Education
2012 University at Buffalo, State University Of New York, Buffalo, NY
MFA, Visual Studies
2011 Central Academy Of Fine Arts, Beijing, China.
Artist In Residence
2001 Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
BFA, Emphasis In Graphic Design
Professional Experience
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2022 TRANSFORMER STATION, Multiple Venues, Artprize, Grand Rapids
2021 ART BASEL: UNTITLED, ART. South Beach, Miami, FL
2020 CHALLENGE PRIVILEGE, with Kyd Kane, Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids
2019 100 YEARS, 100 LINES, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids
2018 COMMUNITY IS A LANGUAGE, SITE:LAB @ 415 FRANKLIN, Grand Rapids
EMINENT DOMAIN, Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 ART BASEL: UNTITLED, ART. South Beach, Miami, FL
2016 POWERS OF 1OO, Rumsey Street Project, Grand Rapids
2015 EXCHANGE, DesignPhiladelphia, Philadelphia Center for Architecture
DESIGN CITIES: DETROIT, Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit
2014 DESIGN INQUIRY, Vinalhaven, ME
2012 THE DREAM BEFORE, “CURIOSITY SHOP”, SiTE:LAB @ 54 JEFFERSON, Grand Rapids
EVERYTHING SIGNS, Silo City, Buffalo, NY
2011 I SEEK, Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing, China
2010 VIGILANCETE: A TWO FACED VIGNETTE, Buffalo, NY
SELECT CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2023 THE TYPOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, app Covenant Fine Arts Center Gallery, Grand Rapids
CALVIN STUDENT DESIGN SYMPOSIUM, app, Grand Rapids
DICTATE AND PERMIT, app Graphic Design Thesis Exhibtion, Grand Rapids
ON THE BEAM, app Design and Printmaking Student Exhibition, Grand Rapids
2022 IN BETWEEN, app Graphic Design Thesis Exhibtion, Grand Rapids
2019 TOO MUCH, NOT ENOUGH, app / Michigan State University co-exhibition, 106 Gallery, Grand Rapids
2017 BAD CAMEL PRESS: LETTERPRESS EXHIBITION, Scene MetroSpace, East Lansing, MI
2016 CONSTRAINT: A THESIS EXHIBITION, Grand Rapids
2015 IN CONTENT: SENIOR SEMINAR EXHIBITION, Grand Rapids
TYPE B: A STUDENT TYPOGRAPHY EXHIBITION, Grand Rapids
DATA 1, VISUAL DATA: KCAD STUDENT EXHIBITION
2014 THE 4TH FLOOR: KCAD STUDENT EXHIBITION
2013 WORKFLOW, SiTE:LAB @ 54 JEFFERSON, Grand Rapids
2009 DEGREE SHOW: GVSU BFA Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition
Academic Interests
- Visual Culture
- Communication Design
- Graphic Design
- Brand Design