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2019 Substructure and Narrative, Plinth Gallery, Denver, CO. (two-person)
Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN.
No Creative Boundaries, Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM.
Featured Artist Show, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Abstract 2019, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnetonka, MN.
Nucleus, gallery 360, Minneapolis, MN.
Solo Exhibition, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault, MN. (solo)
2018 28th Annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN.
Feats of Clay, Lanesboro Art Center, Lanesboro, MN.
22nd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, TX.
Saint Paul Art Crawl, Carleton Artist Lofts, St. Paul, MN.
Ceram-A-Rama, ASU Art Museum Ceramic Research Center, Tempe, AZ.
2017 Gifts in the Gallery, Artistry, Bloomington, MN.
27th Annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Arts of the Holidays, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnetonka, MN.
Wax Stories 2, Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO.
Featured Artist Show, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
ABSTRACT, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnetonka, MN.
Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN.
Urban Vestiges, gallery 360, Minneapolis, MN. (solo)
Saint Paul Art Crawl, Carleton Artist Lofts, St. Paul, MN.
Captivating Clay, Paramount Center for the Arts, St. Cloud, MN.
BOLSTER, Schaller Gallery, Saint Joseph, MI.
2016 Recent Works, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, Hutchinson, MN. (solo)
26th Annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
5 foot show, gallery 360, Minneapolis, MN.
Ceramic Tile 2016, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI.
Featured Artist Showcase, Boulder Arts & Craft Gallery, Boulder, CO. (solo)
Pearl Street Arts Fest, Boulder, CO.
Mountain Standard Clay Biennial, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO.
NCECA Gallery Expo, Kansas City, MO.
2015 Scenes From the Side of the Road, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. (solo)
25th Annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Golden Fine Arts Festival, Golden, CO.
Pearl Street Arts Fest, Boulder, CO.
NCC Member Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN. (juror)
NCECA Gallery Expo, Providence, RI.
2014 Fine Art Market, Arvada Art Center, Arvada, CO.
24th Annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Firefly Handmade Holiday Market, Boulder, CO.
Horseshoe Holiday Market, Denver, CO.
2014 Holiday ManCraft, Denver, CO.
ArtDenver, Denver, CO.
Featured Artist Show, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Golden Fine Arts Festival, Golden, CO.
Open Arts Fest, Boulder, CO.
Art in the Park, Steamboat Springs, CO.
Edina Art Fair, Edina, MN.
Spring Horseshoe Market, Denver, CO.
Firefly Handmade Spring Market, Boulder, CO.
2014 Colorado Clay Biennial, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO.
2013 23rd Annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Firefly Handmade Holiday Market, Boulder, CO.
Horseshoe Holiday Market, Denver, CO.
2013 Holiday ManCraft, Denver, CO.
Firefly Handmade Autumn Market, Boulder, CO.
Fall Horseshoe Market, Denver, CO.
CSArt Colorado 2013, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO.
Artists of NCC, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
NICFest 2013, Nicolaysen Art Museum, Casper, WY.
Longing for Repetition, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO.
Spring Horseshoe Market, Denver, CO.
2012 Firefly Handmade Holiday Market, Boulder, CO.
22nd Annual Holiday Exhibition and Sale, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Horseshoe Craft & Flea Market, Denver, CO.
Invitational Tile Exhibition, Ripple River Gallery, Aitkin, MN.
2012 Colorado Clay, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO.
Artist of the Month, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
19th Anniversary Show, Carnegie Arts Center, Alliance, NE.
2011 Ceramic Community, Rourke Art Gallery, Moorhead, MN.
2011 Artists of NCC, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
2010 It Was 20 Years Ago Today, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Art-a-Whirl, Artujillio Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
Foot in the Door, The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN.
2009 interiors, Ridgewater College, Hutchinson, MN. (solo)
2009 Artists of NCC, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Salon 300, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN.
2008 not not clay: REALLY contemporary works, Gallery 13, Minneapolis, MN.
97th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN.
Juror Olga Viso, Director, Walker Art Center
Eggshells and Waxwings, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
Jerome Artists in Retrospect, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
2007 Four Jerome Artists, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
2006 Visible Fringe, Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN.
Building Memories, Red Mug Gallery, Superior, WI.
Art-a-Whirl, Density Studios, Minneapolis, MN.
St. Paul Art Crawl, Art Resources Gallery, St. Paul, MN.
2005 5 foot Show, gallery 360, Minneapolis, MN.
Artists of NCC, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
“blush”, rabbit ~ an elusive gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
2004 inAuguRaTion, rabbit ~ an elusive gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
2003 Artists at Work, Cornucopia Art Center, Lanesboro, MN.
Three Jerome Artists, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Abstract Visions in Clay, Paul Watkins Gallery, Winona State University, Winona, MN.
2002 Studio Artists Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Feats of Clay XV, National Juried Show, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA.
Small Works, National Juried Show, North Tahoe Art Center, Tahoe City, CA.
89th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Minnesota State Fair, Fine Arts Building, St. Paul, MN.
2000 Made in 2000, The Robert Lauren Gallery, The Clayspot, Easthampton, MA.
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Samuel Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, NY.
Elmhurst Art Museum 3rd Annual Juried Competition, Elmhurst, IL.
New York Area MFA Exhibition, Hunter College, Times Square Gallery, New York, NY.
Clay on the Wall, Fourth National Juried Exhibition, Kansas State Gallery, Manhattan KS.
1999 Ceramic Department Exhibition, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY.
1998 BFA Thesis Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
1996 Wanna Go For a Ride, Atwood Memorial Gallery, St. Cloud, MN. (solo)
Kiehle Visual Arts Juried Exhibition, Kiehle Gallery, St. Cloud, MN.
2018 22nd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, TX. — Merit Award
2017 Captivating Clay, Paramount Center for the Arts, St. Cloud, MN. — First Place
2013 Longing for Repetition, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO. — Best of Juried Show
2012 19th Anniversary Show, Carnegie Arts Center, Alliance, NE. — Second Place
2006 Jerome Artist Project Grant for Ceramics, Jerome Foundation, St. Paul, MN.
2002 Jerome Artist Project Grant for Ceramics, Jerome Foundation, St. Paul, MN.
2002 Feats of Clay XV, National Juried Show, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA. — Third Place
2000 Elmhurst Art Museum 3rd Annual Juried Competition, Elmhurst, IL. — Honorable Mention
1996 Kiehle Visual Arts Juried Exhibition, SCSU, St. Cloud, MN. — Dean’s Award
Ridgewater College, Wilmar, MN.
Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Continental Clay, Denver, CO.
Hilton Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN.
The Hotel at Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
The Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM.
Alliance Times-Herald. “Artist Inspired by Alliance and the Prairie.” April 6, 2013
Forker, Jennifer. “Ancient Wax Technique Gains New Fans.” Associated Press. web February 19, 2013.
Golden Transcript. “Fired Up about Clay.” August 2, 2012.
StarTribune. “Fired Up.” May 16, 2003.
Daily Hampshire Gazette. “A Timely Timelessness.” August 15, 2000.
1998 – 00 Graduate State University of New York, New Paltz, NY.
1996 – 98 Undergraduate The School of the Art Institute Of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
1991 – 96 St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN.
2012 – Present Installation Specialist & Curator, St. Paul, MN.
2008 – 2011 Exhibitions Director & Curator, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
2005 – 2008 Installation Specialist, Art Resources Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
2004 – 2006 Co – Owner/Curator, Rabbit, LLC, Twin Cities, MN.
2004 – 2005 Exhibition Curator, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
2001 – 2004 Exhibitions & McKnight Artist Grants Director, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN.
1998 – 1999 Studio Assistant, Ursula von Rydingsvard, High Falls, NY.