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EDUCATION
MFA – Painting, State University of New York at Albany (to be awarded 2012)
BS – Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison Fall 2002
SOLO AND 2 PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008 Appendages Gallery 110 Loft, Seattle, WA (solo)
2007 Growing Figures 66 Bell Loft Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo)
2004 Recent Work ism gallery, Denver, CO (solo)
2003 It’s a Small Isthmus After All Groundworks Gallery, Denver, CO
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
Works on Paper Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
Organic Systems Salem Art Works Carry House Gallery, Salem, NY
2011
Back to School Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY
Fence Select The Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY. Juror: Carrie Haddad Honorable Mention
CAC August Artists in Residence 272 River Street, Troy, NY
Chain Letter Samson Projects, Boston, MA
SUNY Best of Show New York State Museum, Albany, NY
Members Only Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY
Fountain Art Fair Pier 66, New York, NY
Nathan Meltz with Jenny Kemp and Doug Holst Thaddeus Kwiat Projects, Saugerties, NY
2010
Fabrik Magazine International Juried Competition Fabrik Magazine, Los Angeles Honorable Mention
Evergreen Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA
Loose/Tight – Organic Abstractions Saturated in Color Davey Jones Gallery, Albany, NY
Tomorrow’s Masters Today Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
2009
Organic Structures by Color Theory Collective Fremont Abbey, Seattle, WA
Full Bloom Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY Juror: Rose Pellicano
Recent Small Paintings Oasis Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
PULP 4 Gallery 110, Seattle, WA
Under the Skin Gallery 110, Seattle, WA
2008
Line Dance Gallery 110, Seattle, WA
ARTview 2008 DAR Constitutional Hall, Washington, DC Juror: Stephanie Moore
17th Annual National Juried Exhibition Art Institute & Gallery, Salisbury, MD Juror: Ellen Harris 1st Honorable Mention
Paperworks b.j. spoke gallery, Huntington, NY Juror: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY Alternate
PULP 3 Gallery 110 Seattle, WA
2007
Mythology Job Gallery, Seattle, WA
The Door Show Ace Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004
Go Figure Core Art Space, Denver, CO Juror: Andrew Speer
The Paper Show Core Art Space, Denver, CO Juror: Mark Lunning
2002
74th Annual Student Art Show Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, WI Juror: Sara Krajewski
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor of Record Beginning Drawing. University at Albany, SUNY. Fall 2011 & Spring 2012
Instructor of Record Two-Dimensional Design. University at Albany, SUNY. Fall 2010 & Spring 2011
Teaching Assistant to Mark Greenwold Advanced Painting. University at Albany, SUNY. Fall 2009
Teaching Assistant ArtsCorps. Seattle, WA. 2006-2008
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer Zegrahm Expeditions, Seattle, WA. August 2005 to August 2009
Graphic Designer A-A Printing, LLC, Denver, CO. January 2004 to March 2005
Graphic Designer The Employment News, Denver, CO. February 2003 to January 2004
PUBLICATIONS
City Arts Seattle “Sprouting” by Sarah Dillon. pp. Back page. November 2008
LUXE All Regional editions – “Gallery Feature” Winter 2008
AWARDS AND HONORS
Graduate Student Organization Personal Research Grant SUNY Albany June, 2011
Merit Award Contemporary Arts Center- Woodside. Troy, NY. June, 2011
Board Member and Artist Member Gallery 110, Seattle, WA. February 2008 – August 2009
RESIDENCIES
Contemporary Artist Center Woodside, Troy, NY. June-July, 2011
CURATING EXPERIENCE
Pursuant Pharaohs Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY. September, 2011 Co-curated with Georgia Wohnsen
Senior Graduate Art Show SUNY Albany. May, 2010
CHARITY WORK
Benefit Art Show for Snow Leopard Trust Orange Splot Gallery, Seattle. May 2009
Donated a percentage of sales to benefit Seattle organization Snow Leopard Trust.
They Shall Walk Charity Art Auction New York Fashion Academy, Seattle, WA. September 2008
Donated work and 100% of sales to benefit Seattle organization They Shall Walk.
Seattle Food & Wine Experience Quest Field, Seattle. October 2008
Painted a wine barrel for auction to benefit Seattle organization, Heroes for the Homeless.