Education

School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) Boston, MA 1995-1998 (Diploma)
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Old Lyme, CT 1991-1994

 

Solo Exhibitions

• The Trees Have No Tongues, HallSpace, Boston, MA June 2006.
• WonderWorlds, Kidspace @ Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA. October 2004.
• Drawing in Space, Babson College, Wellesley, MA.. February 2003.
• Secret Garden, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA. March 2002.
• Line*Point*Limit, Hallspace Gallery, Boston, MA. January 2002.
• Spacecrafters, Gallery M3, Boston, MA. April 2001.
• Chaos & Complexity, South End Public Library, Boston, MA, May 2000.
• Emergent Order and Other Experiments, Copley Society, Boston, MA, April 2000.

Selected Juried Exhibitions & Group Shows

• humaNature, Artists Foundation, Boston, MA May 2007.

• inFLUX, Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA March/April 2007.

• Size Matters, Rhys Gallery, Boston, MA September 2006.

• 5 Draw, FPAC Gallery, Boston, MA April 2006.

• The Library Project, Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston, MA. November 2005.

• $ome Color, Boston Art Windows Project, Boston, MA. Aug-Oct. 2005. Curated by Camilo Alvarez.

• Strange Bedfellows, Lillian Immig Gallery, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA. Jan. 2005.

• Collateral Damage, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA. April 2005.

• Contemporary Art Center 2004, North Adams, MA. May 2004. Juried by Jenny Holzer.

• The 18th Biannual Drawing Show, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, January 2004.

• Boston Drawing Project-January Group Show, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA, January 2004.

• Not All Privates Salute, Hallspace Gallery, July 2003.

• A Rally for Triple Candie, Benefit exhibition, Triple Candie, Harlem, NY. June 2003.

• SouthEnders, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA. September 2002. Curated by Annette Lemieux.

• Complex Harmony, Gallery AA/B , Milton, MA June 2002.

• The Drawing Show, Boston Center for the Arts. Boston, MA. February 2002.Curated by Bill Arning.

• Playing by the Rules, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA, September 2001.

• Massachusetts Cultural Council Sculpture/Installation Fellowship Award Winners, Chapel Gallery,

Newton, MA, September 2001.

• modernModular, Gallery Bershad, Somerville, MA. December 2000.

• Making Ends Meet, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA. December 2000.

• Where Do You Draw the Line?; Evolving wall drawing with web movie updates weekly, Creiger-Dane

Gallery, Boston, MA, July 2000.

• Open Season, Hallspace Gallery, Boston, MA. Oct. 1999.

• New Art '99, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA. July 1999. Juried by Jennifer Gross, Curator of

Contemporary Art, Gardener Museum. Boston, MA.

Projects:

- WonderWorlds at Mass MoCA's Kidspace Gallery. An installation project with visitor and middle
school participation. Fall 2004.

- (e)VENT Drawing Project, Boston, MA. May 2004. Key Collaborator for (e)VENT, a Draw-In that
enlisted the efforts of over 150 people from Boston's artist community in response to the PATRIOT Act
and threats to civil liberties. Benefit for Mass-ACLU.

- Drawing in Space, Babson College, Wellesley, MA.. February 2003. Evolving 3-dimensional drawing
incorporating visitor participation.

Juried Slide Registries and Viewing Programs:

- White Columns, 320 West 13th St., NY, NY.

- The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster St., NY, NY.

- The Boston Drawing Project, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA.

Awards:

- Berkshire Taconic A.R.T. Grant in support of the Mass MoCA's Kidspace "WonderWorlds" Exhibit.
Sept. 2004.

- MCC Artist Residency Grant. Mass MoCA "WonderWorlds" Exhibit. 2004-2005. - St Botolph Club Fine Arts Fellowship, May 2004. - Massachusetts Cultural Council fellowship in Sculpture/Installation. Awarded June 2001. - John Singleton Copley Award, November 2000. Juried by Nick Capasso, DeCordova Museum.
Lincoln, MA.

- SMFA Dana Pond Painting Competition: Finalist. Mar. 1998

Selected Permanent Collections/Commissions

"Habitat", 2007. Boston Children's Museum, Boston, MA. Site-specific window installation with
objects chosen from the museum's collections.

"Yin/Yang Universe", 2006. Albany Airport Gallery, Albany, NY. Site-specific long-term installation.

"Life Dance", 2005. Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged, Boston, MA. Site-specific mural for
physical therapy room.

Teaching Experience/ Residencies

- Pre-College Installation Workshop, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA July-August 2006.

- Residency at Kidspace @ Mass MoCA., North Adams, MA. Sept. 2005 to March 2006. Worked on-
site in the gallery and in the schools with children from three area school districts, Grades K-5. Also
taught high school after-school program in the gallery workshop.

- Residency at Boston Public Library, South End Branch. Summer residency July 2003. Created and
led a program entitled A Universe in One Block, working with summer camp groups.

- Mentorship Program, Boston Center for the Arts, 2001 to 2003. Taught traditional drawing technique.
Also worked with BCA Teen Program Coordinator on mentorship program development.

- Visiting Artist Montserrat School of Art, Beverly, MA. October 2001. Group-drawing project with
faculty and students.

- Visiting Artist Montserrat School of Art, Beverly, MA. October 2001. Workshop in Flexible Structures
sculpture class.

- Teen Program, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA. February thru April 2001. Conducted the
course Environments/Ecosystems/Installation in my studio with a group of teens.

- Boston After School Program, South End Public Library. May 2000. Led workshops for groups of
students ranging from 9 to 13 years of age. Created a group drawing project based on the scientific
principles of complexity and emergent order.

Selected Bibliography

1.) "Exuberant Zaniness", by Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe, June 8, 2006.

2.) "The Trees Have No Tongues", by Kristen Pounds, Art New England, Oct/Nov. 2006.

3.) "Unambiguous. Annual New Artist Survey". Artworld Digest, , 2006. www.artworldigest.com.4.) "Pattern, Complexity and ...pompoms?", by Megan Whilden, The Berkshire Eagle, Thursday,
October 14, 2004.

5.) "Drawing on Patriotism, Local Artists Respond to the Patriot Act.", by Thomas Garvey, South End
News, April 29th, 2004.

6.) "At 'The Drawing Show', Works Literally Leap Off the Page", by Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe,
February 1st, 2004.

7.) "An Evolving Canvas", by Miryam Wiley, The Wellesley Townsmen, February 20, 2003.

8.) "Releasing Control", by Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe, January 12, 2002.

9.) "Playing by the Rules (Almost)", by Ellen Howard, ArtsMedia, Sept-Oct. 2001.

10.) "Connections", by Randi Hopkins, Arts Section, The Boston Phoenix, December 1, 2000.

11.) "Emergent Order and Other Experiments", Living Arts Section, The Boston Globe, April 6, 2000.

12.) "Drawing Show takes Off-The -Wall Approach", www.retrorocket.com, July 14, 2000.