Exhibitions  (selected)

    Quarry Ceramics Awards. Quarry Arts Centre. Whangarei, New Zealand. ~ 2024

    Pushing Clay. Nelson Pottery Week Exhibition. Refinery ArtSpace. Nelson, New Zealand ~ 2024

    Wild Creatures. Group Exhibition. Square Edge Arts Centre. Palmerston North, New Zealand ~ 2023

    Poppycock: Pop-up Exhibition with Becks Popham. Petone Depot. Petone, New Zealand ~ 2023

    LIMB. Group Exhibition with Lynette Fisher & Becks Popham. Space Gallery. Whananui, New Zealand ~ 2022

    Open Ceramics Awards 2021. Quarry Arts Centre. Whangarei, New Zealand  ~ 2021

    15th Estuary Art & Ecology Award. FINALIST. Malcolm Smith Gallery. Uxbridge Creative Centre. Auckland, NZ   ~2021
    Cleveland National Art Awards. Otago Art Society. Dunedin, New Zealand   ~2021

    Lysaght Watt Trust Art Award. Lysaght Watt Gallery. Hāwera, New Zealand   ~2021

    Kotahitanga - Coming together. Arotoi Wairarapa Museum of Art & History. Masterton, New Zealand   ~2020

    Six Stories. Scrawl Collective group show. Thistle Hall. Wellington, New Zealand   ~2020  

    Louisa County Arts Festival Juried Show. FIRST PLACE in 3D. Morning Sun, Iowa  ~2019 & 2020

    Ceramicus. Innovation Award. New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. Wellington, New Zealand ~2018

    Adaptations for Flight. (solo show) UCOL. Whanganui, New Zealand  ~2017

    Miami University Young Sculptors Competition. Miami University. Oxford, OH   ~2017

    ILT Art Awards. City Gallery. Invercargill, New Zealand    ~2017

    One Man’s Junk (solo show) AAN. Nantucket, MA      ~2016

    Book Art. Graficas Gallery. Nantucket, MA  ~  2015

    Cabinet of Curiosities. Graficas Gallery. Nantucket, MA    ~2014

    The Internal Garden/Lanugo. (duo exhibition) Gallery K. Nantucket, MA   ~2012

    Biological Extensions 1; 12x12 Exhibition. Museum of Contemporary Art. Chicago, IL   ~2006

    About to Self Destruct. (solo show) MacNider Art Museum. Mason City, IA  ~ 2006

 

Residencies/Assistantships    

    Masterton Fellowship. New Zealand Pacific Studios. Artist-in-Residence. Masterton, New Zealand   ~Jan 6-26 2020

    Artists Association of Nantucket. Artist-in-Residence. Nantucket, MA    ~ Nov-Dec 2016

    Assistant to Artist Theaster Gates. Chicago, IL. ~ Oct-Dec 2006

    Assistant to Artist/Professor Ingrid Lilligren. Ames, IA ~ 2002-2005

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Publications/Interviews    

    ArtZone Magazine; December 2020, Issue 85. 2020-21. Wellington, New Zealand. ~2020

    Waste Art Makes Waves. Wairarapa Times-Age. Jan 29 ~2020

    River Status inspired exhibition at Edith Gallery. Press Release. Wanganui Chronicle. 29 Oct ~2017

    Art Talk Radio Interview with Liz Hunt-O’Brien. WACK Nantucket Radio. December  ~2016

    BiblioArt Project video interview by Grace Bartlett. Click Here For Interview  ~ 2015

    Frank J. Cunningham in Conversation with Dani Henke. Click Here For Interview  ~ 2013

    Make Yourself Uncomfortable, Creative Life with Steve Junker, National Public Radio, Sept. 30 2011   ~2011

    Nantucket Magazine. Summer 2010 issue. Pg. 32. Nantucket, MA   ~ 2010

    Hey Yah! The Daily Palette; Visual Arts in the Year of the Arts & Humanities, University of Iowa webpage  ~2005 

    Uhuru Magazine; April 2005, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Pg 20. Iowa State University. Ames, Iowa  ~2005

 

Installations/Public Art

    Residential Wall Mural with Becks Popham. Petone, New Zealand ~ 2023

    Cellophane Drift Installation. Seaweek at Aratoi Museum of Art & History. Masterton, New Zealand ~2020

    Field of Daffies, Outdoor Installation. Nantucket, MA.  ~2014

    Wave Installation. Egan Maritime Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum. Nantucket, MA   ~ 2011

    South Omaha Streetscape Revitalization. RDG Art Studios. Omaha, Nebraska.  ~2006

    Hotel Pattee Integrated Art. RDG Art Studios. Perry, Iowa. ~2006

    Marion Arts & Environmental Center at Lowe Park. RDG Art Studios. Marion, Iowa. ~2006

    Iowa Dept. of Public Safety. RDG Art Studios. Des Moines, Iowa.  ~2006

    Watercolor Tile Mural. (solo designer) RDG Art Studios. West Des Moines, Iowa.   ~2006

    Parade of Floats. RDG Art Studios. San Jose, California   ~2005

    Flying Shuttle Integrated Art. RDG Art Studios. Charlotte, North Carolina. ~2005

    Dumpster Design Children’s Paint-by-Number. Des Moines Arts Festival.  Des Moines, Iowa  ~ 2004 

    Enlightenment Mural. Iowa State University. Ames, Iowa.   ~2003

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Awards/Grants  

    First Place in 3D. Louisa County Arts Festival. Morning Sun, IA. ~ 2019-2020

    Nelson Pottery Supplies Award for Innovation in Ceramics. Ceramicus. Wellington, NZ ~ 2018

    First Place. Louisa County Arts Festival. Morning Sun, IA. ~ 2018

    People’s Choice Award. AAN. Nantucket, MA   ~ 2016

    Liz Schaeffler Sculpture Award. AAN. Nantucket, MA   ~ 2015

    Robert C. McDougall Award (Promising New Artist) AAN. Nantucket, MA    ~ 2015

    People’s Choice Award. AAN. Nantucket, MA  ~ 2013

    Emerging Iowa Artist. Des Moines Arts Festival. Des Moines, Iowa.    ~2005 & 2006

    Best in Show. 37th Annual Iowa Craft Exhibition. MacNider Art Museum. Mason City, IA  ~ 2005

    Focus Grant. Unmasking the Arts; Commedia del Arte. Iowa State University.  ~  2005

 

Academic Engagements            

    Art Tutor. Vincents Art Workshop. Wellington, New Zealand   ~ 2022-2023

    Ceramics and Mixed Media Sculpture Instructor. Artists Association of Nantucket. Nantucket, Mass.    ~ 2012-2016

    Watercolor and Costume Design Instructor. Dreamland Theater. Nantucket, Massachusetts. ~  2009-2010    

    Ceramics Instructor. After School Matters. Chicago, Illinois.    ~  2006-2007

    Ceramics Instructor. Octagon Center for the Arts. Ames, Iowa.  ~  2003-2005

 

Collections    

    AAN Permanent Collection. Visual Arts Center. Nantucket, MA ~ 2014

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Education  

    BFA in Visual Studies. Graduated with Honors. Iowa State University. Ames, IA   ~2005

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