CV

EDUCATION
2002
Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
M.F.A. Painting/Printmaking

2000
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
B.F.A. Painting/Drawing
B.S. Education (Social and Cultural Agencies)
Minor in Art History (modern and contemporary)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008-Present
Arts Instructor, UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA
Courses taught: Monoprinting; Modern Encaustic Painting; Experiments in Color
Teaching Artist, Getty Villa, Malibu, CA
Teacher, Los Angeles Community Adult School & Manual Arts-Crenshaw
Community Adult School, LAUSD, Los Angeles, CA
Courses taught: Visual Art, Language Arts & English Language Learning
Docent Coordinator, Metro Creative Arts, Los Angeles, CA

2011
Teaching Artist, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Teaching Artist, Descanso Gardens & Glendale Public Libraries, Montrose, CA
Artist Instructor, Villa Summer Institute for K12 Teachers, Getty
Villa, Malibu, CA

2010
Arts Resource Specialist, Arts for All, Culver City, CA
Teacher Advisor, Los Angeles Community Adult School

2009
Artist Instructor, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, CA
Courses taught: Modern Encaustic Painting & Teaching Artist Crash Course

2008
Workshop Coordinator, The HeArt Project, Los Angeles, CA
Instructor, UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA

2007
Artist Workshop Presenter, Studio Art Center International, Florence, Italy

2005-2007
Gallery Educator, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA

2006
Visiting Artist, Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV
Visiting Artist, Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, Las Vegas, NV

2005
Visiting Artist, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT

2002-2005
Museum Educator, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

2004
Assistant Professor of Art, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Visiting Artist, Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, Las Vegas, NV
Artist Presenter, Art & Learning at Yale, New Haven, CT

2003
Lecturer, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Visual Arts Committee Member, ArtSpace, New Haven, CT
Committee, International Festival of Arts & Ideas, New Haven, CT

2002
Teaching Assistant, Introductory Painting, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT

2001
Teaching Assistant, Basic Drawing, Yale School of Art
Teaching Assistant, Artist Materials & Techniques, Yale School of Art
Gallery Development Associate, Untitled (space) Gallery, New Haven, CT

2000
Cultural Education Researcher, LOKV—Netherlands Institute for Arts Education

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2010
LA Arts Commission's Arts for All Teaching Artist Scholarship

2008
Music Center's Teaching Artist Training Program Participant

2007
Studio Art Centers International, Fellowship Recipient, Florence, Italy

2006
Solo Show Selected Artist, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

2005
California Open Show, Prize Winner, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

2004
Printmaking Residency, Contemporary Artist Center, North Adams, MA

2003
Artist Fellowship for Printmaking, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

2002
Paul Harper Fellowship Award for Excellence in Painting, Yale School of Art
Starr Foundation Artist-in-Residence Scholarship Short list, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK

2001
Yale College President’s Public Service Fellowship, ArtSpace, New Haven, CT
Yale College President’s Public Service Continuation Grant
New American Paintings: M.F.A. 2001, The Open Studios Press, Wellesley, MA

2000
Kara D. Berggren Award, School of Visual Arts, Penn State University
Barbara J. Gohn Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, Penn State University
Edwin Zoller Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, Penn State University