Education
2009 MFA, Painting Emphasis, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2004 BFA, Painting Emphasis, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN
Professional Experience
2019 Assistant Professor of Practice, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. Advanced Figure Drawing, Graphic Design, Illustration,
Foundations Drawing, Motion Graphics, Studio Tech, Baccalaureate Student Advisor
2018 Assistant Professor of Practice, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. Advanced Figure Drawing, Graphic Design, Illustration,
Foundations Drawing, Motion Graphics, Studio Tech, Baccalaureate Student Advisor
Instructor, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND. Intro to Acrylic Painting and Color Theory, Intro to Mixed Media, Intro to Drawing
Visual Arts Coordinator, North Dakota Governor School, NDSU
2017 Lecturer, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. 2-Dimensional Design, Advanced Figure Drawing, Graphic Design, Illustration,
Foundations, Baccalaureate Student Advisor
Juror, Hawley Art Show, Hawley, MN.
Instructor, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND. Intro to Acrylic Painting and Color Theory, Intro to Mixed Media
Visual Arts Coordinator, North Dakota Governor School, NDSU
2016 Lecturer, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. 2-Dimensional Design, Advanced Figure Drawing, Graphic Design, Illustration,
ArtBank Coordinator, Flakoll Gallery Coordinator, Baccalaureate Student Advisor
Visual Arts Coordinator, North Dakota Governor School, NDSU
Juror, Scholastic Art Awards, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND.
Instructor, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND. Intro to Acrylic Painting and Color Theory
2015 Lecturer, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. Intro to Art History, Foundations Basic Drawing II, Advanced Drawing Studio,
Art Bank Coordinator, Flakoll Gallery Coordinator
Instructor, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND. Intro to Acrylic Painting and Color Theory
2014 North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. Foundations Basic Drawing I (2 sections)
Adjunct Faculty, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN, Figure Drawing II (2 sections), Visiting Artist Colloquium
Coordinator
Juror, Davies High School Art Awards, Fargo, ND.
2013 Adjunct Faculty, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN, Basic Drawing II(2 sections), Intro to Life Drawing,
Colloquium Coordinator
2012 Adjunct Faculty, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN, Basic Drawing I(2 sections), Introduction to Foundation
2D Design(2 sections)
2011 Adjunct Faculty, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN, Introduction to Foundation 2D Design (2 sections)
2010 Introduction to Cartooning, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Moorhead, MN
2009 University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, Graduate Student Instructor of Record, Drawing
II, Basic Drawing and Color Materials (2 sections)
2008 University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, Graduate Student Instructor of Record, Basic
Drawing and Color Materials (4 sections)
2003 Teaching Assistant, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN
Exhibitions
2020 Human Rights Arts Festival, Group Exhibition, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, Taube Museum of Art, Minot, ND, Bismarck Downtown
Arts Co-Op, Bismarck, ND
Solo Exhibition, North Dakota State Capital Building, Bismarck, ND
2019 Postcard Perspectives, Group Exhibition, Artspace at Untitled, Oklahoma City, OK
Art Ghoullery, Juried Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
New Paintings, Solo Exhibition, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Face to Face, Solo Exhibition, Dakota Fine Art, Fargo, ND
Human Rights Arts Festival, Group Exhibition, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
2018 Huddle Number 2, Group Exhibition, Brewery Art Lofts Shoebox Projects,
Los Angeles, CA
New Paintings, Solo Exhibition, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Faculty Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Memorial Union Gallery, NDSU, Fargo, ND
2017 New Paintings, Solo Exhibition, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Newvember Group Show, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Look, Group Exhibition, Fargo, ND
2016 Plains Art Museum, Instructor Exhibition, Fargo, ND
New Paintings, Solo Exhibition, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
2015 New Paintings, Solo Exhibitions, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Newvember, Group Exhibiton, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Cave Paintings, Solo Exhibitions, Macrostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2014 TMI Hospitality Mural, West Fargo, ND
New Paintings, Solo Exhibition, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Newvember, Group Exhibiton, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
2013 Figurative Mementos, Solo Exhibition, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Newvember Group Show, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Three Artists, Group Exhibition, Hotel Donaldson, Fargo, ND
MSUM Faculty Show, Group Exhibition, Hotel Donaldson, Fargo, ND
MSUM Faculty Show, Group Exhibition, Roland Dille Center for the Arts Gallery, MSUM,
Moorhead, MN
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Solo Exhibition, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
2012 MSUM Faculty Show, Group Exhibition, Roland Dille Center for the Arts Gallery, MSUM,
Moorhead, MN
Under 40, Group Exhibition, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
Newvember, Group Exhibition, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Transitions, Solo Show, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Under 40, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2011 New Drawings, Solo Show, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
2010 ArtView:Microcosm/Macrocosm, Solo Exhibition, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Abstract 100, Group Exhibition, Roland Dille Center for the Arts Gallery, MSUM, Moorhead,
MN
2009 New Paintings, Solo Exhibition, Ecce Gallery, Fargo, ND
Microcosm/Macrocosm: New Paintings, Solo Exhibition, Empire Arts Center, Grand Forks, ND
Convergence, Master of Fine Arts Exhibit, Col. Eugene E. Meyers Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Student Juried Show, Group Exhibition,University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
2008 Color and Texture, Solo Exhibition, Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND
Regional Collections, Group Exhibition, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
Paintings, Solo Exhibition, North Dakota Museum of Art Café, Grand Forks, ND
2007 Student Juried Show, Group Exhibition,University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Juried Group Show, Group Exhibition, Upfront Gallery, Fargo, ND
Paintings, Group Exhibition, Underbrush Gallery, Fargo, ND
2006 Group Show, Group Exhibition, Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center Juried Art Exhibit,
Moorhead, MN
Paintings and Drawings, Solo Exhibition, Babb’s, Fargo, ND
New Paintings, Group Exhibition, Underbrush, Fargo, ND
2005 New Paintings, Solo Exhibition, Babb’s, Fargo, ND
New Paintings, Group Exhibition, Underbrush Gallery, Fargo, ND
2004 New Paintings, Solo Exhibition Babb’s Fargo, ND
Paintings, Group Exhibition, Underbrush Gallery, Fargo, ND
2003 BFA Exhibition, Roland Dille Center for the Arts, Minnesota State University Moorhead,
Moorhead, MN
Solo Exhibition, Hotel Donaldson, Fargo, ND. First Recipient of Solo Student Room and
Purchase Award
MSUM Drawings, Group Traveling Exhibition, Scotland
Group Show, Fergus Falls Invitational, Wage Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls, MN
MSUM Student Juried Art Show, Roland Dille Center for the Arts, Minnesota State University
Moorhead, Moorhead, MN Award: Juror’s Choice
University of North Dakota Student Juried Show, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks,
ND, Award: Honorable Mention
Main Museum Mural, Cass County Historical Society, Bonanzaville, West Fargo, ND
2002 Group Show, Fergus Falls Invitational, Wage Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls, MN
Awards
2009 Distinguished Creative Exhibition, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
University of North Dakota Student Juried Show Honorable Mention
MSUM Student Juried Show Juror’s Choice
2002 MSUM Mary Alexander Brumby Scholarship
2001 MSUM Mary Alexander Brumby Scholarship
Collections
Fargo City Hall, Fargo, ND
TMI Hospitality, West Fargo, ND
Fargo Forum, Fargo, ND
Pracs Corporation, Fargo, ND
Blue Cross Blue Shield Corporate Office, Fargo, ND
Vogel Law Firm, Fargo, ND
West Acres Mall, Fargo, ND
Hotel Donaldson, Fargo, ND
Gate City Bank, Fargo, ND
Dawson Insurance, Fargo, ND
Work Featured in Over 100+ Private Collections
Publications
2009 UND Discovery Magazine, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Donations
2016 Plains Art Museum Spring Gala
2013 MSUM Alumni Foundation Founders Gala, MSUM, Moorhead, MN
2012 North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2011 North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
Television
2012 Featured Artist Profile, Prairie Pulse, Prairie Public TV