statement

In repetition there is order and structure, but also endless variation. By trying to create a perfect mark by hand, it‚s individuality and imperfections become more and more apparent. I combine this distinctive mark with that of the printed mark to contrast their inherent natures and serve as visual reminders of a struggle to balance two realities.

A subjective, and sometimes tenuous law emerges by using both printed and drawn marks. The result is a network of self-imposed, visual systems that live in fear of chaos, but are nonetheless drawn to it. While each mark is an automatic response to the mark made before it, autobiographical issues such as identity and dislocation inevitably impact the overall content and construction of these images.

bio

born:1974, Iowa City, IA

education:

The University of Iowa, MFA, 2004
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA, 1998

selected awards/honors

Artist's Residency, Frans Masereel Center, Belgium, 2011
Support for Faculty Scholars Award, Western Michigan University, 2011
Fellowship, Kala Art Institute, 2008
Irving S. Gilmore Emerging Artist Grant, Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, 2005

selected publications

New American Paintings: Midwest Competition, Vol 89. p. 76-79, Oct 2010
Printmakers Today. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Books p. 164-65, 2010
Cream City Review: 33.2, Milwaukee, WI: p. 1-6, 2010
25th Annual Tallahassee International: Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts. Tallahassee, FL: 2010

selected solo or two-person exhibits

Performing Arts Center Gallery: In Consequence, Peoria, IL, 2010
Indianapolis Art Center: Encoded Landscapes, Indianapolis, IN, 2010
1708 Gallery: Nichole Maury and Christopher Quirk, Richmond, VA, 2009
Urban Institute of Contemporary Art: Marking Time, Grand Rapids, MI, 2007

selected group shows

Sioux City Art Center: 62nd Exhibition, Sioux City, IA, 2011
The International Print Center New York: New Prints/Autumn, New York, NY, 2010
Page Bond Gallery: Vitamin C, Richmond, VA, 2009
Lux Center for the Arts: New Pop Prints, Lincoln, NE, 2008