Education
2004 MFA, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2002 BFA, Myers School of Art, University of Akron
Solo / Two Person Exhibitions
2011
Mark Moore Gallery, Culver City, CA
2010
Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY
2009
Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, IL
DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY
2008
Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, IL
Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY
2007
2 Person Exhibition, Lawrimore Project, Seattle, WA
2006
Lisa Boyle Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
2004
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ
2002
BFA Thesis Exhibition, Millworks gallery, Akron OH
Group Exhibitions
2012
Render: New Construction in Video Art, California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside, CA
Split Moment, University Art Museum, Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
2011
Documentary Fiction, Central Utah Arts Center, Ephraim, UT
Re-framing Terrorism, Richard F. Brush Art Gallery at St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
Loft in the Red Zone, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
Open, Mark Moore Gallery, Culver City, CA
2010
METADATAPHILE: The Collapse of Visual Information, Cal State Fullerton Main Art Gallery,Fullerton, CA
Cue: Artists Videos, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
Never Records, No Longer Empty, New York, NY
Fear of Flying, Christopher West Presents, Indianapolis, IN
2009
UltraSonic IV, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Paradox Now, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
The Aesthetics of Terror, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany
2008
Art in the Age of Uncertainty, Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA
Say Goodbye To..., Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
Aldrich Undercover, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
Group Exhibition TheHeder Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Doppleganger, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ
Lawrimore Project Biennial, Lawrimore Project, Seattle, WA
Cancelled, Erased, Removed, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, NY
Speaking to the Unspeakable, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
A New Reality: Black-and-White Photography in Contemporary Art, Stedman Gallery, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
2007
A New Reality: Black-and-White Photography in Contemporary Art ,Walsh Museum, Fairfield, CT
Noorderzon, Groningen, Netherlands
Crash, Pause, Rewind, Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
A New Reality: Black-and-White Photography in Contemporary Art, Zimmerli Museum, New Brunswick, NJ
2006
Home: Living With Contemporary Art, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN
Some Things Which Are Funny and Some Things Which Are Quite Serious, Lisa Boyle Gallery, Chicago, IL
Coming Home, Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron, Akron, OH
New Images, New Image Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Activating The Medium, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Activating The Medium, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
New Media / New Work, New Media Caucus of the College Art Association, Boston, MA
Crash. Pause. Rewind., Western Bridge, Seattle, WA
2005
Cash and Carry, Lisa Boyle Gallery, Chicago, IL
Photo National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Disputed Territories, City Without Walls gallery, Newark, NJ
1st Year Out, Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
AtoD, Gallery 1f, Brooklyn, NY
Spring Video Show, 7hz, San Francisco, CA
New Jersey Fine Art Annual, Montclair Museum of Art, Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Athens Video Art Festival, Athens, Greece
Digital Visions, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2004
The Odds, City Without Walls gallery, Newark NJ
Dimensions,Shane House Gallery, Tucson AZ
Group Exhibition, New Screen Broadcasting, FL
1800 Frames, City Without Walls gallery, Newark NJ
First Look, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, Seton Hall University / City Without Walls gallery, Newark NJ
Members Show, City Without Walls gallery, Newark NJ
2003
Graduate Student/ Faculty Group exhibition, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ
2002
1st Year Graduate Group exhibition, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ
Group Exhibition, Nor Jea galleries, Akron, OH
2001
Group Exhibition, Fuel Studios, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Solo Exhibition, Myers School of Art, University of Akron, Akron, OH
2000
Juried Student Show, Myers School of Art, University of Akron, Akron, OH
Members Exhibition, Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH
1999
273.15 K, Millworks Ice and Coal Complex, Akron, OH
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Grants and Awards
Emerging Artist Award, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 2006
Fassbender Award for Excellence in Photography, 2003
Collections
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Western Bridge, Seattle, WA
JP Morgan Chase, New York, NY
The Margulies Collection, Miami, FL