Education 
2000    MFA, Sculpture. San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1999    BFA, Painting. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1997    Drawing & Painting Marathon. New York Studio School. NY
1989    Yale University Summer School of Art and Music at Norfolk. Norfolk, CT
1988    Indiana University Summer Art Course, Florence, Italy

Awards     
1996    Vermont Studio Center Artist Grant. Johnson, VT
1990    Harry Engel Memorial Award, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
1989    The National Society of Arts and Letters, Art Merit Award for Painting.
1989    Yale University Summer School of Art and Music at Norfolk Fellowship. Norfolk, CT

Selected Art Exhibitions and Performances
2008            
Pacific Rim Sculpture, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel, CA
Studio One Opening Exhibition, Studio One Art Center, Oakland, CA 
Express Yo’self Art Auction, Street Academy High School, Oakland CA
21 Grand Art Benefit Sale, 21Grand, Oakland, CA
Artistic Morsels on the Wall and Beyond, Prescott-Joseph Center,Oakland, CA

2007           
13th Annual Ruth Bancroft Garden Sculpture Show, Walnut Creek, CA
Wrap, Reflect, Reveal. San Pablo Art Gallery, San Pablo, CA
Hospitality House Art Auction, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
21 Grand Art Benefit Sale, 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
Art Alla Prima: Drawings. Grand Opening Exhibition. Art D’ Cor Gallery, Danville, CA
The Lab’s Annual Art Sale and Auction, The Lab, San Francisco, CA

2006                       
Member’s Only, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Hospitality House Art Auction, Gallery One Embarcadero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
21 Grand Art Benefit Sale, 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
dud performance, Anno Domini, San Jose, CA
The Lab’s Annual Art Sale and Auction, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
           
2005           
21 Grand Art Benefit Sale, 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
Hospitality House Art Auction, Haley Martin Gallery, San Francisco, CA
dud Performance, Illuminated Corridor, Oakland, CA
dud Performance, Lila Theatre, San Francisco, CA
dud Performance, “Hot Spot Live” Broadcast on Channel 26, Petaluma, CA
The Lab’s Annual Art Sale and Auction, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
dud Performance, SIMM Series/Outsound Research, Musicians Union Hall, San Fran., CA 
Installations Examining Society and Space,21 Grand, Oakland, CA
           
2004
dud Performance: Option Anxiety, 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
dud Performance: Code Red, Oakland Metro Theatre, Oakland, CA
dud Performance : dud and Brian Kenny Fresno, 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
dud Performance : dud zone, Temescal Art Center, Oakland, CA
ProArts Open Studio Exhibition, ProArts, Oakland, CA.
The Lab's 8th Annual Art Sale and Auction, The Lab, San Francisco, CA

2003           
dud Performance: David Star Art Opening, Crocker Galleria, San Francisco, CA
dud Performance : benefit for SomArts Cultural Center, Somar Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
BACA Annual Members Showcase 2003, Berkeley, CA
           
2002           
Repurpose, Curator – Nicolas Bourriaud, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
Art / Wear, Build Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2000
Pacific Rim Sculpture Group’s Bay Area Student Sculpture Biennial, Curator - Catherine Clark, Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Art Institute MFA Graduate Exhibition, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
Cross Roads-Art of Revolution / Art of Rescue, Walter & McBean Galleries, San Francisco, CA

1999
Boundary Crossing, Diego Rivera Gallery,San Francisco, CA
Post Postcard IIII, Four Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Vermont Studio Center Student Show, Red Mill Gallery, Johnson, VT

1989   
BFA Show, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

1988   
National Society for Arts and Letters, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

1988   
Honors Division Travel Grant, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Relevant Experience

Lecturer, Piedmont Adult School, Oakland, CA 2008-present

• Create, prepare and execute lesson plans, syllabi and materials.
• Instruct adults and teens in Community Education Division to develop skills in drawing and sewing.
• Promote courses and develop pr communications through the press and constant contact.
• Courses include: Collage and Beginning Sewing.

Lecturer, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA 2009 - present

• Develop, prepare, and execute lesson plans for Fabric Construction for Sculpture.
• Founded the first technical sewing course for the sculpture department, as an eighty-hour,two-week intensive.
• Teach, advise and consult graduate and undergraduate students.
• Critique and evaluate student performance through grading.
• Oversee and mentor teaching assistant.
• Develop syllabi, prep equipment, develop workstations, critique work, give technical demos and slide lectures.
• Oversee sewing lab tool acquisition, development, maintenance and safety protocol.
• Develop and organize site specific installation exhibit for students at course end.

Lecturer, Las Positas College, Community Education. Livermore, CA 2002-present.

• Create, prepare and execute lesson plans, syllabi and materials.
• Instruct adults and teens in Community Education Division to develop skills in drawing and sewing.
• Promote courses and develop pr communications through the press and constant contact.
• Courses include: Want to Draw, Beginning Sewing, Teen Sewing and Drawing Plants and Landscape.

Teaching Experience

2009           
Beginning Sewing, Oakland Parks and Recreation, Studio One Art Center, Oakland, CA
Painting Visual Stories, Oakland Parks and Recreation, Studio One Art Center, Oakland, CA
Fabric Construction, Sculpture Department, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Beginning Sewing, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA
Beginning Drawing, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA
Intermediate Drawing, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA

2008           
Beginning Collage, Piedmont Adult School, Piedmont, CA
Expressionist Painting, Oakland Parks and Recreation, Studio One Art Center, Oakland, CA
Beginning Sewing, Oakland Parks and Recreation, Studio One Art Center, Oakland, CA
Outdoor Drawing Books, Oakland Parks and Recreation, Studio One Art Center, Oakland, CA
Beginning Sewing, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA
Color and Design, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA 
Beginning Drawing, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA
Beginning Collage, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA 
Beginning Sewing, San Leandro Adult School, San Leandro, CA
Express Yo’self After School Art Program, Street Academy, Oakland, CA

2007           
After School Art Program, Rudsdale High School, Oakland, Ca
Beginning Collage, Hayward Adult School, Hayward, CA
Beginning Collage, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA
Beginning Drawing, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA
Beginning Sewing, Las Positas College,, Livermore, CA
Beginning Sewing for Teens, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA
Drawing Adventures in the Bay Area, private drawing practice, various cities, CA

2006
Want to Draw, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA
Drawing Plants and Landscape, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA

2005            
Want to Draw, Las Positas College, Community Education, Livermore, CA
Drawing Plants and Landscape, Las Positas College, Community Education, Livermore, CA

2004            
Want to Draw, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA

2003           
Want to Draw, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA
Art History – Renaissance through Modern, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA

2002
Want to Draw, Las Positas College, Livermore, CA

2001           
Sewing Demonstrations for Sculpture, San Francisco Art Institute, CA
Sculpture and Drawing, children summer camp, Studio One, Oakland, CA

1999      
Sewing Demonstrations for Sculpture, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Intermediate Interdisciplinary Sculpture, TA for John Roloff, San Francisco Art Institute, CA

Work Related Experience

2008 Lecture presentation of my work, Textiles Department, California College of the Art, Oakland, CA
2008 Chair, Pacific Rim Sculpture Group, Oakland, California
2006/7 Curatorial Committee Member, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2006/7 Exhibitions Coordinator, management of exhibitions and four galleries, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2006 Volunteer for Arts First Oakland; Website Update Management, and Open Studio Project Manager, Oakland, CA
2005 Video documentation for Karen Penney’s Not the More Lovely; a Circus Sideshow, Noh Space, Francisco, CA
2004 Freelance seamstress: flags for John Roloff’s Franciscan Formation Geology Flags. San Francisco, CA
2001 Museum Preparator, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA     
2000 Video documentation for Claudine Naganuma, Asian American Dance Performances, San Francisco, CA
1999 Seamstress - sail boat covers, sails, flags and bags. Internship and employment. Hogin Sails. Alameda, CA