- 2002-2004: MFA in Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 1998-2002: BFA, major in painting, minor in printmaking, Myers School of Art, University of Akron, OH 1995-1997: Private Art School, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1990-1991: Art School, Sarajevo, Bosnia
EDUCATION
- 2011 One to Another, ROY B GIV Gallery, Columbus, OH 2010 Dust, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA 2009 Recent Paintings, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2008 Slow Reveal, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA Tilt, Mount Union College Art Gallery, Alliance, OH Villages, Kent State University Trumbull Campus Gallery, OH 2007 New Work on Paper, Gallery at Porter, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA What I Talk about When I Talk About Love, Kathryn Markel Gallery, New York, NY 2006 Houses and New Events, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2005 Dwellings, Off Grounds Gallery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA New Work,, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2004 Works on Paper, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 2002 Departure, Project Gallery & Upper Floor Gallery, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH
SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITS
- 2011 1st Exhibition, New Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI Contemporary Drawing Invitational, The Prest Reese, Berkshire, and Paul Galleries, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN 2010 This is My Education, Art in General gallery, New York, NY Summer Selection, Kathryn Markel gallery, New York, NY Faculty Show, McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH 2009 Artprize, The Urban Institute For Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI Monumental Ideas in Miniature Book, traveling exhibition opening at Southern Graphic Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, IL Flash Forward, Spaces gallery, Cleveland, OH 2008 A Friend Indeed: Contemporary Art and the Academy, American University's 2008 mid-Atlantic MFA Invitational, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C. Small Claims, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA Intricacies, Soho Myriad, Atlanta, GA 2007 Drawing Invitational,School of Art Galleries, Kent State University, Kent, OH Double Bubble, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA 8 Hour Project, Bowman and Penelee Galleries, Allegheny College, Allegheny, PA Forte, McDonaugh Museum of Art, Youngstown State Unviersity, Youngstown, OH 2006 Drawing No Conclusions, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI Village/New Drawing Installation, Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR Three-person exhibit Coming Home, Emily Davis Gallery, Myers School of Art, University of Akron, OH 2005 Katrina Show, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA. Group Exhibition Drawing, Tradition and Innovation, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA Show Girls, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA. Group exhibition Red, White, Blue, Portfolio Exchange, Southern Graphic Conference, Corcoran School of Art and Design, Washington, D.C. Radius 250, Artspace, Richmond, VA. Group exhibition curated by John Ravenal, curator of modern and contemporary art at Virginia Museum of Fine Art in Richmond,VA Double Chin, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY. Group exhibition Dwellings, Off Grounds Gallery, Charlottesville, VA One-person exhibition New Works, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA. One-person exhibition 2004 Earth, Clark Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. The UVA faculty exhibition Lucky 13, ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA. The UVA faculty exhibition Graduate Students Thesis Show, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA Ray’s Casserole, Art Space, Richmond, VA. Group exhibition 2003 Graduate Student Show, FAB Gallery, VCU School of Arts, Richmond, VA Drawing International V, Period Gallery, Lincoln, NE. Web Exhibition Toss-Up, Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, VA. Group exhibition To the Capital City! Hopkins Hall Gallery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Group exhibition Squeeze, FAB Gallery, VCU School of Arts, Richmond, VA. Group exhibition 2000 National Drawing + Print Exhibition, Bloomingdale Museum, Bloomingdale, IL. Group- juried The View 2000, Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, OH. Juried Impressions, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ. Juried 19th Woman Artists A Celebration, YMCA, Youngstown, OH. Juried Works on Paper, McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH. Juried
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS
- 2011 Individual Excellence Award, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH 2008 Individual Excellence Award, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH Inclusion into International Drawing Annual Print, Manifest Gallery, Cincinati, OH 2007 First Place, Drawing No Conclusions, Urban Institute For Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI Selected by Dominic Molon, curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago 2004 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Professional Fellowship, Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA Inclusion into The Slide Registry, Drawing Center, New York, NY 2003 School of Graduate Studies Scholarship, VCU, Richmond, VA Nomination for Dedalus Foundation Fellowship, Painting and Printmaking Department, VCU, Richmond, VA Teaching Assistantship, School of Graduate Studies, VCU, Richmond, VA Phi Kappa Scholarship, School of Graduate Studies, VCU, Richmond, VA 2002 Deborah S. Ferguson Memorial Fund Scholarship, Painting and Printmaking Department, VCU, Richmond, VA Graduate School Fellowship, Painting and Printmaking Department, VCU, Richmond, VA Outstanding Senior Award of Excellence, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH (Travel grant for three weeks at Edinburgh Printmaking Workshop in Scotland) Travel Grant (9 day in Paris), Myers School of Art, Akron, OH Juror’s Award; Student Juried Show, Emily Davis Gallery, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH 2001 1st Place; Folk Scholarship Award, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH Travel Grant (Printmaking Conference of Southern Graphic Council), Myers School of Art, Akron, OH George W. & Alice M. Kessler Memorial Scholarship, University of Akron, OH Purchase Award, Americas 200 Paper Works, Minot State University, ND. Juried
AWARDS AND HONORS
- 2006-present Assistant Professor / Painting, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 2007-present Gallery Coordinator, Bliss Gallery, Youngstown State University, OH 2005-2006 Adjunct Faculty in Drawing, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH 2004-2005 Visiting Artist, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Printmaking Assistant, Printmaking Dept., VCU, VA Printing a limited edition of etchings for Virginia State Library 2003 Adjunct Faculty, Drawing, School of Fine Arts, VCU, Richmond, VA. Teaching Assistant, Drawing, School of Fine Arts, VCU, VA Printmaking Studio Assistant, School of Fine Arts, VCU, Richmond, VA Managing intaglio workshop: supplying materials, assisting students with facilities. 2002 Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop, Scotland. Created a body of work using polymer lithography and photopolymer printmaking technique 2000-2001 Student Assistant in Printmaking Dept., Myers School of Art, Akron, OH
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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