| Education | ||
| 1998 | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL M.F.A. | |
| 1994 | New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY B.F.A. Magna Cum Laude | |
| 1992 | Studio de Sem Ghelardini, Pietrasanta (Luca) Italy - Apprenticeship | |
| Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy - Honor Student | ||
| 1990 | Pitzer College, Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA | |
| Awards & Honors | ||
| 1998 | Absolut Au Kurant Juried Invitational Merit Award, Chicago, IL | |
| Dussek Campbell-Yates Shaping the Future Award, Chicago, IL | ||
| Edward L. Rhyerson Fellowship Award The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL | ||
| 1996 | Jury Award Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA | |
| 1994 |
Olin Award F.W. Olin College of Business, Alfred University, Alfred, NY |
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| Departmental Honors School of Art & Design, NYSCC, Alfred, NY | ||
| 1993 | Jury Award for outstanding media articulation, School of Art & Design, Alfred, NY | |
| 1992 | S.A.C.I. Award for excellence in sculpture, Florence, Italy | |
| Permanent Collections | ||
| 1999 | Longmont United Hospital Commission, Denver, CO | |
| 1998 |
Burmah Castrol House, Swindon, England, UK |
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Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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| 1996 | The City of Walnut Creek, Civic Park, Walnut Creek, CA | |
| Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA | ||
| 1994 | The International Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred, Alfred, NY | |
| F.W. Olin College of Business, Alfred University, Alfred, NY | ||
| Landmark College, Putney VT | ||
| Reviews | ||
| 1998 | San Francisco Chronicle "Those Who Teach Also Create" Friday, July 10 p. 2 cc | |
| Contra Costa Times: W.C. Journal "Art keeps pulsing at gallery" Thursday, July 16, Cover & p. 3 | ||
| Diablo Arts "The Art of Teaching Art" July-September, p. 35-36 | ||
| Chicago Reader "Galleries & Museums" May 29, Vol 34, Section 2, p. 21 | ||
| Contra Costa Times "Exhibits" May 22, p.34 | ||
| Chicago Reader "Public Displays: Designing a Disturbance" May 21, Vol 33, Section 2, p. 19 & 43 | ||
| 1997 | MicroSoft NBC "The Site" (Television review) | |
| SF Weekly "Symbio-Mechanisis: Artificial Life Art" October 2-6, p. 53-54 | ||
| 1996 | ArtWeek "Natural Phenomena at the Bedford Gallery" June Vol 27, # 6, p. 19-21 | |
| San Francisco Bay Guardian "Critic's Choice" June 19- 25, Vol 30, # 38, p. 101 | ||
| Benicia Herald "Unearthing what we'd rather leave buried" June 13, p. A3 | ||
| Diablo Arts "Back to Nature" April-June, p. 26-29, 48 | ||
| Contra Costa Times: Walnut Creek Journal "Art takes on a natural look " April 11, Cover & p. 3 | ||
| Metro Arts "Digging Up the Future" January 4-10; p. 31 | ||
| Mac Home Journal "Blasthaus The Real Deal" January; p. 142 | ||
| 1995 | MAS moda "art seen" holiday; p. 48 | |
| c/net central (T.V. Interview/ Internet site) USA network, Sci- Fi Channel & KPIX 5 | ||
| The Oakland Tribune Thursday, September 7; cover & Cue 1,5 | ||
| The Montclarion Friday, June 2; cover & p. 3 | ||
| San Franciso Examiner Magazine Sunday May 7; p. 18-19 | ||
| 1992 | Northern California Home & Garden May; p. 105, 126-127 | |
| Selected Solo Exhibitions | ||
| 1998 | Organsmatic & Mechanatomical Works The Better Weimaraner Gallery, Chicago, IL1995-96 | |
| Signs of Life : Technology to Revive a Dead Planet Holmes Fine Art Gallery, San Jose, CA | ||
| 1994 | Remains and Artifacts of A Dead Planet NYSCC, School of Art & Design, Alfred, NY1991 | |
| From Here to Reality Garden Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA | ||
| 1990 | In the Beginning Salathe' Gallery, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA | |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | ||
| 1998 | Sculptural Objects Functional Art Exposition : SOFA, Absoult both, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL | |
| Civic Arts Education Faculty Show Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Regional Center, Walnut Creek, CA | ||
| Not in My Lobby, You Don't! Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL | ||
| Ferris Opus 3rd International Conference on Cast Iron Art, Grounds for Sculpture, Johnson Atelier, NJ | ||
| Pier Walk '98 maquette exhibit, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL | ||
| 1997 | Sculptural Objects Functional Art Exposition : SOFA Navy Pier, Chicago, IL | |
| Works in Sculpture Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL | ||
| Global Bodies ZKM Center for Arts and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany | ||
| The 8th International Symposium of Electronic Arts : ISEA The Art Institute of Chicago, IL | ||
| Water Visions A New Leaf Gallery, Berekeley, CA | ||
| Film Arts Foundation: Installation Minna Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA | ||
| 1996 | Ceramics in Northern California Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Regional Center, Walnut Creek, CA | |
| SMART South of Market Art. Rhythm & Technology San Francisco, CA | ||
| Post Waste: An Imperative for the Near Future Arts Benicia, Benicia, C | ||
| Natural Phenomena Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA | ||
| 1995 | Tech Bash: Artist Bashing Technology Blasthaus, San Francisco, CA | |
| Beyond Boundaries The Ebell Garden Center, Festival at The Lake, Oakland, CA | ||
| 1993 | 15th Annual Outdoor Light Exhibition NYSCC, School of Art & Design, Alfred, NY | |
| Studio Access to Glass Auction West End Gallery, Corning, NY | ||
| 1992 | Honors Exhibition Ginori Gallery, Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy | |
| Designer Showcase Villa Del Ensueno, Orinda, CA | ||
| WORLDESIGN 92 Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA | ||
| 1990 | Communication of Form McConnell Center, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA | |
| Teaching Positions | ||
| 1995-98 | Ceramic Shell Bronze Casting & Ceramic Sculpture Instructor Civic Arts Center, Walnut Creek, CA | |
| 1997 | Figurative Metal Sculpture GA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL | |
| Welding GA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL | ||
| 1996 | Welding & Metal Working Instructor Xcentric Metal Studio, Oakland, CA | |
| Stone Carving & Ceramics Instructor Studio One Art Center, Oakland, CA | ||
| 1994-96 | Ceramics, Carpentry, & Soap box Instructor Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA | |
| Sodium Silicate Bronze Casting Instructor Mendocino Art Center, CA | ||
| 1994 | Fine Arts Director Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland, Oakland, CA | |
| Instructor / Sculpture Technician The Way of The Doll School, Emeryville, CA | ||
| 1992 | Marble Carving Teaching Assistant Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy | |
| Selected Lectures & Workshops | ||
| 1998 | Ceramics Instructor National Institute for Art & Disabilities, Richmond, CA | |
| 1997 | Cast Iron Teaching Assistant Ox-Bow, Saugatuck, MI | |
| Forging and Metal Forming Workshop The Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL | ||
| AlternativeCeramic Techniques Lecture The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL | ||
| 1996 | Sodium Silicate Bonded Sand Mold Workshop California College of Arts & Crafts, CA | |
| Mold Making Workshop Civic Arts Center, Walnut Creek, CA | ||
| 1995 | Clay Carving & Glass Cullet Glazing Workshop ASUC Art Studio at U.C. Berkeley , CA | |
| Figure Sculpture Workshops Emeryville Adult School, Emeryville, CA | ||
| 1994 | Ceramic Sculpture Techniques Lecture Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino, CA | |