education 2004 M.F.A., drawing and painting, california state university, long beach 2002 B.F.A., with distinction, SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, ROHNERT PARK, CA exhibitions: solo 2010 RECENT WORK, MAIN GALLERY, WESTERN NEVADA COLLEGE, CARSON CITY, NV 2007 The Underwear Drawings, red mountain gallery, reno, nv 2004 Recent figure paintings, foyer gallery, SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, ca 2003 willful determination, gatov gallery, long beach, ca exhibitions: selected group 2011 Faculty Exhibition, Truckee Meadows College, Reno, NV 2010 museum studies, sierra arts gallery, reno, nv Faculty Exhibition, lake tahoe community college, s. lake tahoe, ca 2009 faculty exhibition, nevada museum of art, reno, nv faculty exhibition, truckee meadows college, reno, nv Faculty exhibition, western nevada college, carson city, nv tahoe art league studio tour, s. lake tahoe, ca Faculty Exhibition, lake tahoe community college, s. lake tahoe, ca 2008 california statewide painting exhibition, triton museum, santa clara FACULTY EXHIBITION, LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, S. LAKE THOE, CA 2007 INSPIRED BLACK AND WHITE, LONG BEACH ARTS, LONG BEACH, CA FACULTY EXHIBITION, LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, S.LAKE TAHOE, CA FACULTY EXHIBITION, TRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, RENO, NV 2006 WORKS ON PAPER EXHIBITION, LONG BEACH ARTS, LONG BEACH, CA OPEN STUDIO, CARSON CITY, NV FACULTY EXHIBITION, TRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, RENO/TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, RENO, NV FACULTY EXHIBITION, LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, S. LAKE TAHOE, CA 2005 RECONFIGURING THE FIGURE, UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, STOCKTON, CA 2004 ALL MEDIA SHOW, IRVINE FINE ARTS CENTER, IRVINE, CA TALKING IN CIRCLES, ACUNA-HANSEN GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, CA 2003 ALUMNI EXHIBITION, SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, ROHNERT PARK, CA 2002 in the renaissance tradition, FLORENCE, ITALY 2001 FATHER KVAPIL’S CHILDREN, THE BREWERY, LOS ANGELES, CA exhibitions: SELECTED JURIED 2005 NATIONAL JURIED GROUP SHOW, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN OREGON, MONMOUTH, OR STATEWIDE EXHIBIT, SANT CRUZ ART LEAGUE, CA 2004 WOMEN’S FESTIVAL FOR THE ARTS, SECOND CITY ARTS COUNCIL, LONG BEACH, CA. IRENE HOFFMAN, JUROR, CURATOR OF CONTEMPORARY ART, ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART REVIEW OF exhibitions COX, EMILY. THE ECHO, “new art exhibits at truckee meadows community college,” december, 2007 vagner, kris. reno news and review “art of the state,” december 2007 awards/distinctions 2004 irvine fine arts center, honorable mention, painting 2003 figure drawing and painting award, california state university students doing great things award, csulb 2002 graduate teaching assistantship, csulb figure drawing award, csulb dean’s scholarship, csulb who’s who among america’s teachers 2000 forest w. and ida j. Benson scholarship, sonoma state university 1996 who’s who among america’s teachers 1994 fulbright exchange grant, one academic year, cardiff wales, great britain professional experience 2006-present adjunct faculty, truckee meadows cc, reno, nv 2005-present adjunct faculty, lake tahoe cc, south lake tahoe ca 2005-2011 Adjunct FAculty, Western Nevada College, Minden, nv 2005 adjunct faculty, fullerton college, fullerton, ca part-time faculty, compton college, compton, ca 2003-2004 instructor of record, california state university, lb 2002 graduate teaching assistant, california state university, lb 1999-2001 teaching assistant, sonoma state university 1994-1995 fulbright exchange grant recipient, glan ely school, wales, gb