RESUME

Education

1999-2004    

BFA in Painting, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

Solo Exhibitions

2020

Trying to Find Our Way Home, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

2018 

All I Can Get, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

2016

Old Souls, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

2015

River Journal, Winona Art Center, Winona, MN

2014

My Peeps, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center, Brookfield, WI

2013 

River Journal, Grand Hand Gallery, St. Paul, MN

2011

River Journal, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center, Brookfield, WI

2009            

Artist and Model, Charles Allis Museum,

Milwaukee WI

2008           

Drawn from Life, Elaine Erickson Gallery, Milwaukee WI

James Watrous Gallery, Wisconsin Overture Center, Madison WI

2007             

Anderson Art Center, Kenosha WI

2006            

Elaine Erickson Gallery, Milwaukee WI

Mode Art Gallery, Davenport IA

2005            

West Bend Art Museum, One from Wisconsin, West Bend WI

Selected Group Exhibitions/Juried Competitions and Awards

2021

Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI

Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI

Award of Exellence

Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO

Invitational Award

2020

Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI

Watercolor Wisconsin, Wustum Art Museum, Racine, WI

Purchase Award

2019

Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI

Watecolor Wisconsin, Wustum Art Museum, Racine, WI

Merchandise Award

Uprooted: Plants in a Changing Climate, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI

Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Miwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI

Top 10 Artist

Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO

Artist Award

2018

Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI

Watercolor Wisconsin, Wustum Art Museum, Racine, WI

Second Place

2017

The Salon Show, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Miwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI

Top 10 Artist

2016

Summer in Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

Nature Works, MOWA St. John’s on the Lake, Milwaukee, WI

2015

Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI

Top 10 Artist

Rittenhouse Fine Art Fair, Philadelphia, PA

Bayou City Fine Art Festival, Houston, TX

Ann Arbor Art Fair - The Original, Ann Arbor, MI

St. James Court Art Show, Louisville, KY

Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN

Group Show, Wild and Domestic, Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI

Wildlife Biennial, Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI

Spring Exhibit, PS Gallery, Columbia, MO

2014

Art City Austin, Austin, TX

Best in Show

Best in Painting

Old Town Art Festival, Chicago, IL

Best in 2D

Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO

Juror’s Award

Peoria Fine Art Fair, Peoria, IL

Best in Show

Rittenhouse Fine Art Fair, Philadelphia, PA

Botanical Show, Grand Hand Gallery, St. Paul, MN

Drawing: A Group Invitational, Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI

Seven Objects,  Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI

2013

LakeFront Festival of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI

Top 10 Artist

Peoria Fine Art Fair, Peoria, IL

Best in Show

Absence and Presence- Contemporary Portraiture, Center of the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI

People, Places, Things, SG Gallery, La Crosse, WI

2012

Forward 2012, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI 

Stillife, Artisan Gallery, Paoli, WI

2011

Hidden River Art Festival, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center, Brookfield, WI

People’s Choice

Door County Quickpaint, Peninsula School of Art, Door County, WI

Best of Show

The Art of Black and White, Peninsula School of Art, Door County WI

Background in the Foreground, Peninsula School of Art, Door County, WI

2010           

National Art Premiere, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL

Contemporary Wisconsin Portraits, Wisconsin Museum of Art, West Bend, WI

2009            

Elaine Erickson Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

Cincinnati Summerfair, Cincinnati OH

Award of Excellence

WI Artist Biennial 2009, Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc WI

Award of Excellence

Subject Matters: Three Woman Show, Cedarburg Cultural Center, Cedarburg WI

2008           

The Artist's Magazine, International Figure/Portrait Competition

Finalist

Hidden River Show, Sharon Lynn Wilson Art Center, Brookfield WI

Best of Show

Oconomowoc Plein Air Event, Griffin Gallery, Oconomowoc WI

Best in Show

Wisconsin Visual Artists Southeast Chapter Portrait, Exhibition, Milwaukee WI

Third Place

Emerging Artists Show, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee WI

Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI

2007           

National Juried Show, Baker Arts Center, Liberal KS

Third Place

The Artist's Magazine, International Figure/Portrait Competition

Second Place

National Juried Spring Show, Emerald Art Center, Springfield OR

Best in Show

Richeson 75: Figure/Portrait Exhibition, Richeson Art Gallery, Kimberly, WI

Best in Show

Hidden River Art Show, Sharon Lynne Wilson Art Center, Brookfield, WI

 Juror's Award

Wisconsin Artist Biennial, Haggerty Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI

Honorable Mention

Salon International 2007, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX

Forward: Survey of WI Art Now, Charles Allis Museum, Milwaukee, WI

Best in Show

2006          

Allied Artists 93rd Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY

Jerry Berger Award

The Artist's Magazine, International Figure/Portrait Competition

Third Place

Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI

2005      

Forward: Survey of WI Art Now, Charles Allis Museum, Milwaukee, WI

Director's Choice Award

Wisconsin Artists Biennial, Anderson Art Center, Kenosha, WI

Grants and Residencies

2016 Professional Dimensions Award

2010-2011

Artist –in-Residence, The Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee WI

2007          

Mary Nohl Suitcase Fund

Collections

Racine Art Museum, Racine WI

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum, Wausau WI

Marcus Coorporation, Milwaukee WI

Alverno College, Milwaukee WI

Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee WI