Juror:
Juror 2007/08 Call for Entries MidCoast Fine Arts
Art Education:
National Board Certified Teacher 2006- Present
Creative Arts Academy 2017- Present
Adjunct Profesor St. Ambrose University 2017- Present
Geneseo Southwest Elementary K-5 Art Education 2006-2017
Summer Learning Adventure 2010
Figge “See and Do Tour” Summer 2006
Kaleidoscope Classes Summer 2006
Leadership:
Holocaust Education Committee- 2023-Present
artsBASICS Co-Director 2020-Present
Emerging Excellence Chair 2020-Present
Art at the heART Committee- 2018-Present
Talks:
Artist Talk at the FIGGE “Why Strangers?” Spring 2019
Artist Talk at the FIGGE “Comics, Heroes, and American Visual Culture” Fall 2007
Artist Talk at the FIGGE “Martin Mull- Temperate Climate” Nov. 2006
Shows:
St. Ambrose University, “Faculty Show” 2022
QC Arts @ the Airport, “Feminism Now” 2021
FIGGE Art Museum, “Why Strangers?” 2019
St. Ambrose University, “Coney Island” 2018
Bucktown Center for the Arts, “Coney Island” 2017
Smith Studio and Gallery, “10 years a Painter” 2016
St.Ambrose University, “American Pastimes” 2015
Blackhawk College, “American Pastimes” 2014
Midcoast Gallery, “Americantastic 2: The Son of Tastic” 2013
Midcoast @ the Rivercenter, “Revolution” 2012
Bucktown Gallery, “Americantastic” 2012
QC Arts @ the Airport, “Something About Night” 2011
Welcome Center LeClaire Iowa, “Something About Night” 2010
Bucktown Gallery, “Something About Night” 2010
Bucktown Gallery, “All in the Family” 2009
Quad City Arts Gallery, “EX-CH-AN-GE” 2008
Hi-fi Café, Show Milwaukee Wisconsin Feb-March 2007
Salon Show Lager Gallery, “Everything Nothing” 1-20-07
Quad City Arts Gallery, “All in the Family” Jan-Feb 2007
Peanut Gallery, Winter Hop “Blue Christmas” Dec. 2006
Peanut Gallery, Fall Hop Sep.2006
Augustana College 30th Annual Fine Art Show April 2006
Venus Envy April 2006
Mode Art Gallery “Everything/ Nothing/ Blank Generation” April 2006
Quad City Arts “ Image & Word” Feb-April 2006
Quad City Arts “Cat Show” November 2005
Peanut Gallery “21st Century Cave Art” Fall Gallery Hop Sep. 2005
Coffee Hound Solo Show Sep. 2005
Publications:
River City’s Reader “Best Of the Quad Cities”, February 2007 – 3rd Best Visual Artist
River City’s Reader Jan 10-16, 2007 #615V.14
Rock Island Argus Thurs. April 6, 2006 B3
Rock Island Argus Thurs. March 30, 2006 B1
Rock Island Argus Friday, March 31, 2006 B3
“Quercus” V15 St. Ambrose Fine Art Publication 2006
Venus Envy Catalog 2006
River City’s Reader “Best of the Quad Cities” February 2005 –2nd Best Visual Artist
“Quercus” V14 St. Ambrose Fine Art Publication 2005
“Quercus” V13 St. Ambrose Fine Art Publication 2004 –Cover Image
Awards:
John Schmidt Art Award, St. Ambrose University 2006
National Honor Society (Top 5%), St. Ambrose University 2006
River City’s Reader “Best Of the Quad Cities”, February 2007 – 3rd Best Visual Artist
River City’s Reader “Best of the Quad Cities” February 2005 –2nd Best Visual Artist