About the Works

I create artifacts of time. My photographs speak to memories and a webbing of moments made permanent yet malleable in our minds. Some moments stretching and changing over time while others remain forever burned into the substance of our minds. I shoot mostly in film because it requires that I, the artist, slow down and fully integrate with the present while immersing myself in the past. The frames are limited and the moments fleeting. Each previous frame, each lesson learned, and each moment filled with emotions influence the results in the frozen frame. In an age of digital where hundreds of moments become millions of pixels stored with the idea of permanence and yet remaining temporary, film remains a tangible object, an original unchanged moment, an artifact that can be held living on after the spirit has left the body. I encourage conversations with my images. Each viewer brings their own timelines into the discussions. Much like a Rorschach Test different moments in our past influencing what is seen, remaining individual yet melding together into a new moment shared with the artist.  

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About the Artist (CV)

Education

Sierra Nevada College, NV -Bachelors of Fine Arts Photography, December 2015   

Lake Tahoe Community College, CA  -Associates in Arts, Liberal Arts Degree June 2012

    Certificate of Photography June 2012

Solo Exhibitions

2014 November 1-14, “Forever Altered, Never the Same,” Sierra Nevada College

Tahoe Gallery, Incline Village, NV

2011 October-December - “Neglected and Forgotten” Film Photography

Theater Foyer, Lake Tahoe Community College, CA

Group Exhibitions

2014 Annual Student Art Exhibition, Sierra Nevada College, Tahoe Gallery, Incline Village, NV

         May 2014

2013 Midway Exhibition (Junior Art Portfolio Review), Sierra Nevada College

Reference Gallery, Incline Village, NV, March 25- April 4, 2013

2011 Annual Student Art Exhibition, Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC), CA May 2011

2010 Annual Student Art Exhibition, Lake Tahoe Community College, CA May 2010

         Annual Faculty Art Display, Lake Tahoe Community College, CA January 2010

2009 Awards Winner’s Art Exhibition, Lake Tahoe Community College, CA September 2009

         Annual Student Art Exhibition, Lake Tahoe Community College, CA May 2009

2008 Elevations’ Local Art Exhibition, Stateline, NV Every Monday, August- September 2008

2003 Annual Student Art Exhibition, Lake Tahoe Community College, CA May 2003

Awards and Scholarships

2014 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges Nomination

2014 Winner Annual Student Art Exhibition, Sierra Nevada College, NV

          Award, Sierra Nevada College

2013 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges Nomination

         Gallery Award, Sierra Nevada College, NV

2012 Full Tuition Scholarship to Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV

         Tahoe Art League Scholarship

2011 Best Black and White Photograph, Annual Student Art Exhibition, LTCC, CA

         First Place, Honorable Mention Design, Annual Student Art Exhibition, LTCC, CA

2011 Second Place Figure Sculpture, Annual Student Art Exhibition, LTCC, CA

        First Place Color Film Photography, Annual Student Art Exhibition, LTCC, CA

2010 Best Traditional Photographic Print, Annual Student Art Exhibition, LTCC, CA

2009 Third Place Digital Art, Annual Student Art Exhibition, LTCC, CA

Professional Experience

2009-Present, Professional Photographer, S. Lake Tahoe, CA

    Weddings, Portraits, Gallery Documentation, Professional Portfolio Compilations

2015, Gallery Assistant, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV

    Documentation, Gallery Installation, Gallery Coordination, Upcoming Exhibition

    Advertisement/Marketing

2014, Photographic Restoration and Digitization

2013-2015, Gallery Assistant, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV

    Documentation, Gallery Installation, Shipments of Artwork

2012-2015, Two Dimensional Lab Technician, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV

    Facility Maintenance, Chemical Preparation and Education, Equipment Training        

2009 Commercial Photographer, Heavenly Catering and Special Events, S. Lake Tahoe, CA

2008-2013, Instructional Aide II- Lake Tahoe Community College Photography Department

    S. Lake Tahoe, CA, Photographic Darkroom Instruction, Chemical Preparation, Maintenance of Equipment,          Substitute Teacher

Publications

2014 Sierra Nevada Review Cover Image, Ice Sculpture #2

         Sierra Nevada College MFA Program Showcard

2013 Guest Magazine Cover Image, August 2013 Issue, Reno-Tahoe Helicopters

2011 Tahoe Tribune, June 2011 Issue, Fire Academy Graduation

2010 Black and White Magazine, Online, 2010 Portfolio Contest

2009 Heavenly Ski Resort Catering and Special Events,  HYPERLINK "http://www.skiheavenly.com" www.skiheavenly.com

Volunteer Work

2014-2015 Help-Portrait, Incline Village, NV Chapter

2010-2013 Help Portrait, South Lake Tahoe, CA Chapter

    Donation of Professional Equipment, Time and Skill towards family photographs for the local community.         Visit  HYPERLINK "http://www.Help-Portrait.com" www.Help-Portrait.com for more information.