EDUCATION
- CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART – Bloomfield Hills, MI, MFA, Metalsmithing major, Sculpture minor with a focus on human scale interactive metal sculpture and video.
- SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS – NYC, Continuing Education for Sculpture
- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY BFA Interior Design School of Visual and Performing Arts
GRANTS / AWARDS / FELLOWSHIPS
- CFEVA New Courtland Fellowship – Project Grant (2010)
- CFEVA Fellowship – Career Development Program (2010-2012)
- Puffin Foundation – Project Grant (2009)
- Eastern State Penitentiary – Grant for research and project development (2008)
- Leeway Foundation –Transformation Award (2007)
- 5 County Arts Fund – Community Arts Grant (2007/08)
- 5 County Arts Fund – Community Arts Grant (2005/06)
- Leeway Foundation – Art and Change Grant (2005/06)
- Pennsylvania Council for the Arts – Arts in Education Grants (2002/2003 & 2001/2002)
- University of Pennsylvania Community Artist Residencies – West Philadelphia High School (1999/2000); Sayre
- Beacon School (2003/2004)
- Pennsylvania Council for the Arts – Professional Development Travel Grant (2000).
- West Philadelphia Partnership & The University of Pennsylvania – Educational Program Grants (1998 -1999)
- Co-Nect Schools – Educational Program Grant (1998)
- School-to-Work – Educational Program Grant (1998)
- Peggy and Albert deSalle Scholarship – Merit Scholarship at Cranbrook Academy of Arts (1995)
- Merit Award at Cranbrook Academy of Arts – Department Assistantship (1996)
RESIDENCIES
- John and Mable Ringling Circus Museum – Archive Research, Sarasota, FL (2011)
- NextFab Studio – Residency and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA (2010)
- Women’s Studio Workshop – Studio Fellowship/Residency, Rosendale, NY (2009)
- 40th St AIRSPACE – Artist in Residence, Philadelphia, PA (2007/08)
EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS
Solo
- CFEVA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (2011)
- University City Arts League with Philly Fringe Festival, Philadelphia, PA (2009)
- Storefront at 36th and Sansom Sts., Philadelphia, PA (2008)
- 40th St. AIRSPACE, Philadelphia, PA, (2007)
Small Group (2-3 people)
- Esther Klein Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (2010)
- Green Line Café, Philadelphia, PA (2007)
- William Way LGBT Community Center, Philadelphia PA (2004)
Group
2012
- 2012 Philly Fringe Festival, 4613 Newhall Street, Philadelphia PA
2011
- Steel City Coffee House, Phoenixville, PA
2010
- Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
- AxD Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
- Philadelphia Foundation Community Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
- Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
- William Way Community Center Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
- Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia, PA
- Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2009
- Eileen Tognini Residence, Philadelphia, PA
- Center for Emerging Visual Artists Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
- Fringe Festival Bar, Philadelphia, PA
- University City Arts League, Philly Fringe Festival
- Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
2008
- Philadelphia Foundation Community Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
- The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, Milwaukee, WI
- DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
- Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
2007
- Gay Art Center Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
- Joe’s Coffee House, Philadelphia, PA
2006
- William Way LGBT Community Center Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005
- Infusion Café, Philadelphia PA,
- Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
- Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2004
- Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, Walhalla, MI
- The Rotunda, Philadelphia PA
1999-2003
- The Rotunda, Philadelphia PA (2003)
- Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, PA (2000 & 2001)
- Intermedia Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN (2000)
- MUSE Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (1999)
1995-1996
- Network Gallery, Pontiac, MI (1996)
- Cranbrook Arts Museum, Bloomfield Hills MI, (1996)
- Cranbrook Arts Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI (1996)
- Fibers Clay & Metal, Pontiac, MI, collaborative installations in a deserted industrial building. (1995)
- Cranbrook High School Performing Arts Center, Bloomfield Hills, MI, (1995)
- Milles House @ Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, MI (1995)
TEACHING & WORKSHOP FACILITATION
2005 – present
- Center for Emerging Visual Artist & NewCourtland Senior Centers – Workshop leader – screen printing workshop with seniors (2010)
- Women’s Studio Workshop – Instructor – Fabric Printing with Dye; Rosendale, NY (2010)
- Scribe Video Center – Instructor – Photoshop; Philadelphia, PA (2008 – 2010)
- William Way LGBT Community Center – Instructor – Digital Photography; Philadelphia, PA (2005-2008)
- Esther Klein Art Gallery/Art-Reach – Workshop leader – photography workshop and exhibition with men in transitional housing in South Philadelphia.
- William Way LGBT Community Center – Workshop leader – digital photography & video for women interested in critical dialogue and art-making regarding modern female iconography in relation to female identities; Philadelphia, PA (2006)
- BuildaBridge International – Teaching artist – Community Arts Program; Philadelphia PA (2005-2006)
- Albustan Seeds of Culture – Teaching artist – video production with Palestinian-American youth and Arab-American adults; Philadelphia, PA (2005 – 2006)
1998 – 2004
- Delaware County Intermediate Unit – Artist in residence – middle schools in Delaware County, PA (2002 & 2003)
- University of Pennsylvania, The Urban Nutrition Initiative – Artist in residence – Sayre Beacon School, Philadelphian, PA (2004)
- Radnor Middle School – Artist in residence; Wayne, PA (2003)
- Radnor High School – Artist in residence in an advanced placement art class; Radnor, PA (2003)
- West Philadelphia High School – Media Arts Program – Co-founder, grant writer and artist in residence of a media arts program designed to provide media literacy education, video production, animation, and web site design with a strong focus on community based projects for urban youth and teachers (1998 – 2004)
- Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center – After school media arts program; Camden, NJ (1998-2001)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Present
- Center For Emerging Visual Artists Lecture Series (since 2006)
- Philadelphia open studio tours (since 2007)
2003-2005
- Women in Dutch Art – Philadelphia Museum of Art, Art History Seminar
- Printmaking Techniques – Fleisher Art Memorial, Lithography and Non-acid printmaking
- Copyright Basics – Scribe Video, seminar for video producers
- Media Smart – Temple University, lecture series showcasing educators who are using media and technology to promote the development of students’ critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.
- SAFE Conference – James H. Bryson Institute of the Attic Youth Center, Creating Safe Communities for LGBTQ Youth.
RELATED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- MOLES NOT MOLARS – Slideshow and presentation with filmmaker Marie Regan in West Philadelphia private residence (2010)
- EXHIBITIONS COMMITTEE MEMBER – William Way LBGT Community Center Art Gallery (2006-2008)
- TELLING STORIES, CONSTRUCTING NARRATIVES: GENDER EQUITY AND ARCHAEOLOGY – video production (2007)
- COMMUNITY VOICES : 30 Years of Pride and Progress – William Way LBGT Community Center, keynote speaker (2006)
- FROM HEART TO HEART – University of Pennsylvania Greenfield Intercultural Center, video post-production & crew for a 45 min. documentary of feelings and attitudes, towards the incidents of Sept. 11, 2001, from Arab-Americans in the Philadelphia area. Aired on WYBE’s Philadelphia Stories, Sept. 28, 2004.
- BIG PICTURE ALLIANCE – Phila. PA, Movie Production crew and mentor at Village Prep High School for Adjudicated Youth in North Philadelphia. (1999)
- INTERIORS & ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING DESIGN – New York, NY & Syracuse, NY. (1986-1994)