Education

 

 

2023 - B.F.A. Studio Art: Painting and Printmaking- Art and Design Department Honor

Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

 

2021 - B.A. Art History

Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO

 

2002 - Associates Degree

University Wisconsin Superior, Superior, WI

 

 

National Juried Exhibitions

 

 

 

2024

Mountain Plains Contemporary Art Biennial, Curator: Jane Burke

Salina Art Center, Salina, KS

 

2023

Biodiversity, Juror: Lily Cain

The Art Center of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, CO

 

2022

Outside In, Juror: Sam Green

Warwick Center For the Arts, Warwick, RI

 

2021

National Contemporary Still Life, Juror: Eric Elliott

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

2020 

Abiding Courage, Juror: Jonny Skye

Warwick Center For the Arts, Warwick, RI

 

2019 

Contemporary Figure, Juror: Ron Hicks

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

 

 

2025

The Shape of Strength and Fragility, Invitational Exhibition 

437Co Gallery, Grand Junction, CO

 

2023

Inside Out, Invitational Exhibition 

Orbit Artspace, Fruita, CO

 

2022

The Years, Invitational Exhibition 

Art and Light Studio, Grand Junction, CO

 

2019 

Home: Person, Place and Thing 

Triangle Gallery, Grand Junction, CO

 

 

Group Exhibitions

 

 

 

2025

The Sky Is the Limit, Curator: Matt Jones

The Art Center of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, CO

 

2024

Canyons Plein Air Invitational, Curator: John Lintott

Carlson Vineyards Tasting Room, Grand Junction, CO

 

Technical Touch Curator: Sonja Fuenzalida

New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

 

Summer Group Show, Curator: Garrett Day

Orbit Artspace, Fruita, CO

 

Locals, Curator: Matt Jones

The Art Center of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, CO

 

Winter Exhibition, Curator: Garrett Day

Orbit Artspace, Fruita, CO

 

2023

25 

Omnia Contemporary, Grand Junction, CO

 

Monochrome (scheduled September 2023)

Omnia Contemporary, Grand Junction, CO

 

Fleeting Moments 

437Co Art Gallery, Grand Junction, CO

 

2022

White

Craig Gallery, Palisade, CO

 

Small Works

Orbit Artspace, Fruita, CO

 

Gallery Launch

Orbit Artspace, Fruita, CO

 

Work on Paper

GJ Art Center, Grand Junction, CO

 

Masters

Craig Gallery, Palisade, CO

 

Colorado Mesa University Juried Art Student Exhibition Juror: Paul Tholl

GJ Art Center, Grand Junction, CO 

 

Palisade Peach Festival

Blue Pig Gallery, Palisade, CO

 

Black and White

Craig Gallery, Palisade, CO

 

Members Show

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO 

 

Palisade Wine Festival

Craig Gallery, Palisade, CO

 

2021

The Great Heist Auction

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

Art of the Still: Contemporary Still Life

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

Nostalgia

Craig Gallery, Palisade, CO

 

Portraits

Craig Gallery, Palisade, CO

 

Members Show

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

2020

Exploring Our Fears

In Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL 

 

art is...

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

Student/Instructor Exhibition

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

XX 2020

Omnia Contemporary, Grand Junction, CO

 

Colorado Mesa University Juried Art Student Exhibition Juror: Joseph Gonzalez

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

Figure

Omnia Contemporary, Grand Junction, CO

 

Members Show

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

2019

10% Hope

Omnia Contemporary, Grand Junction, CO

 

Student/Instructor Exhibition

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

Postcards From 2019

Omnia Contemporary, Grand Junction, CO

 

2018

Skin Tones

Triangle Gallery, Grand Junction, CO

 

Juried Annual Culture Fest Exhibition Juror: Pavia Justinian 

Mesa County Library, Grand Junction, CO

 

Fragment

Triangle Gallery, Grand Junction, CO

 

2017

Colorado Mesa University Juried Art Student Exhibition Juror: Alexia Kutzner 

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

Workshops Attended

 

 

 

2024- New York Studio School: Drawing Marathon w/ Xico Greenwald and Avital Burg

2023- Zoey Frank: Breaking The Surface Part 2

2022- Yuval Yosifov: Observational and Abstract Painting

2022- Edmond Praybe: Theme and Variation

2022- Zoey Frank: Breaking The Surface Part 1

2021- Tim Kennedy & Eve Mansdorf: Close to Home

2021- Peter Van Dyck: Interior Space

2021- Edmond Praybe: Harnessing Momentum: Sustained Still Life

2021- Zoey Frank: The Self Portrait from Observation

2021- Susan Lichtman: Start With a Part

2020- Catherine Kehoe: The Head Examined

2020- Zoey Frank: Painting Change- Still Life in Motion

2020- Zoey Frank: Multiple Figure Composition Part 2

2020- Zoey Frank: Multiple Figure Composition Part 1

2019- Nicolas Uribe: Sketchbook Painting

2018- Ron Hicks: Unlikely Pairing-Painting Across Disciplines

 

Professional Practice

 

 

 

2024

 Artist Residency

Summer Undergraduate Residency Program - one month residency

New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

 

2022 

Guest Artist Lecture

Topic: On-line Workshops

Colorado Mesa University Painting Department, Grand Junction, CO

 

Juror

Altrusa Annual Art Fair

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

Committee Member-Permanent Collections (2022-present)

Western Colorado Center for the Arts

Grand Junction, CO

 

2021

Board of Trustees Member (2021-present)

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

 

2020 

Juror

Brush and Palette 73rd Annual Fine Art Show

Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO