June 11 - July 14, Gallery Neptune. Move It.

A little bit about myself...

I was born in Silver Spring, Maryland in 1974. Growing up in Silver Spring allowed for frequent visits downtown to museums as a child and music clubs as a teen. All of which surely helped shape my artistic talents. Determined NOT to tap into this, however, I attended the University of Delaware to study biology in 1992. Needless to say, art soon won over, and in 1996 I graduated with a degree in illustration. After college and several years in Colorado for a change of scenery, I returned to DC and began to tap into the local art scene. In 2003 I was chosen by the Cultural Development Corporation to receive a permanent live/work space in the Mather Studios building in downtown DC and one year later was juried in as a member of the Washington Printmakers Gallery. Since then, I have been helping to teach classes at the Washington Glass School and have focused on developing techniques that combine printmaking and sculptural glass. Also during this time I have received several artist grants through the DCCAH and have been recognized in shows such as Artomatic when in 2004 I was placed on Gallery Neptune's top ten list and in 2007 when I was chosen to receive the Encouragement Award from Habatat Gallery. I am currently represented by Gallery Neptune in Bethesda, Maryland. In the future I will be working to push my knowledge of printmaking in unique directions and will strive to produce more innovative pieces.

Art provides a means to formulate and express my feelings toward the world and every piece is a journey of self-exploration. My goal is for a viewer to commit time to my work so I try to hint at meaning beyond the surface. A successful piece triggers instant recognition; yet requires an investment of time for further investigation. I am most fond of printmaking because of the very tactile link to the past the process provides. Aside from making a living with my art and having successful shows, I wish most of all to always to find happiness creating artwork.

EDUCATION
2004+		Study in Glass Techniques, Washington Glass School, Washington, DC
1998-2000		Study in Printmaking, Montgomery County Community College, Rockville, MD
1992-1996		BA in Illustration - Focus on Printmaking, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006		Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC
2005		HNTB, Washington, DC
2004		PR@Partners - Washington, DC
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008		Glass Evolving, Visarts, Rockville, MD Artist Fellowship Applicant Showcase, Katzen Arts Center at American University, Washington, DC Move It, Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD Artomatic, Washington, DC Glass3, Georgetown Park, Washington, DC
2007		Lovebirds, Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD Artomatic, Crystal City, VA Energy, Children's Hospital, Washington, DC
2006		Three, Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD Seeing the Jurors, Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC Wall to Wall, MC Gallery, Rockville, MD Cupidity, Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD Aeromatic, Heliport Gallery, Silver Spring, MD
2005		18th U of W Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Kenosha, WI
2004		Anonymous, Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC Artomatic, Washington, DC
2003		24th National Print Triennial, Silvermine Guild Gallery, New Canaan, CT National Small Works, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, DC MC3, MC Gallery, Rockville, MD
2002		To the Nth Degree, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC The Dog Days of Summer, Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC
2001		All-media Member's Show, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
MISCELLANEOUS
2007		Recipient of the very first Encouragement Award given by Habatat Gallery Recipient Small Projects Grant from DCCAH
2006		Juror for Seeing God, Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC Recipient Cummings Grant for Artists
2005		Recipient Young Artist Grant from DCCAH
2004		Named 'Top Ten of Artomatic' by Gallery Neptune Recipient Small Projects Grant from DCCAH
2003		Recipient Mather Studios Live/Work Space by CUDC