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Born in Los Angeles, California.
Lives and works and Los Angeles County.

Education
California State University, Los Angeles, Master of Fine Arts, Creative Photography, 1998
California State University, Fullerton, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Creative Photography, 1992

Solo Exhibitions
2006
Haus Gallery, Pasadena, CA
No Vacancy, Armory Center for the Arts, Mezzanine Gallery, Pasadena, CA

2003
Nocturnus, Pasadena City College Shatford Library, Pasadena, CA
Within a Small Space, Pasadena City College Shatford Library, Pasadena, CA

Group Exhibitions
2008
Spirit of the Horse, Invitational Exhibition, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Scott Canty, curator.
15 Seconds of Fame, an online exhibition of cell phone art, Luckman Gallery at California State University, Los Angeles, Robert Martin, curator.
16th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA. Sara Cochran, Yong Soon Min, Marc Pally, curators.

2007
Parcel No 5719-027-049—The Geometry of Constructed Space, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
Art International Fine Art Fair, Pasadena Center, Pasadena, CA
Lucky 13: Thirteen Approaches to Photography, Pasadena City College Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Introductions>Connections, Luckman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
HausGuests, Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA
Route66 Art Auction, (fundraiser) Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA
Venice Art Walk Auction, (fundraiser) Venice, CA
I-5 Gallery at the Brewery, Los Angeles, CA

2006
Photography, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Scott Canty, Phil Lohman curators.
Venice Art Walk Auction, (fundraiser) Venice, CA
Public/Private Los Angeles,
LAX Airport, Tom Bradley Terminal Lobby, Los Angeles, CA. Kyungmi Shin, curator.
Inauguration 3, Gallery Revisited, Los Angeles, CA
Route66 Art Auction, (fundraiser) Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA

2005
fresh sTART (fundraiser) Santa Monica Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Venice Art Walk Auction (fundraiser) Venice, CA
Wallworks, LA Artcore Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA Jay Belloli, juror
600 images/60 artists/6 curators/6 cities, The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA. Also on view simultaneously in Bangkok, Berlin, London, Manila and Saigon. Maryrose Mendoza, Los Angeles curator
Los Angeles Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Jame Elaine, Barbara Gilbert, Karin Higa, jurors
Looking at Art, Los Angeles International Airport exhibition program, Los Angeles International Airport, Tom Bradley Arrival Lobby. Scott Canty, Mary E. Oliver, curators.

2004
Business Improvisation District (BID), Arroyo Arts Collective, two site-specific installations, Highland Park, CA
In the Nursery, Armory Northwest, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA. Jay Belloli, Elise Barclay, curators

2003
Open Haus, Haus Gallery inaugural exhibition, Pasadena, CA. Willaim Rabe, Nena Amsler, curators
Obscura, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
Nocturnus, Pasadena City College Shatford Library, Pasadena, CA
Photo 2003, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA. Paul Kopeikin, juror
Redux, Luckman Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles. Julie Joyce, curator
Within a Small Space, Pasadena City College Shatford Library, Pasadena, CA

2002
Photo 2002, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
20 Eyes, 10 Cameras, Gallery Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA
Solo Series of Four, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA. Roland Reiss, juror

2001
Ephemeral, Kellogg Gallery, California State University, Pomona. Patrick Merrill, Mary Cecile Gee, curators
Faculty Exhibition, Pasadena City College Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA
All About Abstraction, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA. Roland Reiss, juror
The Corridor Show, Helms Bakery Building, Culver City, CA

2000
The Spurgeon Project: 100 Rooms, 100 Artists, The Spurgeon Building, Santa Ana, CA

1999
Rockies to the Pacific, SITE Gallery, Brewery Complex, Los Angeles, CA. Llyn Foulkes, Roland Reiss, jurors

1998
Awareness into Being, University Fine Art Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles
All City Open, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park
Surface Exposure, Gallery 825/LAAA, Los Angeles, CA. Paul Kopeikin, juror
The Manipulated Photographic Image, FACET Gallery, Taos, New Mexico
Surrealism and NeoNarrative, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA. Jen Grey, Cal State University Long Beach, juror
Gallery 825/LAAA Juried Open, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA. Ann Ayres, Otis College of Art and Design, juror

Professional
Adjunct Lecturer in the disciplines of Design, Art and Photography; Departments of Art:
     Long Beach Community College, CA 2007 to present
     Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA 1999 to present (Adjunct Assistant Professor)
     Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 1999 to 2004
     California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA 1999 to 2002
Studio Instructor in the areas of mixed media, cultural studies and photography:
     Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA 1996 to 1999

Professional and Curatorial Activities
Associate Member, ASMP
Santa Fe Review
, juried portfolio review event through the Santa Fe Center for Photography, New Mexico, Summer 2004
Organizer/Curator for group exhibitions of photography at various exhibition spaces in Los Angeles, 2000 - 2003:
     Obscura, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
     20 Eyes, 10 Cameras, Gallery Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA
     The Corridor Show, Helms Bakery Building, Culver City, CA
Photo L.A. 2001. Attendance at lectures and presentations, Santa Monica, CA
College Art Association member, 1998 - 1999. Attendance at annual conference in Los Angeles, 1999
Stanford Conference on Design, Stanford University, 1989, 1990
California Arts and Humanities Association Spring Conference, San Diego, CA, 1990

Grants/Awards
Individual Artist Grant, Cultural Affairs Division, City of Pasadena ArtNight event, 2007
Individual Artist Grant, Cultural Affairs Division, City of Pasadena, 2002 - 2003, 2005-2006
Special recognition in Graduate Studies, School of Arts and Letters, California State University, Los Angeles, 1997 and 1998
California State University Grant, Graduate Studies, 1997 and 1998

Corporate Collections
Love Me…Lead Me…
Fresh Paint Art Advisors, Inc.
     Flying Horse Athletic Club, Colorado
     Harrah's Lake Tahoe, California

Private collections in Los Angeles County and Boston, MA

Professional recommendations available upon request

 

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