Media:                                     Painting

 

Education:

1990-1994                            University of California at Santa Cruz, BA Studio Art, Painting

 

Exhibitions

                                               

2015-2016                            Lake Oswego Art In George Rogers Park

2015                                       Bend, Art In the High Desert

2015                                       Portland Open Studio Tour

2012, 2014, 2016               Ice Cream Paintings, Salt & Straw Ice Cream Shop, Portland, OR

                                                Solo Show, Bikeasaurus, Portland, OR

                                                “Unnatural Histories” Group Show, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR.

                                                “Food Cart Art”, Screaming Sky Gallery, Portland, OR.

                                                “Swan Boat” Installation in Red Rover Gallery, Portland OR.

                                                Solo Show, Suzette Creperie, Portland, OR.

                                                Group Show, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR

                                                Bend SpringFest, Bend SummerFest, Bend, OR

2011                                       Juried Show, ‘Artcrank” Ace Hotel, Portland, OR.

                                                Solo Show, Suzette Creperie, Portland, OR.

                                                “What the Timbers Saw”  Bitter End Pub, Portland, OR

                                                Group Show, Screaming Sky Gallery, Portland, OR. 

2010                                       Group Show, Benjamin Benjamin Gallery, Portland, OR

                                                “Octopus” Benjamin Benjamin Gallery, Portland, OR

                                                Solo Show, Suzette Creperie, Portland, OR

                                                “Atomic Tiki”, Elroy Gallery, Portland, OR

                                                “Blue Ribbon” Benjamin Benjamin Gallery, Portland OR

2009                                       Bicycle Art Installation, Green Microgym, Portland, OR

                                                Solo Show, Nora’s Table, Hood River, OR.

                                                Group Show, PiP Gallery, Portland, OR.

2008                                       Juried Show, “Images of the Pittock Mansion”  Pittock Mansion, Portland, OR

                                                “Gargle”, Sarkie Studios, Portland, OR

                                                Solo Show, Good Neighbor Pizza, Portland  OR

                                                Group Show, PiP Gallery, Portland, OR.

2007                                       “Thirty” Group Show, Ohm Studio, Portland, OR

                                                “Zoo” Sarkie Studios, Portland, OR

2004                                       Commerative Sculpture  w/ Thomas Collins & Kate Murphy for Sonoma Community Ctr.

2002                                       Juried Selection, Sonoma Art Banner Project, Sonoma, CA

                                                Two Person Show with Helene Minelli, Cloverdale Library, Cloverdale, CA

2001                                       “Recreation”  Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA

2000                                       “April Fools”  ”  Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA

1999                                       “Figurative Interpretations”  Quicksilver Mine Co., Sebastopol, CA.

                                                “Travel and Leisure”,  Alta California Gallery, Sonoma, CA

                                                Juried Show, “Tiles,” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

                                                “6 on 5” Alta California Gallery, Sonoma, CA.

1998                                       “Thrills and Chills” Alta California Gallery, Sonoma, CA

1997                                       “You Are What You Eat” ”  Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA

1996                                       Solo Show, “Tables and Chairs,”  ”  Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA

1995                                       Group Show, Central Coast Craftmakers, San Luis Obispo, CA

1994                                       Senior Show, Bridge Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA

 

Publications

2012                                       Painting on the cover of Source Weekly, Bend, OR

2009                                       Illustration in Dirt Rag bicycling magazine, for the Old Coot column

                                                Five illustrations in Oregon Home Magazine, ‘Control Your Clutter’

                                                Illustration used on rustler.com, a British cycling website

                                                Interview in Boneshaker Magazine         

                                                Featured in Michael Mann’s “Art of Bicycling” blog  www.velotry.blogspot.com

                                               

Recognition and Awards

2012                                       Best of Show, Bend SpringFest, Bend, OR

2009                                       Design Competition Winner, CD design, KINK FM, ‘Plug In Portland’

1998                                       Honorable Mention, Sonoma Salute to the Arts Competition

                                                Third Place, 3D, Napa Mustard Festival Art Competition

1997                                       First Place, 3D, Napa Mustard Festival Art Competition

1996                                       Best Of Show, Small Works Show,   Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA

                                                Honorable Mention, National Society Of Arts and Letters, Ceramics Competition,

                                                Santa Barbara Chapter, judged by Beatrice Wood

Related Work History

2007-2009                            Co-Owned and operated Sarkie Studio and Gallery, Portland, OR

2003-2007                            Co-Owned and operated Hipkiss Gallery, Sonoma, CA

1996-2005                            Ceramics and Art Teacher, Sonoma Community Center. 

2001-2004                            Art Teacher, Prestwood Elementary School

2001-2004                            Art Teacher, El Verano Elementary School

2001                                       Ceramics Teacher, La Luz Community Center

2000                                       Ceramics Teacher, Sassarini School

1998                                       Printmaking Teacher, Dunbar School

1995-1996                            Craft Teacher, Whiz Kids, Los Osos, CA

1992-1994                            Gallery Worker, Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA

 

Installations

Current                                Six Portraits of Members of Secret Societies. Secret Society Recording Studio, Portland, OR.

Current                                Six paintings depicting Oregon’s logging history.  Secret Society Lounge, Portland, OR

2008-2012            Twelve paintings of cyclists.  Portland’s Green Microgym, Portland, OR