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Education
1997, MFA in Painting - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1994, BFA in Painting - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Exhibitions
2009, Realism - Solo Exhibition – La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009, Expressions West 2009, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR – Juror: Richard V. West
2009, 41st Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Visual Arts Society of Texas, Denton, TX - Juror Dan Piersol
2009, MYTHOGRAPHY, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH (International Juried Exhibition)
1997, Pennart - Kohn Pedersen Fox Gallery, New York, NY - Curator: Patrick Murphy
1997, 11 PM - Meyerson Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - Curator: Patrick Murphy
1997, East/West Vision In Between - Arthur Ross Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Jurors: Lily Yeh, Natvar Bhavsar
1997, MFA Thesis Exhibition - Meyerson Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1996, MFA 2nd Year Fall Exhibition - Meyerson Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1996, MFA 1st Year Spring Exhibition - Meyerson Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1995, MFA Fall Exhibition - Meyerson Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1995, Solo Exhibition - ACO Salon, Mahtomedi, MN
1994, BFA Thesis Exhibition - Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1994, Scholarship Awards Show - Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1994, Solo Exhibition - Horst Salon, Lumber Exchange Building, Minneapolis, MN
1993, Scholarship Awards Show - Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Awards
2009, 1st Place - 41st Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, Visual Arts Society of Texas, Denton, TX
1996, Departmental Grant - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1994, Carter Prize for Painting - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1993, Gay M. Grossman Scholarship for Painting - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1993, Carter Prize for Painting - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Teaching
1997, Instructor, Painting 1- College of General Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1996, Teacher Assistant for Julie Schneider, Painting 1 - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Commissioned Works
2008, Bertil & Maja, Commissioned by Corinne and Dietrich Lawrenz, Medina, MN

Bibliography
2009, Sarah Earle, emerge midwest art zine, (April 2009) – Juror Heath Yenna

Gallery Representation
La Familia Gallery, 117 Prefontaine Place S., Seattle, WA , www.gallery@lafamiliallc.com

two bens - oil on canvas, 36" x 24"