bio

Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1981.

selected exhibitions

2009

Fresh Asphalt, curated by Eun Young Choi, Gallery Satori, New York, NY

It's a Wonderful Life, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2008

Party at Phong's House, curated by Chris Martin, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Rail Auction, curated by Phong Bui, Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York, NY

2007

MFA Thesis Exhibition, The Ice Box Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2006

Faculty Exhibition Works on Paper, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Fox Family Show, curated by Matthew Suib, Fox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
No!Show, curated by Nigel Rolfe, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2005

Meher Baba, Hacienda Gallery, Mumbai, INDIA (solo show)
Indian Impressions, Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts, New Delhi, INDIA

2004

International Institute of Education Impact through the Arts, Brown Center, Baltimore, MD
Annual Juried Show, H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD

2003
Group Show, Montecastello di Vibio, Perugia, ITALY

grants and awards

Marie Walsh Sharpe Space Program, 2009/10

Gutman Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Fulbright Grant, India, 2004
Williamsburg Paint Award, 2004
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, 2003
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, 2001

teaching and work experience

The Brooklyn Rail

Brooklyn, NY, 2007-2008

Editorial Assistant

Maryland Institute College of Art

Baltimore, MD, Fall Term 2007

Adjunct Faculty, Painting II

Maryland Institute College of Art

Baltimore, MD, Spring Term 2007

Visiting Critic

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, Spring Term 2007

Instructor, Drawing I

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, Fall Term 2006
Teaching Assistant for Hitoshi Nakazato, Printmaking

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, Spring Term 2006
Teaching Assistant, Drawing I

Fulbright Mid-Year Conference

Khozikhode, Kerala, INDIA, 2005

Visiting Lecturer

Conference: Art and Architecture in the American Educational System

Vadadora, Gujarat, INDIA, 2004
Visiting Lecturer

Government Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya, University of Nagpur

Nagpur, Maharashtra, INDIA, 2004
Lectured and Critiqued 3rd Year Painting Students

education

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Master of Fine Arts, 2007
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2004

bibliography

The Times of India: Art and Culture Section.  “A Taste for India.” 13 April 2005, pg. 9.
Bombay Times.  “A Scholarly Affair.”  27 March 2005, pg. 3.
Time Out Mumbai.  25 March 2005, pg. 44.
Afternoon Dispatcher and Courier, Mumbai.  “Footprints in Paint.”  24 March 2005, pg. 7.
Bombay Times: “Must See Must Do” Section.  23 March 2005, pg. 6.