Born 1980 Washington, DC. Lives and works in Seattle, WA

Education
2008 MFA Painting University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2002 BA Painting with Honors University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Teaching
2008 Intern - Advanced Painting: The Landscape, University of Washington
2007 Instructor - Issues and Influences in Contemporary Art, University of Washington
2007 Instructor - Introduction to Drawing, University of Washington
2007 Intern - Introduction to Drawing, University of Washington
2001 Art Director - Camp Micah, Bridgton, ME

Memberships
2009 - Present SOIL Gallery Member, PR Coordinator, Gallery Lecture Series Founder, ACT Theatre Window Project coordinator

Public Work
2010 SOIL at ACT: A new and ongoing partnership, ACT Theater 4-month rotating window installations, May-Aug collaboration with Kiki MacInnis/Sept-Dec collaboration with Chauney Peck, Seattle, WA
2009 Co-mingling, Kirkland Arts Center 2 year installation, Kirkland, WA

Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2011 Untitled Mixed-Media Installation with Dance Performance, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA collaboration with Esther Baker-Tarpaga (upcoming)
2010 Untitled Backspace Show, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA (upcoming)
2008 Play: Intuitively Altered Spaces, Form/Space Atelier, Seattle, WA
2008 MFA Exhibition, Sandpoint Gallery, Seattle, WA

Group Exhibitions
2010 e4c 2010-2011 cycle of electronic media, collaboration with Andy Arkley, Gallery 4Culture, Seattle, WA
2010 Xanadu: A Stately Pleasure Dome, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 Then and Now, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 5x5 Juried Exhibition, selected by Ford Crull, Grey Gallery and Lounge, Seattle, WA
2010 You're So Cool, collaboration with Erin Shafkind, OHGE Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 Introductions, SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 Drum of the Draw, Grey Gallery and Lounge, Seattle, WA
2010 New Members Show, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009 Kirkland Arts Center REDUX Challenge Invitational, Kirkland, WA
2009 Land(e)scape, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 Oliver Herring’s Task, presented by the Frye, Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA
2008 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 Coupling VI: Flashforward, with Whiting Tennis, Ouch My Eye, Seattle, WA
2008 School of Art Open House, Juried by Billy Howard, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 Sandpoint Open Studios, Sandpoint Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 Flashback, Strange Coupling Benefit Auction, Sandpoint Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 Small + Flat, Juried by Greg Bell, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 Over the Line: Second Year MFA, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 Sandpoint Open Studios, Sandpoint Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 Works in Progress: First Year MFA, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA

Performances
2010 The Branflakes, dancing taco, Nov 12th Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR/Nov 13th Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
2010 Xanadu: A Stately Pleasure Dome "I'm Alive!", August 5th, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 The Branflakes, dancing taco, 2010 NW Tour, July 3rd-6th, Chop Suey, Seattle, WA/Rotture, Portland, OR/Cowfish, Eugene, OR/Northern, Olympia, WA
2009 The Branflakes at Sepultura Festival, April 17th, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT

Awards and Honors
2010 Gallery 4Culture's e4c electronic gallery 2010-2011 cycle, collaboration with Andy Arkley
2010 Sound Transit STart Capitol Hill Wall Project selected artist
2010 Gallery 4Culture 2010-11 Exhibition Alternate, juried by Zack Bent, Susie Lee, and Robert Yoder
2010 Grey Gallery 5x5 Emerging Artist Exhibition selected by juror Ford Crull
2010 Kirkland Arts Center REDUX Finalist, juried by Greg Kucera, Scott Lawrimore, and Beth Sellars
2009 Artist Trust GAP Grant

Lectures and Workshops
2010 Bru Tube presenter "All's Fair in Love and War," Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA

Press
Erin Shafkind, Illustrated Studio Tours Part II. City Arts Blog. March 25, 2010
Molly Norris, "Julie Alpert's 'Untangledtown' at SOIL." The Examiner. January 12, 2010
Regina Hackett, "Seattle Exhibits Worth Seeing, Closing Saturday." Arts Journal (Another Bouncing Ball. Aug 27, 2009
Regina Hackett, "5 Top Seattle Shows Opening Thursday." Arts Journal (Another Bouncing Ball). August 4, 2009
The Stranger Cover of the Week. Vol. 18 No. 46 July 30-Aug 5
Seattle City Arts Magazine. March 2009
“Artist completes staircase installation at KAC.” Kirkland Reporter. January 12, 2009
Thomas May, “Fall Arts Preview.” Seattle City Arts Magazine. September 2008
Jen Graves, “The Art of Doing What You’re Told: Torture, Rape, and Making Noise at the Library.”
The Stranger. July 8, 2008
Regina Hackett, “Henry Hosts MFA.” Seattle P.I. Blog. May 23, 2008
Regina Hackett, “Henry Gallery exhibit is a strong showing from 2008 UW master's degree class.”
Seattle P.I. May 22, 2008
Peter Kelley, “Making Meaning: Master of Fine Arts Students Show Their Work at the Henry.”
University Week. May 22, 2008
Sheila Farr, “The Week Ahead.” The Seattle Times. March 23, 2008
Jesse Barracoso, “Over the Line: Artists Change Mediums and Explore Boundaries.”
The University of Washington Daily. October 4, 2007