EDUCATION
2010
MFA Sculpture program, Tyler School of Art,
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2008
One year completed in MFA program, Parsons School of Design,
  New York, New York

2006
BFA, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri

2001
Drawing courses, Zeiler Studio, Munich Germany
Diploma, Ames High School

GPA
MFA, Tyler School of Art, 3.93
MFA, Parsons School of Design, 3.79
BFA, Kansas City Art Institute, 3.89

EXPERIENCE
Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer, Kansas City Art Institute,
  Kansas City, Missouri

EMPLOYMENT
2010
Teaching Assistant, Sophomore Sculpture, Karyn Olivier
Tyler School of Art, Sculpture
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Summer 2009
Artist Assistant for Winifred Lutz

2009
Teaching Assistant, Sophomore Sculpture, Corin Hewitt with
Supervisor Jude Tallichet
Tyler School of Art, Sculpture
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Aug 2008-2009
Graduate Assistant to the Chair of the Foundations
Tyler School of Art, Foundations Dept
Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department Supervisor: Gerard Brown
215.777.9170

LANGUAGES
Fluent in German

TRAVELS
India, Indonesia, Germany, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland,UK, Holland, Canada

AWARDS
2001
Winner, A&E National Impressionist Competition
Winner, Iowa All-State Art Competition
Best Watercolor, Central Iowa Metro League Art Show

1997
Gold and Silver Keys, National Scholastic Art Show

CURATING EXPERIENCE
Sculpture Midterm Show, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City,
  Missouri

EXHIBITIONS
2010
Brought to You By (MFA Thesis Exhibition), Solo Show, Tower Projects, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2009
Act Artifact, Group Show, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2008
Parsons Open Studios, Group Show, Manhattan, New York

2007
Parsons Open Studios, Group Show, Manhattan, New York

2006
Essence and Absence, Solo Show, The Pioneer Room, Ames, Iowa
Show Me Off, Group Show, The Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri
Senior Thesis Painting Exhibition, Group Show, Kansas City Art
  Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
BFA Exhibition, Group Show, The H&R Block Space, Kansas City,
  Missouri
Masquerade Fashion Show, Group show, The Boley Theatre, Kansas
  City, Missouri
Bernini to Fellini, Group show, The Crossroads Gallery, Kansas City,   Missouri

2005
Senior Painting Exhibition, Group show, The Crossroads Gallery, Kansas
  City, Missouri
Sympathetic Contrasts, Sculpture exhibition with Rachel Thomas,
  The Lynn Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri
Photography Exhibition, Solo show, Stomping Grounds Café, Ames,
  Iowa