Curriculum Vitae of Artist Work
Residencies
-The Port Austin Artist Residency at The Bee Barn in Port Austin, MI
--October 2023
-Friends of the Detroit River Artist-in-Residence at Friends of the Detroit River in Wayne County, MI
--February-July 2023
-Appalachian Forest Stewardship Residency at Arc of Appalachia in Highland County, OH
--October 2022
-Friends of the Porkies Artist in Residence at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, MI
--October 2019
-Artist in Residence at Arquetopia
--October 2012 – December 2012 Puebla and Oaxaca, Mexico
--Dual Cultural Exchange Program: Natural Pigments & Spanish Colonial techniques
Collections
- -Henry Ford Health
- -Gibraltar Historical Museum
- -The City of Detroit
-Friends of the Porkies
- -Clarkston Community Historical Society/Clarkston Heritage Museum
- -Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights Delegates
- -Individual private collections
Artist Awards
-2023, Honorable Mention, 9th Annual Canton Fine Arts Exhibition
-2021, Honorable Mention, Michigan Annual XLVIII at Anton Art Center
-2014, Best of Show 2D, 76th Members Show at Grosse Pointe ART Center
-2013, Best of Show, Urban Edge exhibition at Grosse Pointe ART Center
-2012, Elmer and Rita Zinn Memorial Award, Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids, MI
-2012, People's Choice Award, Portland Community Arts Council's Annual Juried Art Exhibit
-2009-2011, Scholarship of Merit, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University
-2007, Open House Scholarship, Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale
Exhibitions
2026
-Michigan Annual LIII, Group (Open Call)
--Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI
--Juror: Grace Serra
2025
-96th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Group (Open Call)
--Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
--Juror: Ayana Ross
2024
-Artist Showcase, Solo (Invitational)
--Stillwater, Ortonville, MI
--Curators: Becky Scarcello & Rachel Erin
2023
-Port Austin Artist Residency Open House, Group (Invitational)
--Bee Barn, Port Austin, MI
-29th Annual Canton Fine Arts Exhibition, Group (Open Call)
--Village Theater Gallery at Cherry Hill, Canton, MI
--Curator: Jef Cancelosi
-Two Views | Two Shores, Two person exhibition (Invitational)
--Grosse Pointe Artists Association gallery at The War Memorial, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
--Curator: Jeffrey Froggett
-Wayfarer: Plein Air Paintings by Alex Gilford, Solo
--Northville Art House, Northville, MI
-Surreal, Group (Open Call)
--Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
-Sanctuary, Group (Open Call)
--Grosse Pointe Artists Association gallery at The War Memorial, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
--Juror: Ian Matchett
-Concerning Landscape, Group (Open Call)
--Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion, Detroit, MI
--Presented by: Detroit Artist Market
--Juror: Megan Winkel
2022
-All About the Benjamins, Baby!, Group (Open Call)
--Public Pool, Hamtramck, MI
-SMALL WORKS: Juried All Media Exhibition, Group (Open Call)
--Northville Art House, Northville, MI
-Night Descending, Group (Open Call)
--The Lofts at 5 Lyon, Grand Rapids, MI
--Organizer: Catbird Saintly Collective
-Bastille Day Art Exhibit, Group (Invitational)
--Bayview Yacht Club, Detroit, MI
--Organizer: Alliance Française de Detroit – French Institute of Michigan
-Art + Earth, Group (Open Call)
--Belle Isle Aquarium, Detroit, MI
--Organizers: Detroit River Coalition & Belle Isle Conservancy
2021
-ArtScape, Group (Open Call)
--Downriver Council for the Arts, Wyandotte, MI
-All Media Exhibition, Group (Open Call)
--Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, MI
--Juror: Valerie Mercer, Curator & Head of African American Art at Detroit Institute of Arts
-Flora of Michigan Art Exhibition, Group (Open Call)
--River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Monroe, MI
--Presented by: The National Park Service & The River Raisin National Battlefield Park Foundation
--Curated by: Darlene Belair & Becky Mullins
-Our Changing Climate, Group (Open Call)
--Huron Valley Council for the Arts, Highland, MI
-Land to River, Group (Invitational)
--Studio 23, Bay City, MI
--Curator: Valerie Allen
--Partnership with Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy
-Plein Air Troupe Heritage Park Exhibit, Group (Invitational)
--Heritage Park, Farmington Hills, MI
-Michigan Annual XLVIII, Group (Open Call)
--Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI
--Guest Juror: Valerie Allen
--I received an Honorable Mentioned award
2020-2021
-Canvas Pontiac, Group (Open Call)
--Downtown Pontiac, MI
--Jurors: Patrizia Makohon, Robert Zurenko, Morgaine Tempest, Katie Bramlage, Barbara Heller, Andrew Lathrup, Steve Witham, Kelley, & Mike McGuinness
-- My painting was a Top 25 Finalist and was printed on a 8' x 10' canvas and suspended on the outside wall of a building in downtown Pontiac
2020
-Great Northern Art Explosion, Group (Open Call)
--AuSable Artisan Village Art Center, Grayling, MI
Juror: Jef Bourgeau
-Lockdown Sketchbooks, Group (Open Call)
--An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, United Kingdom
--Curated by: Joe Mahony
-Michigan Annual XLVII, Group (Open Call)
--Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI
--Juror: Salvador Salort-Pons
2019
-Testing the Waters, Group (Open Call)
--Downriver Council for the Arts, Wyandotte, MI
-Surroundings: A Landscape Show, Group (Open Call)
--Blick Art Materials, Detroit, MI
-4th Annual Art in the Atrium, Group (Open Call)
--The Gateway, Presented by Clarkston Cultural Arts Council, Clarkston, MI
-WFCU Credit Union: Painting Competition + Exhibit, Group (Open Call)
--Leamington Arts Centre, Leamington, Ontario, Canada
2018 – 2019
-Riparian Arts Project Showcase, Solo Artist Showcase (Invitational)
--Schramm’s Mead Tasting Room, Ferndale, MI
2018
-The Secret Postcard Show 2018, Group (Open Call)
--The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, Derbyshire, England, U.K.
--Curated by: Rachael Pinks
-Adult Art Show, Group (Open Call)
--Clarkston Independence District Library, Clarkston, MI
2017
-House Party: Holiday Edition, Group (Invitational)
--4801 Trumbull, Detroit, MI
--Presented By: Art in Woodbridge, Curated By: Sarah Rose Sharp
-Place[d], Group (Invitational)
--Spread Art, Detroit, MI
Curated by: Jana Bergemann & Michael Goe
-Lake Effect, Group (Open Call)
--Downriver Council for the Arts, Wyandotte, MI
-City Walls Group Art Show, Group (Invitational)
--2024 Springwells St., Detroit, MI
--Organized by City of Detroit City Walls and Southwest Detroit Business Association. All artists in the show were part of City of Detroit’s City
Walls program.
-Canada 150 & Beyond, Group (Open Call)
--Leamington Arts Centre, Leamington, Ontario, Canada
-Bastille Day Art Exhibit, Group (Invitational)
--Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit, MI
--Organized by Alliance Française de Detroit – French Institute of Michigan, and USArt Boutique
-Solo Artist Showcase, (Invitational)
--Schramm’s Mead Tasting Room, Ferndale, MI
-Reach for the Sky: Leamington Flock Fest Exhibition, Group (Open Call)
--Leamington Arts Centre, Leamington, Ontario, Canada
-Tall Tales and Folklore: Exploring Michigan’s Traditional Stories, Group (Open Call)
--The Albert L. Lorenzo Cultural Center at Macomb Community College, Charter Township of Clinton, MI
2016
-BFF Fest 3, Group (Invitational)
--El Club, Detroit, MI
--Organized by Seraphine Collective
2015
-The Best of the Best, Group (Invitational)
--Grosse Pointe ART Center, Grosse Pointe, MI,
-Solo Show Artist Showcase, (Invitational)
--Schramm’s Mead Tasting Room, Ferndale, MI
-Art Outdoor Project – Artist Reception, Group (Invitational)
--Richard App Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2014
-EXPOSED, Group (Open Call)
--Grosse Pointe ART Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
--Sponsor: Donna O’keefe, Johnstone & Johnstone Realtors
-Call For Art, Group (Open Call)
--Dancing Dog Gallery Ann Arbor, MI
-Corpus Illuminata IV An Anatomic Interpretation, Group (Open Call)
--Tangent Gallery Detroit, MI
-Our Rivers, Our Lakes, Group (Open Call)
--Grosse Pointe ART Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
--Juror: Martine MacDonald
-76th Members Show, Group (Members Call)
--Grosse Pointe ART Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
--I received the Best of Show 2D award.
-Nighttime, Group (Open Call)
--Grosse Pointe ART Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
--Juror: Frank Pahl
-Holiday Sparks! 2nd Annual Members Show, Group (Members Call)
--Live Coal Gallery, Detroit, MI
--Curator: Yvette Rock
2013
-Clusterf*ck: Craft, Kitsch and the Quotidian, Group (Open Call)
--Craft House Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
--Curator: Tamara Fox
-Huron Valley Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Art Competition, Group (Open Call)
--Main Street Milford, MI, Milford, MI
--Competition organizer: The Huron Valley Martin Luther King Jr. Day Committee
-Urban Edge, Group (Open Call)
--Grosse Pointe ART Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
--Juror: Tim Burke
--I received the Best of Show Award.
-Postcard Salon Exhibition & Salon Sale, Group (Open Call)
--Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
--Supported by: Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
-Size Matters, Group (Open Call)
--Grosse Pointe ART Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
--Juror: Paul Nowak
-Food For Thought, Group (Open Call)
--Grosse Pointe ART Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
--Juror: Sue Carman Vian
-75th Member's Show, Group (Members Call)
--Grosse Pointe ART Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
2012
-Solo Artist Showcase, (Invitational)
--San Chez Bistro, Grand Rapids, MI
-Postcard Salon Exhibition & Salon Sale, Group (Open Call)
--Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
--Supported by: Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
-LowellArts West Michigan Regional Art Competition, Group (Open Call)
--Lowell Area Arts Council, Lowell, MI
--Juror: Anne Norcross
-Festival of the Arts '12 Regional Arts Exhibition, Group (Open Call)
--Former Grand Rapids Press Building, Grand Rapids, MI
--Jurors: Tim Fisher, Ron Pederson, Lora Robertson
--I was the recipient of the Elmer and Rita Zinn Memorial Award.
-Muskegon Museum of Art 84th Regional Exhibition, Group (Open Call)
--Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
--Juror: Andrew Winship
-My City in Transition, Group (Open Call)
--Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
-Portland Community Arts Annual Juried Art Show, Group (Open Call)
--Portland City Hall, Portland, MI
--Jurors: Derek Rainey, Loralee Hilligan, and Rush Clement.
--I was the recipient of the People’s Choice Award.
-All Michigan All Media Visual Arts Competition, Group (Open Call)
--Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI
--Juror: Richard App
-Art to Change the World, ArtPrize '12, Group (Open Call)
--Keeler Gallery, Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, MI
--Organizer: American Civil Liberties Union, ArtPrize
2011
-Muskegon Museum of Art 83rd Regional Exhibition, Group (Open Call)
--Muskegon Museum of Art Muskegon, MI
-'11 Annual Student Exhibition, Group (Students Call)
--Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, MI
-SiTE:LAB Festival of the Arts '11 BFA Exhibition, Group (Students Call)
--12 Division Ave South, Grand Rapids, MI
-SEVEN x 11: Art for Art, Group (Open Call)
--Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts (UICA), Grand Rapids, MI
--Each piece sold for $25 with proceeds funding emergent artist stipends and youth scholarships for UICA’s youth program ArtWorks.
--Free Radical Galleries, Solo Show (with collaborator: Kevin Labeau)
--Vertigo Record Store, Grand Rapids, MI
--Exhibition organizer: Avenue for the Arts
2010
-Life…OUT/LOUD, Group (Students Call)
--Student Gallery, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
--Exhibition Organizer: Kendall Pride
-37th Annual Celebration of the Arts Spiritual Art Exhibit, Group (Open Call)
--First United Methodist Church Grand Rapids, MI
--Juror: Marjorie Hogan Chellstorp
-HUMANATURE, Group (Open Call)
--The DAAC (Division Avenue Arts Collective), Grand Rapids, MI
--Exhibition Organizer: The DAAC Visual Arts Committee
-Trimmings: ART for the Facility/Stache Bash/Art Downtown, Group (Open Call)
--The DAAC (Division Avenue Arts Collective) Grand Rapids, MI
--Exhibition organizer: The DAAC Visual Arts Committee.
--All proceeds went to Blandford Nature Center’s Mixed Greens program.
-Art of the Bridge, Group (Students Call)
--Gallery 602, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
--Work in show donated to the Grand Rapids Student Advancement Foundation at the Grand Rapids Public schools' “Building Bridges to Success.”
-Festival of the Arts '10 Regional Arts Exhibition, Group (Open Call)
--Old Federal Building, Grand Rapids, MI
--Jurors: Lorma Williams Freestone, Chris Stoffel Overvoorde, Darlene
Kaczmarczyk
-The American Dream What it is, was, isn't, could be, Group (Open Call)
--The DAAC (Division Avenue Arts Collective), Grand Rapids, MI
--Exhibition Organizer: The DAAC Visual Arts Committee
2009
-36th Annual Celebration of the Arts Spiritual Art Exhibit, Group (Open Call)
--First United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids, MI
--Juror: Edee Joppich
-Postcard Show, Group (Open Call)
--Gallery 602, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
-Figurative Show, Group (Students Call)
--Gallery 602, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
-4th Annual Bodies of Art Gallery, Group (Open Call)
--The Wealthy Theater, Grand Rapids, MI
--Director: Evan Reid
-Youth Auction, Auction (Open Call)
--First United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids, MI
--A fundraiser to benefit the Senior High Youth '09 Mission Trip to Niagara Falls NY
-Portrait Show, Group (Students Call)
--Gallery 602, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
-Day of the Dead Mini Print Exhibit, Group (Open Call)
--Red Hydrant Press Studio, Grand Rapids, MI
--Organizer: Alynn Guerra
-Diorama Rama, Group (Open Call)
--FWD>>SPACE, Grand Rapids, MI
-Landscape in Miniature Show, Group (Students Call)
--Gallery 602, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
--Sponsor: The Painting Club and Cafe Leonardo
2007
-Oakland Community College Art Exhibit, Group (Students Call)
--Auburn Hills campus, Auburn Hills, MI
-Oakland Community College Art Exhibit, Group (Students Call)
--Highland Lakes campus, Waterford, MI
Online Exhibitions
2021
-Art Mile Detroit 2021, Solo Show (Invitational)
-Art Mile Detroit's website and Anton Art Center's website
--Anton Art Center's Featured Artist for Art Mile Detroit 2021
2020
-Remembrance Species 2020, Group (Open Call)
--Lunetario Editorial's website
--Curated by Remembrance Species Scotland Collective and Lunetario Editorial, Mexico
--Proceeds benefiting Scottish Seabird Centre and Biological Station Axolotl
-Tides Changing | Changing Tides, Group (Open Call)
--Society of Scottish Artists' website
--Curated by Society of Scottish Artists
-Stay Safe, Stay at Home, Stay Creative, Group (Open Call)
--OuiArtist's Artsteps virtual gallery, Instagram, & Youtube channel
--Organizer: The OuiArtist programming team of Cultural & Arts Management students at Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea
-Lockdown 2020, Group (Open Call)
--The Scarab Club's website
-Creating in Quarantine: an online exhibition of artwork made during the Michigan COVID-19, Stay Home, Stay Safe Quarantine, Group (Open Call)
--Paint Creek Center for the Arts' website
-Worldwide Juried Online Art Show, Group (Open Call)
--Anton Art Center's website
--Jurors: Phil Gilchrist & Stephanie Hazzard
Commissions
-Illustration Commission with The Great Lakes Foundation
--2023
--The Great Lakes Cruising Club (GLCC). The Great Lakes Foundation, Preserving the world's foremost natural resources. Now and for the future. Great Lakes Foundation, 2023.
-Public Art/Mural Commissions with Art in Woodbridge
--Fall 2016 – Summer 2020, Detroit, MI
--Three 6' x 4' public paintings, The Werewolf of Lake Saint Clair, St. Patrick’s Trout & Le Griffon Ghost Ship, installed on exterior walls of houses in Woodbridge, Detroit.
--Three 8' x 4' public paintings, Belle Isle (The Hog and the Rattlesnake), The Toad on Horseback, and A Tale of Bete Grise Wetlands installed on exterior walls of houses in Woodbridge, Detroit.
--Two connecting 7’ x 17' murals, Legend of the Lake Whitefish & Legend of the Lake Whitefish (Grandfather Crane), painted on adjacent garage doors in Woodbridge, Detroit.
-Illustration Commissions with Dada Trash Collage
--2009 – 2020
--Illustrations used on front and back album covers, booklets, concert posters for their “Lions to Lightning" album in '09, their "Rain War EP” and “Neighbors” album in '10, “Looking at the Ground” and “Ambitious Out of Control” in 2011, their “POSTE-HASTE” album in 2014, and their "Crowded Wound" album in 2020
-Mural Commission with Detroit Institute of Arts
--Fall 2018, Village of Clarkston, MI
--This 16' x 12' mural commission painted on the south wall of Union Woodshop restaurant in Village of Clarkston was a public art partnership
between Detroit Institute of Arts and Clarkston Cultural Arts Council. It was made possible through the tri-county millage for the purpose of enriching the quality of life in Oakland county. I was the Lead Artist, Designer, and Coordinator for this mural and it was in collaboration with Vito J. Valdez, Denyse Couture, Clarkston Cultural Arts Council, and residents of Oakland County.
-Mural Commission with City of Detroit
--Fall 2017 – Spring 2018, Mexicantown & Springwells Village, SW Detroit
--This mural commission is part of a public art project for the City of Detroit’s City Walls Viaduct Beautification Initiative. I worked with artists Vito Valdez and Perez, as well as Southwest Urban Arts Mural Project on a viaduct located on Vernor Highway where Springwells Village and
Mexicantown-Southwest Detroit meet. My 9.5' x 13.5' “Spirits of the Springs" mural is part of this larger mural project for the overall viaduct and it is
-Art Outdoor Project with Experience Grand Rapids
--2015, Michigan
--Art Outdoor Project: My illustration (a detail of my Modern Window Cleaners painting composed by Jeremy Vandekerckhove) appeared on billboards across Michigan. One traditional billboard in Howell, MI on highway I-96 and digitally scrolling billboards in other locations. The illustration was also printed on posters, coaster sets, and t-shirts.
--My illustration along with pieces by four other artists were selected to depict and promote Grand Rapids as a travel destination as part of Experience Grand Rapids’ “Cool City. Hot Art.” campaign. The project was organized by Experience Grand Rapids (the area’s official destination marketing organization).
--The selection committee consisted of Richard App: Owner of Richard App Gallery, Kevin Buist: Director of Exhibitions at ArtPrize, Cathy Marashi: Exhibits Coordinator at Grand Valley State University, Michele Bosak: Curator at Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Miranda Krajniak: Executive Director at Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Ron Platt: Chief Curator a Grand Rapids Art Museum
-Illustration Commission with Flutter and Wow Museum Projects
--2015, Traverse City, MI
--I did twelve pen and watercolor illustrations of invasive and native aquatic species in Lake Michigan and a cross section of the lake. These were used to create an Interactive Ecology Puzzle at the Great Lakes Children’s Museum in Traverse City, MI. Flutter & Wow Museum Projects designed this installation for the museum’s Guardians of the Great Lakes gallery.
-Illustration Commission with The Valley School
--2013, Swartz Creek, MI
--T-shirt logo and design for the school’s annual celebration of their own unique holiday called Wazenflune.
-Illustration with Rich Bell Scholarship Foundation
--2013
--Logo and design on a stone monument, T-shirts, stickers, and DVD covers which were sold to raise money for the foundation.
-Illustration with Current (Magazine)
--2009, Grand Rapids, MI
--08/’09 issue
-Illustration with Whether (Magazine)
--2009, Grand Rapids, MI
--07/’09 Issue (Cover)
-Illustrations with Spoon (Bulletin/Newsletter)
--2008 – 2009, Grand Rapids, MI
--Illustrations appeared in the 6/’08, 10/’08, 12/’08, 04/’09, 6/’09, 08/’09, 11-12/’09 (Cover Illustration) issues
Presentations
-Great Lakes Inspired Speaker Series, 2023
--Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in Trenton, MI
- -Artist in Residence Public Painting Demonstration, 2023
- --Shiver on the River in support of the Friends of the Detroit River at Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit, MI
- -Public Painting Demonstration & Auction, 2021
- --The International Wildlife Refuge Alliance’s 15th Annual Benefit Dinner in support of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge at Silver Shores Waterfront in Wyandotte, MI
-Artist in Residence Public Presentation & Workshop, 2019
--Friends of the Porkies Folk School, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, MI
-Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights Delegates Conference, 2011
--Shanty Creek Resort, Bellaire, MI. Paper & painting: “March for Area Standard Wages & Benefits.”
-The 8th Resourceful Women Conference, 2008
--Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI. Paper & painting: “Mujer del Sol.”
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2013
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