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solo exhibitions:
| 2011 | Buckingham Interior Design, Chicago, IL Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL |
| 2010 | Helen Yi, Chicago, IL |
| 2009 | Art Lounge, Student Center West, University of Illinois-Chicago, IL |
| 2008 | Gallery 180, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL National City Bank, Chicago, IL Peacock 9, Chicago, IL |
| 2007 | The Artist Project, Art Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| 2006 | Chrome Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 | Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
selected group exhibitions:
| 2011 | Photo '11 Gallery 180, Chicago, IL Reflections: Selected Works Zia Gallery, Winnetka, IL |
| 2010 | Mothers Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2009 | Meditative Surfaces Schoenherr Art Gallery, North Central College, Naperville, IL Chicago Looks, Riverwalk Exhibition Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Chicago, Chicago, IL From Nature Gallery 180, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL The Preview Exhibition Art Against AIDS Gallery 180, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL Art Against AIDS—LIVE AUCTION River East Art Center, Chicago, IL |
| 2008 | Chicago Looks, Riverwalk Exhibition Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Chicago, Chicago, IL Enduring. Omissions. Awakenings (Collaborative work) Chrome Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2007 | Art Against AIDS The James Hotel, Chicago, IL All Media Exhibition Gallery 180, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL |
| 2006 | Aha! Epiphanies and Breakthroughs Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL |
| 2005 | Mighty Midwest Biennial New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI Structures: Interior and Exterior Architectural Spaces Gallery 350, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL Regional Juried Exhibition III Freeport Arts Center, Freeport, IL Spirituality and Religion in the Modern World Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL Gone Fishing Freeport Arts Center, Freeport, IL |
| 2004 | Manufactured Reflections (collective work) Collection Exhibition Gallery 180, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL "Human" National Juried Exhibition Gallery 180, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL 120 Hours: New Mexico (collective work) Barefoot Press, Raleigh, NC |
| 2003 | 12th Annual Fall American Photography Competition Hubbard Museum of the American West, Ruidoso Downs, NM 120 Hours: New Mexico (collective work) Body Elemental, Raleigh, NC 120 Hours: Memphis (collective work) Urban Studio, Chicago, IL Annual Juried Group Exhibition The Salon Studio, Loveland, CO |
| 2002 | 120 Hours: New Mexico (collective work) Studio Gallery, Chicago, IL |
collections:
Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
Harrison Street Lofts, Chicago, IL
awards:
Ragdale Prize 2009
Winner of 2008 Multimedia Exhibition
Gallery 180, Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
articles & publications:
| 2011 | Sheridan Road magazine, Issue #45, January/February F-Stop magazine, February Winnetka Current, February 2 |
| 2010 | Sheridan Road magazine, Issue #44, December |
| 2009 | Black and White Magazine, Online Portfolio Gallery, August 2009 Material Girls Blog, March 8, 2009 Chicago Fine Art Blog, February 23, 2009 |
| 2008 | iBIENNIAL, 1st Edition, Artoteque.com New City, September 18, 2008 Factio magazine, September 2008, "Childhood Contemplations" New City, August 21, 2008 Chicago Home Magazine Blog. July 21, 2008 Home Canary Blog, May 19, 2008 |
| 2004 | Exposures catalog, Winter |
| 2003 | Sentinel Record, Hot Springs, AR |
courses and education:
| 2002 | Santa Fe Workshops, Visual Storytelling with Norman Mauskopf |
| 2000 | Northwestern University, Adult Education Program, Photography I |
| 1994-1996 | DePaul University, MEd in Elementary Education |
| 1990-1994 | University of Colorado-Boulder, BA in Anthropology |
professional organizations:
| 2005-present | Museum of Contemporary Photography, Advisory Committee Chicago Artists Coalition, Member |
| 2010 | Arts Club of Chicago, Professional Member |
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