Living things were created spiritually before physically.

All cultures have creation stories that describe the culmination of earth and man--when disharmony enters that relationship, the earth and its inhabitants grow sick and suffer. Never before has there been such an opportunity to divorce the spirit of man and nature, and this denial results in the withering of the collective living soul. When this disconnection occurs, the man-made’s dehumanizing concrete jungle becomes self-destructive in its attempts to devour the divinely made’s organic harmony. In opposition to the force that seeks this degradation, my work is a continuous effort to keep that first primitive connection. The natural world is a challenging mentor who constantly inspires me to spend hours observing its details and reinterpreting them through my own creative ability. The product is a manifestation of that connection--a way I can show reverence and gratitude for this living place I call home.

Exhibitions

Utah Arts Festival
June 2017
SLC, UT
https://uaf.org/

SLC Library Group Show
Summer 2017
http://www.slcpl.org/events#artexhibits

Large-Scale Mural for Smith's Grocery Store
Size/Subject: 5'x12' of Antelope Island
West Point, UT
Spring 2016
(385) 383-3030

EMERGING ARTISTS PRIMAVERA
May-June 2016
Meyer Gallery
Park City, UT
info@meyergallery.com

STATEWIDE COMPETITION
May 2016
Bountiful Davis Arts Center
www.bdac.org
(801)295-3618

UTAH ARTISTS AND ADOBE 2.0
Adobe Building, 3900 Adobe Way, Lehi, Utah
Curator: Andrew Ehninger
abstrakt.artist@gmail.com

HOGEL ZOO, WORLD OF THE WILD
JAN-MARCH 2016
Hogel Zoo, Salt Lake City, Utah
http://www.hoglezoo.org/events_experiences/annual_events/art_show/

8th, 9th, and 10th INTERNATIONAL LDS ART COMPETITION
Mar-Oct 2009, 2012, 2015
Church History Museum Salt Lake City, UT
https://history.lds.org/exhibit/iac-2015-tell-me-the-stories-of-jesus?lang=eng

CHRISTKINDLMARKET DECEMBER 2015, 2016, 2017
This is the Place Heritage Park, Salt Lake City, Utah
http://www.christkindlmarkt-slc.com/

CRAFT LAKE CITY AUGUST 2015
Gallavan Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
http://craftlakecity.com/

SOLO SHOW AT THE ECCLES GALLERY
November-December 2013
Covey Center for the Arts
Provo, UT 84601
www.coveycenter.org

2010 MIXED MEDIA and WORKS on PAPER
Division of Arts and Museums Statewide Annual Exhibition
Oct-Nov 2010
juried by Michael Sarich and Elizabeth Dove
Rio Gallery, SLC Utah

COOS ART MUSEUM
Expressions West 2010
Apr-July 2010
juried by Kevin Kadar
(541)267-4877
www.coosart.org

SCRAP Revisions
Eco Center of the San Francisco Dept of the Environment
Dec-Jan 2010
exhibitions@scrap-sf.org
(415)647-1746

CLIMATE/GALLERY: PAINT!
November 2009
Juried by Jason Andrew
Long Island City, NY
www.climategallery.com
hermanjames@mindspring.com

MONTANA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY’S WATERMEDIA 2009
Sept 2009
Juried by Don Andrews
Kalispell, MT
www.montanawatercolorsociety.org
(406)549-6536

INTERNATIONAL WATERMEDIA XVI
August to October 2009
Juried by Thomas J. Owen
Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 593-2415

12TH ANNUAL ISAP INTERNATIONAL
August 2009
Santa Cruz Art League
Santa Cruz, CA
www.isap-online.com
(831) 466-0311

WOMAN MADE GALLERY 12TH INTERNATIONAL
March 6- April 16, 2009
Juried by Yolanda M. Lopez
Chicago, IL
www.womanmade.org
(312) 738-0400

CONTINUUM: GEORGE SEGAL GALLERY AND STUDIO MONTCLAIR’S 12TH ANNUAL OPEN
March 10-Apr 11, 2009
Juried by Patterson Sims
Montclair, NJ
www.studiomontclair.org
(973)655-3382

SECOND NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Jan 2008
Juried by Irving Sandler
Prince Street Gallery, NYC
(646)230-0246
www.princestreetgallery.org

RESIDENCY AT THE VERMONT STUDIO CENTER
Nov 2006
Johnson, VT
(802)635-2727
www.vermontstudiocenter.org

RESIDENCIES WITH BRIAN KERSHISNIK
Aug 2006, Jan 2008
Kanosh, UT
brian@kershisnik.com

BFA IN VISUAL ARTS, EMPHASIS IN PAINTING
Brigham Young University, Apr 2006
www.byu.edu
Advisor: Peter Everett

Education

BFA in Studio Arts, emphasis on painting in Apr 2006 from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT: Senior Show at the Harold B Lee Library in Apr 2006Residendy at the Vermont Studio Center in Nov 2006 through Johnson State College,