• EDUCATION Raised in Europe, Scandinavia, Japan and U.S. Attended Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa), Academy of Art College (San Francisco, California), Seattle Central Community College, School of Visual Concepts, The Academy of Realist Art, Seattle Academy of Fine Art, Gage (Seattle, Washington), and Artist's Trust EDGE. Teacher's Assistant for numerous classes at ARA and SAFA, and Gary Faigin's studio assistant.

Awards

• AWARDS National Merit Scholar, Concours National de Francais Certificate of Merit, Washington Arts Commision Educational Grant, ARA Award Winner ('95, '96, '97, '00), Jurors Choice Award (SSCC Gallery Community Show), Curator’s Award Muscarelle Museum of Art Drawing Biennial, Phinney Center (NW Art Competition 2001), People's Choice Award (Mercer Island Gallery, 2003), Innovators Award (Johns Hopkins Univ. 2005)
• COLLECTIONS Collections of the White House (Arts 2000 Christmas Ornament), Kent Police Department, Marysville,Poulsbo and Spokane School Districts, Kent (Mural) Arts Commission and Jon and Mary Shirley (Commission by Bellevue Art Museum).

Exhibitions

• SOLO EXHIBITIONS
• 2006 Laura Frost Gallery, Seattle, WA
• 2004 Gulassa and Co, (2 person show) Seattle WA
• 2004 Kent Arts Commission, Kent, WA
• 2000 Edmonds Arts Commision, Edmonds, WA
• 1999 A Miner Gallery, Seattle, WA
• 1999 Arts West, Seattle,(1,2 person shows'99, '05)
• SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• 2006 'Games', Contemporary Craft Museum, Portland, OR
• 2006 Silverwood Gallery Annual, Vashon, WA (& '02)
• 2006 Arts Council of Snohomish County, Everett, WA
• 2006 Art Car Museum (2 shows), Houston, TX
• 2006 'Nude', Small Works Gallery, Haverhill, MA
• 2005 Gallery at Unsalady Bay, Camano Island, WA
• 2005 Johns Hopkins Innovators show, Baltimore, MD (& '06)
• 2005 Kirsten Gallery group shows, Seattle, WA (& '04, '02)
• 2004 Gallery 110 ‘Body Politic show’, Seattle, WA
• 2004 Conciliation Project, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle WA
• 2004 Spokane Arts Commission, Spokane, WA
• 2003 Roq LaRue ‘Gods and Monsters’, Seattle, WA
• 2003 Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FLA (& '01)
• 2003 Fred Kline Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
• 2003 CoCA group shows, Seattle, WA ('03, '04)
• 2002 Phinney NW Fine Art Competition, Seattle, WA (& '01)
• 2002 BumberBiennialle Portraits, Seattle, (Mathew Kangas)
• 2002 San Jose Museum of Modern Art, CA (cars, & '03, '04,)
• 2001 Vital 5 Gallery, Seattle, WA (5 shows: '02, '03)
• 2001 TART Gallery (featured artist), Vancouver, BC (& '04)
• 2001 Drawing II, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
• 2000 Drawing Biennial, Muscarelle Museum, Williamsburg,VA (00 & '04)
• 1999 Trapeze Gallery, Seattle, WA
• 1999 'Seeing Money' show, Portland, OR
• 1999 Arts Edge, Seattle, WA
• 1999 Bellevue Art Museum Fair, Bellevue, WA (1999- 2004)
• 1999 Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
• 1998 Blue Heron Gallery, Vashon Island, WA
• 1998 Orange Show, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX (& '00)
• 1998 Second Story Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
• 1997 Somar Gallery, San Francisco, CA (& '98)
• 1996 CoCA ‘Northwest Annual’, Seattle, WA ('96, '97, & '01)
• 1995 Martin-Zambito Gallery ARA show, Seattle, WA

• Certificate of Design Excellence (Print Magazine); and have a piece featured in the 1988 Annual.
• "Best Letterheads and Business Cards", Print Magazine, 1990
• "Harvest" Design Award winner, 1998 AIGA (NW chapter).
• Grrraphics, Inc. is listed with Dunn & Bradstreet, in "Who's Who" 90-95.

Since 1986 I have been working in all capacities of graphic art - Illustration, Art Direction and Design, Story Boards.

My clients include a number of Seattle's top advertising agencies and design firms as well as retailers, book publishers, film and video production companies and various independent local businesses.

Illustration projects have included Kraft foods, Cellular One, the Seattle Mariners and Hewlett-Packard.

I was previously employed as a junior art-director for Floathe-Johnson, an advertising and public relations firm that specializes in high technology clients. Our client list included Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and Weyerhauser.

Prior to this I worked for Ensley & Associates. I created layouts, storyboards, comps and mechanicals, as well as serving as production assistant on David Ensley's film/video projects.

I have designed sets for It's Julie! television show and have assisted with props for the Group Theater and various productions.

Numerous references are available on request.

Activities

• Artists Trust
• Allied Arts
• Design Buddies (Big Sisters)
• Member of Arts West, Henry, COCA, MONA, and BAM

Media Appearances

• "American Journey" (Travel Channel), Discovery,
• Odyssey Network, Canadian TV (Wierd Wheels)
• Northwest Afternoon, Evening magazine
• New York Times
• World newspapers (South African, Italian)
• Woman's World Magazine
• National Geographic Kids
• Harrod Blank's 'ART CARS' (book)
• Various radio appearances