| Selected Shows |
| One Person Exhibitions |
| March 2004 |
Vera Clay, Brooklyn, NY |
| March 2002 |
19th Annual National Issues in Nursing Conference, Park City, UT |
| Aug 1997 |
Atrium Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT |
| May 1997 |
Cordell Taylor Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT |
| May 1995 |
Cordell Taylor Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT |
| June 1990 |
New Frontiers Café, Salt Lake City, UT |
| Aug 1989 |
Grunts and Postures, Salt Lake City, UT |
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| Group Exhibitions |
| May, 2009 |
2 person show, Rockwood Studios, Salt Lake City, Utah. |
| August 2005 |
HOWL Festival, 14th Street "Y", New York, NY |
| June 2002 |
Utah Alternative, Salt Lake City, UT |
| Jan 2002 |
Reactions, Exit Art, New York, NY |
| Jan 2000 |
Rewind 1999, Cordell Taylor Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT |
| March 1998 |
2 Person Show, Cordell Taylor Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT |
March 1998 |
Artists Look at Animals, Nicholas Davies Gallery, New York, NY |
| Dec 1997 |
Night of a Thousand Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY |
| Aug 1996 |
Cordell Taylor Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT |
| May 1996 |
Representations of the Figure, Traveling Show, Various, UT |
| Jan 1996 |
Art Zone, Denver CO |
| Oct 1995 |
Louder Than Words Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT |
| Dec 1992 |
Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT |
| April 1991 |
Finch Lane Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT |
| Nov 1990 |
Intercollegiate Show, Salt lake City, UT |
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| Education |
| 1991 |
BFA, University of Utah |
| Collections |
| Farview Museum of Art and History, Fairview, Utah |
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| Artist Statement |
I am fascinated by modern American spirituality-everything from communes to new-age retreats and seminars. Attempts to meld ancient and established with the new and modern often yield interesting results. Ultimately, however, they all boil down to the same thing: the human craving for a meaningful religious practice despite alienation from traditional religion.
My recent narrative landscapes use these scenarios to explore ideas of self-improvement, spirituality, and God. The figures pick and choose elements of spiritual traditions from world religions and other spiritual practices. They strive to connect with deeper meaning (and with each other) within a “nature” that is increasingly hard to touch. The fantasy, comedy, seriousness, connection and alienation depicted in these images are all an essential part of this process.
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