Born Cambridge, MA, currently lives and works in Chicago

EDUCATION

2005 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MFA
1999 Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, BFA in photography with a minor in Middle Eastern Studies

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2010
BamBUDDHAed! Or I Ching, You Ching, We All ChingÉ for I Ching, portage ARTspace, Chicago, IL
The Space Between, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
Spatial City: An Architecture of Idealism, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Push the Envelope, Artists in Dialogue, : Chicago, Thessaloniki, Athens, Dynamo Project Space, Thessaloniki, Greece/ Spoke Gallery, Chicago, IL
Territories, Zhou B Center, Chicago, IL
Public Culture Lecture Series, InCUBATE, Chicago, IL (organized by Randall Szott)

2009
On the Trail of a Disorderly Future, solo performance, Chicago, IL
Immodest Proposals (Chicago Pedway Tour), Version '09, Chicago, IL

2008
The Election Show, Illinois State Galleries, Normal, IL
Homeland, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Clothesline, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Excerpts from the Mt. Baldy Expedition's Collection of Natural Philosophy in Chicagoland, (part of the artist's book Book 2), GOFFO at NEXT Fair, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
Readings from the Mt. Baldy Expedition, Neighborhood Public Radio's American Life (participant), Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

2007
Thinking the Multiple, Jerome Liebling Center for Film, Photography, and Video, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
The Mt. Baldy Expedition's Quest for Planking: A Report on Douglas-fir, Jequitiba and Meranti Plywood , WLUW (on the radio program Something Else), Chicago, IL
Urban Research, Director's Lounge, Berlin, Germany, (video screening curated by Klaus Eisenlohr)

2006
Marginal Travel, Mess Hall, Chicago, IL (organized by Mike Wolf)
The Mt. Baldy Expedition Nautical Knot Workshop, (part of the series, Much More Lecture Series), VONZWECK, Chicago, IL
Temporary Allegiance, (organized by Philip von Zweck), Gallery 400, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL

2005
John Cage's Musicircus, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
The Pin-Up Show, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY
Faculty Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
MFA Thesis Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2004
MFA Thesis Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
The Mt. Baldy Expedition Announcement Lecture, Dogmatic Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo/performance)

2003
Fast Track: Race Day, 1/Quarterly Space, Chicago, IL

2002
Stages, Magnolia West, Austin, TX

2001
Sultry Post, ACA Gallery, Austin, TX

PUBLISHED WORKS

2010
On the Trail of a Disorderly Future,, Proximity Magazine (Chicago, GA)

2008
Where I Should and Shouldn't Go, Drain Magazine (Atlanta, GA)
Artist's Story, Chicago Artist's Resource (Chicago, IL)
Excerpts from the Mt. Baldy Expedition's Collection of Natural Philosophy in Chicagoland, Book 2 (Chicago, IL)

2007
A Field Guide to North American Families, online edition (Brooklyn, NY)

2005
A Place in the Story, Entelechy International Journal (Henniker, NH)
The Mt. Baldy Expedition: Conversations with Our Parents on the Topics of Exploration, Play, Learning and Risk, InterReview Magazine (Los Angeles, CA)

2004
Archive Essay: The Mt. Baldy Expedition Announcement Lecture Script, InterReview Magazine (Chicago, IL)
The Mt. Baldy Expedition: The Push Forward Chronicles, mtbaldyexpedition.blogs.com (2004-present)

CURATORIAL PROJECTS:

2009
The Seeking Art Bargain Basement, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
The Seeking Art Bargain Basement, NFO XPO, Version Fest, Chicago, IL

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Mia Ruyter, 'Spatial City at the Hyde Park Art Center,' Chicago Now (Chicago, IL), 06/10
Niels Post, 'End of the Year List, Favorite Artwork,' Trendbeheer (Rotterdam, Netherlands), 12/09
John Dugan, 'Five Things to do today: December 18th,' The TOC Blog, TimeOut Chicago (Chicago, IL), 12/09
Stephen Gossett, 'The Seeking Art Bargain Basement,' Flavorpill (Chicago, IL), 12/09
Katherine Koster. 'The Art Community of the Future,' Chicago Weekly (Chicago, IL), 11/09
Ed Marzewski, 'On the Trail of a Disorderly Future Q and A,' Lumpen (Chicago, IL), 6/09
Jordan Tate, 'Work from Western Plural,' I Like This Art Contemporary Art Blog, 5/09
Niels Post, 'On the Trail of a Disorderly Future (A Tour),' Trendbeheer (Rotterdam, Netherlands), 05/09
Eileen Jeng, 'Ship Building as Art Process,' F-News (Chicago, IL), 04/07
Pat Daily, 'The List,' The Chicago Reader (Chicago, IL), 02/07
Michael Workman, 'Tip of the Week,' New City (Chicago, IL), 07/04

COLLECTIONS:

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL; Artist's Book Collection

VISITING ARTIST:

Fall 2009 Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL. Scultpure department, artist's performance and presentation
Spring 2008: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Sculpture department, Extreme Craft, artist's talk
Winter 2008: Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL. TalkingPoint; artist's presentation and discussion
Fall 2006: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Sculpture department, Extreme Craft; artist's presentation and discussion
Summer 2005: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Photography department, Photo II Color; visiting artist and critique
Fall 2004: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Photography department, Exploratory Media; artist's talk and discussion
Spring 2002: Austin Community College, Austin, TX. Photography department; artist's talk and discussion

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2006-Present Adjunct Professor, Wright College, Chicago, IL
"Digital Photography" (Fall '08, Spring '09, Fall '09)
"Advanced Independent Art Projects" (Spring '06-Fall '09)
"Beginning Black/White Photography" (Spring '06-Fall '09)
"Film Rhetoric" (Fall '07, Spring '08, Spring '09, Fall '09)

2006 Instructor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Early College Program, Chicago, IL
"Advanced Black and White Photography" (Summer '06)

2005 Instructor, Evanston Art Center Outreach Program, Evanston, IL
"Generation F-Stop" (Summer '05)

2003-2005 Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
"Photo II: Color" (Spring '05)
"Photo II: B&W" (Spring '05)
"Photo III: Advanced B&W" (Fall '04)
"Large-Format Photography" (Fall '04)
"Photography", Early College Program, Workshop leader and TA (Summer '04)
"Advanced Color and Digital", Early College Program, Workshop leader and TA (Summer '04)
"Photo I" (Spring '04)
"Advanced Digital Throughput" (Spring '04)
"Photo I" (Fall '03)
"Photo II: Color" (Fall '03)

AWARDS:

City of Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, 2009
City of Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, 2007
Wasserman Grant, 1998

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2009 Freelance photographer for the Illinois State Democratic Victory Fund, Chicago, IL
2009 Panelist, Chicago Math and Science Academy, Chicago, IL
2007 Photo-Researcher for Harold! Photographs from the Harold Washington Years
2005-2007 Assistant, Marc PoKempner Photojournalist, Chicago, IL
2005 Panelist, Graduate admissions review, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2004 Production Assistant, The Crown Fountain, Millennium Park, Chicago, IL
2003 Still photographer for Hell On Wheels, The Texas Roller Derby Story (film), Austin, TX
2002 Freelance photography tutor, Austin, TX
2001-2002 Freelance photographer for The Stair Co, Austin, TX, Style-Cup, Austin, TX, The Newton Tab, Newton, MA
2001-2002 Photo-researcher, Steck-Vaughn/Harcourt, Austin, TX
1998-1999 Assistant non-print archivist, The Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York, NY
1992 Photography Assistant, Walter Silver, Boston, MA
1992-1997 Photography Assistant, Susan Lapides, Cambridge, MA