Email
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Illustration
Portfolio
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EDUCATION
2009 - Pacific NW College of Art, BFA
HONORS & AWARDS
2012 - Finalist, Oregon Book Awards, Literary Arts
2009 - Thesis Award in Illustration, PNCA
2009 - Thesis Exhibition Design Award, PNCA
2009 - 1st and 2nd place, Carrie-Voorhies Drawing Contest
2008 - 2nd and 3rd place, Carrie-Voorhies Drawing Contest
PROFESSIONAL
2010, June - October - Bangback Blog for Pinball Publishing, Portland, OR. Contributor.
2009, September - 2010, August - Work For Free Magazine, London. Co-editor.
2009, August - Nurses' Album Release Show. Portland, OR. Set design and video.
2008, March- 2009, June - Heather Treadway Fashion, Portland, OR. Assistant.
ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS
The NY Times One Page Magazine, The American Reader, The Willamette Week, Edible Portland Magazine, The Portland Mercury, Explode into Colors, Nurses, Tom Tom Magazine, Bitch Magazine, MCMC Fragrances, Truthout.org.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013, January - Untitled, curated by Jeffery Kriksciun. Fylkingen, Stockholm, Sweden.
2012, September - The Beginning. Beginnings Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
2012, September - Presidential Losers. Salvage Vanguard Theater, Austin, TX.
2012, June - Short Cuts, curated by Bill Kartalopolous. On a Marché sur la bulle, Ameins, France.
2012, May - Study Group, curated by Zack Soto. Fantagraphics Bookstore, Seattle, WA.
2011, October - Monster Show 666. Domy Books, Austin, TX.
2011, August - Also, Books, curated by Holly Holly Hobby Hobby. Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA.
2011, August - Art Trek 8, curated by Ephameron. Gallerie Mekanik, Antwerp, Belgium.
2010, March - It was a Large & Lovely Garden, with Mia Nolting. Together Gallery, Portland, OR.
2009, September - It is Happening Again. The Curiosity Shoppe, San Francisco, CA.
2009, May - PNCA BFA Thesis Exhibition, collaboration with Paul Wagenblast. PNCA Steven's Studios, Portland, OR.
2009, May - You've Got Light in Your Eyes, curated by Meighan O'Toole . Pens + Needles, San Francisco.
2009, March - Journey Through Bookland, curated by Seth Neefus. Together Gallery, Portland, OR.
2009, February - Fresh Start, curated by Seonna Hong. Santa Cruz, CA.
2008, August - Floating World Animation Festival, curated by Jason Leivian. Baghdad Theater, Portland, OR.
2008, July - The Americans, curated by Justin Morrison. Grass Hut, Portland, OR.
2008, July - Swim Meet. Together Gallery, Portland, OR.
2008, June - Transformative Atmospheres. PNCA BFA Gallery, Portland, OR.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013, January - Untitled, curated by Jeffery Kriksciun. Fylkingen, Stockholm, Sweden.
2012, March - The Dancer at Midnight. Huis Haas, Antwerp, Belgium.
2009, January - Looking Down. Frank James, Portland, OR.
2007, March - Fun Fun. Acorn Cafe, Portland, OR.
CURATORIAL
2010, December - Unnatural. Golden Rule, Portland, OR.
2009, January - Daily Patterns. The Waypost, Portland, OR.
PUBLICATIONS (** self published)
2012 - The Blonde Woman**
2011 - StudyGroup Magazine issue 1. ed. Zack Soto.
2011 - Astral Talk, published by Publication Studio. ed. Aidan Koch
2011 - Gang Bang Bong, issue 2. ed. Ines Estrada.
2011 - Black Walls, published by Kaugummi Books.
2010 - Nudity In Groups, issue 2. ed. Alex Felton & Kevin Abel.
2010 - Vastness, No. Two**
2010 - Secret Prison, issue 3. ed. Ian Harker.
2010 - MOME 20. ed. Eric Reynolds.
2010 - The WHALE, published by Gaze Books.
2010 - L'episode, issue 3.
2010 - Smoke Signals, issue 4.
2010 - Vastness, No. One**
2009 - Diamond Comics, issue 4.
2009 - Ghost Comics Anthology. ed. Ed Choy Moorman.
2009 - Warmer**
CONFERENCES
2012, September - Perverse Comics Form: Challenging Comics' Conventions, SPX. Panel Member.
2010, August - Participation/Observation, Portland Zine Symposium. Panel Member.
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
2013, March - Visiting artist, Illustration dept. Pacific NW College of Art.
2012, November - Community illustration workshop, Epicenter.
2012, June - Conversation with James Payne and Caitlin McGurk, Wexner Center for the Arts.
2011, October - Visiting artist, beginning screen-printing class, Rutgers University.
RESIDENCIES
2012, June - Skylab, Columbus, OH.
2009, January - Open House, Portland, OR.
INTERVIEWS
The Comics Journal interview with Sean T. Collins
InkStuds radio interview with Robin McConnell
20 Questions with Austin English
Hungry Eyeball, with Mia Nolting