Education

1998   Rhode Island School of Design, MFA

1989   Pratt Instittute, Bachelors of Industrial Design

1988   Royal Academy of Design, Study abroad, Copenhagen, Denmark

Selected Exhibitions

2024 Understorey, solo show, Ryan James fine arts, Seattle

2024 Group show at Rose and Orange Studios, Seattle, WA

2023 Group show at Nino Gallery, Seattle, WA

2021 Open, solo show, Baas Studio, Seattle ,WA

2019    Northwest Light, Solo show, Baas Studio, Seattle, WA

2018    Bridging, solo show, The Copper Tree, Seattle, WA

2017    Out and About, solo show, Cafe LuLu, Seattle, WA

2015- 2020  Best of Gage Art School, Group show, Seattle, WA

2005    Coalescence, solo show, Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA

1999-2002   Pratt Fine Arts Instructors show, Contemporary Museum of Art, Seattle,

1990    Design Since 1945, Industrial Design show, Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

Design Experience

1998 - 2012  Freelance designer, Seattle, WA

1990 - 1992  Exhibit design, The Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ

1990  Perfume bottle design for Victorias Secret, New York , NY

Glass Teaching Experience

1998-2005   Blowing and Coldworking, Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, WA

2003   Instructor, Appalachian Craft Center, Smithville, TN

2002   Instructor, Public Glass, San Francisco, CA

2000   Teaching Assistant, Hiroshi Yamano, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

Awards

1998   RISD, Award of excellence: Juried graduate scholarship

1998   Glass Merit Scholarship to attend glass conference in Seto, Japan

1996   Haystack Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME

1995 Harvey Littleton Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC