Selected Experience

Public Collections
Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens, Steelhead Sculpture, 2006
Penland School of Crafts, Architectural Tile Commission, 2003
Santa Barbara City College, Chenel Purchase Award for Ceramics, 1994

Residencies
Black Mountain Center for the Arts, Artist-in-Residence 2004-2005
Hui No'Eau Visual Arts Center, Visiting Artist, 2003
Mendocino Art Center, Artist-in-Residence 2001-2002

Solo Shows
Ceramic Murals, Arigato, 2007
Turkey Shoot (with Brad Nack), Perch Gallery, 2007
New Work in Clay, RoY, 2006
Chickendreamings, Stanford University Faculty Club, 2002
Chickendreamings, Mendocino Bakery & Café, 2002
Cryptobiology, Maienza Wilson Gallery, 2001
Fossil Record, RoY, 2000

Group Shows
"From Dust to Decadence" Curated by Sasha K. Reibstein, Boehm Gallery, Palomar College San Marcos, CA 2008
"Ceramics Annual" Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA 2008
"Red" Juried by Richard Notkin, Baltimore Clayworks, 2007
"Vessel Invitational", The Arts Fund Gallery, 2007
Gallery of Functional Art
“Good Things Small Packages” Schaefer Int’l Gallery, Maui Arts & Cultural Center 2004
“Men’s Work” Tierra Solida Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA 2004
“Vessel Invitational”, Hui No’Eau Visual Arts Center, Maui, HI 2003
“California Plates” Juried by Otto Heino, Tierra Solida Gallery, 2003
Featured Artist, Sundance Catalog, Early Spring Issue 2003
“Small Images 17,13,11,10”, Atkinson Gallery, 1995-2002 Honorable Mentions
“Earth, Water, Fire, Air”, Fielding Graduate Institute, 2001
“Small Packages” Lisa Coscino Gallery, 2000
“Up for Grabs” Faculty Invitational, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1997
“Current Clay” Juried by Patrick Crabb, Gallery Eight, 1995

Teaching
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, Workshop Instructor 2005
Maui Community College, Maui, HI, Guest Lecturer 2004
Hui No’Eau Visual Arts Center, Maui, HI, Workshop Instructor 2003
Santa Barbara City College, Guest Lecturer 2001
San Marcos High School, Santa Barbara, CA. Substitute Art Teacher 1999-2003
Bishop Diego Garcia High School, Santa Barbara, CA. Guest Lecturer 1996-2004
Goleta Valley Junior High School, Special Education Program, Instructional Assistant 2000

Awards
Haystack School of Crafts, Mary Beasom Bishop and Francis Summer Merritt Scholarship 2000
Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA Honorable Mention, “Small Images 13,11,10” 1995-1998
Jurors: Rebecca McGrew, Josine Ianco Starrels, Joan Hugo
National Society of Arts and Letters, Third Place, CA “Container/Containment” 1996
Jurors: Bill Shinn, Neil Moss, Bruce Tomkinson, Leslie Thompson

Education and Assistantships
Richard Notkin, Archie Bray Foundation, 2007
Hayne Bayless, Faculty Assistant, Arrowmont School, 2005
Brian Ransom, Studio Assistant, Penland School of Crafts 2003
Anne Hirondelle, Technical Assistant Scholarship, Haystack School of Crafts 2000
Richard Notkin, Scholarship Student, Penland School of Crafts 2000
Nolan Babin, Woodfire Workshops, Concow, CA 1996-1999
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, UC San Diego 1991

Other Interests
Gardening, Cooking, Baking, Brewing, Surfing, Hiking, Music Performance