statement

My work examines the physical world through a consideration of ideas that structure our relationship with the natural environment.  Using a range of sculptural, installation, drawing and documentation techniques, my work relies on investigating the specific qualities of materials and objects combined with a rigorous studio process.  Ideas of manipulation, protection, exploration, and ownership within the territory of the personal and the natural are intriguing to me as a conceptual framework.  My work challenges one to consider the ambiguity of beauty and the uncertainty of intention in relation to our natural world.

bio

born:1978

education:

University of Minnesota, MFA, 2004
Herron School of Art, BFA, 2001

selected awards/honors

Visual Arts Fellowship, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany, 2010
Full Tuition Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington, 2009
McKnight Foundation Grant, Minnesota, 2007

selected publications

Studio Visit Magazine, Spring 2011 Edition

selected solo or two-person exhibits

TBD, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN, 2012
Treatment, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany, 2011  
Kind, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN, 2008
Cover, Art of This gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 2007

selected group shows

Green: A color and cause, The Textile Museum, Washington D.C., 2011
Materiality, ARC gallery, Chicago, IL, 2010
International Artist Residencies, Duna gallery, Budapest, Hungary, 2010
Happy Tree Friends, La Esquina gallery, Kansas City, MO, 2009