Education
2006 --- Master of Fine Arts in Art and Design --- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Thesis title: "Writing with Sound: Intimacy and Audible Imagination"

1996 --- Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art --- Scripps College, Claremont, CA (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
Thesis title: "Print, Politics, and Postmodernism: The Textual Artwork of Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Faith Ringgold, and Nancy Spero"

1995 --- Study in Contemporary Art History and Psychology --- Universidad de San Francisco en Quito, Quito, Ecuador


Teaching Experience
2006-2009 --- Instructor --- Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Subjects: Web Site Design (instructor of Record), Sound Art (instructor of Record), Visual Arts Survey, Senior Portfolio

2007 --- Guest Instructor --- Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Subject: Sound Recording / Sound Art Production

2005-2006 --- Guest Lecturer --- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Subject: Sound in Time-Based Media

2004-2006 --- Instructor --- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Subject: Photography

2002-2003 --- Instructor --- Westwood College of Technology, Los Angeles, CA
Subjects: Web Site Design, Digital Image Editing / Photoshop

2001 --- Instructor --- The Art Institute of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 
Subject: Color Theory


Exhibitions
2009 --- Like Water on Rock
Traveling group exhibition
Platt/Bornstein Galleries at American Jewish University, Los Angeles, CA
Finegood Gallery at Jewish Valley Federation Valley Alliance, West Hills, CA
Gotthelf Gallery at San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, La Jolla, CA

2009 --- Café Finjan
Multimedia event, Jewish/Muslim arts and cultural exchange
Cortelyou Commons at DePaul University, Chicago, IL

2008-2009 --- Raising Our Voices
Traveling group exhibition
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, St. Louis, MO
Liz Long Gallery, Chicago, IL

2008 --- Snap to Grid
Group exhibition
Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, CA

2008 --- This is Not a Test: The Chicago Sound Experience
Concert presented by Chicago Cultural Center
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, IL

2008 --- Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art Member Exhibition
Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago, IL

2007 --- Symbolism, Myth, and Ritual
Group exhibition
Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL

2007 --- Pedagogical Factory: Exploring Strategies for an Educated City
Group exhibition, educational program
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL

2007 --- Self-Portrait Exhibition
Group exhibition
33 Collective Gallery, Chicago, IL

2007 --- Quiet Noise, Sacred Space: The Soundscape of Denison
Curation of group exhibition/collaboration
Denison Library at Scripps College, Claremont, CA

2006 --- Phonologistic Auralities
Group exhibition, multi-channel sound installation
Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL

2006 --- Master of Fine Arts Exhibition
Multi-channel sound/video installation using HyperSonic Sound (HSS) technology
Krannert Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL

2005 --- An Evening With Dan Chaon
Group exhibition
OpenSource, Champaign, IL

2005 --- Here Again: Within Range
Solo exhibition
Gallery at Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, Urbana, IL

2005 --- The Space Between
Group exhibition
Springer Cultural Center, Champaign, IL


Publications
2009 --- "Midwest Peace Agreement"
Review of Cafe Finjan exhibition
Time Out Chicago, Issue 211: Mar 12–19, 2009

2008 --- "Soundtrack of Our Rides"
Review of Favorite Chicago Sounds
Time Out Chicago, Issue 154: Feb. 7-13, 2008

2007 --- "Get off the Assembly Line"
Review of Pedagogical Factory: Exploring Strategies for an Educated City
Chicago Reader, Sep. 7, 2007

2007 --- "An Unexpected Soundscape"
Review of exhibition and artist residency at Scripps College
ScrippsCollege.edu, Feb. 2007

2005 --- "Sound as Narrative"
Featured essay
NinthLetter.com, Spring 2005

2005 --- "Being Here: Adam Pendleton"
Interview with artist Adam Pendleton
NinthLetter.com, Spring 2005


Fellowships / Awards
2007 --- Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence: "Writing with Sound: Aural Storytelling in Digital Times"
Awarded by Scripps College, Claremont, CA

2005-2006 --- Graduate Fellowship
Awarded by Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Project title: "Stories of Truth, Stories of Fiction: Shifting Realities in Sound and Image" 

2003-2004 --- Brodie Fellowship
Awarded for academic excellence by School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2003-2006 --- Brodie Materials Grant
Awarded by Brodie Grant Fund, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


Professional Experience
2006-2009 --- Producer ---Favorite Chicago Sounds, Chicago, IL

2004-2006 --- Producer / Content Developer --- NinthLetter.com, Champaign, IL

1999-2001 --- Web Designer / Integrator --- Ignited Minds, Marina Del Rey, CA

1996-1999 --- Digital Asset Manager / Archivist --- Activision, Santa Monica, CA