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CV

b. 1979                                                          


Education:

2005-2008        Concordia University, Montreal, QC

                        Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Department of Photography

1997-2001        The University of Texas at Austin

                        Bachelor of Arts in Art, with Honors, Concentration in Photography,

                        College of Fine Arts

                        Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, with Honors, Minor in Art History,

                        College of Liberal Arts


Solo Exhibitions:

2013            Fantastic Habitat, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX

2011            Menagerie, Parisian Laundry, Montreal, QC


Selected Group Exhibitions:

2013           Wish You Were Here: Interventions into Landscape, Union Gallery,

                  Queen's University, Kingston, ON

                   Texas Biennial Anniversary Exhibition, Big Medium, Austin, TX

2012           City Zoo, Brand 10 Artspace, Fort Worth, TX

                  Texas National 2012, The Cole Art Center,

                  Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX

2011           Texas Biennial 2011, Women & Their Work, Austin, TX (catalogue)

                   Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art,

                   Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX

2009            Sidebeside, Gallery T, Denver, CO

2008            Figure/Ground as part of Collision 4, Parisian Laundry, Montreal, QC

2007            Compression, Art Mûr, Montreal, QC (catalogue)

2006            White Cube on the Move, Bourget Gallery, Concordia University,

                   Montreal, QC

                   Lucid, Faculty of Fine Arts Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, QC

2004            Photography Now, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA

                   III Biennale d’Arte Fotografica del Mediterraneo,

                   Mediterranean Foundation for Art, Cagliari, Italy

                   February Gathering, Nowlin Gallery, Austin, TX

2002            Beyond the Tower, Dean of Liberal Arts Gallery,

                   University of Texas at Austin

2001            Art Department Scholarship Show, Flood Gallery,

                   University of Texas at Austin

                   Texas Elements, New Gallery, University of Texas at Austin

                   University of Texas Student Art Show, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX


Residencies:

2010            K2 Press Artist-in-Residence, Austin, TX

2007            Vermont Studio Center Artist-in-Residence, Johnson, VT


Projects and Awards:


2013            Cover art for Austin-based band Black Books' self-titled album

2012            Art from the Ashes Texas Benefit Exhibition, Austin, TX

2011            Papier 11, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Montreal, QC

2009            Cover image for novel La Veuve, published by Les Éditions du Boréal,

                   Montreal, QC        

2005            Campaign for Concordia Award, Concordia University, Montreal, QC

2004            Award of Merit, Photography Now, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA

2001             Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD)

                    Edu.de Short-Term Prize Award, Berlin, Germany

                    University of Texas Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Austin, TX


Reviews and Publications:


2012            350 Words: "City Zoo" at Brand 10 Art Space, And X Art Space

                   Colette Copeland, Glasstire.com, June 7.

2011           Art Agenda, Midnight Poutine, midnightpoutine.ca, February 14.

                   A Texan's Tribute to Bundled Montrealers, Veronica Redgrave,

                   The Montreal Buzz, tourisme-montreal.org, January.

                   Lady Arts, Robyn Fadden, The Hour, hour.ca, January 13.

                   Parisian Laundry Hosts Art Party, RSVP Report,

                   mtlcravatenoir.wordpress.com, January 13.                                        

2007            Trespass:  From Pictured Space to Public Place,

                   text by Tammer El-Sheikh, published by Concordia University,

                   MFA Studio Arts, Montreal, QC; catalogue for exhibition Compression.

2006            Art Movers Decide to Shake it Up, Allison Martens,

                   Concordia Journal, Vol. 1, No. 12, April 20.

2006            Lucid Images Reflect Student Preoccupations,

                   Concordia Journal, Vol. 1, No. 9, March 6.