Education
2006
University of Kansas, Lawrence
BFA with a concentration in sculpture
Awards, Honors, and Grants
June 2006
Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture
International Sculpture Center
Hamilton, New Jersey
May 2006
$10,000 Deferential Tuition Art Grant
Applied to the Dominican Art Project
University of Kansas
May 2006
Hollander Family Foundation Award
University of Kansas
April 2005
Most Innovative Cupola Design
Sloss Southern Conference for Cast Iron Art
Birmingham, Alabama
May 2004
Fine Arts Scholarship
University of Kansas
2000 – 2006
Academic Honor Roll
University of Kansas
Exhibitions
October 4 - 11
Munnys That Bring Happiness (group)
The Lawrence Art Center Gallery
September 6 - 30
All Aboard for Everything: A Series of a Series (group)
The Wonderfair Art Gallery and How - Lawrence, KS
August 22 - October 5
Clouds are Easy to Love (group)
The Percolator Gallery - Lawrence, KS
June 27 - July 26
Faculty Show (group)
The Lawrence Art Center Gallery
June 27 - August 29
Horses! (group)
6 Gallery - Lawrence, KS
May 30 - June 28
Wrestle! Wrestle! Wrestle! (group)
The Wonderfair Art Gallery And How- Lawrence, KS
May - June 2008
Water (group)
6 Gallery - Lawrence, KS
May 26th 2008
I Like That Idea A Lot (group)
The Wonderfair Gallery And How- Lawrence, KS
April 4th 2008
Spring Fever (group)
Arts Incubator Gallery - Kansas City, MO
April 3rd 2008
The Magik Show (group)
The Pony Club Gallery - Portland, OR
March - April 2008
Oh Sweet Animal (group)
6 Gallery - Lawrence, KS
February 12th 2008
Tender Loins (group)
Teller’s Gallery – Lawrence, KS
January - February 2008
Inner Journeys (group)
6 Gallery – Lawrence, KS
December 10th 2007
Lumps of Coal (group)
Tellers Gallery – Lawrence, KS
November 2007
Small Works Show (group)
Arts Incubator Gallery - Kansas City, MO
October 26th 2007
Delicious (group)
6 Gallery – Lawrence, KS
October 8th 2007
Fresh Produce 2 (group)
Teller’s Gallery – Lawrence, KS
September 2007
Thresholds (group)
6 Gallery – Lawrence, KS
July 2007
Salon Styles (group)
Teller’s Gallery - Lawrence, KS
April 2007
Fresh Produce (group)
Teller’s Gallery - Lawrence, KS
February 2007
Rich as Love: Red Balloon Redux (group)
Teller’s - Lawrence, KS
January 2007
Stop Motion (solo)
Olive Gallery - Lawrence, KS
January 2007
The Art of War (group)
Milian Gallery - Wichita
October 2006 – April 2007
Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Exhibit (group)
Grounds for Sculpture
International Sculpture Center - Hamilton, New Jersey
June – July 2006
New Visions (dual)
Arts Incubator Gallery - Kansas City, MO
May 2006 – April 2007
Downtown Lawrence Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit (group)
Lawrence Arts Commission - Lawrence, KS
May 2006
East Side Art Show (group)
411 Studio - Lawrence, KS
May 2006 and May 2004
University of Kansas Fine Arts Scholarship Show (group)
KU Fine Arts Gallery - Lawrence, KS
February 2006
Senior Show (group)
KU Fine Arts Gallery - Lawrence KS
October 2004, 2005, and 2006
Red Balloon To-Do (group)
Olive Gallery - Lawrence KS
September 2005 and December 2006
Lawrence-Own-Your-Own (group)
Hobbs Taylor Lofts and Lawrence Art Center - Lawrence KS
May 2005
Metamorphosis (group)
Cherry Street Gallery - Kansas City, MO
Collaborations
February 2008
Larry Villains, Comic book
Published by Astrokitty Comics and More, Lawrence
March 2007
Larryville Laughs, Comic book
Published by Astrokitty Comics and More, Lawrence
October 2006
The Plaza Art Fair
In conjunction with the Arts Incubator of Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
April 2006
Iron Remembers: Iron Sculpture Burial Project
International Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art
Ironbridge World Heritage Site- Shropshire, England
October 2005
All Strings Considered: Convergent Paths and Structures Project
KU Fine Arts Gallery- Lawrence Kansas
Invitations
September 2006
Guest artist
Free State Free Con, Comic Convention
Douglas County Fair Grounds- Lawrence Kansas
June 2006 – July 2007
Painting on loan to the Office of the Vise Provost
University of Kansas- Lawrence, Kansas
Publications, Articles, and Online Exposure
January 2007
“Art for Fun Sake”
Kansas Alumni Magazine- University of Kansas
Issue #1
January 2007
“Funny and Fancy”
The Pitch- Kansas City
Volume 26
Posted- October 14th 2006
“The Latest Master of the Automaton”
Featured at www.teamdroid.com
Aired- October 10th 2006
Guest Cartoonist
The Panel: A comic discussion show
Featured on 90.7 KJHK, KU student run radio station
Lawrence, Kansas
Posted- October 8th 2006
“The Next Generations of Arthur Ganson”
Featured at www.suicidebots.com
October 7th 2006
“Man in Motion”
Lawrence Journal World- Lawrence Kansas
June 10th 2006
“Students Hope Dreams Will Come True”
Lawrence Journal World- Lawrence, Kansas
August 2005 – May 2006
Fancy Comix: weekly comic strip
University Daily Kansan- Lawrence, Kansas
February 12th 2006
“Toys for Katrina’s Tots”
Lawrence Journal World- Lawrence, Kansas
January and February 2006
Comics featured in Artstew Magazine
Issues #1 and #2
May 11th 2005
“Students Turn Space into Artist Community”
University Daily Kansan- Lawrence, Kansas
Workshops and Competitions
April 2006
International Conference for Contemporary Cast Iron Art (ICCCIA)
Ironbridge Gorge world Heritage Site- Shropshire, England
April 2006
Worlds Smallest Cupola Competition
ICCCIA
Ironbridge Gorge world Heritage Site- Shropshire, England
April 2005
Sloss Southern Conference for Iron Art
Birmingham, Alabama
Personal References
Mathew Burke
Associate Sculpture Professor, University of Kansas
(785)-864-5664
John Hachmeister
Professor of Sculpture, University of Kansas
(785)-864-2374
Kris Hermanson
Education Director: Lawrence Arts Center
(785)-843-2787
Louis Copt
Lawrence Arts Center: board member
Previous President of the Lawrence Arts Commission
louis@louiscopt.com
Jeff Becker
Arts Incubator Director
jbecker@artsincubatorkc.org
(816)- 421-2292
Other References: Institution, Gallery, and Organization
6 Gallery
716 1/2 Massachusetts St
Lawrence, 66044
Phone: 785-856-6480
Arts Incubator of Kansas City
940 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence, KS 66044
785-843-2787
www.lawrenceartscenter.com
Astrokitty Comics and More
www.astrokittycomics.com
Fresh Produce Art Collective
www.freshproduceartcollective.com
International Sculpture Center
19 Fairgrounds Road, Suite B
Hamilton, NJ 08619
P: 609.689.1051
www.sculpture.org
International Conference of Contemporary Cast Iron Art
www.ironbridge06.org
Lawrence Art Center
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-421-2292
www.artsincubatorkc.org
Lawrence Arts Commission
www.lawrenceartscommission.org
The Pony Club Gallery
625 NW Everett St. #105
Portland, OR 97209
http://www.myspace.com/ponyclubgallery
The Rake Gallery
325 NW 6th Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
503-914-6391
http://www.rakeart.org/
Sloss Southern Conference for Cast Iron Art
http://sccia.slossfurnaces.com/
Teller's Third Floor Gallery
Teller's Restaurant
746 Massachusetts St
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 843-4111
University of Kansas
School of Fine Arts
Lawrence, KS 66045
785/864-3421
www.arts.ku.edu
The Wonderfair
Downtown Lawrence, KS
http://www.wonderfair.com
