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1977

Born Chicago, IL

  Lives and works in Chicago, IL
   

Education

2002 MFA, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
1999 BFA, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
1996 Colorado College
1995 University of London, Goldsmiths College 
   

Solo Exhibitions

2007 UBS 12x12, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
  Water Birth, Galerie Haus Schneider, Uschi Kolb, Karlsruhe, Germany
2006 Underwater Photographer, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 New Photographs, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, IL
   

Group Exhibitions

2008 Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
  Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967, curated by Dominic Molon, Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, FL ;traveling to Musée d’art Contemporain de Montréal, Québec
  Galerie Laurent Godin, Paris, France
2007 Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967, curated by Dominic Molon, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
  Spring Break 2007, Roots & Culture Contemporary Art Center, Chicago, IL
  Frownland, Tony Tasset solo show, collaboration photo w/ Tony Tasset, VONZWECK, Chicago, IL
2006 James Hotel Mixart exhibit, James Hotel, curated by Dominic Molon Chicago, IL
2005 Autonomy, Foxy Production, curated by Sterling Ruby, New York, NY
  Into the Woods, Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, IL
  Sitting, Standing, Reclining II, Modern Culture, New York, New York 
  Exploding Plastic Inevitable, curated by Simon Watson, Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY
  Stilled Life, Placemaker Gallery, curated by Brian Sholis, Miami, Florida
2004 Sitting, Standing, Reclining, Modern Culture, New York, New York
  Kristen + Melanie, Suitable Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2003 Designs for Modern Living, Curated by Lorelei Stewart, Chicago, Illinois
  Result Tape, KDP, Chicago, Illinois
  Push Pin Project, Deluxe Projects, Chicago, Illinois
  Tainted Love, Unit B Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2002 The Stray Show, Destroyer Inc, Chicago, Illinois
  Here and Now, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois (catalog)
  curated by James Rondeau, Greg Knight and Lanny Silverman
  NYU Alumni Show, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, New York
  Revolutions Per Minute, Gallery 400 UIC, Chicago, Illinois
  Use Your Illusion, Vedanta Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
  MFA Thesis Show, Gallery 400, Chicago, Illinois
2001 Scrappy Part 2, The Shop, Chicago, Illinois
  Parking Lot Biennial, Chicago, Illinois
  ILL, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  UICMFA@WOOD, Wood Street Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Chicago, Illinois
1999 Senior Exhibition, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, New York, New York
   

Bibliography

2007 Weinstein, Michael. “Tip of the Week.” New City Chicago 8 May 2007
  MacKenzie, Joanna Topor. “After Paschke.” Chicago Magazine April 2007, p. 20
  Berger, Elijah. Review. artUS Issue 17. March – April 2007 (cover image)
  Orden, Abraham. “The Windy Apple.” Artnet Magazine Jan. 2007
  Sholis, Brian, “Critic’s Pick.” ArtForum.com Jan. 2007
  Camper, Fred. “Everyday Beauty.” Chicago Reader 5 Jan 2007
  McKinnon, John. Review. Time Out Chicago 4-10 Jan 2007
  Weinstein, Michael. Review. New City Chicago Jan 2007
2005 Sandler, Carrie. “Art Groupie: Photographs for a Song”  UR Magazine 16 June 2006
2004 Ferrara, Annette. “The (Left) of Centerfold.” TENbyTEN Romance Issue, Vol. 3 No.
  Hannum, Terence. Review. Bridge Magazine December Issue.
  Hannum, Terence. Review. Panel House May 2004
2002 Velez, Pedro. “Rock ‘n’ Raunch.”Artnet.com August 2002
   

Awards

2006 Artadia Award Grant Recipient
2001-2000 UIC Neisser Award
1999 Graduated with Honors from New York University
1999 Undergraduate Fellow, The National Graduate Seminar, New York, New York
   

Collections

  Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
  Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago