Education
M.F.A. Digital Media Art with an Emphasis on Green Technology
San Jose State University
Art Media Skills
Software
Adobe Creative Suite
Final Cut Pro
HTML/CSS
Google Apps
Microsoft Office
Processing
Flash
Fabrication
Vacuformer
Laser Cutter
CNC Machine (ShopBot)
Most Woodworking tools
Foundry
3D Printing
Welding
Maker
Arduino
Sodering
LED's
Micro Controller
2D
Painting - all media
Illustration - all media
Grants & Residencies
Curatorial Residency
Refuge in Refuse: Homesteading Art and Culture Project
SOMarts Cultural Center
San Francisco, CA 08.14 - 05.15
Made Grant
Art Buzz Game
Emerging Arts Professionals
San Francisco, CA 2014
Artist in Residence
TechShop
San Jose, CA 02.13 - 07.13
NextGen Grant
Center for Cultural Innovation 08.12
Award $1000 for artist needs for ISEA 2012 Conference
Albuquerque, NM
Community Energy Champions Grant
Silicon Valley Energy Watch
San Jose, CA 06.11 - 01.12
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
Healthy Art Workshop
Intersection for the Arts
San Francisco, CA 2013
(Social Pracitce, Eco Art)
Post People Possibilities
TechShop San Jose, San Jose, CA 2013
(Sci-Fi Bio Art)
Healthy Art Program, An Energy Smart Exhibition
City of San Jose Windows Gallery
Self Curated and Executed Recipient of Silicon Valley Energy Watch Grant
San Jose, CA 2011-2012
(Eco Art, Social Practice, Institutional Critique)
Art Inspector Workshop
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art , San Jose, CA 2010
(Eco Art, Social Practice)
BURG MFA Thesis Exhibition
College of Engineering, SJSU, San Jose, CA 2010
(Data Visualization, Maker Art, Intervention)
Art Inspector
Art and Design Gallery
San Jose, CA 2009
(Eco Art, Institutional Critique, Social Practice)
Group Exhibitions
Women Eco Art Dialogue Online Exhibition
Global 2018-2019
(co-curated exhibition with Praba Pilar and Isabella de La Rocha on women who are using engineering and technology to address environment and social justice questions in their work.)
The State Hermitage Youth Education Center
Saint Petersburg, Russia 2018
(exhibited part of Building User Response Gadgets, presented lecture)
The University of Copenhagen and the National Gallery
Copenhagen, Denmark 2018
(Presented a Healthy Art Workshop, shared a short film about the Art Inspector and performed an Art Inspector Tour of the contemporary Danish the at the National Gallery.)
Almost Like Family
Dogpatch Cafe Gallery
San Francisco, CA 2017
(exhibited pieces from Refuge in Refuse)
Bioneers Conference
Eco Art Exhibition Curated by Women Eco Art Dialogue
San Rafael, CA 2016
(exhibited pieces from Art Inspector)
Refuge in Refuse: Homesteading Art and Culture Project
Curatorial Residency at SOMarts Cultural Center
San Francisco, CA 2015
(Social Practice, Augmented Reality, Wayfinding, Curatorial)
Collaborators include Robin Lasser, Barbara Boissevain, Judith Leinen
Art Buzz: A Game About Art Buzz Words
Emerging Arts Professionals at Center for New Music
San Francisco, CA 2014
(Game Art)
Collaborators include Katie Fahey, Jessie Johnson, Katherine Cantone
CADRE Show
Lake Tahoe Community College Gallery
Lake Tahoe, CA 2013
(New Media Art)
Montanas a Mesas: A Game of Speed Agility and Flight
Come Out and Play Festival
San Francisco, CA 2012
(Game Art)
Co-produced with DC Spensley
Montanas a Mesas: A Game of Speed Agility and Flight
ISEA Conference, Albuquerque, NM 2012
(Game Art)
Co-produced with DC Spensley
Aquaman and Kombucha Takeover
Beyond Landscape Women Environmental Artist Directory Group Show
Women’s Foundation, Novato, CA 2011 - 2012
(Bio Art)
Trading Voices (collaborative project)
01SJ Biennial
San Jose, CA 2010
Assisted with social and organization elements of project
(Dialogic Art)
Art Inspector Workshop
Independent Artists Week
Yoshis, San Francisco, CA 2010
(Social Practice)
Lift Off MFA Exhibition
SJICA
San Jose, CA 2010
(Data Visualization, Maker Art)
Polar Identity
Lead curator
Works/SJ, San Jose,CA2009
Artists included Andrea Polli, Xavier Cortada, Jerome Gueneau and Catherine Rannou, Phil Boissonnet, Andrea Juan, and Erika Blumenfeld.
(Lead Curator)
Europans Starry Starry
Night Montalvo Arts Center
Saratoga, CA 2008
(Sculpture)
Tantalum Memorial c/o Mongrel (Collaborative Project)
Assisted with miscellaneous tasks and design elements
Superlight, SJ Museum of Art 01SJ
San Jose, CA 2008
(Sculpture)
Art Work Experience
Managing Director
Leonardo/The International Society for the Arts Sciences and Technology
San Francisco, CA 2.16 - present
Art Consultant
City of San Francisco Department of the Environment Artist Program
San Francisco, CA 09.13 - 6.15
Affiliate Program Manager
Leonardo/International Society for Art Science and Technology
San Francisco, CA 06.13 - 8.14
Community Engagement and Special Projects Manager
ZERO1: The Art & Technology Network
San Jose, CA 07.09 - 11.12
Co-Project Manager
San Jose Climate Clock Initiative
San Jose, CA 06.10 - 12.12
New Media Curator
Cal Shakes & Intersection for the Arts Partnership
San Francisco Bay Area, CA 04.11- 01.12
Managing Editor
San Jose State University, CADRE, SWITCH Online Journal
San Jose, CA 08.07- 01.10
Art Related Experience
Board Member (Communications Director)
Emerging Arts Professional
San Francisco Bay Area
2014
Board Member (Chair of Marketing/Outreach Committee)
Women Environmental Artist Directory - WEAD
San Francisco Bay Area
01.12 - 10.14
Outreach Manager (Volunteer)
CODAME Art + Tech
San Francisco, CA
01.14 - present
Member
San Jose Public Art Advisory Committee
San Jose, CA 10.11- 07.13
Juror
San Jose Airport Art + Tech Pool
City of San Jose Public Art Department
San Jose, CA 06.12
Media Fellow
Emerging Arts Professionals/SFBA
San Francisco, CA 09.11- 06.12
A network focused on empowerment, leadership, and growth of next generation arts and culture workers in the San Francisco Bay Area through knowledge sharing, learning opportunities, and partnerships
2010 - present
2010 - present
