EDUCATION

2017 Center Program, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Il
2017 School of the Visual Arts, New York, New York, Summer Program, Sculpture
2001 BFA Painting and Drawing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014 – “Wanderlust”, Ohio State University, Lima, Ohio
2014 – “A Good Wander” Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, Il
2014 – “A Crooked Path”, Riverside Art Center, Riverside, Il
2013 – “Industry of Now”, South Shore Arts, Atruim Gallery, Munster, IN
2013 – “White Noise”, Lois Lambert Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2012 – “Ferus”, Eggman and Walrus, Santa Fe, NM
2010 – “Aerie” Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 – “Travel Ways” Krasl Art Museum, St. Joseph, MI
2010 – “New Fresco Works:” JK Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 – Project Space, Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 – Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL
2006 – “Frescoes et.al” Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 – “New Work” Giola Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 – University Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017 – “Front and Center”, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Il
2017 – “Sentimented”, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, Il
2017 – “Mind I”, Paschke Art Center, Chicago, Il
2017 – “Go Figure” , LWP artists”, Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, Il
2017 – “Terrain Biennial” Iowa State University, Iowa, Il
2016 – “Taking Shapes”, Hyde Park Art Center
2016 – “Who Cares For the Sky?” Hyde Park Art Center
2016 – “Continuing Expanse”, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Il
2016 – “Pitchpoling”, Governor’s State University, Chicago, Il
2016 – “Blueprints”, Roman Susan Art and Design Center, Chicago, Il
2015 – “Roots” Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, Il
2015 – “Tangents and Tangles”, Zhou Art Center, Chicago, Il
2014 – “National Contemporary Painting” University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2014 – University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2014 – “Into the Void”, Porter Contemporary, NY, NY
2013 – “Taking Chances”, Noyes Cultural Art Center, Evanston, IL
2013 – “Drink to Me” Porter Contemporary, NY, NY
2012 – “Ways of Making”, Governors State University, University Park, IL
2012 – “Brace for Impact”, Eggman and Walrus, Santa Fe, NM
2011 – South Bend Museum of Art, 26th Biennial, South Bend, MI
Besty Carpenter, Walker Art Center, Juror
2011 – Art Chicago, Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 – “Splash”, Porter Contemporary, NY
2010 – Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY
2010 – Art Chicago, Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 – Krasl Art Museum, Sculpture Invitational, St. Joseph, MI
2009 – “Trace, Memory” Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
2009 – Hinsdale Art Center, Hinsdale, IL
2009 – “Prints and Drawings:Works on Paper”, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Indiana
2008 – “Hyper-Nature”, Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
2008 – 19th Evanston Biennial, Evanston, IL
2008 – Rockford Museum Midwestern Biennial, Rockford, IL
2007 – Chicago Cultural Center, Peace Tower, Chicago, IL
2007 – South Shore Arts 64th Annual Salon Show, Munster, IN
2007 – “Works on Paper” Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Il
2007 – Union Street Gallery, Chicago, Il
2007 – Gramont Cat’ Art Gallery, Ste. Colombe-sur –Hers, France
2006 – “Curly-Cue”, Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, Il
2006 – 60th Juried Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
2005 – “Small Works”, Harper College, Palatine, Il
2005 – “95th Water Tower Annual”, Louiseville, KY
2002 – “Works on Paper, Louisiana State University, LA
2002 – “Spectrums of Solutions”, Parsons, Chicago, IL
2002 – AT Kearney, Chicago, IL
2001 – BFA Show, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2001 – Nippon Steel, Corporate Show, Chicago, IL

AWARDS

2017 – Artist Portfolio Magazine, Honorable Mention, Abstraction Center Program, Hyde Park Art Center
2012 – Fellowship, Vermont Studios
2009 – Viewing Program, New York, New York
2007 – Illinois Arts Council Fellowship
2007 – Curator’s Choice Award Chicago Artist Coalition
2007 – Professional Artist Residency, Cat’Art, Sainte-Columbe, France
2005 – Merit Award, 95h Water Tower Annual, Louisville, Ky, Julie Rodriquez, MCA, Chicago, juror
2004 – lst Place, 8th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL Lynne Warren, MCA Chicago, juror
2002 – Professional Artist Residency, Ox-bow, Saugatuck, MI
2002 – Spectrum of Solutions Award, AT Kearney, Chicago, IL
1998 – Zanzi Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
1997 – Merit Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL

TALKS
2017 – “Front and Center” Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Il
2017 – “Sentimented”, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, Il
2016 – “Continuous Span” Bridge Program, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Il
2014 – “A Crooked Path”, talk/poem, Riverside Art Center, Riverside, Il
2011 – South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
2010 – “The History of Fresco Painting”, Krasl Art Museum, St. Joseph, MI
2010- “Fresco: Process and Inspirations” Waterstreet Gallery, Batavia, IL

PUBLICATIONS
2017 – “Sedimented”, Top 5 Picks, Bad at Sports, Chicago, Il
2015 – “Roots” Top 5 Picks, Bad at Sports, Chicago, Il
2014 – Chicago Magazine, Critics Pick, Best 18 Shows in February, Jason Foumberg
2014 – “Into the Void” fuses Masculine, Femininie, 3-D, Abstraction, Progressive Pulse.com
2014 – “Works at Judith Mullen Studios”, Interview with Philip Hartigan
2014 – “World of Threads”, Interview with Dawn Rugington
2010 – Chicago Art Magazine, “Aerie” Reviewed by Jeffrey McNary
2010 – Chicago Tribune, “Aerie”, Reviewed by Lauren Vierra
2009 – Artslant, “Trace/Memory” Reviewed by Abraham Ritchie
2009 – New City Art, “Trace/Memory” Reviewed by Claudine Ise
2008 – Cleveland Free Times Press, “Against Nature”, Spaces Gallery, Douglas Utter
2008 – Cleveland The Plain Dealer, “Hyper Nature”, Spaces Gallery, Steve Litt
2008 – New City Art, “Double Take on the Biennial” Jason Foumberg

Wandering, the deliberate moving off a set course, is about non-conforming, staying open to a new way of facing everyday challenges. Unlike Richard Long who poetically recreates the quiet poetry of his daily walks, my explorations begin on foot wandering alone in the forest preserve which often can be an unsettling experience. Having to adjust, move off a chosen path and find a new direction home is a process that helps facilitate making. It is the getting lost and at some point finding my way back that new possibilities occur and the transformation of ideas emerge.

The resilience of the tree informs my life and helps direct object making in the studio. Found tree bark, stumps, branches, cardboard and glue is woven into Styrofoam, paint, steel, wire and plaster in the assemblage of nest-like sculptures and installations. The large and small objects and shapes collide, fall apart and connect much like our everyday experiences and relationships.

Interweaving elements of the natural world with the man-made ones helps me speak to a balance between strength and fragility. The abstract and representational objects invoke modern, urban life balanced with the unpredictable solitude of the natural world. It is my hope that the audience will wander through and around my work to reflect how they themselves navigate their daily lives.