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EDUCATION

2003
University of California Irvine
MFA  2002-2003

1993
Otis College of Art and Design

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022
Calamity Blue/ Hustlers Revenge, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA

2005
My Nature, Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1994
Portraits, Helen Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Westchester, CA                   

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2022
GARDEN, LADIES’ ROOM, Los Angeles CA
Duets|With, Coastline College, Newport Beach, CA

2021
What Will Remain: Art in the Time of Human Dominion, Orange Coast College, CA
Nomad, Torrance Museum Pop-up, Los Angeles, CA
Carl Berg, Online Pandemic Show, Virtual
Fever, LADIES’ ROOM, Los Angeles, CA

2020
Auld Lang Syne, Rosewell Space, Los Angeles CA

2019
Desert/Dessert, Coastline Community College, Costa Mesa, CA
Dreamhouse Vs. Punk House, Los Angeles CA

2018
OCC Fine Art Faculty Exhibition, Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA
Fresh Start, Lava Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Loo Show, Chimento Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Glitter, Group show, Cactus Gallery, Los Angeles CA

2017

Coastline College Faculty Show, Orange County, CA
Total Dismay, Gregorio Escalante Gallery, Los Angeles CA

2016

The Night opens/ La Nuit S’ouvre, BLAM Gallery, Los Angeles CA
MAS Attack 13, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
Coastline College Faculty Show, Orange County, CA

2015
Mirror and Windows, Copper Mountain College, Joshua Tree CA 

2014
Coastline College Faculty Show, Orange County, CA

2013
Southern California Drawing, Orange Coast College, CA
The Masters of Irreverence, Santa Monica, CA

2012
Happiness Machine, End of Mappo: Spontaniety and Restraint, Post Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2011
Wicked Little Critter, Kristy Engle Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
NOT WHAT IT APPEARS, Saddleback College, CA

2010
The Reflective Gaze, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA

2008
New Works: A Group Show of Gallery Artists, Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA         

2009
Mighty Dagger Do Small Paintings Throw, Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2007
Summer Stock, Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
It Figures, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA

2006
New and Almost New, Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2005
New Works on Paper, Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Genderosity, 4-F Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2004
Dreamscape, University of California, Irvine, CA
SPF, Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
New Balance Frontier, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Baby, Western Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Happy Beautiful Desirable, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2002
Better Look Twice, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA

2001
Mirror, Mirror, Bass Museum of Art, Miami, FL
Su-Su-Superego, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA

2000

Group Painting Show, Echo Park Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Under the Influence-New Art from Los Angeles, Kansas City Art Institute, MO
Recalling Space, Cerritos College, Cerritos, CA
Strange Nature, Acuna-Hansen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
DNC, Arco Building, Los Angeles, CA
New School, Works on Paper, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

1995
Humm, Mendenhall Gallery at Whittier College, Whittier, CA
Polyp, Spanish Kitchen Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Having Fun Now, Gallery Noir, Los Angeles, CA

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

2000
Bass Museum of Art, Miami, Florida
The Museum of Sex, New York

RESIDENCY
“Creamery Residency”, East Randolph, Vermont

GRANTS/AWARDS 

2001-03    UCI Irvine, University Fellowship
1998     Otis Institute Grant
1993-94    Stephanie Hopp Memorial Scholarship 
1993       Mungnanni-Bernstein Drawing award  
1991-94   Otis Institute Grant

ARTISTS LECTURES

2022 “Calamity Blue/ Hustlers Revenge” Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
2018 OCC Fine Art Faculty Exhibition, Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, Costa Mesa, CA.
2011   NOT WHAT IT APPEARS, Los Angeles, CA
2001 ‘scapes, Glendale College, Los Angeles, CA
2000 Strange nature, ah gallery, Los Angeles, CA

PUBLICATIONS

Jim Faber, “Figuring It Out.”  Rave, Friday March 2: 18, 19, 20
David Pagel, “With Chewbaccas and Neanderthals” LA times, December 16, 2005
Peter Frank, “10 EMERGING ARTIST” LA weekly, Lists, April 27,2006
Peter Frank, “SPF, AGL, Stay inside” LA weekly, Pick of the week, Sept, 3-9 2004
Jon Hunt, “Where the hell are we?”  The City Pages, News and Arts in the twin cities, 7/21/04
Mary Anna Pomonis, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Baby. artnet, Febuary 2004
New American Paintings: Juror; Rita Gonzales. Annual 2008 Pacific Coast Issue 79  
Benjamin Lima, “IN AND OUT OF IRVINE: FOUR REFLECTIONS”, Exhibition Catalogue, “happybeautyfulldesirable”, 6-7 03
Alice Thorson, “LA contrived culture drives young artists to creative heights” The Kansas City Star, Sunday Oct. 22, 2000