Solo & two Person Exhibitions
2021
Erace Traces, The Hub - Arts and Cultural Center, Rushville, IL
2019
Foregone Conclusion, Lonnie Eugene Stewart Art Gallery, Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, IL (with Ian Shelly)
2016
Cathedral, Annex Gallery, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2013
Painting Schmainting, Len G. Everett Gallery, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL
Recent Paintings, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
2010
Avenue, Mabee Art Gallery, Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO
Avenue, Len G. Everett Gallery, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL
2008
Not for the Season, Dunham Gallery, Aurora University, Aurora, IL
2006
Leftovers, Grand Ballroom Gallery, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2005
Ones Like These, Len G. Everett Gallery, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL
2002
Paintings: MFA Exhibition, Graduate Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
More Paintings, DeKalb Gallery, DeKalb, IL
1999
Paintings: BFA Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019
64 Arts, Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL, Juror: Ben Owen
Biennial Quad-State Exhibit, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL, Juror: John Schuerman
2017
Portals, ACS Gallery, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL, Curator: Samantha Haring
Galex, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL, Juror: John Bakker
2016
64 Arts, Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL, Juror: Lonnie Eugene Stewart
Annual National Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY, Juror: Graham Nickson
2015
Biennial Quad-State Exhibit, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL, Juror: Miranda Krajniak
Cedarhurst Biennial, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL, Jurors: David Brinker and Kathryn Nahorski
Galex, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL, Juror: Preston Jackson
2014
Galex, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL, Juror: Rima Girnius
Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Teaching Museum of Art, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, Juror: Mary Em Kirn
2011
Cedarhurst Biennial, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL, Jurors: Dona Bachman, Olivia Lahs-Gonzales, and Duane Reed
Biennial Quad-State Exhibit, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL, Juror: Jessica Baran
Galex, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL, Juror: Mel Adamson
2009
Cedarhurst Biennial, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL, Jurors: Dan Overturf, Jeff Hartz, and L. Brent Kington
2007
Paint! South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, Juror: Gerry Bergstein
Annual National Self-Portrait Exhibition, 33 Collective Gallery, Chicago, IL, Juror: Matthew Ivan Cherry
Biennial Quad-State Exhibit, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL, Juror: Diane Schaffstein
Cedarhurst Biennial, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL, Juror: Andrew J. Walker
2005
Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Teaching Museum of Art, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, Juror: Lori E. Mills
1998
Juried Student Awards Show, University Art Gallery, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, Juror: Mark Arctander
Awards & Honors
2019
Painting Award, 64 Arts, Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL
2014
Second Place, Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
2011
Second Place, Biennial Quad-State Exhibit, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
2009
Third Place, Cedarhurst Biennial, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
2007
Second Place, Biennial Quad-State Exhibit, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
Best of Show, Cedarhurst Biennial, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
2001
Jack Arends Memorial Scholarship, School of Art and Design, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2000
Full Tuition Waiver, continued through graduation, School of Art and Design, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
1999
Magna Cum Laude, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Departmental Scholar, Art Department, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
1999
Talent Grant/Tuition Wavier, Art Department, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
1998
Talent Grant/Tuition Wavier, Art Department, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
1996
Foundation Presidential Scholarship, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
1995
Laura Kent Donahue General Assembly Legislative Scholarship, Illinois General Assembly, IL
Education
2002
MFA, painting, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
1999
BFA, painting and drawing, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Professional Experience
Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Director, University Art Gallery, 2015-present
Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL
Assistant Professor, 2008-2015
Lecturer, 2004-2008
Henry Hill Correctional Center, Galesburg, IL
Instructor, 2007
Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Instructor, 2006-2007
Instructor, 2002-2004
Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, IL
Instructor, 2005-2006
Instructor, 2003-2004
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2001-2002