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EDUCATION

2001 MFA, photography, Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, NY
1995 BA, Studio Art, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
1993-4 Wellesley-in-Aix, Université de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011 Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, “Myself ”, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
The Invisible Project, “We want it all & we want it now ”, online group show
2010 Alice Austen House Museum, “Housed ”, Staten Island, NY
Women in Photography, “Housed ”, online group showcase
2009 Center for Maine Contemporary Art, “Ordinary Life ”, Rockport, ME
Larissa Goldston Gallery, “Talk Dirty to Me ”, New York, NY
2008 Women in Photography, “If There Were a Little More Silence ” online group showcase
2006 Larissa Goldston Gallery, “Let’s talk about… ”, New York, NY
2005 Magnan Projects, Liquid Bodies, New York, NY
Waldoboro Window, Installation with Claire Seidl (curated by Scott Davis)
2004 Sean Kelly Gallery, Unframed First Look, New York, NY
Art in General, Priority, New York, NY
2003 Massimo Audiello Gallery, Something in Common, New York, NY
2002 Art in General, Now Serving, New York, NY
PS 122 Artwurl Online Gallery, First Issue
2001 Bard College, MFA Thesis Exhibition, UBS, Red Hook, NY
Queens Theatre in the Park, Real Life Pictures, Queens, NY
2000 Contemporary Museum, Snapshot, Baltimore, MD
1995 Wellesley College, Honors Thesis Exhibition, Wellesley, MA, 1995
Maine Coast Artists Association, Juried Exhibition, Rockport, ME, 1995
Frick Gallery, Winter’s Work, Belfast, ME, 1995

GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES

2005 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Workspace Program: 120 Broadway 1999-01 Bard College Graduate Study Fellowships

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Aletti, Vince, The Village Voice, January 29-February 4, 2003
Bright, Susan, A Guided Tour, Essay in conjunction with the exhibition Housed, 2010
Johnson, Ken, The New York Times, January 17, 2003
Johnson, Ken, The New York Times, July 5, 2002

PUBLICATIONS

2011 Dear Dave Magazine, Issue #8
2005 New England Review, Volume 26, Number 3, cover

TEACHING/LECTURES
2009 Photography Instructor, The Cooper Union
2008 Teaching Assistant, International Center of Photography
2007 Visiting Artist, Hunter College, New York, NY
2006 Guest Lecturer, School of Visual Arts
Visiting Artist, International Center of Photography
Visiting Artist, Hunter College
2005 Visiting Artist, New York University of Art & Art Professions Department
Guest Lecturer, Sarah Lawrence College
2001 Slide Slam, Art in General, New York, NY, Guest Artist, Group Slide Lecture