EDUCATION
2002 – MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1994 – BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
EXHIBITIONS
2014 – Bourque, Bondgren and bourbon (Two-Person Collaborative Exhibition with Loretta Bourque), Linda Warren Projects, Chicago
2014- Diverse Expressions, Human Thread Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014- Gaze, Azimuth Projects, Chicago, IL (two-person exhibition with Ivan Lozano)
2013- Gay Straight Alliance LGBT History Month Exhibit, Governors State University, University Park, IL
2012- The Great Refusal: Taking on New Queer Aesthetics, SAIC Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
2011 – All That Glitters, Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
2010 – Glimmer, Peregrine Program, Chicago, IL (solo)
2009 – The Cockamamie Show, North Lakeside Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2008 – Made Flesh, Center on Halsted, Chicago, IL (solo)
2008 – summergroup08, Estudiotres, Chicago, IL
2008 – 21st Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
2008 – Thaw, Estudiotres, Chicago, IL
2007 – Better Days Ahead, The Finch Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
2007 – Creative Convergence, Center on Halsted, Chicago, IL
2007 – Collection Show, Estudiotres, Chicago, IL
2007 – Salon 07, Energy Gallery at Lennox Contemporary, Toronto, Canada.
2007 – 2-3-d-6, Energy Gallery, juried online exhibition
2007 – The Sex Issue 2; January 2007 Exhibition, Projekt30, juried online exhibitions
2006 – Going Underground, Art @ Large, New York, NY. (Juror’s Honorable Mention)
2006 – Opt In: Revisioning America, Chicago Music Garage, Chicago
2003 – 20x20x20: A Compact Competition, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (Juror’s Award)
2002 – The Summer Show, Gallery 312, Chicago
2002 – Group Exhibition, Gallery 2, Chicago
2001 – Hot Sheets, The Optimistic, Chicago
2001 – No Attitude, High Risk Gallery, Chicago
2001 – ArtWork III, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1999 – Suite 35, Pilsen East Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 – Eros, Las Manos Gallery, Chicago
1999 – A Tribute to Van Gogh, Las Manos Gallery, Chicago
1999 – ArtWork II, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1998 – HEADGIFT, NFA Space, Chicago
1998 – ArtWork, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
RESIDENCIES
2007;2004 – SAIC Roger Brown Faculty/Staff Residency, New Buffalo, MI
2006 – Professional Artist in Residence, Ox-Bow Summer School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, MI
PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS
2010 – BEAUTIFUL/DECAYFUL Magazine, Book 4, Exquisite Corpse. One of 30 international artists invited to participate.
2010 – BEAUTIFUL/DECAY Magazine online, April 2, 2010.
2008 – Made Flesh, reviewed by Marla Seidell, Newcity, Vol. 23, No. 1051, August 13.
2008 – THAW, reviewed by Lisa Larson-Walker, Newcity Art online, January 24.
2007 – Now That’s Rather Queer, Better Days Ahead reviewed by Alicia Eler, Centerstage Chicago online, Nov 21.
2007 – Rob Bondgren’s Pool Party, Better Days Ahead reviewed by Paul Varnell, Chicago Free Press, Volume 9, No. 12, October
2007 – Creative Convergence: When GLBT Artists Come Together, Creative Convergence reviewed by Paul Varnell (special mention), Chicago Free Press, Vol. 9, No. 10.
JUROR
2007 – National Art Premiere 2007, Elmhurst Artists’ Guild Gallery, Elmhurst, IL
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2008; 2007; 2005 – Instructor, Ox-Bow Summer School of Art, Art on the Meadow, Saugatuck, MI
2000-09 – Faculty, Adult Program,Continuing Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2001-2002 – Faculty, Early College Program, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
EMPLOYMENT/WORK EXPERIENCE
2011-present- Dean, Continuing Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2010-2011- Interim Executive Director, Continuing Studies, Summer, Early College and Teacher Programs, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1997-2010 – Associate Director, Continuing Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2007-09 – Gallery Director, Estudiotres, Chicago, IL
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