SELECTED INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2006 (DIS)PLACEMENT
Traveled to Israel and Palestine to collect artworks from two groups of children from two different worlds, both dealing with displacement, but geographically only 20 miles apart.
Colors Magazine
DECONSTRUCTING WAR
Al Kahf Gallery, Bethlehem
2005 ORIGINAL TOPIARY Porto, Portugal
Creating forms out of plants, which have been growing for 10-20 years in preparation for cutting. Some are up to 6 meters high, and up to 300 meters long.
TRANSLATIONS Chiapas, Zapatista Territory
Center of Good Government of the Zapatistas
COMMON WOUNDS
Traveling show through Ramallah, Hebron, and Gaza, Palestinian Territories
2004 THE DISCOURSE OF OTHERS Mexico City, Mexico
Salon de Artes Plasticas
POST PARADISE Tlaxcala, Mexico
Governors Palace
2003 LA MUERTE E OTRAS SALIDAS Tlaxcala, Mexico
DESPUES DE LA CAIDA Ciudad de Oaxaca, Mexico
SELECTED DOMESTIC EXHIBITIONS
2007 VECTOR - (showing through March '07)
Installation and dance performance collaboration with dancer Onye Ozuzu
Main Stage Theatre - Atlas Building
2006 ELEVATE - Installation
DENVER ART MUSEUM
FAROUCHE - Performance
BOULDER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
ReSOURCE
Installation at a used building materials salvage yard, all materials came from the location.
BEHIND TOMORROW - Melange house
1 of 10 invitations to do a performance at a small gathering. Performers bring three guests.
2005 SILICONE PICNIC The Frances Charteris Asylum Troubadours, an ensemble of performance and installation
BOULDER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, and then at the CU Art Museum
OROBOROS BFA Exhibition
Art Museum of The University of Colorado, Boulder
2004 CERAMIXCHANGE discourse in ceramics between Denver and Boulder artists
State University of Colorado, Denver
NEW ART @ EDGE, INVITATIONAL showcase of Denver's promising emerging artists
Edge Gallery, Denver, CO
WINTERSCULPT - Team Zool takes first prize in snow sculpting competition Anderson Ranch, Aspen, Colorado
FRESH DIRT - Guest Curator
Gallery Sovereign, Boulder, CO
2003 COPPER BASED an evening of installation and performance
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, Colorado
OBSESSIONS OF FORM: an exploration in space
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, Colorado
MARINE STREET HOUSE EXHIBITION
Everything Possible: A traveling gallery taking place at different locations monthly.
EDUCATION
2006-2007 BOULDER COLLEGE OF MASSAGE THERAPY Boulder, CO
Shiatsu - Swedish - Thai - Yoga - Reflexology
2005 NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY NYC, New York
Summer school - visiting artist seminar - studio internship - independent study program
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Boulder, CO
Bachelor of Fine Art
ALFRED UNIVERSITY Alfred, NY
Summer school - ceramics & digital media
NATIONAL SPORTS ACADEMY Lake Placid, NY
SELECTED WORK EXPIERENCE
2002-2006 Studio Assistant
Arlene Shechet- NYC Studio
Kim Dickey - Kohler factory foundry
1994-2004 Ski Instructor, Aspen Ski Company Aspen, Colorado.
2001 Soccer Coach Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Carbondale, Colorado.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team
Platoon Sergeant - oversaw millions of dollars of equipment and 60 personnel through multiple countries and combat missions.
AWARDS / FELLOWSHIPS / GRANTS
2006 Department of Theatre and Dance Grant
University of Colorado, Boulder
2005 Talent and Creativity Scholarship Award
University of Colorado, Boulder
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Grant
University of Colorado, Boulder.
Granted for creating new works in Topiary in Portugal at a garden established in the 1500's
2004 Nordinger Grant
University of Colorado, Boulder
Based on academic and artistic merit.
2003 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Grant
University of Colorado, Boulder
Granted to create public sculpture in a local public open space.
Purchase of Photograph by Norlin Library Special Collections, competition winner
University of Colorado, Boulder.
2002 Talent and Creativity Scholarship Award
University of Colorado, Boulder
Anderson Ranch work study program
Anderson Ranch, Aspen, Colorado
Invited artists trade maintenance hours for a class, and summer studio access.
LECTURES
2004 LIFE WITHOUT TIME, Experience the Hadzabe
Umoja Gallery, Boulder CO
2005 COMPARATIVE COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR OF THE GREATER HONEYGUIDE, THE HONEYBADGER, AND THE HADZA TRIBES
The Explorer's Club
REVIEWS
2006 "Middle-East Art" The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 25 St. Louis, MO.
2005 "Breaking all the rules in 'Ouroboros'" The Daily Camera, May 1 Boulder, CO.
"Wall to wall inspiration" The Campus Press, April 28-May 4 Boulder, CO.
"I Live My Art" The Mountain Ear, April, 2005 Lake Placid, NY.
"Public Art Performances Catch Students Off Guard" The Campus Press, March 10-16 Boulder, CO.
2004 "Artistas orginarios de Colorado, EU que exponen en prensa de Gobierno," Sintesis, November 1, 2004, p. 2, Tlaxcala, Mexico.
2003 Despues de la caida," El Imparcial, November 7, 2003, p. 4E, Oaxaca, Mexico
"Expo pictorica del Colectivo ARTNAUTS," El Grafico, November 7, 2003, p. 16, Oaxaca, Mexico.
" La muerte asemeja una caida, y en ella se eleva una sola voz - Despues de la caida, expo pictorica del colectivo ARTNAUTS," Rotativo, November 7, 2003, p. 20, Oaxaca, Mexico.
"Los artistas de EU se estan cansando de la Guerra en Irak: George Rivera," Sintesis, December 1, 2003, p. 2, Tlaxcala, Mexico
"LA SENADORA Maricarmen Ramirez Garcia inauguro la exposicion "La Muerte y otras Salidas, en las instalaciones de la Copordinacion de informacion del Gobierno de Tlaxcala," El Sol de Mexico, Noviember 1, 2003, p. 2/B, Mexico City
MILITARY MISSIONS / AWARDS / DESIGNATIONS
Name: Operation Allied Force
Location: Adriatic
Type: Peace Keeping Mission
Name: Operation Shining Hope
Location: Albania
Type: Humanitarian Assistance
Name: Operation Joint Guardian
Location: Kosovo
Type: Peace Keeping Mission
Name: Operation Avid Response
Location: Turkey
Type: Earthquake Relief
Name: Operation Southern Watch
Location: Bahrain
Type: Anti-Terrorism
Name: RFDF
Location: P.S. Naval Shipyard
Type: Anti-Terrorism
Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Unit Commendation: 2 awards
Meritorious Unit Commendation: 2 awards
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
Armed Forces Service Medal
NATO Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Marine Corps Good Conduct
3 Certificates of Commendation
4th Award Rifle Expert
4th Award Pistol Expert
Rank of Sergeant
Graduated Company honorman out of 300 recruits
