Born

           Berkeley, CA 1984

Education

          The San Francisco Art Institute, MFA, Painting, 2009

          The University of California Los Angeles, BA, 2006

Exhibitions

          2011

           “The Beat Playground,” Google, San Francisco, CA, solo

           “Call and Response,” Root Division, San Francisco, CA

           “Specular Guile,” The Cottage Industry Painting Salon, San Francisco, CA

            “Anniversary Show,” Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

          2010

           “TASTE - A Garden of Earthly Delights,” Root Division, San Francisco, CA

           “Tales from the New Lot,” The Cottage Industry Painting Salon, San Francisco, CA

           “The Farther Away, the Better I See You,” The Cottage Industry Painting Salon, San Francisco, CA

           “The Garden Show,” Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA

          

          2009

          “New Insight,” Next, Art Chicago, Chicago, IL

          “Paintings,” Hope and Grace Wines, Yountville, CA, solo

          “Liberating Landscapes,” Togonon Gallery, San Francisco, CA

          “Vernissage,” San Francisco Art Institute MFA Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA

          “Dig,” Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2008

“The Butcher, the Baker and the Candlestick Maker,” Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA

“Drawing Show,” Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA

“Site and Situation,” Clara Street Projects, San Francisco, CA

“The Best I’ve Ever Had,” Art Engine Gallery, San Francisco, CA, two-person solo show

2006

“Kinross High,” UCLA Senior Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

“Paintings,” New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, solo show

2003

UCLA Juried Exhibition Show, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Awards and Grants

          Nomination for the The San Francisco Artist Award, Frey Norris Gallery, 2011

          Nomination for the Headlands Center for the Arts Graduate Fellowship, 2009

          The San Francisco Art Institute MFA Fellowship, 2007-2009

          Nomination for participation in “New Insight” Art Chicago, 2008

          Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, Scholarship Award ( 4.0 GPA, 8 academic quarters), 2002-2006

          2002 Emerging Artist Scholarship, Danville Area Cultural Alliance, 2002

Publications

           Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 16, Fall 2011

           “Her Initials Are Carved Here, Too: A painter returns to a storied building,” Jerome Tarshis, The New Fillmore, May 2011

           “New Art from Fresh Minds,” JD Beltran, San Francisco Chronicle (online edition at sfgate.com), April 23, 2009

           “Freshly Varnished And Ready for Their Close Up,” JD Beltran, San Francisco Chronicle (online edition at  

                          sfgate.com), May 20, 2009

            “SF Art Institute: 2009 MFA Graduate Exhibition,” Drew Altizer, 7x7 Magazine (online edition on 7x7.com),

                          June 3, 2009

            “An Artist Finds a Muse and a Legend,” Kristen van Diggelen, The New Fillmore, February 2010

            “Synch Chaos February: Corporeal Existence,” Gloria Balderas, Synchronized Chaos

                            (online edition at http://synchchaos.com), February 7, 2011

            “Showdown: The Winners of Round Three Announced,” Daily Magazine, News, The Saatchi Gallery

                          (Saatchi online), October 4, 2007