About Me
I have recently graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Iowa State University. My studies focused primarily on aspects of drawing and painting which include fine artwork and illustration. I gained an excellent foundation in all aspects of visual design and am skilled in other areas such as the graphic arts. Currently I continue to study and refine my skills in the areas of fine art, web and graphic design, illustration, and more recently, photography. I do accept commissioned work as well as offer general design services in these other areas.
Some of my current personal projects include artwork for a 4 part graphic novel, paintings on canvas, and photography work. Any new work will be posted in the gallery and in the Recent Work section of the home page.
I am based out of the Northwest Iowa Great Lakes area, including Okoboji, Spirit Lake, Arnolds Park, Milford, and Spencer.
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| 2007 | Annual Senior BFA Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 1st Place, 2 Dimensional Work - Juror's Award Juror: Barbara Buene, Associate Professor Emerita of Art & Design |
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| 2003 | Art Society Scholarship, Milford, Iowa | |
| 2002 | Dickinson County All School Competition, Dickinson County, Iowa 1st Place, Drawing |
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| 2001 | Lakes Art Center Regional Competition, Okoboji, Iowa 3rd Place |
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| EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2007 | 28th Art & Design Annual Juried Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa "For the Birds," Oil on Canvas, 2007 Jurors: Michelle Brenneman and Paula Streeter |
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| 2007 | Annual Senior BFA Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa "Self-Portrait: Leper," Acrylic on Canvas, 2006 "Little Boy," Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 2007, Awarded 1st Place 2D |
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| 2006 | 27th Art & Design Annual Juried Exhibition, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa "Self-Portrait: Leper," Acrylic on Canvas, 2006 Jurors: Traci Bittner, interim director of MacNider Art Museum in Mason City, Eugene Rauch, Art Director for Better Homes and Gardens S.I.P. |
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| PUBLICATIONS | ||
| 2008 | Sketch journal, Spring 2008. "Delving," (also titled "Flow") Ink and Watercolor, 2007. "Little Boy," Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 2007. |
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| 2007 | "In Their Own Words: True Stories and Adventures of the American Fighter Ace," by James Oleson. 6 Original WWII Plane Illustrations created for this non-fiction military aviation book. |
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| 2003 | Okoboji High School Yearbook "OHS Pioneer," Front and back cover design, digital painting. |