EDUCATION
1998 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art
1991 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2002 Suitable Gallery, Chicago, IL
Project Space, Ten in One Gallery, New York, NY
1999 Ten in One Gallery, Chicago, IL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Associate Degree in Science
Open lot Studios, St Louis, MO
Pampers Bananna, Kansas City, MO
Finch Gallery, Chicago, IL
Three Hundred Six
Hoffman/Lachance Gallery , St Louis, MO
2006 Coma 2
C.O.M.A., Chicago, IL
2005 Five Solo Shows
Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Interaction
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Divine Feminine Power/F Degree
Fahrenheit, Kansas City, MO
City Selections
Chicago Tourism Center, Chicago, IL
Ben Stone/Gyan Shrosbree
The Bower, San Antonio, TX
Four Color Pen Show
Locust Projects, Miami, FL
Van Harrison, Chicago, IL
2004 Ben Stone/Patrick Merrill
Bad Dog Gallery, De Kalb, IL
Drunk vs Stoned
Gavin Brown, New York, NY
Pac/Edge Performance Festival
Athenaeum Theater, Chicago, IL
2003 Really Real
Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
Thrill III
Joymore, Chicago, IL
2002 Realm of The Lair (Co-Curator)
Joymore, Chicago, IL
Thrill II
Joymore, Chicago, IL
Building Anxiety
Ten in One Gallery, New York, NY
The ArtCouncil Awards Show
Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
Meet Me in St. Louie
Crowe T. Brooks, St. Louis, MO
2001 Off the Wall
Gallery 400, Chicago, IL
2000 Hardware From the Heartland
16 Beaver Group, New York, NY
Hot Sauce
Soil Gallery, Seattle, WA; TBA Gallery, Chicago, IL;
Diverse Works Artspace, Houston, TX
Kraft
Midway Artists Gallery, Bloomington, IL
1999 Suitable II
Suitable Gallery, Chicago, IL
Perfect Sleeper
Embassy Suites Hotel, Chicago, IL
1998 Harry Carey Show
Diverse Works Artspace, Houston, TX
New Artists in Chicago, 1998
Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, IL
Visual Arts Scholarship Winners’ Exhibition
Union League Civic and Arts Foundation, Chicago, IL
Word Perfect
Gallery 400, Chicago, IL
Yeah
Crown Center Gallery at Loyola University, Chicago, IL
zeitgeist
Reicher Gallery at Barat College, Lake Forest, IL
HONORS
2002 Chicago Grants to Individual Artist Recipient
The ArtCouncil (Artaidia), San Francisco, CA
Illinois Arts Council Finalist Award Recipient
Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, IL
1998 Visual Arts Scholarship Winner
Union League Civic and Arts Foundation, Chicago, IL
Graduate Purchase Prize Winner
Universiy of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1999–Present Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Art, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL
Courses taught:
2D Foundation,
3D Foundation,
Basic Drawing I,
Basic Drawing II/Intro to color,
Intermediate Drawing,
Beginning Sculpture,
Intermediate Sculpture,
Advanced Sculpture
1999 Adjunct Professor—Studio Arts, Summer Bridge Program
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
1998 Adjunct Professor—Begining Sculpture
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
1998 TA/Instructor—Beginning Sculpture
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
1997 TA/Instructor—Beginning Drawing
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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