Curriculum Vitae

Exhibitions and Collections

  • 2013: 56 Days: I’m Still Here, High Definition Single-Channel Video, Interactive Garment, ArtPrize, Fifth Third Bank/Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, Grand Rapids, MI
  • 2013: Swollen, Mixed-Media, private collection, Elkhart, IN
  • 2013: Bliss, Mixed-Media, private collection, Elkhart, IN
  • 2012: 56 Days: I’m Still Here, High Definition Single-Channel Video, Sewn Garment, Art in the Barn, Goshen, IN
  • 2011-12: Exploring Coastal Lagoons of Central California: A Journey through Art, History, and Science, Animation, Audio Installation, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz, CA
  • 2010: 56 Days: I’m Still Here, High Definition Single-Channel Video, Interactive Garment, TEDxDU: Independently Organized TED Event, Newman Center, Denver, CO
  • 2010: 56 Days: I’m Still Here, High Definition Single-Channel Video, Juried Exhibition, She_Story, New Media Gallery, Zadar, Croatia
  • 2010: Feedback Layers, Online Audio Exhibition, SoundLAB VII – SoundCELEBRATIONS
  • <http://2010.newmediafest.org>
  • 2010: Oral Contours, Single Channel Video, Collaborative Exhibition, Dialogue: Presented by IRUS art, The Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
  • 2009: 56 Days: I’m Still Here, Mixed Media, solo exhibition, Flobots.org Community Space, Denver, CO
  • 2009: ARNO: Anthro-Reactive Networked Organisms, Interactive Installation, Group Exhibition, Digital Nature, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO
  • 2009: Urban Contours, Single Channel Video, Permanent Collection, Kala Gallery, Berkeley, CA
  • 2009: Feedback Layers, Online Audio Exhibition, FILE - Electronic Language Festival, Hipersonica, SoundLAB, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • 2009: Technoetic Rainforest, Interactive Installation, in collaboration with David Fodel, Gallery 023, University of Denver, Denver, CO
  • 2009: Paths of Transition, Five Day Public Performance, Denver, Co
  • 2009: Feedback Layers, Online Audio Exhibition, SoundLAB VI – SoundPOOL < http://sip.newmediafest.org/>
  • 2009: Meme, Interactive Flash Movie, Group Exhibition, Invitational, New Media Salon; To Amuse and Refine, Plus Gallery and Object and Thought Gallery, Denver, CO
  • 2009: Dream Finder, Single Channel Video, Group Exhibition, Invitational, New Media Salon; To Amuse and Refine, Plus Gallery and Object and Thought Gallery, Denver, CO
  • 2009: Your Secret Here, Interactive Installation, Group Exhibition, Invitational, New Media Salon; To Amuse and Refine, Plus Gallery and Object and Thought Gallery, Denver, CO
  • 2009: Feedback Layers, Audio Installation, Juried, 2008 North American Graduate Art Survey, Katherine E. Nash Gallery in the Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MS
  • 2008: Filtered Embrace, Installation, Group Exhibition, No Place Like Home, Denver International Airport, Denver, CO
  • 2008: Your Secret Here, Interactive Installation, Group Exhibition, Invitational,
  • Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO
  • 2008: Bra of Consequence, Sound and Musical Performance, Group Exhibition, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO

Articles and Reviews

  • 2013: Silicon Valley resident comes back to Elkhart with tech smarts, By Mandi Steffey, ABC 57 News, Elkhart, IN
  • 2009: Layers Reflect Artist’s Relationship, by Rosalyn Oshmyansky, Polestra.net / The College Network. Oct. 2009. < http://palestra.net/videos/play/25578> Denver, CO
  • 2009: Movin' On, The pluses of New Media, by Susan Froyd, Denver Westword Events. 6 Feb. 2009. <http://www.westword.com/events/new-media-salon-1007019/> Denver, CO
  • 2009: Musical Bra Barrages Boobs with Beats, by Mark Wilson. Gizmodo. Mar. 2009.
  • 2009: Musical Bra Enhances Your Chest’s Playability, by Tom Porter. MusicRadar.com. Mar. 2009.
  • 2009: Musical Bra: Touch Them, They’re Tuneful, by Chris Davies. Slashgear.com.
  • Mar. 2009.
  • 2009: Musical Bra. Ubergizmo.com. Mar. 2009.
  • 2009: Musical Bra is Not as Sexy as it Sounds, by Laura June. Engadget.com. Mar. 2009.
  • 2009: DIA Art, by Kristal Griffith, University of Denver Community News. Feb. 2009. Pg. 1.
  • 2009: Students display artwork at Denver International Airport, by Kristal Griffith, DU Today. 16 Jan. 2009. <http://www.du.edu/today/stories/2009/01/2009-01-14-dia.html> Denver, CO
  • 2008: Airport art roundup: Best exhibits at a terminal near you, by Harriet Baskas, USAToday.com, 10 Dec. 2008. <http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/baskas/2008-12-10-airport-art-roundup_N.htm> Denver, CO
  • 2008: Secrets Revealed through Art, by Connie Mierkey, DU Clarion, 30 Sept. 2008. Vol. 115, Issue 19, pg. 8.

Selected Professional Activities

  • 2014-present: Marketing Coordinator, University of California, Riverside, Recreation Department, Riverside, CA
  • 2013: Web Content Manager, Goshen College, Goshen, IN
  • 2013: Guest Lecturer, Creating for the web, Goshen College, Goshen, IN
  • 2013: Guest Lecturer, Digital Age, Goshen College, Goshen, IN
  • 2013: Guest Speaker, Online Marketing Techniques: Support Local Project, Women in Business group, Elkhart, IN
  • 2009: Guest Speaker, Prospectives.09 International Digital Arts Festival, University of Reno, NV
  • 2009: Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Electronic Media Arts Design, (consisted of workshops, lectures and critiques during an 8 week duration), University of Denver, CO
  • 2007-9: Digital Image Specialist, University of Denver, CO
  • 2003-7: Marketing Specialist, US Army Europe Region, Heidelberg, Germany
  • 2006: Teaching Assistant, Beginning Marketing and Graphic Design Concepts, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Training Center, Schwetzingen, Germany
  • 2006: Lecturer, Resume Design for Non-Designers, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Training Center, Schwetzingen, Germany
  • 2003: Graphic and Web Designer, Imaginary Images, Richmond, VA
  • 2002: Electronic Pre-Press, AmeriComm Direct Marketing, Norfolk, VA
  • 2001: Gallery Intern, Gallery of Contemporary & Indigenous Art, Tucson, AZ
  • Grants, Fellowships, Residencies and Awards
  • 2009: Dean’s MFA Materials Grant, University of Denver, Denver, CO
  • 2009: Kala Art Institute Residency, Berkeley, CA
  • 2009: University of Denver Graduate Student Research Fund, Denver, CO
  • 2007-9: University of Denver Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Denver, CO
  • 2007-9: University of Denver Dean’s Scholarship, Denver, CO
  • 2008: Anderson Ranch Summer Workshop Program Scholarship, Snowmass Village, CO
  • 2005: Operation Purple Camp Outstanding Participation Award, presented by General B.B. Bell, US Army Europe Commander, Heidelberg, Germany
  • 2005: Department of Army Civilian Achievement Award, presented by Russell B. Hall, Installation Management Command Europe Regional Director, Heidelberg, Germany
  • Service
  • 2013: Support Local Project: Supporting Local Business Women of Elkhart County, Elkhart County, IN
  • 2012: Volunteer, Feed the Children, Elkhart, IN
  • 2012: Volunteer Graphic Artist, Elkhart Moms and Tots, Elkhart, IN
  • 2008: Volunteer Art Assistant, Mission Hill Middle School, Santa Cruz, CA
  • 2008: Volunteer, Mission Hill Middle School Community Mural Project, Santa Cruz, CA
  • 2007: Student Representative, University of Denver Women’s Conference, Denver, CO

Education

  • 2009: Master of Fine Arts, University of Denver, Electronic Media Arts Design, Denver, CO
  • 2002: Bachelors of Arts, University of Arizona, Studio Art, Tucson, AZ
  • Additional Education and Workshops
  • 2008: Student, Anderson Ranch, Scrapyard Challenge, Snowmass Village, CO
  • 2008: Student, University of Berkeley, Center for New Music and Technology, Sensor Workshop for Artists and Musicians, Berkeley, CA
  • 2007: Graduate Student, Savannah College of Art and Design, Interactive Design and Game Development, Savannah, GA
  • 2006: Student, SRH Hochschule Heidelberg, German, Heidelberg, Germany
  • 2004: Student, Stadt Kaiserslautern Hochschule, German, Kaiserslautern, Germany