| EDUCATION | |
| 2002 | M.F.A., San Diego State University, CA. |
| 1993 | B.F.A., Brigham Young University, Utah. |
| AWARDS | |
| 2007 | Artist in Residence, SF Recycling and Disposal, San Francisco, CA. |
| 2002 | Artist-in-residence, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO. |
| 2001 | Alfreda Maloof Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, CO.
John and Jane Adams Grant, San Diego State University Foundation. Paul A. Lingren Family Memorial Scholarship, San Diego State University. |
| 2000 | Paul A. Lingren Family Memorial Scholarship, San Diego State University. Juror's Award, “"Student Purchase Award Exhibition 2000"”, Flor y Canto and Everett Gee Jackson Galleries, San Diego State University, CA. John and Jane Adams Grant, San Diego State University Foundation. |
| 1999 | John and Jane Adams Grant, San Diego State University Foundation.
Paul A. Lingren Family Memorial Scholarship, San Diego State University. |
| 1998 | John and Jane Adams Grant, San Diego State University
Foundation.
First Place Award, "Design in Wood Show”, Del Mar, CA. |
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2005 | “Hollow-core”, Art Produce, San Diego, CA. |
| 2003 | “Liminal Signals”, Kruglak Gallery, Mira Costa College, Oceaniside, CA. |
| 2001 | “The Problem of Logic”, Everett Gee Jackson Gallery, San Diego, CA. |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2008 | "New West Coast Design" Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco,
CA. Co-Curators: Kathleen Hanna and Ted Cohen. |
| 2007 | "Introductions", Root Divisiion, San Francisco, CA. Jurors: Gregory Lind, Jessica Hough, Dana Hemenway. |
| "Loosely Defined Furniture", Y2Y Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Curator-Jeff King. |
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| "CCA Faculty Centennial Exhibition: 100 Years of Artists Teaching
Artists" Oliver Art Center, Oakland CA. Invitational. |
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| 2006 | "New Moves", LIMN Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Curator-Russell Pitti. |
| "Artfully Reclaimed", Art League of Northern California, Novato,
CA. Juror-Don Soker. |
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| "Virus", Lobot Gallery, Oakland CA. | |
| 2005 | "Bay Area Furniture Art", Blue Room Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Juried. |
| "Alumni Exhibition", Everett Gee Jackson Gallery, San Diego, CA. Juried. | |
| 2004 | “Pareidolia”, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA. Curator Eleanor Antin. |
| “Craft Showcase 5”, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco,
CA. Curator- Kathleen Hanna. |
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| “Bay Area Furniture Art”, Blue Room Gallery, San Francisco,
CA. Catalogue. Curators: Donald Fortesque and Joe Rosa. |
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“Supernatural: Furniture Exploring the Traditions and Potential of Wisconsin Forestry”, Wisconsin Academy Gallery, Madison, WI. |
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| “Beyond all Barriers”, Ironworks Factory Space, Madison, WI. Juried, Catalogue. |
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| 2003 | “Hovercraft”, Reclamation Project, San Diego, CA. Invitational. |
| “Industreel Lites and Majick: Mostly Mechanical Art”, The
Muse Gallery, San Diego, CA. Curated by Jason Sherry. |
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| “Formed to Function”, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI. Curator- Graeme Reid. |
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| “From Doodle to Dovetail: Drawings and Furniture from 12 Emerging Artists”, Eastern Michigan University. Curator-John DeHoog. | |
| “Cocoon”, Flux Gallery, San Diego, CA. Invitational. | |
| “Close Calls”, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA.
Curator- Linda Samuels. |
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| “Throw the Switch”, The Farm, San Diego, CA. | |
| 2002 | "Sam Maloof, Family and Friends: A Multi-Site Exhibition and Tour”, dA Center of the Arts, Pomona CA. Invitational. |
| 2001 | "Eight + One”, International traveling exhibition to Norway, Russia, and Sweden. |
| "Brainstorms”, Sushi Art Space, San Diego CA. Juried exhibition. | |
| “Two Schools of Thought II”, Divan Gallery, La Jolla, CA. | |
| Faculty Exhibition, Mira Costa College, San Diego, CA. | |
| Faculty Exhibition, University Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. | |
| 2000 | “Beauty”, Flor y Canto Gallery, San Diego, CA. |
| “Student Purchase Award Exhibition 2000”, Everett Gee Jackson
Gallery, San Diego, CA. Juror’s Award. |
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| “Two Schools of Thought”, Divan Gallery, La Jolla, CA. | |
| 1999 | “Hot Metal”, Lower Farm, Berrick Salome, Oxfordshire, England. |
| “Furniture Works”, Trios Gallery, Solana Beach, CA. | |
| "Furniture Redefined: San Diego's New Tradition”, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA. Curator: Skip James Pahl, Catalogue. | |
| “The Road Show”, Everett Gee Jackson Gallery, San Diego, CA. | |
| 1998 | “Studio Furniture of San Diego State University”, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston MA. Juried show. |
“Allegories and Memoirs”, Flor y Canto, San Diego, CA. |
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| COLLECTIONS | |
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| 2006 | "The Penland Book of Woodworking". 2006, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York, NY. pg.130. |
| 2005 | Robert Pincus, "Best Bet" feature. San Diego Union Tribune, July 22, 2005. |
| Furniture Studio 3, "Emerging Artists Confront Traditional Notions About Function and Craft". September 2005. pg. 58. | |
| Zahid Sardar, “Arty Twists on Tables, Chairs, Lights”, San Francisco Chronicle, November 2, 2005, pgs. G1, G6. | |
| 2004 | Zahid Sardar, “Jury’s Still Out on Furniture Designed to be Art”, San Francisco Chronicle, (design review). November 10, 2004, pgs. G1, G8. |
| 2003 | Barbara Morris, “Close Calls: 2003 at Headlands Center for the Arts”, Artweek. March 2003 Vol. 34, pg. 15-16. |
| “Furniture Makers Send Signals”, The Coast News. January 30, 2003. B-9. | |
| James Auer, “Tricky Artwork Alters Impressions, Pleases the Senses”. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, art review, Feb. 24, 2003 pgs. 1E, 3E. | |
| 2000 | Mary Hellman James, San Diego Union-Tribune, July 23, 2000, H-2. |
| Dawna Bratten, “Pull up a Chair and Check Out Some Art”, The Village News, August 16, 2000. | |
| 1999 | Pat Stein, “The Medium Has a Message”, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 9, 1999, H-24. |
| 1998 | Christine Temin, “Furniture Built for Art Not Comfort”, Boston Globe, September 9, 1998, C1, C4. |
| VISITING ARTIST LECTURES | |
| 2005 | Panelist and presenter for "Emerging Tide", moderated by Peggy Chung. Furniture Society Conference, San Diego, CA. |
| 2004 | Art Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. |
| 2003 | “Metamorphosis.” ArtAngar Center for Contemporary Arts, Solovki, Russia. |
| 2002 | Live interview with James Baker, KAJAX, Aspen, CO. |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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| 2004 | Emma Lake Biennial Artists Collaborative, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
| 2003 | “Metamorphosis.” ArtAngar Center for Contemporary Arts, Solovki, Russia. Artist workshop and collaborative invitational. |
| 2002 | Emma Lake Biennial Artists Collaborative, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
| 2001 | Traveled to Norway as a guest speaker for opening reception of "Eight + One" exhibition, Savio Museum in Kirkenes, Norway. |
| 2000 | Travel study of art and craft in the Barents Region, included Norway, Finland, Russia, and Sweden. John and Jane Adams Grant. |
| 1999 | Woodworking study exchange, Rycotewood College, Thame, Oxfordshire, England. John and Jane Adams Grant. |
| 1990 | Travel study to Asia, included Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. |
| CURRENT EMPLOYMENT | |
Senior Lecturer, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA. |
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