b. 1966 Gilligan's Island
My work slips through the fissures of adversity and flourishes in a world of abandonment. Transmuting the struggle from a childhood of shifting landscapes, I operate this comedic, undisciplined land of DIY where the sightlines of survival, adaptation, and self-reliance blur into new forms.
education
2012 MFA candidate, San Francisco Art Institute
1997 Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA
upcoming
2024 World’s Shortest Runway, Outer Roominations Outdoor Sculpture Festival, Table Bluff, CA, July 2024
2024 Battery Spencer Interaction #2, Battery Spencer, Headlands, San Fracisco, CA
recent
2024 CRy-Baby, College of the Redwoods, Eureka CA, Jan 30 - March 1, 2024
2024 Spring Break Art Show Los Angeles (Waitlisted!), Los Angeles, CA 2024
guerilla installations
2024 Battery Spencer Interaction, Battery Spencer, Headlands, San Francisco
2024 Pillows and Gauze, Handlery Hotel Room, San Francisco, CA
2024 Tree Hugger, Shay Park, Arcata, CA
2023 Remotes and Ciggy Butts, Curbside Makeovers, Arcata, CA
2023 Masterpiece, Curbside Makeovers, Arcata, CA
2023 Neverminds, Roadside Makeovers
2023 Law & Order, Roadside Makeover, Klamath, CA
2023 Snorkels, Roadside Makeover, Klamath, CA
2023 Burnt Toast, Wildfire Intervention, Gasquet, CA
2023 Golden Girls, Hotel Room Installation at The Line Hotel, San Francisco, CA
2022 Bread Tree Installation, Ma L’el Dunes, Arcata, CA
2022 Your Cotton Voice, River Intervention at Swimmer’s Delight, Humboldt County, CA
2022 Parachutes on Dunes, Ma L’el Dunes, Humboldt County, CA
2022 Oxford Pools, Hotel Room Installation, Sonoma, CA
2022 Kitty’s Parlor, Arcata, CA
2022 Bathtub Paintings, Arcata, CA
2021 Spilt Milks and Depression, Arcata, CA
2021 Mold Ate It, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
2021 Tennis with The Painting, Tennis Courts, Arcata, CA
2021 Tortilla Vistas, Trinidad, CA
2021 Centerville Beach Barn, Centerville Beach, CA
2021 Winc0, Baby, Eureka, CA
2021 Flash Art In Parking Lot, Eureka, CA
2021 Brought to You by the Letter Z, Arcata, CA
2021 Bunkers, Samoa Dunes, Eureka, CA
2020 Tree of Past Life, Ma-L’el Dunes, Arcata, CA
2020 Blue Box Picnic, Arcata Bottoms, CA
2020 Paintings on Dunes, Ma-L’el Dunes, Arcata, CA
2020 Golden Girls, Sunnybrae, CA
2020 Holy Dove, Building Slated for Demolition, Arcata, CA
2020 Roadside Makeovers, Various Pandemic Free Pile Interactions, Arcata, CA
2020 Jetty Grove, Samoa Dunes, Eureka, CA
2020 Yucca Celebration, Arcata Marsh, CA
2020 Les Schwab, Eureka, CA
2020 Striped Boulder, Moonstone Beach, CA
2020 Gas Station Decoration, Rio Dell, CA
2020 Good Night Rainbow, How to Tuck in Your Bow, Oyster Beach, Eureka, CA
2020 Fern Lake Double Rainbow, Arcata, CA
2020 Black Rock Falls, Sunny Brae Forest, Arcata, CA
2020 Wren and Stumpy, Arcata Community Forest, CA
2020 Crocodile Head, Sequoia Park and home locations, CA
2020 North Jetty Swells Interaction (35’ waves), Samoa, CA
2020 Mama’s Little Rice Paddy, South Jetty, Table Bluff County Park, CA
2020 Striped Mounds, South Jetty, Table Bluff County Park, CA
2019 Shay Park, Arcata, CA
2019 Lullaby, Wilson Creek, Klamath, CA
2019 Oyster Midden South Jetty, Table Bluff County Park, CA
solo exhibitions
2024. CRy-Baby, A Comedic Installation Connecting Spaces, my Past and Future Self, Floyd Bettiga Gallery, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA
2022 Journey to the Center of the Milks, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
2020 Church of the Womb: A Shrine to the Mother, Redwood Retro, Eureka, CA
2018 My Pillow Falls; A Comfortable Dreamscape Experiential, Black Faun Gallery, Eureka, CA
2017 Domestic Disturbance; A Surreal Climate Change Experiential, Septentrio Cellars Winery, Arcata, CA
2000-present Rotating annual installations and wearables production at my store/shopping installation, Vintage Avenger, Arcata, CA
2008 Proliferaholic Installation, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA
2008 Double Reverse Psychology Installation, Arcata, CA
2008 Whisk Until Dawn Installation, Arcata, CA
2008 Watch Over Me Installation, Tangent Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2008 Watch Over Me Installation, Gallery Shangri-La, Arcata, CA
2006 Natural to Nurture Installation, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA
1997 Subduction and Supplication, Las Truchas Gallery, Eureka, CA
group/juried exhibitions
2023 Ties that Bind, Textiles of the North Coast, Humboldt Arts Council
2023 The Card Show, Epitome Gallery, Eureka, CA
2023 Pre-Apocalyptic Loungewear, Haunted Runway, Septentrio, CA
2023 Weeping Blufhaus + Cat Wrap Fever, Outer Roominations Outdoor Installation Fest, Table Bluff, CA
2022 Toebin Estates, Outer Roominations, Outdoor Installation Fest, Table Bluff, CA
2021 Outer Roominations, Outdoor Installation Fest, Table Bluff, CA (3 Installations: Patrick Swayze, There’s No Place Like Hamlet, Floating Painitng)
2021 Afterlight Online, Field Projects, NY
2021 Group Show 5, Online Exhibition, Shrine NYC, NY
2018 Contemporary Artifacts, The Art Cave, Santa Cruz, CA
2017 Brisa Roche Video, Created wearables, Paris, France
2013 Constellations Exhibition, Create:Fixate Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Thresholds of Identity, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 Rituals, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 11th Annual Junque Art Competition and Exhibition, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA (award)
2005 Haute Trash Fashion Show, Arcata Community Center, Arcata, CA
2003 9th Annual Junque Arte Competition and Exhibition, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
2002 Surrogate Presence, OBJX Gallery, Eureka, CA
2000 Altars, OBJX Gallery, Eureka, CA
1999 Appealing to Another Sense, Ink People Gallery, Eureka, CA
1998 A Political Color, Foyer Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1997 Senior Exhibition, Reese-Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1997 Inquisitive Whimsy, Storefront Gallery, Humboldt Arts Council, Eureka, CA
1997 Group Exhibition, Foyer Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1997 HSU Sculpture Invitational, Reese-Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1996 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Reese-Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1996 Redwood Arts Association 38th Annual Fall Juried Exhibition, Eureka, CA (3 awards)
1996 Redwood Arts Association 38th Annual Spring Juried Exhibition, Eureka, CA (award)
1996 Advanced Sculpture Invitational, Reese-Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1994 Student Invitational Exhibit, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA
awards and scholarships
2023 Nominated “Best Art Event in Humboldt” (Journey to the Center of the Milks at Morris Graves Museum) North Coast Journal
2023 Artist of the Year, Palette Art Magazine, Humboldt County
2022 Faben Artist Grant, Humboldt Arts Council, Eureka, CA
2017 SFMOMA Submission Friday Recipient
2017 Best of Humboldt, Vintage Apparel Store Category, North Coast Journal, Humboldt Co, CA
2017 Best of Humboldt, Artist Category, North Coast Journal, Humboldt Co, CA
2016 Best of Humboldt, Apparel Store Category, North Coast Journal, Humboldt Co, CA
2009 Best of Humboldt, Vintage Apparel Store Category, North Coast Journal, Humboldt Co, CA
2009 Art Slant, Showcase Winner, March 2009
2005 11th Annual Junque Arte Competition, Second Place Award, Eureka, CA
1997 Redwood Arts Association 38th Annual Fall Juried Exhibition, Ferndale Arts Co-op Award, Ferndale Clothing Company Award, Ring's Award, Eureka, CA
1996 Imogene Scholl-Platt Scholarship, Outstanding Senior, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1996 Annual Student Juried Competition, Reese-Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1996 Redwood Arts Association 38th Annual Spring Juried Exhibition, Redwood Forest's Award, Eureka, CA
teaching and related work
1999-present Founder of Vintage Avenger, a vintage apparel shopping installation repeatedly voted the "North Coast Journal's Best of Humboldt"
2005 The Hunter, Asiel Norton, Scenic Artist and Set Dresser, Arcata, CA
2003 Them Apples, Sai-Sai Theater Co, Costume and Prop Designer, Blue Lake, CA
2002 Rag & Bone Shop, Dell Arte International Theater Company, Costume and Prop Designer, Blue Lake, CA
2001 Cherney Pie, Dell Arte International Theater Company, Costume and Prop Designer, Blue Lake, CA
2000 Shotgun Wedding, Dell Arte International Theater Company, Costume and Prop Designer, Blue Lake, CA
1997 Art Teacher, Jacoby Creek Elementary School. Bayside, CA
1996 Art Teacher, Saint Mary's Elementary School, Arcata, CA
1996 Sky, Dell Arte International Theater Company, Costume and Prop Designer, Blue Lake, CA
1995 Out of the Frying Pan, Dell Arte International Theater Company, Costume and Prop Designer, Blue Lake, CA
publications + lectures
2024 Artist Lecture, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA
2024 Artist Lecture, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA
2022 Artist Lecture, Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA
2022 Artist Lecture, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
2021 Sculpture Magazine Review by Gabrielle Gopinath
2021 Guest Interview by artist/professor Jason Hackenwerth, Eckerd College, FL
2020 Guest Interview by artist/professor Jason Hackenwerth, Eckerd College, FL
2018 Artist Lecture, Black Faun Gallery, Eureka, CA
2019 Clothes to the Heart, Humboldt Insider, Gabrielle Gopinath, North Coast Journal, Humboldt Co, Arcata, CA
2017 Denatured, Art Beat, Gabrielle Gopinath, North Coast Journal, Humboldt Co, Arcata, CA
2008 Junk + Art + Retail, North Coast Journal, Humboldt Co, Arcata, CA
2008 Humboldt Art Walks, Blog, Katherine Almy, Arcata, CA
2008 July Art Picks, Midtown Monthly, Sacramento, CA
2006 Spirit of the North Coast, KIEM News Channel 3, Eureka, CA
2006 Sculptures Represent Varied Emotions about Motherhood, Times Standard, Eureka, CA
2005 Be it Ever So Humboldt, There's No Place Like it, LA Times
2003 Notes from a Traveler, Art Beat, David Gleeson, Press Officer, Whitechapel Gallery, London, North Coast Journal, Humboldt Co, CA
1999 Sense at Ink People, Eureka Times Standard, Eureka, CA
1997 A Personal Dream, Eureka Times Standard, Eureka, CA