Education
2008 MFA,
2000 MS,
Thesis
Project: The Effects of Perceived Freedom on Self-Esteem
'95-05 Studied privately with James Suzuki
Teaching & Work Experience
'08-10
2008 3-D Design Concepts,
'07-08 Art Graduate Committee, Graduate Representative,
SJSU, School of Art & Design
'06-07 Teaching Assistant, 3-D Concepts & Industrial Design Foundation 1, SJSU, School of Art & Design
'05-08 Studio assistant for sculptor David Middlebrook, Los Gatos, California
'00-02
Selected Awards and Honors
2008 Elizabeth
Heil Scholarship Award, San Jose State University,
2007 The Honor Society of Phi Kappa
Phi
2005 Purchase Award, Sacramento State University Union
2000 The
Selected One Person Exhibitions
2010 Saratoga Library, Santa Clara County, California
2009
2008 "Paper House", Thesis
exhibit, Gallery 3,
2007 "Error Plain", Herbert Sanders Gallery, SJSU, School of Art &
Design
2006 “Ship of Fools”, Gallery 5, SJSU, School of Art
& Design
2005 "Recent Works", City of Oakland, East
Bay MUD Gallery, California
2004 Alameda Museum, California
2003 Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, SMUD Gallery,
California
2001 Sacramento State University Union
Gallery, California
2000 Coloma Community Center, Sacramento, California
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 "Paper!", Lost Coast Culture Machine, California
2009 "Afterlife", San Jose
Institute of Contemporary
"ecology", Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, California
2008 "Re Inspired: Inspiring
Ecological Awareness",
"Look Again.... The Art of Recycling", San Jose City Hall, California
2007 18th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art
"Breath", Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Log Cabin Gallery, Davis, California
2006 “We are Family”, San Jose Museum of Art, California
"Cross Contamination Series", Herbert Sanders Gallery, SJSU
2005 “Art from the Heart”, Sonoma State University, California
Purchase Award Show, Sacramento State University Union
2004 Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit, New York
Visual Aid's "Big Deal", San Francisco, California
2003 Gallery Horse Cow, Sacramento, California
Matrix Arts, Sacramento, California
2002 "Assemblage", b. sakata garo, Sacramento, California
Osceola Gallery, Emeryville, California
2001 "Introductions 2001", b. sakata garo, Sacramento, California
The Crocker Art Museum Art Auction, California
2000 b. sakata garo, Sacramento, California
The California State Fair
Selected Publications
2009 Dec, Lea Feinstein. Art Practical. http://www.artpractical.com/index.php?/review/afterlife/
Dec, David M. Roth. Square Cylinder. http://www.squarecylinder.com/2009/12/afterlife-san-jose- institute-of-contemporary-art/
Dec, Michael S. Gant. SanJose.com. http://www.sanjose.com/art-preview-afterlife-a24901
2008 April, “Lift Off”, SJ Institute of Contemporary Art & SJSU School of Art & Design
March, Spartan Daily, Monday 17th, Vol 130, Issue 30
2006 October, Spartan Daily, Tuesday 10th, Vol 127, Issue 25
2004 January, Alameda Journal, Friday 9th, Vol. 17, No 2
2003 February, Sacramento News & Review, Vol. 14, #48
February, Sacramento Bee (Ticket), Sunday, 23rd
2001 July, Sacramento News & Review, Vol. 13, # 15
July, Sacramento Bee (Encore) Sunday, July 22nd
2000 February, Sacramento State University Hornet Newspaper, Vol. 52,
Issue 18
August, 'In 2 Amsterdam' Local Guide Magazine
Selected Public Art
2007 City of San Jose Camden Community Center
(Bronze Desks), CA
2000 City of Sacramento, McKinley Park, Clunie Pool House
(Murals), CA