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  Education

MFA, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), 2010

BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, 2004

BA, University of California, Los Angeles, Magna Cum Laude, 1994


Selected Exhibits

2010 Box Scheme, CalArts MFA Exhibition 2010, Curated by Ana Vejzovic Sharp, 
Cottage Home Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Snapshot, FADA Los Angeles Art Show Curated Project, Curated by 
Bennett Simpson, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
If You Follow a Whale Song Map, It Will Lead You Home,
Solo MFA Thesis Exhibition, California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, CA

2009 Long Hand, Curated by Caitlin Arnold and Emily Green, Johalla Projects,
Chicago, IL
The Yield, Harold Arts Residency 2009 Exhibit, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
Love Machine Kits: Original and Second Assemblies, Solo exhibit, California Institute of the Arts Main Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2008 GEISAI Miami, Curated by Bonnie Clearwater, Matthew Higgs, 
Shamim M. Momim, and Joao Ribas, PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, 
Miami, FL

2007 Summer Residency Open Studios and Exhibition 2007
School of VISUAL ARTS, New York, NY

2006 RISD Biennial 2006, Curated by Robert Storr, EXIT Art Gallery, 
New York, NY
New World Orders, Curated by Lisa Hayes Williams, Juvenal Reis  Experimental Space, Long Island City, NY
Elements Crude, Solo exhibit, The Lucky Cat, Brooklyn, NY

2004 RISD Senior Invitational, Juried exhibit, Woods Gerry Gallery, 
Providence, RI
RISD Senior Show, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
Blacklight City, Neon Nation, Curated by Ethan Hayes-Chute, Red Door 
Gallery, Providence, RI 
This is Now, Carr Haus Gallery, Providence, RI
Across the Street, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI

2003 Our Mothers Are Psychologists: Alise Spinella and Dayna Mondello
Red Door Gallery, Providence, RI
Full House, Red Door Gallery, Providence, RI

2002 Trust, Solo exhibit, Fletcher Gallery, Providence, RI


Selected Awards

2010 Interdisciplinary Grant, California Institute of the Arts
Dean's Grant, California Institute of the Arts
CalArts Scholarship, California Institute of the Arts
2009 CalArts Scholarship, California Institute of the Arts
2004 Presidential Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design
Excellence in Curating Award, Rhode Island School of Design
Dean's Award Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design


Residencies / Fellowships

2009 Harold Arts Residency, Harold Arts, OH
2007 SVA Summer Residency Program, New York, NY
2003 RISD Summer Abroad, Rome, Italy


Lectures

2009 Visiting Artist Lecture, Foundation Studies, California Institute of the Arts, 
Los Angeles, CA