EDUCATION
Eastern Illinois University, Master of Arts: Painting/Drawing
Moorhead State University, Bachelor of Arts: Painting/Drawing
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Bachelor of Fine Arts: Graphic Design
SELECTED AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS
2004 - Minnesota State Fair, 4th place
2003 - Minnesota State Fair, Honorable Mention
2002 - Minnesota State Fair, 4th place
2000 - Minnesota State Fair, Merit
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, 2010
Studio Visit Magazine (Spring 2010)
Studio Visit Magazine (Fall 2009)
The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI, 2009
Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, 2008
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Earth Exhibition, 1998
AZ Gallery, Lowertown, St. Paul
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Carnegie Art Center, Mankato, MN
Speedboat Gallery, St. Paul
The University of South Dakota
Sioux City Art Center, IA
Northfield Arts Guild, MN
Bloomington Art Center, MN
University of North Dakota
More work can be viewed at www.mnartists.org/
DESIGN
Luna Arts, St. Paul, MN
Designer, 2006-Present
Intradyn, Inc., Eagan, MN
Creative Director/Marketing, 2004-2006
Computer Data Strategies, Woodbury, MN
Senior Designer/Project Manager, 2002-2004
Kinetic, Inc., St. Paul, MN
Art Director/Project Manager, 1998-2002
TEACHING
College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN
Design Faculty, 2011-12
Teaching Digital Portfolio which helps Fine Arts, Illustration and Photography majors learn the basics of Web Design and develop their own web presence.
Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
Fine Art Faculty, 2008-2011
Classes in the Fine Art department including: Web Design I and II, and Graphic Design I and II.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Online Faculty, 2008
Developed a new class: Mashing Up the Internet, exploring various Web 2.0 tools (Weblogs, Mashups, App's, Google Maps, Flickr, and del.icio.us).
Art Institutes International, Minneapolis, MN
Graphic Design Faculty, 2006-9
Classes within the Graphic Design curriculum. Classes include: Publication Design, Fundamentals of Design, Drawing I, Digital Illustration, Typography, Advanced Typography and Design Layout.
