-2011      Museum Preparator - Exhibitions                          
                         San Jose Museum of Art
2009-2010      Art Instructor - 3D Art & Design 
                         San Jose State University
2009-2010      Industrial Design Teaching Assistant
                         San Jose State University
2008-2010      Lead Art Instructor - Coordinator
                         Palo Alto Art Center
2007-2008     Museum Preparator - Exhibitions
                         Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
2007-2008     Lead Gallery Preparator
                         Lisa Sette Gallery- Scottsdale, Arizona 
2006-2007     Sculpture Teaching Assistant
                          Arizona State University
2006-2007      Gallery Instructor & Special Exhibitions
                          Arizona Museum For Youth- Mesa, Arizona 
2005-2006      Art Instructor - Coordinator
                          Herberger College For Kids Art Workshop
                          Arizona State University
2005-2006      Artists Foundry- Kiki Smith & Tom Otterness Commissions
                          Arizona Bronze Fine Arts Foundry- Tempe, Arizona  

Solo Exhibitions
2011     MFA Exhibition; Mine & Yours, Gallery Three- San Jose, California
2010    Against the Grain, Herbert Sanders Gallery- San Jose, California
2010    Transference, Herbert Sanders Gallery- San Jose, California
2009    Altered States, Gallery Two- San Jose, California
2008    Consumed, Gallery Two- San Jose, California   
2005    BFA Exhibition, Gallery 100- Tempe, Arizona


Juried Exhibitions 
2021     Uplift, Heavy lift, Berkeley Art Center- Berkeley, California
2019     Emeryville 33rd Annual Celebration of the Arts- Emeryville, California
2018     
Emeryville 32nd Annual Celebration of the Arts- Emeryville, California    
2010     Morbid Curiosities, Gallery Three- San Jose, California
2007     Memento, American Society of Material Scientists- Phoenix, Arizona
2004     Undergraduate Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery- Tempe, Arizona
2003     Woodworking Exhibition, Step Gallery- Tempe, Arizona


​Group Exhibitions
2014    Art Matters, Gallery 85- San Jose, California
2013    The Red Zone, Gallery 85- San Jose, California
2012    Re-Modified, Hartnell College- Monterey, California
2011    Lift-Off, The Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose- California
            Working Glass, Bullseye Glass - Portland, Oregon
2010    Works 2010 Member Exhibition, Works/San Jose- San Jose, California
             Modified, Art Ark Gallery- San Jose, California
             Where I’m From, Art Ark Gallery- San Jose, California                       
             Live From the ARKives, Art Ark Gallery- San Jose, California  
2009    Ecology, Art Ark Gallery- San Jose, California
             Prepare, Art Ark Gallery- San Jose, California
             California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art- Davis, California
             The Drawing Show, Herbert Sanders Gallery- San Jose, California      
2008    Heavy Metal, Herbert Sanders Gallery- San Jose, California
2006    Metallurgy, Step Gallery- Tempe, Arizona
              Recognition Implies Fulfillment, Ice House Gallery- Phoenix, Arizona
              Off the Wall, Ice House Gallery- Phoenix, Arizona  
2005    Raw Emergence, Step Gallery- Tempe, Arizona


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