RESUME

EDUCATION

  • BFA in Art and Design, 4th year, graduation expected, May 2006 College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, IA GPA: 3.23.
  • Study Abroad ISU Design Program: Rome, Italy, Fall 2005

AWARDS

  • Des Moines Arts Festival: Emerging Iowa Artists participant, Summer 2006
  • 2006 Janice Peterson Anderson Area Award recipient in Integrated Studio Arts
  • Focus Grant recipient, Spring 2005 - 2006
  • Diane Cone Boody Fine Arts Scholarship Recipient, 2005
  • First Place, Art and Design Annual, Spring 2004, "Self Portrait with Scissors," oil painting

EXHIBITIONS

  • Focus Grant Show, Spring 2006. "The Dupuis Family," "The Lao-Borders Family," "The Egli-Olson Family," oil paintings.
  • Focus Show, juried. Spring 2006. "Jerri," monotype print
  • Print and Photo Show, juried. Spring 2006. "Carissa and I" and "I like you," collograph and monotype prints.
  • BFA Show: Ert Axhibitjuried, Spring 2006, "John Dante Muse" and "Ramona Joyce Muse," oil paintings.
  • Art and Design Annual, juried, Fall 2005, "John Dante Muse" and "Ramona Joyce Muse," oil paintings.
  • Conglomerations: Painters Anonymous Show, Winter 2006, "John Dante Muse" and "Ramona Joyce Muse," oil paintings.
  • Focus Show, juried, Spring 2005. "Carissa Starleaf Incognito," "Susie," and "Willy with Steam train," oil paintings
  • Art and Design Annual, juried, Spring 2005. "Lord of the Lettuce: John Dante Muse," oil painting.
  • Social Justice Through the Arts, juried, Winter 2005. "Susie," oil painting and collage.
  • Art and Design Annual, juried, First Place, Spring 2004. "Self Portrait with Scissors," oil painting.
  • Focus Show, juried, Spring 2004. "Blue Cadet Three. Do you connect?" oil Painting.

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

  • Painters Anonymous Fundraising Chair.
  • Workspace teacher; class about sweater embellishments Summer 2006.
  • 88.5 KURE FM DJ fall 2003-current; live 2 hour time slot a week.
  • 88.5 KURE FM Events Director since Spring 2006.
  • 88.5 KURE FM Board of Directors member since Spring 2006.
  • CMJ Music Marathon participant, NYC September 2004.
  • Panel member on ISU film review TV show "Hairspace," fall 2003- 2004.
  • ISU Democrats Creative Chair 2003-04.
  • Button designs for ISU Democrats and FMLA (as fundraisers), 2003-04.
  • Two Self Published "zine" magazines, distributed at concerts, 2003- 04.
  • Flyer designs for campus organizations ISU Campus Greens and Time for Peace, 2003- 04.