Education
2004-2006 MASTER OF FINE ART
Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Emphasis in Painting
1997-2001 BACHELOR OF FINE ART
Alma College, Alma, MI
Emphasis in Drawing and Painting, Departmental Honors
Additional Education
2010-11 TEACHING SEMINAR
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Taught by Dr. Grant Chandler and Dr. Nora Evers
2005 TEACHING SEMINAR
Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Taught by Deborah Rockman, author of The Art of Teaching Art
2005 ARTIST CAREER WORKSHOP
Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Directed by Caroll Michels, author of How to Survive & Prosper as an Artist
Art Related Employment
2007-present 2D ART PROFESSOR
Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI
(2007-2010 Part-Time, 2010-12 Full-Time Adjunct)
Department Chair 2016-present
2012 Faculty Success Center Instructional Award Recipient
2012 SABBATICAL REPLACEMENT
Alma College, Alma, MI
2006-2007 CONTINUING STUDIES TEACHER
Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2004-2006 GRADUATE ASSISTANT
Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Exhibitions
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Art Barn School of Art, Valparaiso, IN, Student/Instructor Exhibition. 4th Place Award
2019 Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Great Lakes Regional Community College Exhibition
2014 Portage Library, Portage, MI, Sense of Place Exhibition
2013 West Coast Coffee, Grand Rapids, MI, Art Prize
2013 LowellArts!, Lowell, MI, PunchLine Exhibition
2013 New Wave Studio, Kalamazoo, MI, February Art Hop
2012 Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, Alma, MI, Faculty Exhibition
2012 West Coast Coffee, Grand Rapids, MI, Art Prize
2012 New Wave Studio, Kalamazoo, MI, August Art Hop
2012 New Wave Studio, Kalamazoo, MI, January Art Hop
2011 Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, Alma, MI, Alumni Exhibition
2011 GRPD, Grand Rapids, MI, Art Prize
2011 New Wave Studio, Kalamazoo, MI, August Art Hop
2010 Hop Cat, Grand Rapids, MI, Art Prize
2010 Center for New Media, Kalamazoo, MI, September, October, and November Art Hops
2008-present year Center for New Media, Kalamazoo, MI, KVCC Faculty Show
2006 (Scene) Metrospace, East Lansing, MI, Selected Work by MSU and KACD Students
2006 Kendall Student Gallery, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI, Selected MFA Candidates
2003 High Risk Gallery, Chicago, IL, Realism, Allegory, and Mythology
2003 High Risk Gallery, Chicago, IL, No Straight Lines
2001 Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, Alma, MI, Senior Exhibition
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2016 Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI, West Michigan Area Show, Ward H and Cora E Nay Director's Purchase Prize
2015 Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI, 87th Regional Exhibition-All Michigan Edition, Honorable Mention
2015 Art Center of Battle Creek, Battle Creek, MI, 33rd Annual Michigan Artist Competition
2013 LowellArts!, Lowell, MI, West Michigan Regional Art Competition, Juror's Recognition Award
2012 LowellArts!, Lowell, MI, Collage, Assemblage, & Construction
2012 Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI, West Michigan Area Show
2008 Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI, West Michigan Area Show
2007 American Heart Association, Greater Midwest Affiliate, Chicago, IL, Go Red Juried Art Competition Second Place Winner
2006 Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI, 78th Regional Exhibition
1998-2001 Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, Alma, MI, Annual Juried Student Exhibition
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Arcus Gallery, Center for New Media, Kalamazoo, MI, Never Wake a Sleeping Baby A Sabbatical Exhibition
2017 Arcus Gallery, Center for New Media, Kalamazoo, MI, Finders Keepers A Children's Picture Book Launching
2014 Glen Vista Gallery, Kalamazoo Nature Center, Kalamazoo, MI, It's a Fact
2014 South Gallery, Center for New Media, Kalamazoo, MI, It's a Fact
2010 Central Gallery, Center for New Media, Kalamazoo, MI, More Circles
2007 Kendall Student Gallery, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI, A Living Dissection, MFA Thesis Exhibition
2001 Creole Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, Grand Café Exhibition, November Artist
COMMISSIONS
2016 Rick Kras, Kalamazoo, MI, Fjord Horses
2012 Missy Russell, Traverse City, MI, Barns
2009 Dennis Simon, Lansing, MI, Portraiture
2001 Alma College, Alma, MI, Mural Painting for Alma College Pool
2001 Alma College, Alma, MI, Mural Painting for Alma College Weight Room
1997 Mason High School, Mason, MI, Mural Painting for Mason High School Gymnastics Team
PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES
2017 Finders Keepers, Self-Published Children’s Picture Book
2014 International Contemporary Masters Volume 8, Reproduction of work and short bio
2008 Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, MI, Reproduction of work
2006 Muskegon Chronicle, Muskegon, MI, Reproduction of work
2006 Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI, View Book, Reproduction of work and studio space
2001 Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, Alma, MI, Honors Day Presentation, Senior Exhibition Artists present to conduct an hour long discussion
2000-2001 Alma College, Alma, MI, Pine River Anthology, Reproduction of work
1999-2000 Alma College, Alma, MI, Pine River Anthology, Reproduction of work
2000 Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, Alma, MI, Honors Day Presentation, Eye of the Beholder Three Artists exhibit their different drawing styles on the same subject matter
2000 Hillcrest Elementary School, Alma, MI, Day with an Artist Exhibited work and lectured on the color wheel