Curriculum Vitae

Education

• MFA, Art and Visual Technology, George Mason University: 2010
• BA, English, Grinnell College: 1998

Exhibitions

• “The Origin of the World: an MFA Thesis Exhibition,” October 5-16, 2009, Gallery 123 (Fairfax, VA)
• “Gradations,” May-July 2009, Point In Space Gallery (Fairfax, VA)
• “Birth,” June 2008, Wabi Sabi Warehouse, Independent Art Company (Wilmington, NC)
• “Provocations: The Art of Social Action,” March 2008, Juried Student Show, Gallery 123, George Mason University (Fairfax, VA); awarded “Best in Show”
• Featured Artwork: The Trust Birth Conference, March 2008, Solo Exhibition (Redondo Beach, CA)
• Graduate Seminar Exhibition, April 2007, Mason Hall; George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
• “Currents,” November 2006, Fine Arts Gallery, George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)

Presentations and Publications

• "The Taboo Aesthetics of the Birth Scene," interview with Imogen Tyler. Feminist Review 93: 134-137.
• “Drawing on Motherhood.” Reconciling Art and Motherhood.  Ed. Rachel Epp Buller. (forthcoming)
• Featured in Laboring under an Illusion: Mass Media Childbirth vs. the Real Thing. Dir. Vicki Elson. DVD 2009.
• “Seeing Birth: What happens when visual taboos are challenged?” presented at INTENDED TO PROVOKE: Social Action in Visual Culture[s], The Fifth Annual Visual Cultures Symposium; March 27, 2008, at George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)

Professional Experience

• George Mason University
• Instructor, Potomac Arts Academy: Fall 2009-Spring 2010
• Adjunct Faculty, Drawing II: Spring 2009
• Teaching Assistant, Aesthetics (instructor of record): Spring 2008
• Teaching Assistant, Drawing I (instructor of record): Fall 2007
• Teaching Assistant, Aesthetics (with Suzanne Carbonneau): Summer 2007
• Teaching Assistant, Painting II (with Paula Crawford): Spring 2007
• Arlington Arts Center
  • Instructor, Contemporary Expressions in Figure Drawing: Fall 2009
  • Instructor, Exploring Drawing Media: Fall 2009
  • Instructor, Contemporary Expressions in Figure Drawing: Summer 2009
  • Instructor,  Drawing: Reality and Abstraction: Summer 2009
• AARP
• Art Director: 2003 - 2005
• Web Designer: 1999 - 2003

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