RESUME
EDUCATION
2006-09 San Jose State University. San Jose, CA. MFA, Spatial Arts
2001-06 San Francisco State University. San Francisco, CA. BA, glass and ceramics
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2015 Pilchuck Glass School. Stanwood, WA. Digital Playground, Norwood Viviano
2009 Pilchuck Glass School. Stanwood, WA. Fashioning Glass, Preston Singletary
2008 Eugene Glass School. Eugene, OR. Glass Sculpting, Pino Signoretto
2007 Bay Area Glass Institute. San Jose, CA. Think Big, Work Small, Boyd Sugiki
Pilchuck Glass School. Stanwood, WA. The Melting Pot, John Miller
2005 Scuola del Vetro Abate Zanetti. Murano, Italy. Traditional Goblets, Elio Quarisa
SELECT WORK AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010- Glassblowing, fusing, flameworking instructor at Bay Area Glass Institute. San Jose, CA.
2015 TA to Shelly Muzylowski-Allen and Davide Salvadore, “Composizione Completa.” Pilchuck Glass School. Stanwood, WA.
2014 TA to Rik Allen and Shelly Muzylowski-Allen, “Combine to Sublime.” Pilchuck Glass School. Stanwood, WA.
Demonstrating artist at Alfred University. Alfred, NY.
Assistant to Joe Ivacic and Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen. GAS conference. Chicago, IL.
Demonstrating artist at Maker Faire. San Mateo, CA.
Studio Coordinator at Bay Area Glass Institute. San Jose, CA.
2013 Demonstrating artist at Bay Area Glass Institute. Emerging Artists. San Jose, CA.
Demonstrating artist at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Minneapolis, MN.
Artist in Residence at Emporia State University, Emporia, KS.
2010-13 Art Fabricator for Delphine Lucielle (coldworking, screenprinting). San Jose, CA.
2012 Demonstrating artist at The Crucible. Oakland, CA.
Visiting artist at Punahou School. Honolulu, HI.
Visiting artist at University of Hawaii. Honolulu, HI.
Featured demonstrator at Public Glass. San Francisco, CA.
2011 Assistant to Fritz Dreisbach at Bay Area Glass Institute, GLANC+BAGI demonstration. San Jose, CA.
2010-11 Facility administrator at the Art Glass Center of San Jose. San Jose, CA.
Glass fabricator for Bill Gould Designs. San Jose, CA.
2009 Graduate Teaching Associate at San Jose State University (Spring), Three Dimensional Design Concepts. San Jose, CA.
TA to Cassandra Straubing at San Jose State University (Spring, Fall), Advanced Glassblowing. San Jose, CA.
2008 Graduate Teaching Associate at San Jose State University (Fall), Three Dimensional Design Concepts. San Jose, CA.
TA to Monica Vandendool at San Jose State University (Fall), Beginning Ceramics. San Jose, CA.
Jury member for the Campbell Union High School District annual art show. Campbell, CA.
TA to Fritz Dreisbach and Frantisek Janak at Pilchuck Glass School, Hot, Cold & Hot Again! Stanwood, WA.
TA to John McClusky and Patrick Enright at San Jose State University (Spring), Industrial Design Foundation I. San Jose, CA.
2007 TA to Amy Rueffert at San Jose State University (Spring), Beginning Glassblowing. San Jose, CA.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Reinvented. Public Glass. San Francisco, CA.
2009 Drowning: Thesis Exhibition. Gallery 3, San Jose State University. San Jose, CA.
2008 Hawaii Nei: Advancement to Candidacy Show. Gallery 2, San Jose State University. San Jose, CA.
2007 Coffee and Cigarettes. Herbert Sanders Gallery. San Jose State University. San Jose, CA.
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS (* denotes juried show)
2016 New Attitudes. Empire Seven Studios. San Jose, CA.
2015 Spectrum. Anno Domini. San Jose, CA.
2014 Ugly People Doing Ugly Things. Public Glass. San Francisco, CA. (Two person show with Valerie Pohorsky)
Community Matters. San Jose City Hall. San Jose, CA.
2013 Emerging Artists. Bay Area Glass Institute. San Jose, CA.
2012 California Glass Exchange: Celebrating 50 Years of Studio glass. The Crucible. Oakland, CA.
A Tale of Two Liquids. Bay Area Glass Institute. San Jose, CA.
Public Glass' Artists and Artisans Auction. San Francisco, CA.
2011 Annual Pilchuck Glass School Auction. Seattle, WA. *
2010 San Jose State University Graduate Art Exhibition. The Haldan Art Gallery. Lake Tahoe, CA.
2009 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts 2009. The Artery. Davis, CA. *
Lift Off. Institute of Contemporary Art. San Jose, CA.
GAS International Student Exhibition. Cedar Arts Center. Corning, NY.
Big, Red, Shiny 3. The Art Ark. San Jose, CA. *
Annual Pilchuck Glass School Auction. Seattle, WA. *
2008 Big, Red, Shiny 2. The Art Ark. San Jose, CA. *
China: Past and Present. Gualala Arts Center. Gualala, CA. *
42nd Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show. Del Mar College. Corpus Christi, TX. *
GAS International Student Exhibition. Contemporary Museum of Craft. Portland, OR.
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts 2008. The Artery. Davis, CA. *
Glass Department Show. Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University. San Jose, CA.
2007 Big, Red, Shiny. Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University. San Jose, CA. *
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts 2007. The Artery. Davis, CA. *
Avante-Grande. Terra Gallery. San Francisco, CA. *
2006 Cross Contamination Series 1. Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University. San Jose, CA.
Glass Department Show. Gallery 3, San Jose State University. San Jose, CA.
New Works on Black. Black Gallery, San Jose State University. San Jose, CA.
Keep Us Hot Silent Auction. Public Glass. San Francisco, CA.
2005 College Night. DeYoung Museum. San Francisco, CA.
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts 2005. Kaplan Gallery. Davis, CA. *
Stillwell Show. San Francisco State University. San Francisco, CA. *
Launch. Alpha Bar. San Francisco, CA.
Senior Open House. San Francisco State University. San Francisco, CA.
APIA Showcase. Club Lamia. San Francisco, CA.
College Night. Legion of Honor. San Francisco, CA.
2004 Stillwell Show. San Francisco State University. San Francisco, CA. *
College Night. Legion of Honor. San Francisco, CA.
AWARDS
2012 Best in show. Public Glass' Artists and Artisans Auction. San Francisco, CA.
2009 Corning award nominee. Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
2008 Saxe award nominee. Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
Excellent craftsmanship award. Big, Red, Shiny Show 2. San Jose, CA. Juried by Steve Carlson and Suzanne Pugh.
Shoji Sadanori Scholarship. SJSU, San Jose, CA.
2007 Emerging artist scholarship to attend Think Big, Work Small with Boyd Sugiki. BAGI, San Jose, CA.
Student-2-Student auction scholarship to attend The Melting Pot with John Miller. Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
Robert Fritz Scholarship. SJSU, San Jose, CA.
Shoji Sadanori Scholarship. SJSU, San Jose, CA.
2005 Award of Excellence in Ceramics. Stillwell Show, San Francisco, CA. Juried by David Kuraoka and Jeff Downing.
PUBLICATIONS
Punahou News, Shapeshifters. January 2023
Lift Off Catalog. 2009
Spartan Daily, San Jose Art Culture May Be on the Rise. November 2009
Spartan Daily, Glass: A Delicate Subject. April 2008
Punahou News, The Alumni Art Connection. December 2006