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            Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana


Education

2000     M.F.A., Visual Arts, Ohio University
1996     B.A., McNeese State University


Exhibitions

            (Solo)

2005     “(…-…-…)”, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2004     "...from one crisis to another...", Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX

2001     The Object Obscured (Shift), Artscan Gallery, Houston, TX

2000     Work, Seigfred Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH

               (Group)

2008     Minus Space, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York (October)   

2007     Painting or Object?, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX
            "Suddenly...One Summer",
space125Gallery, Houston, TX
            this exhibition..., 4-person collaboration including Melanie Crader, Matthew Deleget & Rossana Martinez, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX
            A Way With Words, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX

2006     Works on Paper, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX
            Affair at the Jupiter Hotel (Art Fair), Portland, OR
            Sculpture Now, Houston, Williams Tower, Houston, TX
            onlanguage (two-person with J Hill), Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX, Curated by Rachel Cook    

2005     ArtSantaFe2005, Sweeny Convention Center/Gallery Sonja Roesch, Santa Fe, NM

2004     One Color Only?, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX
            Texas Prime, Diverseworks Art Space, Houston, TX. Nomination by Diverseworks Artist Board
            Frankfurt 2004, Messe Frankfurt/Gallery Sonja Roesch, Frankfurt, Germany
            Gulf Coast Conference Art Exhibition, HCCS- Southwest, Stafford, TX
            Abstract Concepts, Art Center, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX. Curator: Clint Willour

2003     ArtSantaFe2003, Sweeny Convention Center/Gallery Sonja Roesch, Santa Fe, NM
              “junctions”, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX

2002     Home Tour, 14 Rooms @ Il Palazzo, Houston, TX
            Recent Works, Estrada/Solis Design Studio, Houston, TX
            fully cornered, petite LG @ Lawing Gallery, Houston, TX. Curator: Patricia Hernandez

2001     Project Unit-Phase II, The Docks (open studio installation), Houston, TX
            Faculty Show, Houston Community College-Central, Houston, TX
            Project Unit-Phase I, The Docks (open studio installation), Houston, TX
            New Tenants, Dramos Studios, Houston, TX

2000     Rounding the Edges, Purse Building, Houston, TX. Curator: Judy Moon Kwon
            Alumni Exhibition, Abercrombie Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA

1999     Nine at Athens News Building, Athens News Building, Athens, OH
            Notations, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH. Collaboration with Phyllis McGibbon

1998     Graduate Painters Group Exhibition, Esther Allen Greer Museum, Rio Grande, OH

1996     Bachelor of Arts Exhibition, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA


Presentations

2006    Artist Talk, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA
2005    Artist Talk, "(...-...-...)", Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2004    Artist Talk, "...from one crisis to another...", Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX
2004    Artist Talk, Texas Prime, Diversworks Artspace, Houston, TX
2003    Artist Talk, “junctions”, Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX
2003    Artist Talk, San Jacinto College, Pasadena, TX
2002    Slide Jam, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX
2000    Nine at Athens News Building, Roundtable Discussion, Athens News Building, Athens, OH
1999    Art Meaning: Outside the Art Community, Ohio University, Athens, OH


Bibliography

2004    Gilmartin, Wendy, “One Color Only?”, Glasstire: Texas Art Online. Website. August – 8, 2004. Review
2004    Plocek, Keith, “Artbeat: Capsule Reviews, One Color Only?”, Houston Press, July 8 – 14, 2004, p. 47. Review
2004    Johnson, Patricia C., “Exhibits explore divergent media, spanning eras”, Houston Chronicle, July 10, 2004, pp. 9D – 10. Review
2003    Klaasmeyer, Kelly, “Elsewhere Around Town: Capsule Reviews”, Houston Press, June 5 – 11, 2003, p. 48. Review

Awards/Grants

2005    Project Grant, Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County, Houston, TX
2000    John Houk Memorial Research Grant, Ohio University, Athens, OH
1999    Louise B. Fenske Award, Friends of the Kennedy Museum, Athens, OH

          Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, TX
          minusspace.com, Brooklyn, NY