b. 1981, Smithtown, NY, resides in Chicago, IL

EDUCATION

:: 2006 :  BFA, Fiber & Materials Studies, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

:: 1999-2002 :  pursued BA, Studio Art, Oberlin College

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

:: 2009 :

• Upcoming: _Channeling: An Invocation of Queer Spirits and Spectral Bodies_, London Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, London, UK
• _All Aboard Future_, Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn, NY

:: 2008 :

• _Zoopermodel_, Swimming Pool, Chicago, IL
• _Smile_, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL - *Solo Exhibition*
• _Chicago Short Film Brigade: Best of 2007_, Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL

:: 2007 :

• _End Times_, Lasso Gallery/Butcher Shop, Chicago, IL
• _Positive Space/Negative Feelings_, Brown Triangle, Chicago, IL
• _Big Ideas_, Suzanne Cummings Gallery, Chicago, IL - *Solo Exhibition*
• _Traditions and Interpretations_, Textile Center, Minneapolis, MN
• _Art Shanty Projects_, Medicine Lake, Plymouth, MN

:: 2006 :

• _The Perfect Man_, All Rise Gallery, Chicago, IL
• _Displaced Occupation_, Harold Washington College President's Gallery, Chicago, IL
• _Version>06: Parallel Cities_, Iron Studios, Chicago, IL
• _Undergraduate Exhibition_, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

:: 2005 :

• _Puppet, Doll & Mask Show_, Reversible Eye, Chicago, IL
• _Temporary Allegiance_, Gallery 400, Chicago, IL
• _Open Source/Open Ear_, Mess Hall, Chicago, IL
• _Urban Gardening and Exterior Decoration_, Open End Gallery, Chicago, IL
• _Shot Through The Heart_, Texas Ballroom, Chicago, IL

:: 2004 :

• _In Print_, Diamonds on Archer, Chicago, IL
• _Gay Bar_, Diamonds on Archer, Chicago, IL
• _Blowin' Up_, Texas Ballroom, Chicago, IL
• _Context_, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL

PROJECTS, SPACES

_Mess Hall_: keyholder/organizer of an experimental cultural center in Chicago's Rogers Park, 2008-present
_No Coast_: co-founder of a multi-use studio, art space and consignment store in the Pilsen neighborhood in Chicago, 2007-present
_The Chicago Tapes Project_: interactive public installation, ongoing
_Live Action Screenprinting_: travelling public printmaking workshop, ongoing
_Pilot TV Chicago_: Trans-Feminist media conference, 2004
_Texas Ballroom_: artists collective & performance space, 2003-2005

EMPLOYMENT IN THE ARTS

:: 2007-present :  Costume Designer, Redmoon Theater, Chicago IL

:: 2006-07 :  Printmaking Instructor, After School Matters, Chicago IL

:: 2006 :  Studio Assistant, Mars Gallery, Chicago, IL

:: 2004-06 :  Youth Drawing Instructor, Chinese American Service League, Chicago, IL

:: 2004 :  Printmaking Instructor, Gallery 37 in the Parks (Portage Park), Chicago IL

:: 2004 :  Studio Intern, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL

PRESS

Bert Stabler, “Critic's Choice: Smile,” _Chicago Reader_, 12 Jan. 2008
Aleks Tomaszewska, “Hidden Light,” fashion spread for _Mule Magazine_ no. 4, March 2007
Jennifer Brandel, “Soft Shop on Crackling Ice,” _848_ (Chicago Public Radio WBEZ), 8 Feb. 2007
Liz Armstrong, “What Are You Wearing?” _Chicago Reader_, 6 Jan. 2006
Jessica Hopper, “Never Mind Lime Wire,” _Chicago Reader_, 12 Aug. 2005
Ryan Vaillancourt, “Tactical Media,” _Lumpen_ no. 95, July 2005

AWARDS & RESIDENCIES

Art Shanty Projects Grant & Residency, 2007
SAIC Student Leadership Award, 2005 and 2006
SAIC Portfolio Merit Scholarship, 2003-2006