EDUCATION

1996 M.F.A., Mills College, Oakland, CA
1992 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
1988 Universite de la Nouvelle-Sorbonne III, Paris, France
1987 B.A. in Art Studio, University of California at Davis

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007 "Hi Jinx," Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 "Stratagems for Living," Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 "Orbits of Paradox," Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
2003 "The Optimist's Conundrum," Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 "Definition Proof," Post, Los Angeles, CA
1999 "Eccentricity of the Middle Ground," Four Walls, San Francisco, CA
1998 "Recent Paintings," SFMOMA Rental Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 "Fragile Boundaries," Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007 "Art in Embassies," US Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay
2006 "Trees: An Interpretation," Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 "The Anniversary Show," Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004-05 "Neo Mod: Recent Northern California Abstraction," Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2004 "Artitecture," Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 "Observations," Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002 "New Painting and Sculpture," Traywick Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2002 "Abstraction," Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 "Space Oddity," Joseph Nease Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2001 "Climax," jennjoy gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 "Poor Walls," Quotidian Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 "Pierogi Flat Files," H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City Art Institute
2000 "Paper Cuts," Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 "Works on Paper," Post, Los Angeles, CA
2000 "ArtCouncil Award Show," Jernigan Wicker Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
2000 "Multiple Sensations: the Pierogi 2000 Flatfiles," Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2000 "Haulin' Ass: Pierogi in L.A.," Post, Los Angeles, CA
2000 "Yellow: The First Color," Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
1999 "No Image at New Image," New Image Art, West Hollywood, CA
1999 "The Scientific Realm," Mills Bldg., Lobby, San Francisco, CA
1999 "Scopic: Magnify the Times," San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
1998 "Nothing But Time," Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
1998 "A Skowhegan Decade," David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY
1998 "Post-Postcard III," Four Walls, San Francisco, CA
1997 "Seduced by Surface: 8 Bay Area Painters," University Art Gallery, UC San Diego
1997 "Three Artists," Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery, San Jose State University, CA
1997 "Fire and Light," Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1996 "Master of Fine Arts Exhibition," Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
1995 "10th Annual National Exhibition," Berkeley Art Center, CA
1993 "Emerging Bay Area Artists," Mace Space for Art, San Francisco, CA
1992 "Process/Flux," Skowhegan Open Studios Exhibition
1991 "Amnesty Insternational Art Auction," John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
1991 "Crocker Art Museum Art Auction," The Pavilions, Sacramento, CA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2001 Instructor, Fundamentals of Drawing I, U.C. Berkeley Extension
1996-7 Lecturer, Courses in Drawing and in 2-D Concepts, San Jose State University
1995-6 Teaching Assistant, Intermediate Painting and 20th Century Art History, Mills College

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2007 American Artists Abroad Program, Montevideo, Uruguay. Participation with the US
Embassy in workshops, lectures, and exhibitions.
2000 The San Francisco ArtCouncil Grants to Individual Artists Award (Artadia Award)
1995 Juror's Award, Berkeley Art Center's 10th Annual Natl. Exhibition
1995 First Place Award, San Jose Art League's "2-D Contemporary"
1994 Edwin and Adalaine Cadogan Fellowship Award

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