Born
1983 Sunnyvale, CA
Education
2005 B.A. Studio Art, minors Art History and History, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Summer 2004 Santa Clara University- Smithsonian Scholarship, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
Summer 2003 Anderson Ranch Brooks Fellowship to study ceramics with Robert Hudson and Richard Shaw, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
Summer 2003 Santa Clara University- Smithsonian Scholarship, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
Exhibitions
Ongoing “Fresh and Pipin’ Hot: Slab Happy Ceramics”, KALEID Gallery, San Jose, CA
2011 Biennial Indoor Sculpture Exhibition, City of Santa Clara’s Cultural Advisory Commission, City Hall, Santa Clara, CA
2011 “Plates and Totems”, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA
2011 “Passion Fruit”, San Jose Repertory Theatre, San Jose, CA
2011 “Plate It Up! 100 Artist Show”, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR
2010 “Women Rising: A Night of Creative Empowerment”, Garden 404, The Citadel, San Jose, CA
2010 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Santa Clara University Show, John Natsoulas Art Gallery, Davis, CA
2009 “NorCal Clay II: Richard Shaw, Clayton Bailey, Ehren Tool, Carlos Dye, Arthur Gonzalez, Lori Holland, Bo Kvenild, Amanda Lynch, Leslie Rice, Monica Van den Dool, Stan Welsh, Kari Marboe, Tony Natsoulas, Ted Fullwood, Gabe Toci, Bruk Dunbar, Juan Miguel Santiago”, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
2008 “NorCal Clay: Clayton Bailey, Carlos Dye, Don Fritz, Arthur Gonzales, Lori Holland, Pancho Jimenez, Bo Kvenild, Amanda Lynch, Leslie Rice, C.E. Small, Monica Van den Dool, Stan Welsh”, Santa Clara University
2006 “Mind Over Matter”, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
2006 “Art Annex Exhibit,” Visual Art Society, Santa Clara University
2002-2005 “Juried Student Art Show”, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
2004-2005 Perpetual Gallery “M” and Gallery “W”, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Awards
2005 “Best Sculpture” Santa Clara University Juried Student Art Show, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
2004 Santa Clara University- Smithsonian scholarship, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
2004 Mary F. Sullivan and Gerald P. Sullivan, S.J. scholarship for artistic excellence, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
2003 Anderson Ranch Brooks Fellowship to study with Robert Hudson and Richard Shaw, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2003 Santa Clara University- Smithsonian Scholarship, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
Grants and Commissions
2010 Ceramic Mural of Jesuit IHS seal, 66” in diameter, (assistant to Kelly Detweiler), Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
2004 Mural, St. Martin’s of Tours, San Jose, CA
Collections
Benson Memorial Center, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Teaching and Work Experience
2006- present Visual Arts Instructor (Introduction to Ceramics, Advanced Ceramics, Intro 2-D Art, Advanced 2-D Art, Mixed Media Painting, and Advisor for Art Independent Studies), Notre Dame High School, San Jose, CA
2005-2006 Visual Arts Instructor, Sacred Heart Nativity, San Jose, CA
Summer 2004 Smithsonian Intern, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. Work contributed to “Ceramics Rediscovered: Science Reshapes Understanding of Early Hispanic Life in California”, developed by the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Santa Clara University, California State Parks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the University of Texas-Pan American
Summer 2003 Smithsonian Intern, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
2002-2005 Ceramics Assistant, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Portfolio and References available upon request
