Education
- MFA, Azusa Pacific University
- BA, Bethel College—IN
Biography
Hobbies
Being in the wilderness, catching bugs with my kids, crossing things off the to-do list, and neighborhood walks
Major Career Accomplishments
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- Fabrication—Heritage Gallery, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, 2016
- Assimilation—Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA, 2015
- Alienation—Duke Art Gallery, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, 2015
- Butterfinger Galaxy—ARTLAB 01, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA, 2014
- A Fox Journey—Robert Bullock Gallery, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, 2013
- Vernacular—Sterling College, Sterling, KS, 2010
- Recent Works—Weaver Gallery, Bethel College, Mishawaka, IN, 2001
Selected Group Exhibitions
- Making Now (CIVA)—Duke Art Gallery, Azusa, CA, 2017
- VS.—(Collaboration with Susan Melly) Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA, 2016
- Photo Independent—Raleigh Studios Hollywood, Hollywood, CA, 2016
- Ten Top Artists—Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
- The Foolish Game—Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA, 2016
- Artificial Realities—Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA, 2016
- Creatures: Real & Imagined—uBe Gallery, Berkeley, CA, 2016
- Chestnut: A Narrative—Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA, 2015
- Pictures at an Exhibition—(Symphony collaboration) Citrus College, Glendora, CA, 2015
- Recolor Recover—Exhale Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2015
- Small Time—Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA, 2015
- Adorn—Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA, 2015
- California Dreaming—Frosinone Italy, Oceanside Museum of Art, Riverside Art Museum, 2015
- Fluidity—Gallery P3, Pomona, CA, 2014
- A Matter of Life and Death—Exhale Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2014
- Special Guests—Sardine Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2013
Work Experience
- Assistant Professor of Art, Taylor University 2017–present
- Adjunct Faculty, California Baptist University, 2016–2017
- Adjunct Faculty, Concordia University, Irvine, 2017
- Assistant Director of Communiversity, Azusa Pacific University, 2011–2016
- Resident Director, Intramural Staff Advisor, Spring Arbor University, 2004–2006
Courses Taught
Sculpture I, Sculpture II, Sculpture III, Ceramics: Wheelthrowing, 3D Design, Contemporary Strategies in Art, Senior Thesis, Aesthetics and the Classroom, Art Appreciation, and Introduction to Leadership