Resume

This is an abbreviated resume (not a complete CV) with only select exhibitions, awards, and publications listed.
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• Education •
- Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN - MFA in Photography.
- College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN - BFA in Photography. Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

• Teaching Experience •
Hamline University, St. Paul, MN.
    (Fall 2013 - Present)
- Digital Photography I.
- Digital Photography II.
- A handful of independent studies.

North Central University, Minneapolis, MN.
    (Fall 2020 - Present )
- Photography (in person).
- Photography (online).

College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN. Full Time Assistant Professor.
    (Fall 2005 - Spring 2013)
- Intro to Photography.
- 2D Design / Digital.
- Color Theory / Color and Design.
- Photography II.
- Digital Design.
- Development Workshop: Digital Photography.
- Development Workshop: Scanning and Photoshop.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
    (Fall 2005 - Spring 2011)
- Intro to Digital Photography.
- Photography: Digital Imaging.
- Worked with 4 independent study students.

Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN.
    (Spring 2006 - 2008)
- Foundation Media 1.
- Foundation Photography.
- Digital Photo Exploration (through Continuing Studies).
- Photography 1 (through Continuing Studies).
- Art Educators Workshop (through Continuing Studies).

Brown College, Mendota Heights, MN.
    (Spring 2005 - Summer 2006)
- Photographic Imaging I.
- Photographic Imaging II.
- Photographic Illustration.
- Print Technologies I.
- Print Technologies II.

• Other Work Experience •
- Vice President and then Co-President of the CVA Action board, 2014-2016.
- Photography Lab Technician / Photo Lab Manager, College of Visual Arts, 2011-2013.
- Faculty Liaison for the Photo Club, College of Visual Arts, 2010-2013.
- Technology Committee, College of Visual Arts, 2011-2013.
- Digital Tutor, College of Visual Arts, 2007-2011.
- Faculty Liaison for the Photo Club, Brown College, 2005-2006.
- Numerous "adult education," continuing studies, and high school workshops through MCAD and CVA, 2005-2013.

• Exhibitions • (selected)
- [upcoming] 4 a.m. (solo show), Concordia University Gallery, St. Paul, 2022.
- Chase the Light 2021 at the Photographic Center Northwest, 2021.
- Juried Exhibition, TJ Jones Library, North Central University, Minneapolis, MN, 2021.
- Making Strange, a photography exhibition juried by Douglas Beasley at the Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, 2020.
- International Exhibition 2020, a juried exhibition at the Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Glasgow, Scotland, 2020.
- Chase the Light 2020 at the Photographic Center Northwest, 2020.
- The Premier Exhibition, a juried exhibition at The In Art Gallery, 2020.
- The Poetry of the Ordinary, a juried exhibition at the PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, 2020.
- Bare Men, a juried exhibition at The Living Gallery, New York City, NY, 2019-2020.
- Not Accepted, the MPLS Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN, 2019.
- Wells Art Expo, a Sesquicentennial Art Exhibition, Wells, MN, 2019.
- Hamline University Faculty Show, Soeffker Gallery, St. Paul, MN, 2019.
- OH+OG Juried Show, Minneapolis, MN 2018.
- The Art of Teaching Photography Biennial, Concordia University, St. Paul, MN, 2016.
- Night, International Juried Show, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, 2016.
- Hamline University Faculty Show, Soeffker Gallery, St. Paul, MN, 2016.
- Reverberations, curated exhibition by Kristin Makholm, Form+Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 2015.
- Hamline University Faculty Show, Soeffker Gallery, St. Paul, MN, 2014.
- Practice/Profess, Faculty Show, The College of Visual Arts Gallery, St. Paul, MN, 2012.
- Practice/Profess, Faculty Show, The College of Visual Arts Gallery, St. Paul, MN, 2011.
- Practice/Profess, Faculty Show, The College of Visual Arts Gallery, St. Paul, MN, 2010.
- Kernel Days (solo show), Wells, MN, 2010.
- Here and Now: Contemporary Photography, The Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 2009.
- Practice/Profess, Faculty Show, The College of Visual Arts Gallery, St. Paul, MN, 2009.
- The Minnephoto Show, Fallon Design Firm, Minneapolis, MN, 2008 - 2009.
- New Works Gallery: 2 Person Show, The Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008.
- CVA Alumni Exhibition, The College of Visual Arts Gallery, St. Paul, MN, 2008.
- Fellowship 2007, The Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007 - 2008.
- Flash Forward 2007, The Lennox Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 2007.
- Photocentric 2007, A Photographic Biennial, The Minnesota Center for Photography, MPLS, 2007.
- 2006 Golden Light Award Show, The Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, Maine, 2007.
- Illuminance, Biennial Photography Exhibit, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas, 2007.
- 5th Photographic Image Biennial, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, 2007.
- MCAD Faculty at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts, MCA Gallery, Wayzata, MN, 2006.
- 2-D-2, International Juried Show, Energy Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2006.
- After Dark, International Juried Show, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, 2006.
- 10X Out, MCAD Juried MFA Alumni Show, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN, 2005.
- Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, MN State Fair, St. Paul, MN, 2005.
- PhotoSpiva 2005, National Photographic Competition, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri, 2005.
- The Singular Image, Santa Fe Center For Photography, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2005.
- Illuminance, Biennial Photography Exhibit, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas, 2005.
- Works on Paper, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, California, 2004 - 2005.
- ReFresh Print Biennial, Lawton Gallery, U of W - Green Bay, Wisconsin, 2004.
- Art on the Plains 7, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, North Dakota, 2004 - 2005.
- Ninth Annual National Juried Photography Contest, Texas Artists Museum Society (TAMS), Port Arthur, Texas, 2003.
- Scene/Unseen 03, Runnels Gallery, Eastern New Mexico U, Portales, NM, 2003.
- Untitled 2, The Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, 2003.
- Photo-rama, The College of Visual Arts Main Gallery, St. Paul, MN, 2002.
- Untitled 1, The Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN, 2002.
- ASMP Personal Works Show, Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN, 2002.
- 3 Artists, 2 Media, 1 Show, The Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield, MN, 2002.
- Visual Literacy, Statewide Juried Show, Orbit Gallery, St. Paul, MN, 2002.
- Juried Photo Show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN, 2001.

• Achievements and Awards • (selected)
- Photography Grant Recipient through SEIU MN, 2021.
- "Director’s Award" for piece in The Premier Exhibition at The In Art Gallery, 2020.
- Photography Grant Recipient through SEIU MN, 2019.
- Hired by the Minnesota State Fair to make photos for a permanent installation on the North End, 2019.
- Photographer/Professor lectures given at White Bear Lake H.S.'s career day, 2015-2018.
- Organized the first juried alumni exhibition after the closure of the College of Visual Arts, 2014-2015.
- Guest Lecturer for the Macalester College Photo Club, 2014.
- Hired to make photos for a “Local Voyages” story for the New York Times Magazine, 2013.
- Minnesota State Arts Board Grant Recipient, funding for "Kernel Days" show, 2010.
- Lunchtime Lecture, The College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN, 2008.
- Honorable Mention in Fellowship 2007, Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007.
- Photographs for 3 different featured stories, New York Times Magazine, Aug, Oct, Dec 2007.
- Recipient of a Book Publishing Grant through the MCAD Faculty Senate, 2007.
- Purchase Award Recipient, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas, 2007.
- Photograph appeared as the cover story for the NY Times Magazine, 2006.
- Recipient of a Faculty Development Grant, CVA, St. Paul, 2006.
- Visiting Artist Lecture, ArtReach, Red Wing, MN, 2006.
- Maine Photographic Workshops Golden Light Award Grand Prize Project Winner in the Photographic Project Award Program, 2006.
- Maine Photographic Workshops Annual Photographic Print Competition Social Document Award Winner, 2006.
- Residency accepted at the Anderson Art Center, Red Wing, MN, 2006.
- Commencement Speaker, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 2005.
- First Place Award Winner for Body of Work, PhotoSpiva, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, 2005.
- Purchase Award Recipient, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, Texas, 2005.
- Honorable Mention Recipient, The Singular Image, Santa Fe Center For Photography, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2005.
- Accepted to the Review Santa Fe program at the Santa Fe Center for Photography and given a full scholarship to attend, 2005.
- Guest Reviewer, Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN, 2005, 2007.
- Won Best in Show in Works on Paper, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA, 2005.
- Won Best in Show: Student Photography Division in Applied Arts Magazine's international photography competition, 2003.

• Publications • (selected)
- The Oracle, Vol 130. "Professors showcase skills at faculty art show," March 2019.
- The Oracle, Vol 127. "Gallery Showcase," March 2016.
- MDRA Yearly Annual, 2011. (photo for the cover) November 2010.
- Med Ad News. Photos of John Hayes, Vice President, Antares Pharma. November 2010.
- 16 Days In Red Wing. Self-published book. December 2007.
- The New York Times Magazine. Photo for the article “Our Decrepit Food Factories,” Section 6, December 16, 2007.
- The New York Times Magazine. Photo for the article “What Every Child Needs,” Section 6, October 28, 2007.
- Flash Forward 2007: Emerging Photographers From Canada, The United Kingdom and The United States. Toronto: Magenta Publishing for the Arts, October 2007.
- The New York Times Magazine. Photo for the article “Universal Faith,” Section 6, August 26, 2007.
- MCAD Magazine, Winter 2007. Volume 3, Number 1. “Faculty, Staff, and Student Accomplishments.”
- The New York Times Magazine. (photos for the cover story) “Gay Donor or Gay Dad,” Section 6, November 19, 2006.
- Faribault County. Self-published book. March 2005.
- American Photography 20. New York: Amilus Printing, December 2004.
- Selected: The Winning Images of American Illustration 23 & American Photography 20. New York: Amilus Printing, October 2004.
- Applied Arts Magazine, Sept. 2003. Illustration/Photography Annual. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Farming of Yesteryear, (photo essay) Rural Heritage, Vol 28, No. 4, Summer 2003. Gainesboro, TN.
- Photo-Rama: A College of Visual Arts Gallery. (review) Pulse, Vol 6, Issue 30, 10/30-11/5/02. Mpls, MN.


(Updated: Spring 2021)