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
TEACHING experience
1999–Present
Instructor, School of Art, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2D Foundation, 3D Foundation, Drawing Foundation 1, Drawing Foundation 2 / Color, Intermediate Drawing, Advanced Drawing, Beginning Sculpture, Intermediate Sculpture, Advanced Sculpture
1999
Adjunct Professor, Summer Bridge Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
1998
Adjunct Professor and Teaching Assistant / Instructor of Record, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Beginning Sculpture
1997
Teaching Assistant / Instructor of Record, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Beginning Drawing
Professional Service
2016–Present
Foundations Administrator, School of Art and Design, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2003–Present
Representative, Foundations Advisory Committee, School of Art and Design, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016
Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2014
Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2013
Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2010
Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
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
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Can't Lose: Reflections on Sportsmanship and Contemporary Culture, Metropolitan Capital, Chicago, IL
Toy Box, Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery, Springfield, IL
2016
Brian Kokosha / Trauma Sauna, ASHES / ASHES, Los Angeles, CA
Chicago and Vicinity, Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, IL
Tiny Show, Backspace Gallery, DeKalb, IL
Projects at the Suburban, the Suburban, Milwaukee, WI
2015
Ryan Travis Christian Presents 21st Century LOL’s, Left Field, San Luis Obispo, CA
2014
We Do What We Like and Like What We Do, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
A Study in Midwest Appropriation, curated by Michelle Grabner, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2013
Snail Salon, curated by Adrianne Rubenstein, Regina Rex, Queens, NY
2012
Painted, The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2011
Police and Thieves, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
I All Alone Beweep My Outcast State, Kruger Gallery, Chicago, IL
Blaque Lite, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2010
Strange Stories, Space 301, Mobile, AL
Club Nutz, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2009
Sports, Synchronicity Space, Los Angeles, CA
Artists Run Chicago, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Dark Fair, Cologne, Germany
2008
Associate Degree in Science, Open Lot Studios, St. Louis, MO; Pampers Banana, 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, DeKalb, IL
Pac / Edge Performance Festival, Athenaeum Theater, Chicago, IL
Drunk vs. Stoned, Gavin Brown, New York, NY
2003
Really Real, Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
2002
Realm of the Lair, co-curator, 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
1998
Harry Caray Show, Diverse Works Artspace, Houston, TX
New Artists in Chicago, Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, IL
Word Perfect, Gallery 400, Chicago, IL
Yeah, Crown Center Gallery at Loyola University, Chicago, IL
HONORS
Chicago Grants to Individual Artist Recipient, 2002, The ArtCouncil, San Francisco, CA
Illinois Arts Council Finalist Award Recipient, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, IL
Visual Arts Scholarship Winner, 1998, Union League Civic and Arts Foundation, Chicago, IL
Graduate Purchase Prize Award, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
visiting artist / LECTURES
2016
Apotheosis of the Stupid artist talk, NIU Art Museum, DeKalb, IL
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2015
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2014
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2013
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
Contemporary Art Criticism Seminar, Maharishi University, Fairfield, IA
2011
Studio Visit / Art on the Move Tours, Art Institute Chicago, Chicago, IL
2009
McHenry Community College, Crystal Lake, IL
2005
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2000
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
1998
Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, IL
COLLECTIONS
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Ryan Kortman Collection, Chicago, IL
AbbVie Corporate Collection, North Chicago, IL
Shane Campbell Collection, Oak Park, IL