SUMMARY
I make art to examine natural systems, as well as human activities that disrupt natural systems. I combine science and art as ways of knowing. In addition to traditional object-based practices (i.e., making prints or paintings), my work also emphasizes process, especially interactions with the natural world.
WORK IN PROGRESS
I collected plastic debris on Midway Atoll (pictured above). Now I am creating drawings and paintings based on what I found. For details, see my debris project page.
PORTFOLIO
JUROR & CURATOR
- Juror: Edina Art Fair, 2012, 2013, and 2014
- Curator: What Follows What Came Before, March 25–May 6, 2011
- Co-curator: Minnesota Center for Book Arts' Artist Community exhibitions, 2009 & 2011
ENGAGEMENT & SERVICE
- Faculty at Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 2009-2013
- Artist for Minnesota Center for Book Arts' Studio Fundraiser Calendars, 2011, 2012 & 2013
- Printer of the Realm demonstration on replica Gutenberg press, Minnesota Renaissance Festival, 2011 & 2012
- "Sratch Negs from Scratch" demonstration, Mid-America Print Council Conference, October 2010
- Walker Art Center Tour Guide, 2009–2013
- Winter Book printing apprentice, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 2008 & 2011
- Art in Embassies Program, work exhibited in the U.S. Embassy in Skojpe, Macedonia, 2008–2011
EXHIBITIONS
- Near and Far Contemporary Landscape Paintings, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at St. Catherine University, September 8–October 23, 2014
- Small Wonders, Groveland Gallery, December 7, 2013–January 18, 2014
- Tales of Environmental Turbulence: The Common Trail of Art and Science, University of Minnesota, October 17, 2013–January 6, 2014
- Admire: A Correspondence between Artists, FORM+CONTENT Gallery, January 17–February 16, 2013
- 12×12×12: Twelve Artists, Twelve Hours, Twelve Days, Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, August 23–September 3, 2012
- The Clearest Way, Groveland Gallery, June 1–July 2012
- The Art of the Book: 17 Artists from Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Anderson Center in Rochester, MN May 11–June 25, 2012; and Copper Country Community Art Center in Hancock, MI, August 1–31, 2012
- Art on the Plains XI, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, January 28–May 20, 2012
- Old Friends, New Talent, Groveland Gallery, August 4–27, 2011
- What Follows What Came Before, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, March 25–May 6, 2011
- Parts of a Whole: New Work by MCBA's Artist Community, February 18–April 24, 2011
- +1: Print Invitational, Groveland Gallery, September 10–October 16, 2010
- Front, Back & Between: New Work by the MCBA Artist Cooperative, January 23–March 8, 2009
- Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, 2008, 2007, 2004, 2002, and 2001
- Art On the Plains IX, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, October 2006–January 2007