2906 1/2 Kenwood Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007
312 622-8921
finchgallery@gmail.com
EDUCATION
School of the Art Institute of Chicago — Painting 2004 - 2006
Illinois State University — Art Education 1999 - 2002
Northern Illinois University — Painting and Drawing 1997 - 1999
School of the Art Institute of Chicago — Early College Program 1994 - 1996
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Painter for Overall Murals August 2021 - Present
Preparation and execution of large-scale hand-painted murals
Publisher of The Wax Paper April 2015 - Present
Art direction, layout and editing duties for the thrice-yearly printed literary journal
Project manager and muralist partnered with Beautify Earth June 2017 – 2019
Responsible for nine city commissioned public artworks in Santa Monica and Los Angeles
Volunteer Workshop Coordinator for The Art of Elysium July 2014 – 2017
Organize and oversee drawing workshops at NYC children’s hospitals
Grant Writer for No Longer Empty NYC June 2009 - January 2010
Responsible for research and execution of grant applications
Executive Director of The Finch Gallery - Chicago, IL 2007 - 2009
Responsible for booking, advertising, media relations, exhibition curator
Illustrator and Editorial Cartoonist
The Chicago Flame and UIC Today newspapers (University of Illinois at Chicago) 2003 - 2005
The Daily Vidette (Illinois State University) 2001 - 2003
Published bi-weekly editorial cartoons and a daily comic strip
Part-time Faculty Member
Marlene Wood Studios (Palatine, IL) 2003 - 2004
The Company School of Art and Dance (Pekin, IL) 2001 - 2002
Organization and teaching of painting and drawing ages ten through adult
RECENT HONORS
2021 Mayor’s Commendation, City of Glendale, CA for positive community impact through public art
2020 Selected for City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Muralist Roster
2019 Panelist - Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference
2018 Best Debut Publication nomination - Firecracker Awards - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
SOLO AND SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2016 28th National Drawing and Print Exhibition, Gormley Gallery, Baltimore, MD
On the Body (Group exhibition) Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
2015 35th International Drawing Exhibition at Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2014 Obsolesence (Group exhibition) at The Art House Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2011 Verso at L Gallery, curated by LL Powers and presented by the Durst Organization
New York City, NY
2010 Flux (Group Exhibition) at Loft 910, Brooklyn NY
2008 New work on Terra Cotta at The Finch Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007 Re-presentation or: How I Stopped Loving and Learned to Worry About the Bomb at
The Finch Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 I Am Here at Bevi Amos, Chicago, IL
Kenithesia at Gallery Thirteen, Chicago, IL
2003 Nicholas Freeman presented by Ill Measures at Bevi Amos, Chicago, IL
PRESS
2019 Feature Voyage LA — August
2018 Interview Sapling Magazine — March
2017 Interview with Melissa Hart - The Writer magazine — June
2015 Featured in Steadfast Magazine — May - Issue 1
Fresh Paint Magazine — April - Issue 7
2009 Interview Columbia Chronicle — 12 March
Featured Artist on Chicago Arts Live — 16 February
Interview fNews — 5 February
2008 Interview taped for Chicago Arts Live — aired December
Feature in Gapers Block — 21 April
2007 Interviewed on Full-on Friday show on 88.7 FM WLUW — aired 20 July
2005 Featured artist Wonka Vision Magazine — Issue #27
2004 Featured on television program Artist to Artist Channel 19 Chicago
2003 Exhibition review in Chicago Flame newspaper - 23 March
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2009 Illustrated Fighting Love, written by Hans Hetrick; published by Hey Rat! Press
2008 Jury member for the 16th Annual Hokin Honors Exhibition at Columbia College
2004 Head curator The Green Show at The Texas Ballroom, Chicago