EDUCATION
M.F.A. : 2009 [anticipated]
Design Development [visual communication design]
The Ohio State University [link]
Post-Baccalaureate : 2005
Studio Art [painting + critical theory]
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [link]
Art History coursework at Tufts University
B.A. : 2001
Studio Art [drawing + painting]
University of New Hampshire [link]
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AIGA : American Institute of Graphic Arts
TEACHING EXPERIENCE : Instructor of Record
Teaching Associate : 2007-present
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Design 201 : Descriptive + Analytical Drawing
Design 202 : Drawing Systems
Design 203 : Graphic Thinking
Design 693 : Independent Studio, Visual Communication Design (co-instructor)
Adjunct Faculty : 2005-2006
York County Community College, Wells, ME
Art 126 : Foundations of Design
WORKSHOPS, LECTURES + VISITING ARTIST
Panel Presentation : October 2008 (topic: graduate programs in design)
AIGA Design Educators Conference: Social Studies: Educating Designers in a Connected World
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Speaker : May 2008 (topic: Norse mythology)
Syttende Mai Celebration
Scandinavian Society of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Guest Artist : 2007
Wexner Center Teen Activity Area
Columbus Metropolitan Library Centennial Celebration, Columbus, OH
Workshop Instructor : 2005
Comics as Self-Expression
New Outlook Teen Center, Exeter, NH
Guest Instructor : 2004
Typography, Advanced Print Design
McIntosh College, Dover, NH
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Graphic Designer : 2005-2006
Vital Design, Portsmouth, NH [link]
Design Consultant, on-site : 2004-2005
PC Connection, Merrimack, NH [link]
Graphic Artist : 2002-2004
PC Connection, Merrimack, NH [link]
Design Consultant, on-site : 2001-2002
third-generation design, Durham, NH
Design Intern : 2001
Brown + Co. Graphic Design, Portsmouth, NH [link]
Designer : 1999-2001
Main Street Magazine
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
GRANTS + AWARDS
2008 : Phi Kappa Phi (collegiate honor society)
2007 : Graduate Teaching Associateship, The Ohio State University
2007 : Grant, Xeric Foundation
2005 : American In-House Design Award, Graphic Design USA [PC Connection]
2004 : Post-Baccalaureate Grant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
EXHIBITIONS
2007 : Proof of Purchase 2, Rhys Gallery, Boston, MA
2006 : Proof of Purchase, Rhys Gallery, Boston, MA
2006 : 14th Annual Juried Summer Exhibition, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
2006 : Campus Comics: Cartooning at UNH, University Museum, UNH, Durham, NH
2005 : Solo Exhibition, IOS Business Center, Portsmouth, NH
2005 : 13th Annual Juried Summer Exhibition, AVA Gallery, Lebanon, NH
2005 : Graduating Student Exhibition, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2005 : Student Annual, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2005 : SPACE Exhibition, SMFA Post-Baccalaureate Studio, Boston, MA
2005 : Mission Hill Annex Opening, SMFA Post-Baccalaureate Studio, Boston, MA
2004 : Post-Baccalaureate Exhibition, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2001 : Senior B.A. + B.F.A. Exhibition, University of New Hampshire Art Gallery, Durham, NH