Education

2009 MFA- San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

2000 Citizen Leaders Institute- Center for Ethical Leadership, Seattle, WA

1999 BA Non Profit Leadership – Antioch University, Seattle, WA

1992 BFA Studio Art- California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

Solo Exhibitions

• 2007 BioSlice- Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
• 2006 Extraction- Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2005 Hive: Modified- Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
• 2005 The Language of Texture- Lanning Gallery, Sedona, AZ
• 2005 Hive- (In Collaboration with Corbin Frame) Shane Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2005 Fracture- Miner Gallery, Seattle, WA
• 2005 Direct from Nature- FALA Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2004 Specimen- Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
• 2003 New Work- Miner Gallery, Seattle, WA
• 2003 Horizon- Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
• 2003 Emerging Artist Feature- Lanning Gallery, Sedona, AZ
• 2002 Emergence- Miner Gallery, Seattle, WA
• 1992 Thesis Exhibit- Cal Arts- Lime Gallery, Valencia, CA

Group Exhibitions

• 2010 Wax Libris II- Montserrat College of Art Library, Beverly, MA
• 2010 Small Things Considered- Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2010 2010 Oasis- Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2009 Vernissage- MFA Thesis Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
• 2009 Being Gay- Second City Council, Long Beach CA- Juror’s Choice Award
• 2008 The Diptych Project- Arts Council, Steamboat Springs, CO
• 2008 Romanticized Disappointment- Queen’s Nails Annex, San Francisco, CA
• 2008 GUTS! II- Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
• 2008 Chow Fun- Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
• 2008 On the Edge- Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
• 2008 Riots & Revelations- LGBT Community Center, San Francisco, CA
• 2008 Making Room for Wonder- SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 2008 Queer Bodies- Million Fishes Art Collective, San Francisco, CA
• 2008 Small Works Invitational- Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2007 Relative Geometries- Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2007 GUTS!- Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
• 2007 Facsimulacra- Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 2007 Chow Fun- Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
• 2007 National Juried Exhibit- Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
• 2007 Small Works Invitational- Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2007 SFAI Now- Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA
• 2007 Off The Grid: New Directions in Wax- Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA
• 2006 National Encaustic Invitational- Spark Plug Art, Portland, OR
• 2006 Chow Fun- Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
• 2006 Rising From Instinct- Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2006 Small Works Invitational- Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2006 Bonfire of the Vanitas- Etherton Gallery, Temple of Music & Art, Tucson, AZ
• 2004 Miles Conrad/ Claire Parfit - LGBT Community Center, Seattle, WA
• 2003 Downtown Invitational- Herberger Theater Arts Center, Phoenix, AZ
• 2003 Stroke: A Brazenly Queer Art Show- Secluded Alley Works, Seattle, WA
• 2002 Miner Gallery, Seattle, WA
• 2002 Premier Exhibition- LGBT Community Center, Seattle, WA
• 2002 Stroke: A Deliciously Queer Art Show- Secluded Alley Works, Seattle, WA
• 2001 Stroke: A Shamelessly Queer Art Show- Secluded Alley Works, Seattle, WA
• 2001 A Gender Odyssey- Conference Exhibition, Doubletree Hotel, Seattle, WA
• 2000 Smith Tower First Floor Exhibition Space, Seattle, WA
• 1991 The Queer Show II- Cal Arts- Tatum Gallery, Valencia, CA
• 1990 The Queer Show I - Cal Arts- Tatum Gallery, Valencia, CA
  1989 Foundation Show- Cal Arts- Mezzanine Gallery, Valencia, CA

Publications/Media

• 2009 Artistic Evolution, Luxe Magazine, March 2009 Issue
• 2008 The Desert Leaf Magazine, Tucson, October 2008 Issue
• 2008 Arizona Foothills Magazine- Tucson, Nov/Dec p.87
• 2007 Encaustic In Tucson and Beyond- Arizona Illustrated KUAT-TV Channel 6, March 6.
• 2006 Three of a Kind- Feature Story on Tucson Encaustic Artists by Mark Mesari Tucson Home Magazine November Issue p. 44
• 2006 Juggling Art & Administration- Djamila Grossman, Arizona Daily Star January 26.
• 2006 New Gallery on 4th Avenue- Arizona Illustrated KUAT-TV Channel 6, January 10.
• 2005 Waxing Artistically- Margaret Regan, Tucson Weekly September 22-28.
• 2005 The Bee’s Knees- Margaret Regan, Tucson Weekly May 19-25.

Professional Experience

• 2010 Visiting Panelist/Presenter- Annual Retreat, International Encaustic Association, San Francisco, CA
• 2010 Visiting Artist/Panelist/Presenter- Fourth Annual Encaustic Conference, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
• 2010 Adjunct Faculty- The Art Center Design College, Tucson, AZ
• 2009 Guest Curator- Wax & Wane- Frame 301 Gallery Montserrat College of Art, Salem, MA (pending)
• 2009 Visiting Artist/Panelist- Third National Encaustic Conference, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
• 2009 Guest Lecturer- University of Arizona Department of Art, Brooke Grucella’s Museum and Gallery Studies class.
• 2008 Visiting Artist- Contemporary Art Society, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
• 2008 Visiting Instructor- WaxWorks Studios, Santa Cruz, CA
• 2008 Visiting Artist/Panelist- Second National Encaustic Conference, Montserrat College of Art, Salem, MA
• 2008 Visiting Artist/Panelist- Int’l Encaustic Assoc., Annual Retreat Carmel, CA
• 2008 Guest Artist- Encaustic Demonstration- Contemporary Artists of Southern AZ
• 2008 Guest Lecturer- The Artist as Professional- University of Arizona Department of Art, Carrie Seid’s Professional Practices Class
• 2007 Gallery Intern- Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
• 2007 Guest Lecturer- The Artist as Gallerist- University of Arizona Department of Art, Barbara Rogers’ Professional Practices Class
• 2007 Guest Lecturer- Career Day- Sabino High School – Patrick Connell, Art Instructor
• 2006 Guest Artist- Exploring at the Edges Lecture Series- Paper Works- The Sonoran Collective of Book & Paper Artists, Tucson, AZ
• 2006 Panelist- Artist/Gallery Relationships Forum- Tucson Pima Arts Council, Tucson, AZ
• 2006 Juror - Pima College Annual Student Exhibition -Bernal Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2006 Guest Lecturer- University of Arizona Department of Art, Barbara Rogers’ Professional Practices Class
• 2005-Present Director/Curator- Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2004-Present Private Encaustic Instruction- Seattle, WA- Tucson, AZ
• 2004-2005 Artist/ Production Assistant- Simon Donovan, Tucson, AZ
• 2004 Encaustic Painting Demonstration- Tucson Artist’s Guild, Tucson, AZ
• 2004 Co-Curator- ‘Death & Taxes’ Benefit Auction- Lambert House, Seattle, WA
• 2001 Visiting Art Instructor- Puget Sound Community School, Seattle, WA
• 2000 Faculty- Images of Hope- Center for Ethical Leadership, Seattle, WA

Collections

2007 Tucson Museum of Art – Tucson, AZ