BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin Madison, WI - MFA: Wood/Art, MA: Wood/Art 

2005-2008

Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI - BFA: Furniture Design 

2000-2003 

Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO - Major: Sculpture

1997-2000 

EXHIBITIONS

2009     Transformation 7: Contemporary Works in Wood - traveling exhibition

2009 Joan Mitchell MFA Grant Recipient Show - Cue Gallery - New York, NY

2008 International Art & Design Fair - New York, NY

2008 Debut Solo Exhibition - Wexler Gallery - Philadelphia, PA

2008 Wood - Artisan Gallery - Paoli, WI

2008 Alter Ego (MFA exhibition) - Maia Haus Project Space - Madison, WI

2008 Speculation - Commonwealth Gallery - Madison, WI

2007 Meticulocity (MA exhibition) - Silo Project Space - Madison, WI 

2006 Works Together - 7th Floor Gallery - Madison, WI

2004 Curv-iture - traveling exhibition hosted by the Furniture Society

2003 Emerging Perspectives - Meredith Gallery - Baltimore, MD

2003 Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2003 (Milan Furniture Fair 2003)   RISD booth - Milan Italy

2002 Providence Fine Furnishing Show - RISD booth - Providence, RI

awarded Best In Show, Student Work, juried by Jere Osgood

2002 The Chair Show - Worcester Center for the Crafts - Worcester, MA

AWARDS AND COLLECTIONS

2009 Museum of Art and Design - permanent collection - New York, NY

2008 Interior Design Magazine - Best of Year Award - Lounge Seating

2008 Joan Mitchell Foundation - MFA grant recipient

2003 Distinctive Furniture Design - awarded by the Furniture Design department - RISD

PRESS

2009 Objects, Craftpunk (book) Germany, pgs 15-16

2009 Forbes Life (magazine) USA, March 2009, pg 36

2009 Interior Design (magazine) USA, January 2009 Number 15, pg 184

2009 Desire (book) Germany, pgs 110-111

2009 American Craft (magazine) USA, January 2009, pgs 22-23

2009 Philadelphia Home (magazine) USA, Winter 2009, pg 88

2008 American Style (magazine) USA, April 2008, cover and pgs 82-83

2008 500 Chairs (book) USA, pg 39

2008 LAB (magazine) Russia, Vol 5 issue 44 pg 44

2008 American Craft (magazine) USA, January 2008, pg 40

2008 Arch (magazine) China, April 2008, pg 28

2007 Dwell (magazine) USA, July/August 2007, pg 50

2007 Space (magazine) China, April 2007

2007 D'Casa (magazine) Italy, September 2007, pg 52

2006 The Meaning of Craft (book) pg 109

2004 Furniture Makers Exploring Digital Technologies (book) pg 57

2004 400 Wood Boxes (book) USA, pg 193 

OTHER

2007 Visiting Artist Lecture California College of Art - San Francisco, CA

2007 Visiting Artist Lecture San Diego State University - San Diego, CA