EDUCATION
2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emphasis in Sculpture, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado
2015 Bachelor of Arts Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver, Colorado
2003 Master of Weaving, Colorado Free University, Denver, Colorado
HONORS AND AWARDS
2015 Boettcher Foundation Opportunity Award, Boettcher Foundation, Denver, Colorado
2013 Best of Show, CU Denver Juried Student Show, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado (juror: Michael Chavez, Public Art Manager of Denver)
Boettcher Foundation Opportunity Award, Boettcher Foundation, Denver, Colorado
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, Institute of International Education, Denver, Colorado
University of Colorado Denver Global Study Scholarship
2012 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Grant (UROP), University of Colorado Denver
EXHIBITIONS
2016 About Face, portrait exhibition by veterans, Cabal Gallery, Denver, Colorado (curation by Defend the Art)
2015 Full Space/Two Weeks, CU Denver Sculpture Club Exhibition, Pirate: Contemporary Art, Denver, Colorado
Wald, CU Denver BFA Thesis Exhibition, Redline, Denver, Colorado
CU Denver Student Exhibition, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado (juror: Mardee Goff, Curator for the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art.)
American Congs II, Glass Case Gallery, University Of Colorado Denver, Auraria Campus, Denver, Colorado
2014 Dissemination of Craft, CU Denver Sculpture Club Exhibition, VFW Post 1 Gallery, Denver, CO
Dissemination of Craft, CU Denver Sculpture Club Open Exhibition, Teaching Gallery, Auraria Campus, University of Colorado Denver
WCIAA National Iron-Professional and Student Juried Exhibition, Main Gallery, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
Collective Minds, Annual CU Denver Sculpture Club Juried Exhibition, Pirate: Contemporary Art, Denver, Colorado (juror: Dr. Maria Elena Buzsek, Professor of Art History, University of Colorado Denver)
Untitled #67 (Chain Reaction) Event, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
CU Denver Student Exhibition, Partnership Gallery, Courtyard Marriott, Denver, Colorado
CU Denver Juried Student Show, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado (juror: Jacquelyn Connolly, Director, Emmanuel Gallery)
2013 Artistic Practice Abroad, CU Denver Study Abroad, Partnership Gallery, Courtyard Marriott, Denver, Colorado
CU Denver Juried Student Art Show, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado (juror: Michael Chavez, Public Art Manager of Denver)
Iron Tribe Exhibit, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
2012 Myth, University ofColorado, Denver Teaching Gallery, Auraria Campus, Denver, Colorado (solo exhibition)
WCIAC National Juried Exhibition, Fort Hays, Kansas
Cast IRON @EDGE Gallery, Denver, Colorado
CU Denver Juried Student Art Show, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado (juror: Tina Goodwin, Director, Goodwin Fine Arts, Denver, CO)
PAW III Performance Art Week Three, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2011 IRONON Art Exhibition, Fire Arts Festival, Aurora, Colorado
Annual Juried Sculpture Club Exhibition, Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, Colorado
CU Denver Building Accreditation Exhibition, CU Building Gallery, Denver, Colorado
CU Denver Juried Student Show, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2010 Fall Interdisciplinary Foundation Exhibition, University Of Colorado Denver Teaching Gallery, Auraria Campus, Denver, Colorado
Glass Case Gallery, University Of Colorado Denver, Auraria Campus, Denver, Colorado
ARTS RELATED ACTIVITIES
2016 RiNo Rail Station Party(managed iron melting couplette)
2010-15 University of Colorado Sculpture Club
2014 Patrick Marold Studios, Intern/Studio Assistant
4th Biennial Western Cast Iron Art Conference, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
Denver Art Museum, Bronze Casting Event, CU Denver Sculpture Program, Denver, Colorado
2013 Performing Iron II, Iron Art Festival III, CU Denver Sculpture Program Auraria Campus, (couplette design workshop with guest artist Matt Toole, Savannah College of Art & Design)
2012 Western Cast Iron Art Conference, Fort Hays, Kansas (assisted guest artist/blacksmith with smelting iron using a traditional Japanese furnace)
University of Colorado Denver, Auraria Campus, Denver, Colorado (technical demonstration of a four harness floor loom)
2010-11 University Of Colorado Denver Flintknapping Club, Denver, Colorado
2008 Denver School of the Arts, (artwork donation for fund-raiser)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Swanson Stone, Project Foreman/Carver Artist (2016-to present)
· Fabricate, cut, carve, polish stone( emphasis on granite and limestone) assist in producing public art work and fabrication of art for client artists
Patrick Marold Studios, Project Manager Assistant (2014-2015)
- Weld, fabricate, problem solve, learning public art work process from design to production to completion on Denver International Airport sculpture Shadow Array
University Of Colorado Denver, 3D Visual/Sculpture Department, Student Assistant (2010-2015)
- Assist students, monitor safety and equipment in sculpture studio, fabricated needed department items.
Eregion Forge and Foundry, Blacksmith/Armourer personal shop and studio. Working Blacksmith/Armourer
ART RELATED SKILLS:
Ferrous and Non-Ferrous casting Solid Works
Primitive metal smelting and processing methods Blender 2.62
Gas and coal blacksmithing/forging Gimp
Stone carving, cutting and finishing Inkscape
Welding Processing
Weaving PureData
Sewing Rhino 3D