EDUCATION
2006 University of Arizona, Tucson, Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking
2001 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design (cum laude)
1995 US Air Force Reserves, Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX, EMT Technical School, Honor Graduate
1989 US Air Force, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, Security Police Technical School
EXHIBITIONS
2010 Print, Printed, Printing, Invitational Exhibition, Donnelly Art Gallery, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
2009 Abort Mission, (solo), Artopia, Georgetown- Seattle, WA
Shot Down?, (solo) Sanford and Son, Tacoma, WA
Satisfaction Town, Invitational group installation at Southern Graphics Conference, Chicago, IL
2008 WAR is FUN!, (solo), Sound Transit: STart on Broadway Public Art Project, Seattle, WA
Air Traffic: Control, Installation with Tomiko Jones, The Rocket Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2007 Residencias, (group), El Levante, Rosario, Argentina
WAR is FUN!, (solo) Della Brown Taylor Art Gallery, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV
WAR is FUN!, (solo) LuLuBell Toy Bodega and Gallery, Tucson, AZ
PAX Attack, (2-person exhibition) Old Dominion University Gallery, Norfolk, VA
Salon de Refuses, (group) Dinnerware Arts Gallery, Tucson, AZ
ADDRESSING IRAQ: MAIL-ART ABOUT THE WAR, (group) University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2006 Save The Date, (group) Dinnerware Contemporary Arts Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Bringing It All Home, (group installation) Lionel Rombach Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson
MFA Thesis Exhibition, (group) Joseph Gross Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Mimesis 11, (group) Kachina Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Home (_____) Home, (group) Dinnerware Contemporary Arts Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2005 Observations and Intereactions, (solo) Shane House Gallery, Tucson, AZ
You Are Beautiful Exhibition and Street Installation , (juried) Treehouse Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Save The Date, (group) Dinnerware Contemporary Arts Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Projekt 30 Gallery September and November Online Exhibitions, (juried) New York, NY
Mission Accomplished?, (featured artist: group show) 36 Chambers Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Annual Juried Show 2005, Studio Hub Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
LIFE, (solo) Kachina Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
7th Annual Mixed Media International Juried Online Exhibition, Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE
4th Lessedra World Art Print Annual, (juried) National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria
The World Lasts Because It Laughs, (permanent collection) House of Humour and Satire, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
The Artcard, (group) Sharjah Art Museum, United Arab Emirates
2004 The Beginning of the End?, (solo) Kachina Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Pita, (group installation) Fremont House Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Connections, (group) Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
In America Now, (group) Dan O'Mellveny Gallery, Hollywood, CA
Tucson-Pima Open Studios, (group) 16th Street Studios, Tucson, AZ
Mark Making and Multiples, (group) Kachina Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson
Mimesis 10, (group) Gallery 410, Tucson, AZ
Art and Propaganda, (juried) Lionel Rombach Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson
2003 undr grnd, (group) Fremont House Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2002 Winter Windows, (2-person show) Space One Eleven Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2001 Birmingham Sidewalk Film Festival, (juried) Birmingham, AL
PRINTMAKING PORTFOLIO EXHIBITIONS
2010 From All Directions, Invitational Printmaking Portfolio, University of Colorado Special Collection, Proyecto'ace Print Collection- Buenos Aires, Argentina,
St. Lawrence University Brush Gallery Permanent Collection, Canton, NY
States of the State, Invitational Printmaking Portfolio, Dirty Printmakers of America
Your Days Are Numbered, Invitational Printmaking Portfolio, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
2009 Bennington Print Exchange, USDAN Gallery Bennington College, Bennington, VT + Southern Graphics Conference, Chicago, IL
2007 Print Zero Studio: Print Exchange V, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; Shev Shoon Arts Center, Seattle, WA; Gallery 214, Portland, OR;
Print Walls Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Rainbow Bldg. Gallery, University of Miami, FL; Kendall Campus Gallery, Miami-Dade College;
Pratt Fine Arts Gallery, Seattle, WA; CFA Main Stage Cases, SUNY-Buffalo, NY; Roennebaeksholm Arts Culture Center, Naestved, Denmark
Ideas of Home and Travel, International Printmaking Exchange and Exhibition, University of Arizona and Aberystwyth School of Art, Ireland
A Half Mile From Home, Printmaking Exchange and Exhibition, Bemidji State University, MN
2006 Translations: an international exchange between United States and Chinese Printmakers, Printmaking Portfolio
Dry Heat, Printmaking Portfolio between University of Arizona Alumni, exhibited ArtSpace Collective Gallery, Oshkosh, WI & University of Wisconsin-
Parkside
2005 Marginalia, Juried Exchange Portfolio, Purdue University, Reuff Gallery, West Lafayette, IN
Wonders on Paper, Clothing Optional, Printmaking Portfolio, University of Arizona, Tucson
Looking at Nature in Our Changing World, International Printmaking Portfolio between U.S. and New Zealand
2004 Connections, Brazilian American Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, International Printmaking Portfolio
Symbiosis, Printmaking Portfolio
Changing Minds/Reading Minds, Printmaking Portfolio
2003 The Jolly Roger Mail Art Troop, Tucson, AZ
Three Schools, Printmaking Portfolio
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2010 Visiting Assistant Professor, Printmaking 200 through 500 level. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2009 Visiting Assistant Professor, Survey of Printmaking, Intro to Graphic Design, Art Appreciation, Independent Studies in Graphic Design, Graduate Level Printmaking.
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
2006 Adjunct, Non-figurative Drawing. University of Arizona, Tucson
Instructor-of-Record, Lithography. University of Arizona, Tucson
2005 Instructor-of-Record, Color and Design. University of Arizona, Tucson
Instructor-of-Record, Papermaking/Non-toxic Alternative Methods to Printmaking. University of Arizona, Tucson
Instructor-of-Record, Non-toxic Alternative Methods to Printmaking. Univeristy of Arizona, Tucson
2004 Instructor-of-Record, Color and Design. University of Arizona, Tucson
Instructor-of-Record, Color and Design. University of Arizona, Tucson
Teaching Assistant, Survey of Printmaking. University of Arizona, Tucson
2003 Teaching Assistant, Color and Design. University of Arizona, Tucson
2002 Teaching Assistant, Lithography. University of Alabama at Birmingham
Teaching Assistant, Alternative Methods to Printmaking. University of Alabama at Birmingham
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010
Workshop/Artist Talk, "Print, Printed, Printing: Mini Printmaking Conference", New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
2009 Visiting Artist, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Artist Residency, Anchor Graphics at Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
Artist-In-Residence, Meany Middle School, Seattle Public Schools. Seattle, WA
2008 Internship, SITE Santa Fe 2008 Biennial, Santa Fe, NM
Artist Talk, Meany Middle School, Seattle, WA
2007 Artist Residency, El Levante, Rosario, Argentina
Artist Talk, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
2006 College Art Association, Arts Exchange and Open Portfolio, Boston, MA
Southern Graphics Conference, Portfolio Exhibition and Open Portfolio, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Artist Talk, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA
Artist Talk, University of Alabama at Huntsville
Artist Talk, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2005 Artist Talk, Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
College Art Association, Arts Exchange and Open Portfolio, Atlanta, GA
Visiting Artist, University of Southern Maine, Gorham
2004 Southern Graphics Conference, Portfolio Exhibition, Rutgers University, NJ
ARTISTS ASSISTED
2007 Barbara Penn, Studio Assistant Printer/ Press Tech, Tucson, AZ
2006 Barbara Rogers, Studio Assistant Printer/ Press Tech, Tucson, AZ
Michael Barnes, Printer/Press Tech, University of Arizona, Tucson
2005 Sean Caulfield, Printer/Press Tech, University of Arizona, Tucson
Derek Cracco, Project Coordinator, University of Arizona, Tucson
Tonja Softic, Printer/Press Tech, University of Arizona, Tucson
2003 Oscar Gillespie, Printer/ Press Tech, University of Arizona, Tucson
David Christiana, Printer/Press Tech, University of Arizona, Tucson
Kathy Puzey, Printer/Press Tech, University of Arizona, Tucson
Nicole Hand, Printer/ Press Tech, University of Arizona, Tucson
2001 Dzine, Artist Assistant - painting, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Alabama at Birmingham
FUNDING/GRANTS
2009 4Culture Individual Artist Project Grant, Seattle, WA
2008 Sound Transit: STart on Broadway Public Art Grant, Seattle, WA
2007 Professional Development Grant, Recipient, Arizona Commission on the Arts, Phoenix, AZ
2006 Graduate and Professional Student Council Travel Grant, Recipient, University of Arizona, Tucson
Tucson Pima Arts Council Mini Travel Grant, Recipient, TPAC, Tucson, AZ
2005 Anne Moreton Memorial Scholarship, Recipient, University of Arizona, Tucson
College Art Association Graduate Student Travel Grant, Recipient, College Art Association, New York, NY
Professional Development Grant, Recipient, Arizona Commission on the Arts, Phoenix, AZ
College of Fine Arts Travel Grant, Recipient, University of Arizona, Tucson
Summerfest Distinguished Lecturer Series Grant, wrote for Visiting Artist, University of Arizona, Tucson
Medici Scholars Grant, Recipient, University of Arizona, Tucson
College of Fine Arts Deans Fund for Excellence Grant, Recipient, University of Arizona, Tucson
College of Fine Arts Travel Grant, Recipient, University of Arizona, Tucson
College of Fine Arts Visiting Artists Grant, wrote for Visiting Artist, University of Arizona, Tucson
2004 Haldeman Scholarship, Recipient, University of Arizona, Tucson
Medici Scholars Grant, Recipient, University of Arizona, Tucson
College of Fine Arts Deans Fund for Excellence Grant, Recipient, University of Arizona, Tucson
Set Aside Grant Graduate, Recipient, University of Arizona, Tucson
2003 Graduate Registration Scholarship, Recipient, University of Arizona, Tucson
PUBLICATIONS
2008 "A Eulogy for Doomed Architecture", Capitol Hill Times, September 20, Steve Vroom
"Tucson's noisy skies the focus of Air Traffic: Control", Tucson Citizen, July 31, Polly Higgins
2007 "Two Brave Young Men Say it with Art", Port Folio Weekly, July 31, Hannah Serrano
2006 Featured Artist, Flavorpill Online Cultural Magazine NYC, SF, Chicago, London & LA
2005 Featured Artist Western Region, Creative Convocation Arts Magazine, Volume 2 Issue 1
Featured Artist, Hoboeye.com Online Arts Journal, Volume 1.1
“Think onion: it’s all about the layers”, Arizona Daily Wildcat, Tucson, August 25, Susan Bonicillo
2004 "Repent, UA; the End is exhibited near , Arizona Daily Wildcat, Tucson, April 15, Nathan Tafoya |