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Education:
· Brown University. Providence, RI. Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts Honors, 2000.Selected Exhibitions:
· Sculpturefest, Woodstock, VT. (summer 2007)
· The Tunbridge Library. Tunbridge, VT. (summer 2006)
· The Steelyard, Providence, RI. (fall 2005)Award and Honors:
· Artist-in-Resident. Vermont Studio Center. Johnson, VT. (fall 2005)
· Recipient of a New Works Art Grant Award from the Rhode Island Foundation. Providence, RI. (spring 2005)Commissions:
· "Swallow House for the Common Dryad" Roger William Park Zoo, Providence, Ri. Swallow house built into a crack in tree. (2008)
· "Outgrowths" Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence, RI. Butterfly habitat. (2008)
· "Roadside Bum #2” Full sized masonry figure. Dallas, TX. Made from materials found along roadsides, this piece
speaks to a complex web of poverty related issues (2007).
· Masonry Birdhouse Sculptures. Austin, TX; Boston, MA; Chelsea, VT; New York, NY. Functional habitat pieces
that are also masonry houses made from detritus (2006-2007).
· “Spring Lining.” A large-scale stone negative space piece that holds vernal
water, marking drought and rainfall as well as the passage of the seasons.
Stratford, VT. (summer 2004).Public Art:
· "Watch Towers" Waits River Valley School, Corinth VT. Incorporating work by students and materials donated by
community members, this piece is funded by the State Council on the the Arts and the school. (2008)
· "Moon River ” Riverside Mills Park, Providence, RI. This piece celebrates the beauty of the river’s bend in the center of the old industrial art of the city. All materials used were recycled from the surrounding neighborhood (2006).
· “Brick Laying Dictionary.” Providence, RI. As a lobby floor, this piece records the brick laying patterns or “bonds” used in the making of the ill-complex-turned-office-building that houses this lobby.
Constructed from recycled roof slates and black rubber tile (winter 2005).
Collections:
· Ofra Bikel, private collection. New York, NY.
· Fred Struever, private collection. Providence, RI.
· Cora Brooks, private collection. Chelsea, VT.
· Kik Williams, private collection. Providence, RI.
· Visual Arts Department, Brown University. Providence, RI.Teaching:
· Teacher, The Steelyard, Providence RI. Class in fired clay reuse "MortarFire" (2008)
· Artist in residence, Waits River Valley School, Waits River, VT. (2007-2008)
· Sculpture Teacher, MET School Peace Street Campus. Providence, RI. (winter 2005)