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
CV
Education
2023 - B.F.A. Studio Art: Painting and Printmaking
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 Exhibition
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
Mountain Plains Contemporary Art Biennial
Salina Art Center, Salina, KS
Alternative Printmaking, Juror: Niza Knoll
Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO
2023
25
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
2020
XX
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
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
2023
Juror
Altrusa Annual Art Fair
Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
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