Education
M.F.A., Painting, San Francisco Art Institute. 2007.
B.A., Art, with emphasis in Painting and Drawing, University of California at Santa Cruz. 2002.
Summer Study at the American University of Rome, Italy. 2001.

Individual Exhibitions
Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2010. (forthcoming)
Yesterday's Here, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2008.
Fools Foundation, Sacramento, CA. 2006.
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2006.
Inner Spaces, The 101 Artist Colony, Encinitas, CA. 2003.
The Entropic Amalgam, Baskin Gallery, University of California at Santa Cruz. 2002.

Group Exhibitions
Crazy 4 Cult 4, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA. 2010.
Surrealism Now, Bissaya Barreto Foundation, Coimbra, Portugal. 2010.
Under the Influence, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA. 2010.
The Lost Underground Art Show, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA. 2009.
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA. 2009.
8th Annual Art Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA. 2009.
Scientific Evolution, Distinction Gallery, Escondido, CA. 2009.
Family Pictures, Root Division, San Francisco, CA. 2009.
Crazy 4 Cult 3-D, Gallery 1988, Los Angeles, CA. 2009.
Opening Salvo for Suite 418, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2009.
Aqua Art Fair, Miami, FL. 2008.
10 Under 30, Haines Gallery at Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara, CA. 2008.
Red Dot Art Fair, New York, NY. 2008.
MFA Selections, Gatehouse Gallery, The Di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA. 2008.
No Gifts, Please, Michael Rosenthal Contemporary Art, Redwood City, CA. 2007.
Red Dot Art Fair, Miami, FL. 2007.
6th Annual Art Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA. 2007.
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA. 2007.
Cream, From the Top, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA. 2007.
San Francisco Art Institute Graduating MFA Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA. 2007.
Red Ink Revisited, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA. 2007.
SFAI Now, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA. 2007.
Continuing MFA Show, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2006.
The Residents Album and DVD Preview, The French Fry Factory, Oakland, CA. 2005.

Artist Talks and Panel Discussions
Guest Lecturer, Berkeley City College, Berkeley, CA. 2010.
"The MFA Experience", Moderated by Michael Schwager, Di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA. 2008.
"Artists' Forum", Moderated by Kenneth Baker and Glen Helfand, Arts Benicia, CA. 2008.

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