EDUCATION:

2007     MFA in Painting & Drawing from Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

2001     BA in Studio Art from Carthage College, Kenosha, WI.

EXHIBITIONS:

2011     New Figures, Solo Exhibition. Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Bradley International, Print and Drawing Exhibition. Heuser Art Center Gallery, Contemporary Art Center, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, IL.

QX.net Nude, International Juried Exhibition. Lextington Art League Loudon House Gallery, Lexington, KY.

2010     Head First, International Juried Exhibition. Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH.

Manifest, International Drawing Annual 5. Exhibition in print.

2009     Distortions. Solo Exhibition. Six Squared Gallery. Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus, Mesa, AZ.

2008     Strange Figurations. National Juried Exhibition. Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY.

Six by Six by 2008. Exhibition of two thousand and eight original works. Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY.

Significant Others. Invitational Exhibit. Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ.

2007     Awake and Dreaming. MFA Thesis Exhibition. Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

Nathan Cummings Travel Grant Exhibition. Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

2005     MFA Summer Show. Juried show for ASU MFA students. Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

2004     New Graduates. Group show. Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

2003     Walker's Point Center For the Arts Member's Show. Milwaukee, WI.

2002     Scratch, Drawings & Paintings by Eric Penington & Nick Schmuhl. Whitewater Chamber of Commerce Building, Whitewater, WI.

2001     Senior Group Show. H. F. Johnson Gallery, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI.

AWARDS:

2007     Arizona State University Special Talent Award.

2002     Wisconsin Regional Arts Association Award of Merit.

2001     First place, Carthage College Video/Film Competition.

Second place, Carthage College Photography Competition.

Second place, Carthage College Drawing Competition.

PUBLICATIONS:

2010     Manifest, International Drawing Annual 5. Exhibition in print.

2010     Manifest, Head First/First Contexts.

2001     The American Muse, Issue 3, Summer 2001.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2011     Visiting Lecturer, Figure Drawing, at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

2009     Visiting Lecturer, Drawing, at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Drawing Instructor at Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ.

2008     Two-Dimensional Design Instructor at Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus, Mesa, AZ.

Instructed Beginning & Intermediate to Advanced Drawing for ASU Herberger College at Large.

2004-2007     Foundations Drawing Instructor at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.