Education:

 

2017    MEd, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, (Projected Graduation).  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2010    Windward Atelier.  Windward Community College.  Kaneohe, Hawai’i.

 

2005    BFA, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, (Printmaking).  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

* Since 2007, I have taken a variety of ongoing classes in digital art, photography, printmaking, education, marketing, web-design, and business law)

 

Teaching Experience:

 

2013-

2014    Digital Arts Lecturer. Leeward Community College. Honolulu, HI.

           

Courses Taught:

• ART 112: Introduction to Digital Art.  This course introduces students to the basics of digital art creation using Adobe Photoshop

• ART 113D: Digital Drawing.  This course introduces students to the basics of vector-based digital art creation using Adobe Illustrator

• DMED 122: Netprep Flash Animation: This course introduces students to vector-based animation, incorporating interactive components, and publishing for multiple types of output

 

2013    Digital Arts Lecturer. Kapi‘olani Community College. Honolulu, HI.

           

Courses Taught:

• ART 112: Introduction to Digital Art.  This course introduces students to the basics of digital art creation using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash.

2007-  

2013    Digital & Traditional Arts Teacher.  Sacred Hearts Academy.  Honolulu, HI.

           

Courses Taught:

• Traditional Arts: drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, mixed media, & construction

• Digital Photography: artistic concept, composition, technical shooting & editing, professional practice, ethics

• Digital Imaging: artistic concept, propaganda/advertising concepts and techniques, technical image and basic animation creation, editing, & manipulation skills, typography, formatting for web and print.

• Media Studies: media literacy, deconstruction, and creation.

• Computers: project-based class developing basic computer literacy in a range of applications.

 

            Software:

• Adobe CS5.5 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver)

• Procreate and Sketch Club (apps for the ipad.)   

2007-

2010    Expression Session/Arts Spree Instructor. The Contemporary Museum (now The Honolulu Museum of Art/Spalding House). 

Honolulu, Hawai’i.

           

Courses Taught:

• Foam Board Printing: simple form of relief printmaking for all learners.

• Creative Bookmaking and Traditional Animation: Drawing, photographing, and binding a Single-cell animation loop for presentation as a flipbook and digital animation.

• Inkblot Painting: Creativity exercise used with learners of all ages and abilities.

• Sand-Painting: Experimental combining paint with constructed sand image.

• Collograph Printmaking: Building and printing a matrix combining various textures.

 

2008    The Honolulu Printmakers.  Annual Education Project Organizer/Instructor. Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

Reduction printmaking/Service Learning Course: Students created relief prints raising awareness to drunk and disabled driving, exhibited in original form and distributed as bumper stickers, magnetic vinyl signs, and posters displayed on private vehicles and The Bus.  Students presented work at multiple venues.

 

2005    Designer, Fabricator, Teacher. Honolulu Stained Glass. Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

Stained Glass Course: design and fabricate a custom stained glass project.

 

Teaching Honors:

 

2013    Happy, Healthy Hawai‘I, Holomua! poster winner.  Parents And Children Together and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu, HI.

2012    Energy Superhero poster winner.  Parents And Children Together and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu, HI.

2011    Poster Contest finalist and semi-finalists.  Hawaii Association of Independent Schools.

 Honolulu, HI.

 

 Inspired in Hawai‘i Poster Contest Winner and runner up.  The Clarence T.C. Ching

 Foundation. Honolulu, HI.

 Arts Award of Excellence School Award.  The Hawaii Alliance for the Arts. Honolulu, HI.

2008    Women’s History Month Invited Student Presentation. Linda Lingle and The Hawaii State

 Commission on the Status of Women. Honolulu, HI.

 Golden Key student recipient. Scholastic Arts. Honolulu, HI.

 

Organizations:

 

2007-

2014    The Honolulu Printmakers. Board of Directors. Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

Experience:

• Offices Held: Secretary, Vice President, President

• Committee Chair: Annual Exhibition, Reception, Gift Print, Juror

• Curator.

  • Plotting Paradise.  aAlice Gallery.  Kansas City, MO and The Arts at Mark’s Garage.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

  • comPRESS.  The Arts at Mark’s Garage. Honolulu, Hawai’i.

  • Lineage. Elevator Bridge Gallery. University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Honolulu, Hawai’i and Gallery Iolani.  Windward Community College.  Kaneohe, Hawai’i.

• Volunteer: help with various demonstrations, workshops, and outreach, benefits, and exhibitions.

• Annual Education Project Organizer/Teacher. (see “Teaching Experience”)

• Presenter: demonstrations & lectures

 

2010-

2014    Gallery Iolani Advisory Board.  Kaneohe, Hawai’i.

 

  Advise gallery director on gallery exhibitions, events, logistics, and timelines.

 

Other Experience:

 

2013    Curator.  Lineage.  Elevator Bridge Gallery. University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Honolulu, Hawaii and Gallery Iolani.  Windward

 Community College.  Kaneohe, Hawai’i.

 

2012    Juror.  Scholastic Arts Competition.  Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.  Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

2011    Artist Demonstrator.  Art Hunter Series targeted at high school art students.  Olelo. 

 Honoluu, Hawaii.

 

 

2008-

2010    Contributor. Pressplayprint.com professional printmaking blog.

 

2007    Studio Assistant to Printmaker Hugh Merrill.  Print Conversations. Penland School of Crafts. Penland, North Carolina.

 

             Docent. What Sound Does a Color Make? University of Hawaii Art Gallery.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2006-

2007    Curator.  Plotting Paradise.  aAlice Gallery.  Points, Plots, Ploys. Southern Graphics Council Conference.  Kansas City, Missouri and

 The Arts at Mark’s Garage.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2005    Exhibition Coordinator for the 9th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition.

             University of Hawai’i at Manoa Art Gallery.  Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

             Picture Framing Assistant. Frame Arts Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii.

                                   

2004    Visual Arts Committee Member. Ladyfest.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

             Intaglio Printmaking Demonstrator. University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Honolulu,

 Hawai’i.

           

2003    Photo Lab Assistant.  University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Honolulu, Hawai’i.     

                                                                       

2002    Children’s Crafts Volunteer. The Contemporary Museum. Honolulu, Hawai’i.

           

2001    Graphic Design Assistant.  University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Honolulu, Hawai’i.

                                   

1998-

2000    Studio cameraperson. KRTV-3 News. Black Eagle, Montana.

 

Exhibitions:

 

Solo Exhibition:

 

2012    not by the heir of my chin knee chin chin. Honolulu Museum of Art/Spalding House Café. Honolulu, Hawai’i.

             *Honolulu Weekly “Welcome to Whimsy” article, Feb. 22.

             http://honoluluweekly.com/city-wise/2012/02/welcome-to-whimsy/

 

Two-Person Exhibitions:

 

2004    Pangea. Gallery Soullenz. Honolulu, Hawai’i.

             *Honolulu Weekly “Hot Pick” for March 10-16.

 

             Untitled.  j Salon.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

Invitational Exhibitions:

 

2012    Honolulu Printmakers Exhibition.  Gallery at Horace Mann School.  New York, New York.

 

2012    Mixed Media Miniature XV.  Koa Gallery.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

             Matchbox Plus VIII.  Cedar Street Galleries.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2011    Water’s Edge. Studio One. Oakland, CA and Frame Arts Hawaii.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

             Loose Women.  Fishcake.  Honolulu, HIawai’i.

 

2010    Matchbox Plus VI.  Cedar Street Galleries.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

              OSTINATO: LOOPS INTO CHAINS - A Multimedia Collaborative Exhibition.  Alexander Gallery.  Niemeyer Center for Communication

  Arts.  Clackamas Community College.  Oregon City Campus.  Oregon City, OR.

 

2009    comPRESS. The Arts at Mark’s Garage.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

              Matchbox Plus V.  Cedar Street Galleries.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

              Damien Portfolio.  Cathedral Gallery.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

              Matchbook Plus IV Exhibition.  Cedar Street Galleries.  Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

 

2008    Project Ignition.  Pearlridge Center. Aiea, Hawai‘i & The Hawaii State Public Library. Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

 

              Kaimuki.  town. Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

 

              Prints 2008.  Linekona Art Center. Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

 

2007     Labyrinth of the Ridiculous.  Gallery Soullenz.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

              Business as Usual.  Book Arts Gallery.  University of the Arts.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  

              Plotting Paradise.  aAlice Gallery.  Points, Plots, Ploys. Annual Conference. Southern Graphics Council.  Kansas City, Missouri and

  The Arts at Mark’s Garage.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2006    METROHawaii. 39Hotel. Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2005    Showcase. Honolulu Academy of Arts.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2004    Girlfest. Mark’s Garage. Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

             Synthesis. University of Hawai’i at Manoa Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition. 

 University of Hawaii Art Gallery. Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

 

2003    Submersion. 11’x25’ floor Mural Painting (for Jerard Jardin). Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

             Awards Show, Commons Gallery.  University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

 

Competitive Exhibitions:

 

2013    85th Annual Exhibition. The Honolulu Printmakers. Linekona (Academy Art Center) Gallery.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

2010    82nd Annual Exhibition. The Honolulu Printmakers. Linekona (Academy Art Center) Gallery.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2009    81st Annual Exhibition. The Honolulu Printmakers. Linekona (Academy Art Center) Gallery.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2008    80th Annual Exhibition. The Honolulu Printmakers. Linekona (Academy Art Center) Gallery.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2007    Revisiting Portraiture.  39Hotel. Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

             25th Annual National Small Works Exhibition.  Tri County Arts Council.  Gallery 107.  Cobleskill, New York.

 

2005    77th  Annual Exhibition. The Honolulu Printmakers. Linekona (Academy Art Center)

 Gallery.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2004    Artists of Hawai’i.  Honolulu Academy of Arts.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

             75th Annual Exhibition. The Honolulu Printmakers. Linekona (Academy Art Center)

 Gallery.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2003    Windward Artists' Guild Annual Members’ Exhibition.  Windward Community College.  Kaneohe, Hawai’i.

 

             Digital Artists’ Society of Hawaii Annual Exhibition.  Studio 1.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

 74th Annual Exhibition. The Honolulu Printmakers. Linekona (Academy Art Center) Gallery.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

Artistic Awards, Grants, and Fellowships:

 

2009    Award for Excellence. 81st Annual Exhibition. The Honolulu Printmakers. Linekona (Academy Art Center) Gallery.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2004    Cynthia Eyre Award for young emergent artists.  Artists of Hawai’i 2004.  The Honolulu Academy of Arts.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

2003    Undergraduate Award for Excellence. The Honolulu Printmakers.University of Hawai’i at Manoa.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

             Best in Show.  Annual Exhibition. Digital Artists’ Society of Hawaii.  Studio 1.  Honolulu, Hawai’i.

 

*References available upon request.