I am a second year MFA student in painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
1998-2001 Ohio State University, BFA
magna cum laude
1996-1997 Kent State, majoring in fine arts.
1992-1996 Elyria Catholic High School
June 2005 - present Mural Arts Program
in Philadelphia, PA. I am an instructor
through the anti-truancy program, ArtWorks!
I have creative freedom with lesson plans
and lead a final project with my students.
2004-2005 School Year The Institute for Arts
In Education in Philadelphia, PA. I had two
separate positions with the Institute. I was an
intern training to be a Visual Teaching Artist. As
a TA I conducted workshops for teachers
who volunteered their classes for the program,
and visited the students during classtime and
conducted lessons to prepare them for a
performance. I also worked in the office as an
administrative assistant.
Aug. 2002-July 2003 Kid's College in Bundang,
South Korea. I taught English as a second
language, art, and drama to children ages 4
through 8.
2002 Occasional commissioned portraiture.
June 1998-June 2002 Stauf's Coffee Roasters, in
Columbus, Ohio. I was a sales clerk, barista,
promoted to supervisor and assistant art
coordinator.
2000 - present I have served as a Board Member
and now volunteer for the Secular Student
Alliance, a national nonprofit organization.
Fall 2004 Precinct Leader for MoveOn PAC .
2002-2004 Member and volunteer for the Ohio
Art League.
2001 and 2002 summers I was a camp counselor
at Camp Quest, the first summer camp for
Humanist kids.
2004
MFA Student Exhibition, 1301 Gallery,
Philadelphia, PA.
PAFA student show.
Day of the Dead Art Show, Eyes Gallery,
Philadelphia, PA. I entered one accepted work.
2003
Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition, Fort
Hayes Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH.
Two entries accepted.
2002
Pet Tricks, Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH.
Two person show.
Flowers for the Dead, Madlab, Columbus, OH
Group show with 9 artists.
Dreamtime, Madlab, Columbus, OH
Group show with 11 artists.
2001
The Search for Ourselves, Silver Image Gallery
Columbus, OH. Senior Exhibition.
Schoolers, Hoyt L. Sherman Studio, Columbus
OH. Group show with 17 other undergraduates.
Visions, The Buzz Hair Salon, Columbus, OH.
Group show with 4 artists.
2000
World AIDS Day Art Exhibit, AIDS Task Force
Columbus, OH. I entered one accepted work.
1999
Natural Selections, Aardvark Cafe, Columbus,
OH. Two person show.
1998
Portraits, Doowac Hair Salon, Columbus, OH.
Group show with 6 artists.
Fairyland, Aardvark Cafe, Columbus, OH.
Two person show.
2004
Naked Snake Online, a horror fiction magazine
published my short story, "Naked". (March-
May)
2003
Group Running Guide for the Secular Student
Alliance, co-author and editor.
SSA Quarterly, guest columnist.
2001
Stonewall Journal of Columbus, OH, guest
columnist.
1998-2001
The Lantern, Ohio State University's student
newspaper, weekly columnist.
2000 and 2001
OSU Observer, guest columnist.
1999
American Atheist Magazine published two
poems of mine.
Poetry Motel published one poem of mine.