• High school in Jakarta, Indonesia, Stuttgart, Germany, and Holland, Michigan
• BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design, magna cum laude, 1989
• Hout & Meubilerings College (furniture-making college) 1992-1993

SOLO SHOWS

• Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, Ohio
• West Liberty State College, West Liberty, West Virginia
• Wehrle Hall, Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio
• Columbus Metropolitan Airport, Columbus, Ohio
• The Wall gallery, Wholly Craft, Columbus, Ohio
• Argyle Gallery, Newark, Ohio
• Gallerie Chiz, Pittsburgh, PA

GROUP SHOWS

• River Gallery, Chelsea, Michigan
• Ward Gallery, Petoskey, Michigan
• The Art Store, Charleston, WV
• Art Acces gallery, Bexley, Ohio
• Carnegie gallery, Columbus, Ohio
• Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio
• The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
• Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, Michigan
• Lindsey Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
• Ray's Living Room, Columbus, Ohio
• Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
• The Ohio Art League, Columbus, Ohio
• Roy G. Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
• The Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

• Riverview Elementary School, Hamilton, Ohio
• Bexley High School, Bexley, Ohio
• American Art Resources, Houston, Texas
• Dublin Arts Council, Dublin, Ohio
• American Cancer Society, Columbus, Ohio
• Toledo Childrens Hospital, Toledo, Ohio
• SKOR, Hoorn, the Netherlands

CLASSES

• Bexley High School, one semester class
• Summer camp, Columbus Academy, 2008-present
• Cassingham, Maryland, and Montrose Elementary School and Bexley Middle school, Bexley Ohio
• Indianola Alternative K-8
• Columbus Alternative High School
• The Wellington School

WORKSHOPS

• Riffe gallery, Columbus, Ohio
• Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, Ohio
• Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, Ohio
• Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio
• Wholly Craft, Columbus, Ohio

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