ABOUT
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
MFA DESIGN | BOOK ARTS
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
BFA ILLUSTRATION
Savannah College of Art & Design
VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT
Governor’s School for the Arts
TRADITIONAL SKILLS
Watercolor & Acrylic
Graphite & Ink
Book Binding | Case Making
Paper Making
Gilding & Edge Painting
Screenprinting
Letterpress
Lithography
Paper Marbling
DIGITAL SKILLS
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere
WordPress (HTML & CSS)
Digital Inking & Illustration
Print Production & Plate Making
Repeat Pattern Design
Design for Laser Cutting
COMMITTED TO CRAFT
THE ARTIST
I CONSIDER MYSELF a book maker, pressman, designer, illustrator, and print maker. My main interest lies in preserving the technical skills and long held beliefs in both design and image making through re-invention. I have a fondness for collecting antiques, old books, and mysterious, discarded objects. That may be what has led me to become a letterpress printer and book maker. My private press, Panthera Press, has become the focal point where my skills in image making, typography, and craft come together in one practice. Now I strive to teach others and am always seeking opportunities to pass on knowledge of the book arts.
EXHIBITION
In order to keep myself sharp as an instructor I seek to exhibit my work as often as possible. I maintain a private fine arts practice in addition to my work as an instructor and printmaker at Panthera Press.
2022 Dynamic, D’Art Center, Norfolk, VA
2022 What’s Missing, The Museum of Contemporary Art, VA Beach, VA
2018 Cabinet of Curiosities, Athenaeum Invitational, Alexandria, VA
2018 Parsing Sign and Image, Art League Rhode Island, Providence, RI
2018 Bees and Wax, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ
2018 GSA Alumni Exhibition, Origin Gallery, Norfolk VA
2018 Reflections on the Human Condition, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk VA
2017 SAL Annual Juried Exhibit, The Suffolk Art League, Suffolk VA
2017 The Neon Festival, The Bearded Bird, Norfolk VA
2017 Courage, Courage Foundation, Crowley TX
2017 Path of Winged Souls, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas TX
2017 Flowers & Gardens, 311 Gallery, Raleigh NC
2017 Spectrum, Cade Art Gallery, Arnold MD
2017 A Climate of Change, Kahilu Theater, Hilo, HI
2013, 14, 15 Those who Teach, Ai Faculty Exhibition, Virginia Beach, VA
2013 Richmond Zine Fest, Artist’s Book Alley, Richmond, VA
2013 Block Party, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, VA Beach, VA
2012 Goodbye Moments, Compound Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Faculty Exhibition, The Art Institute, Virginia Beach, VA
2012 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Northrup King, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Pop up Show, Art Du Nord, St. Paul, MN
2012 Belles Lettres (Featured Artist), Altered Aesthetics, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Made, MCAD, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Bureau of Artistic Validation, Gallery 148, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Hand Lettered Prospectus, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO
2011 Fear Itself, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN
2011 On and Of Paper, Springfield Art Assocication, Springfield, IL
2011 Home, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Ladies of Letterpress Exhibition, Ashville, NC
2011 Get Started, Chambers Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Share | Space 2,Tarnish and Gold Collective, Minneapolis, MN
2011 Memory Exhibition, MCAD, Minneapolis, MN
CAREER
IN ADDITION TO MY PRIVATE ARTISTIC PRACTICE I work as both a professor and a letterpress printmaker at Panthera Press. One of my passions is passing on craft-based artistic practices like letterpress and other book arts like gilding and water marbling. I try to bring a hands on approach and uniquely analog perspective to my graphic design courses. I have taught a wide range of courses including Hand lettering, Product Illustration, Concept Design, Data Visualization, 2D Design, and Art Direction. To see more view my teaching portfolio linked below.