EDUCATION
MFA (Master of Fine Arts), Indiana University
Bloomington, IN, USA, August 2004
– Printmaking and Installation Works
– Master’s Thesis on quantity theory: Repetition and Repetitious Acts
– Thesis Exhibition: Perfecture_01
BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts), Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, Ohio, USA, May 1998
– Painting, Sculpture and Printmaking
– History minor
– Graduated Cum Laude
AWARDS
2007-2008, Emerging Artist Grant, Durham Art Council (NC); 1500 USD
2005 May, First Prize, CityLights Exhibition, Academy of Art, Krakow, Poland; exhibition, catalogue, installation of work in bus stops throughout city
2004-05, Book Arts and Printmaking Fellowship, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italyhousing, supplies, 10,000 Euro stipend
2005 June, Merit Scholarship, Ox-Bow Summer School of Art, Saugatauk, Michigan; 1000 USD
2005 June, Work Scholarship, Ox-Bow Summer School of Art, Saugatauk, Michigan; 550 USD
2005 April, Doctoral Grant-in-Aid of Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; 700 USD
2003-04, Associate Instructorship, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, tuition waiver, 8000 USD stipend
2003 October, Doctoral Grant-in-Aid of Research, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana; 500 USD
2002-03, Associate Instructorship, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, tuition waiver; 7800 USD stipend
2001-02, Graduate Assistantship, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indianatuition waiver; 6800 USD stipend
1998 May, Cum Laude, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
1998 May, Juror’s Award, All-Student Juried Exhibition, Delaware, Ohio; 100 USD
1997 April, Dorothy Getz Memorial Fellowship, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio; 500 USD
1996 April, Annie Rogers Rusk Award, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio; 500 USD
1994 Merit Scholarship, Youngstown Junior Bowlers Association, Youngstown, Ohio; 700 USD
EXHIBITIONS
2008
Here Be Monsters, Raleigh, North Carolina; March 7 – April 2, 2008, Flanders311 Art Gallery
Repressed III, Richmond, Virginia; March 18 – April 22, 2008, Gallery 5
PRINTED: Prints and Books from North Carolina Artists, Greensboro, North Carolina; January 19 – February 28, 2008, Greenhill Center for NC Art
No Danger, Richmond, Virginia; West Lafayette, Indiana; February 1 – 28, 2008, Richmond International Airport,
September 2 – October 12, 2008, Purdue University Art Gallery
Art on Paper 2008, Greensboro, North Carolina; October 19, 2008 – Jan. 25, 2009, Weatherspoon Art Museum
2007
War in Heaven II, Greensboro, North Carolina (DUO), February 14 – March 14, 2007, EUC Art Gallery
Emission, Penang, Malaysia, July 1 – 31, 2007, Penang State Art Gallery
Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 23 – 31, 2007, Flanders Art Gallery
The Sketchbook Project, Atlanta, Georgia, November 27 – December 17, 2007, Art House Gallery
2006
War in Heaven I, Bloomington, Indiana (DUO), November 17-30, 2006, Art Hospital
Emission, Columbia, SC; Philadelphia, PA; Stauton, Virginia, West Lafayette, Indiana
May 15 – June 30, 2006, University of South Carolina
May 1 – 31, 2006, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
September 4 – 20, 2006, Mary Baldwin College, Stauton, Virginia
September 15 – October 20, 2006, Purdue University
2005
View from Venice: From the Collection of the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, New York; NY, January 28 – April 9, 2005; Center for Book Arts
Passaparola, Rome, Italy, May 1-15, 2005; Biblioteca Centrale NazionaAccumulation #1 (You know us better than you think), Venice, Italy (SOLO), May 30 – June 7, 2005; Galleria il Sotoportego
CityLights, Krakow, Poland, May 15 – June 12, 2005; Academy of Arts, Krakow
Bienalle del Libro d’Artista, Cassino, Italy, September 1 – October 24, 2005; Biblioteca Communale
Accumulation #2 (piles), Berlin, Germany (SOLO), October 7 – November 3, 2005; KunstOffice Gallery
Emission, Berlin, Germany; Venice, Italy
September 3-7, 2005; Universitat der Kunste Berlin Gallery
December 20, 2005 – January 9, 2006 Galleria il Sotoportego, Venice
2004
Regime Change: New Work by Lou Joseph and Dan Hlavinka, Venice, Italy (DUO), August 15-Sept 10, 2004; Galleria il Sotoportego
Perfecture_01: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Bloomington, Indiana (SOLO), March 30-April 10, 2004; School of Fine Arts Gallery
Elements: IU Graduate Printmakers, Bloomington, Indiana, February 10-21, 2004; School of Fine Arts Gallery
Cream: A Juried Show of IU MFA & BFA Students, Indianapolis, Indiana, Feb. 1-16, 2004; Dean Johnson Gallery
2003
The Library of Babel: Collaborative Books 2000-2003, Bloomington, Indiana (SOLO), March 14-31, 2003; Fine Arts Library Gallery
Graduate Printmakers: Indiana University, RISD & Tyler, Rome, Italy, June 20-July 28; Tyler Univ in Rome Gallery
The Regular Paper Show, Roswell, New Mexico, June 25-July 17, 2003; University of New Mexico-Roswell
The Regular Paper Show, Roswell, New Mexico, June 25-July 17, 2003; University of New Mexico-Roswell
Bed, Bloomington, Indiana (SOLO), August 1-20, 2003; Fuller Projects
Wexford Artist’s Book Exhibition, Wexford, Ireland
September 6-October 10, 2003; Wexford Art Centre
July 16-28, 2003; Fairlawn Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
November 1-15, 2003; University Of West England, Bristol, England
Live Loads/Modular Facades Bloomington, Indiana (SOLO), October 29-November 9, 2003; Art Building
2002
Insulation, Bloomington, Indiana (SOLO), December 4-7, 2002, School of Fine Arts Gallery
Thirteen (IU Graduate Printmakers), Bloomington, Indiana, December 3-7, 2002, School of Fine Arts Gallery
2001
Prints/Paintings, Columbus, Ohio (SOLO), June 28-July 10, 2001; Exposure Gallery
1998
B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Delaware, Ohio (SOLO), April 16-21, 1998; Lynn Mayhew Gallery
Student Juried Exhibition, Delaware, Ohio, April 5-20, 1998; Beeghly Gallery
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2007-2008, Visiting Artist, Cyanotype, Collaborative Print Methods
Anchor Graphics and New Hampshire Institute of Art; Chicago, IL & Manchester, NH
Taught one weekend workshop in cyanotype printing to a group of 10 students, various ages and experience levels (Anchor Graphics, May 2007)
Taught one 2 day workshop to undergraduates and BFA in collaborative print methods, delivered two lectures on my work, gave individual critiques to BFA students (NH Institute of Art, March 2008)
Taught weekend workshop in collaborative print methods to a group of 10 students (Anchor Graphics, July 2008)
2006, Adjunct Instructor, Visual Studies Department
Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Taught course in beginning drawing to undergraduate students, writing the syllabus and assignments. (Instructor of record.)
Worked to other drawing instructors to implement curriculum in department.
2004-05, Book Arts and Printmaking Fellow, Annual Courses, Study Abroad Programs, Summer Programs
Scuola Internazionale di Grafica; Venice, Italy
Taught one year-long, one semester-long, one five week and one two week intensive book arts classes with Italian and study abroad students. (Instructor of record)
Assisted one year-long advanced printmaking class, and one five week intaglio printmaking class.
Managed the shop assistant with the school director.
Recommended non-toxic processes in existing facility.
2003-04, Associate Instructor, Printmaking
Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana
Taught screen printing, intaglio, lithography and relief as well as advanced topics and techniques. (Instructor of record)
Managed print studio, maintenance and budget.
Implemented non-toxic processes in existing facility
Researched and implemented facility improvements.
2002-03, Associate Instructor, Beginning Drawing
Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana
Taught foundations level drawing to majors and non-majors, developing my own syllabus and assignments. (Instructor of record)
Integrated lectures on historical masters with contemporary applications.
2001-02, Graduate Assistant, Printmaking Department
Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana
Assisted professor with teaching upper-level screen printing class.
Conducted demos and assisted with critiques for class.
Co-managed graduate print shop, maintenance and budget.
PROJECTS, COLLABORATIONS AND EXCHANGE PORTFOLIOS
2009: Displaced: exchange portfolio of 22 artists, as part of the 2009 Souther Graphics Council
2008: Love, Death, Life, Soul: group residency with 6 international artists, in Kasterlee, Belgium, at the Frans Masereal Center, to produce a portfolio of prints
2005: Emission: exchange portfolio with 20 international artists, as part of the Impakt printmaking conference in Berlin, Germany, participant.
2005: De Ja Vu: editioned book, participant.
2004: Home: IU Printmaking Workshop exchange portfolio, organizer and participant
2004: Print: editioned book, participant.
2003: Time: IU Printmaking Workshop exchange portfolio, participant.
2003: Art Building: Off-campus temporary exhibition space, participant
2000-2008: Collaborative Book Project: ongoing project, involving 50 artists and writers in books that are exchanged via the postal service, organizer and participant
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2008: Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg University, exhibtion curator “Safety Architecture”
2008: Frans Masereel Center, artist-in-residence
2008: Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, artist-in-residence
2005: Atelier Toos Neger, artist-in-residence
2004-2005: Scuola Internazionale di Grafica; curating and installing exhibitions in the school’s gallery, managing the school’s residency and visiting artist programs and helping overseas studies students adapt to Venice
2004: Ox-Bow Summer School of Art; artist-in-residence
2003-2004: Graduate Employee Organization; steering committee member
2003-2004: Graduate Print Exhibition; co-organizer- worked with another graduate student to organize the printmaking group exhibition, securing a curator and overseeing installation
2002: Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, IU Summer Program, participant
2000-2001: Wexner Center for the Arts; tour guide and volunteer usher
1998-1999: Tucson Public Art; assistant, helped plan and execute murals in Tucson, Arizona.
1997-1998: OWU Fine Arts Gallery; Gallery Assistant; worked with professors and student to prepare senior BFA exhibition
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2008: Professional Artist Lecture; New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
2008: Studio Work to Date; New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH
2007: Collaborative Processes; Duke University, Durham, NC (undergraduate seminar)
2006: Studio Practice(s); University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC (graduate student seminar)
2005: Accumulation #2; KunstOffice Gallery, Berlin, DE (gallery talk)
2005: Studio Work to Date; Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice IT (slide talk on my work to date, given to University of Iowa study abroad students)
2005: Accumulation #1; Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice IT (gallery talk)
2005: Studio Work to Date; Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice IT (slide talk on my work to date, given to Boston University study abroad students)
2004: Perfecture_01; SoFA Gallery, Bloomington IN (gallery talk)
2004: Repetition and Repetitious Acts; Indiana University, Bloomington IN (grad student seminar)
2003: Zu Bing and Repetition; Indiana University, Bloomington IN (grad student seminar)
2002: Recent Work and Influences; Indiana University, Bloomington IN (grad student seminar)