Current and Upcoming Events:
December 1st - 30th, 2018: Pretty Dark Things. Perspective Gallery 1301 Chicago Ave, Evanston, Il.
May 7th 2018: Contemporary Art Collective, presented by Lynn Manilow.
February 2018: Prairie State College presents "Altered", with work from four artists that has been altered from its original source.
June, 2017: STAGED presents work for the Evanston Art Walk. Opening reception is June 3rd, from 12-3, 1024 Hinman Ave, Evanston, IL.
March, 2017: The OTR Gallery presents "American Landscapes" with Katsy Johnson and Anne Stevens. Opening Reception, March 3 from 5 - 8pm at 2040 Brown Avenue, Evanston, Il.
Thru February 18, 2017: The Elmhurst Art Museum's "Sense of Place" Exhibition features "The Past Picture Show". The works in this exhibition were selected in a blind-review by Jenny Gibbs, Executive Director of the Elmhurst Art Museum, Carrie Secrist, Director of Carrie Secrist Gallery, and Frank Tumino, Curator of the Elmhurst Artists Guild
Thru February 18, 2017: The Freeport Art Museum's 13th Annual Regional Juried Show features "Hot Dog Au Naturel". Juried by Sergio Gomez.
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Selected Recent and Upcoming Juried/Invitational Exhibitions:
2017: A Sense of Place - The Elmhurst Art Musuem, Elmhurst, Illinois
The 13th Annual Juried Competition - The Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, Illinois
2016 The Rockford Midwestern Biennial - The Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois
I Witness: Activist Art and Social Movement Politics - The Heuser Gallery, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
Lexicon - The Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, Illinois, Juried by Jenny Lam
Words, Numbers and Symbols - The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois
2015 Still Life 2015 - The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado, Juried by Del Zogg
WIDE OPEN 6 - Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, New York, Juried by Rujecko Hockley
Expanded Visions - Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, Illinois, Juried by Beth Shadur
2014 School Closures – Armitage Arts Festival, Chicago, Illinois
2013 Artrageous – Clark Street in Lincoln Park (Chamber of Commerce), Chicago, Illinois (Winner, Best in Show)
Wilmette Public Library 31st Annual Friends of the Library Art Show - Wilmette, Illinois (Winner, Second Place)
12 FUSED Artists - Robert T. Wright Gallery, College of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois
Moments - The Art Center of Highland Park, Highland Park, Illinois
2012 National Exposure - ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, Juried by Charles Osgood (Juror Commendation)
WIDE OPEN 3- Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, New York, Juried by Charlotta Kucik
What She Saw - North Park University, Chicago, Illinois
Dystopia - Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2011 Highland Park Art Walk - Highland Park, Illinois (Winner, Best in Show)
51st Annual International Exhibition - San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California
2010 The Chicago Art Loop Open - The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois
12th Annual Chicago Art Open - River East Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
2009 Encaustic Works ’09 R&F Biennial - College of New Rochelle, New York, Juried by Heather Hutchison
50th Annual International Exhibition - San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California, Juried by Julia Marciari Alexander (Winner, Media Services Award)
Wilmette Public Library 28th Annual Friends of the Library Art Show - Wilmette, Illinois (Winner, Third Place)
Selected Solo or Joint Exhibitions:
2017 American Landscapes - Exhibition with Anne Stevens, OTR Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2016 It Seemed Like A Good Idea at The Time - Featured Exhibitor, Perspective Fine Art Photography Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2015 Exit From Joyland - Featured Exhibitor, Perspective Fine Art Photography Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2014 Requiem for a Farmwife- Featured Exhibitor, Perspective Fine Art Photography Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2013 Rural Ruins - Featured Exhibitor, Perspective Fine Art Photography Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2012 Schools Out Forever - Featured Exhibitor, Perspective Fine Art Photography Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2011 The Remains of Shangri-La - Featured Exhibitor, Perspective Fine Art Photo Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2010 Waxing Poetic - The Wilmette Public Library, Wilmette, Illinois
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2015 Textural Encounters - ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2014 FUSED - Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, Illinois
2012 The Buzz - Zhou B Art Center, Chicago Illinois
2011 New Encaustic Explorations - Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, Illinois
Encaustic Showcase - Black Cloud Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2010 FUSED 2: Art+Wax in Chicago - Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Illinois
2009 FUSED! Art+Wax in Chicago - Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Ilinois
Activities:
Charter Member of Perspective Fine Art Photography, Evanston, Illinois, Member of FUSEDChicago (fusedchicago.org) and Filter Photo. Featured Artist in “Encaustic Wax: A Guide to Creating Fine Art with Wax," by Lissa Rankin, Random House Publishing (2010).
Education:
Texas A&M, BA in Journalism and Photography Studies at the American School of Paris
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Current and Upcoming Events:
December 1st - 30th, 2018: Pretty Dark Things. Perspective Gallery 1301 Chicago Ave, Evanston, Il.
May 7th 2018: Contemporary Art Collective, presented by Lynn Manilow.
February 2018: Prairie State College presents "Altered", with work from four artists that has been altered from its original source.
June, 2017: STAGED presents work for the Evanston Art Walk. Opening reception is June 3rd, from 12-3, 1024 Hinman Ave, Evanston, IL.
March, 2017: The OTR Gallery presents "American Landscapes" with Katsy Johnson and Anne Stevens. Opening Reception, March 3 from 5 - 8pm at 2040 Brown Avenue, Evanston, Il.
Thru February 18, 2017: The Elmhurst Art Museum's "Sense of Place" Exhibition features "The Past Picture Show". The works in this exhibition were selected in a blind-review by Jenny Gibbs, Executive Director of the Elmhurst Art Museum, Carrie Secrist, Director of Carrie Secrist Gallery, and Frank Tumino, Curator of the Elmhurst Artists Guild
Thru February 18, 2017: The Freeport Art Museum's 13th Annual Regional Juried Show features "Hot Dog Au Naturel". Juried by Sergio Gomez.
CV:
Selected Recent and Upcoming Juried/Invitational Exhibitions:
2017: A Sense of Place - The Elmhurst Art Musuem, Elmhurst, Illinois
The 13th Annual Juried Competition - The Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, Illinois
2016 The Rockford Midwestern Biennial - The Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois
I Witness: Activist Art and Social Movement Politics - The Heuser Gallery, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
Lexicon - The Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, Illinois, Juried by Jenny Lam
Words, Numbers and Symbols - The Art Center, Highland Park, Illinois
2015 Still Life 2015 - The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado, Juried by Del Zogg
WIDE OPEN 6 - Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, New York, Juried by Rujecko Hockley
Expanded Visions - Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, Illinois, Juried by Beth Shadur
2014 School Closures – Armitage Arts Festival, Chicago, Illinois
2013 Artrageous – Clark Street in Lincoln Park (Chamber of Commerce), Chicago, Illinois (Winner, Best in Show)
Wilmette Public Library 31st Annual Friends of the Library Art Show - Wilmette, Illinois (Winner, Second Place)
12 FUSED Artists - Robert T. Wright Gallery, College of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois
Moments - The Art Center of Highland Park, Highland Park, Illinois
2012 National Exposure - ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, Juried by Charles Osgood (Juror Commendation)
WIDE OPEN 3- Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, New York, Juried by Charlotta Kucik
What She Saw - North Park University, Chicago, Illinois
Dystopia - Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2011 Highland Park Art Walk - Highland Park, Illinois (Winner, Best in Show)
51st Annual International Exhibition - San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California
2010 The Chicago Art Loop Open - The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois
12th Annual Chicago Art Open - River East Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
2009 Encaustic Works ’09 R&F Biennial - College of New Rochelle, New York, Juried by Heather Hutchison
50th Annual International Exhibition - San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California, Juried by Julia Marciari Alexander (Winner, Media Services Award)
Wilmette Public Library 28th Annual Friends of the Library Art Show - Wilmette, Illinois (Winner, Third Place)
Selected Solo or Joint Exhibitions:
2017 American Landscapes - Exhibition with Anne Stevens, OTR Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2016 It Seemed Like A Good Idea at The Time - Featured Exhibitor, Perspective Fine Art Photography Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2015 Exit From Joyland - Featured Exhibitor, Perspective Fine Art Photography Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2014 Requiem for a Farmwife- Featured Exhibitor, Perspective Fine Art Photography Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2013 Rural Ruins - Featured Exhibitor, Perspective Fine Art Photography Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2012 Schools Out Forever - Featured Exhibitor, Perspective Fine Art Photography Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2011 The Remains of Shangri-La - Featured Exhibitor, Perspective Fine Art Photo Gallery, Evanston, Illinois
2010 Waxing Poetic - The Wilmette Public Library, Wilmette, Illinois
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2015 Textural Encounters - ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2014 FUSED - Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, Illinois
2012 The Buzz - Zhou B Art Center, Chicago Illinois
2011 New Encaustic Explorations - Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, Illinois
Encaustic Showcase - Black Cloud Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2010 FUSED 2: Art+Wax in Chicago - Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Illinois
2009 FUSED! Art+Wax in Chicago - Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Ilinois
Activities:
Charter Member of Perspective Fine Art Photography, Evanston, Illinois, Member of FUSEDChicago (fusedchicago.org) and Filter Photo. Featured Artist in “Encaustic Wax: A Guide to Creating Fine Art with Wax," by Lissa Rankin, Random House Publishing (2010).
Education:
Texas A&M, BA in Journalism and Photography Studies at the American School of Paris
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