Exhibitions (recent & upcoming)
2027 Beloved, Fabrik, Lobethal, Australia (contributor to “Requiem” - an international stitching project organized by India Flint)
2026 Finding Our Way, Walters Cultural Art Center, Hillsboro, OR (a 4-person show with Sarah Rikaz, Olga Ivkin, and Sonal Dhingra),
2025 Pacific Northwest Drawers, juried by Julia Dolan, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR
2025 A Summer of Hope, an international online exhibition juried by Lenscratch editors
2025 Answer As Question, juried by Jose Carlos Diaz, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, OR
2025 Members Show - Top 50, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR
2025 North Coast Squid Exhibition, Hoffman Center, Manzanita, OR
2025 Personal Mythology, curated by Suzanne Reed, Guistana Gallery at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2025 Art of Hope, Bush Art Barn, Salem, OR
2025 Held Together - Fragility & Endurance in Art, juried by Sergio Gomez, Visionary Art Collective, Brooklyn, NY
2025 Northwest Biennial, curated by Charlene Liu, Umpqua Vallery Arts, Roseburg, OR
2025 Journeys, curated by Praxis Directors, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2025 A Chorus Without Name, curated by the Untitl3d Coll3ctive, Harlow Hotel, Portland, OR
2025 Intertwined, curated by Ruth Meijer as part of the 2025 Ekphrastic Festival, Soliloquy Fine Arts Gallery, Portland, OR
2025 Simple Loving Kindness, curated by Nancy Karacand, AVA Gallery, Astoria, OR
2024 here we be, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX (solo show)
2024 yes - and, Village Gallery, Portland, OR (solo show)
2024 Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita, OR (a 4-person show with Melinda Hurst Frye, Brian Padian and Stan Peterson)
2024 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Award Exhibition, juried by Elizabeth Avedon, Ann M. Jastrab and Elizabeth Krist, Fotonostrum House of Photography, Barcelona, Spain
2024 Storytime, juried by Jessica Burko, The Curated Fridge & Canal Gallery, MA
2024 Open Theme, juried by Aline Smithson, Praxis Gallery, MN
2024 25th Annual Fisherpoets Gathering, Astoria Visual Arts Gallery, Astoria, OR
2024 Big Pride, juried by Korin Noelle, Radius Gallery, Portland, OR
2024 The Experience of Being, curated by Ruth Meijer, Soliloquy Fine Arts Gallery, Portland, OR
2024 Word & Image, Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita, OR
2024 Ulna Studio Community Exhibition, Olympic Mills, Portland, OR
2023 Impermanence, juried by Doug Beasley, Lightbox Gallery, Astoria, OR
2023 Instructors’ Showcase, Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, OR
2023 Big Pride, juried by Korin Noelle, Radius Gallery, Portland, OR
2023 Common Objects, juried by Doug Beasley, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX
2023 Ground Truths, juried by Stacy Isenbarger, Sasha Michelle White, Megan Davis & North Bennett, Pritchard Gallery and the Confluence Lab, Moscow, ID
2023 Art for a Cause, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
2022 Instructors’ Showcase, Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, OR
2022 TCF Autumn 2022, juried by Donna Garcia, The Curated Fridge, Somerville, MA
2022 Wonderful, group jury, Lightbox Gallery, Astoria, OR
2022 Traces, juried by Jeff Curto, Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
2021 Trees and Water, juried by Todd Johnson, Blackbox Gallery, Portland, OR
2021 Monochrome, juried by Zsolt Bátori, PH21, Budapest, Hungary
2021 Quiet Landscape, juried by Jacob and Alissa Hessler, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
2021 Queer Creatives, juried by Korin Noelle, Radius Annex, Portland, OR
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2024 Refocus Awards, Fine Art Black & White Photo Contest, honorable mention award
2023 Juror’s award - Lightbox Gallery
2023 Juror’s award - A Smith Gallery
2023 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards for Women Photographers, honorable mention award
2022 Critical Mass finalist
2022 Juror’s award - Lightbox Gallery
2011 MN State Arts Board grant recipient
2010 MN State Arts Board grant recipient
PUBLICATIONS
2025 North Coast Squid, 10th anniversary edition
2024 Word & Image, a biannual publication of the Hoffman Center for the Arts
2023 Not Ghosts, But Spirits; Vol. 3. Querencia Press
2022 Soft Lightning: Rural Queerness, Vol. 3
2019 Fields and Stations, Vol. 3
2019 Shots Magazine, Vol. 143
RESIDENCIES
2025 Sou’wester, Seaview, WA
COLLECTIONS
Northfield Hospital, MN
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 - present
Gallery director, Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, OR. Curation, installation and program development.
2004 - 2012
Founder of the Art of Healing, Institute for Health & Healing, Minneapolis, MN. Created and led a multi-disciplinary, community-based arts program and galleries.
2007 - present
Independent curator, MN and OR. Specializing in curating exhibitions for arts and social service organizations. Past partners include: Abbott Northwestern Hospital, East African Women’s Center, Society for Arts in Healthcare, Textile Center of MN, Women’s Artist Registry of MN, Multnomah Arts Center, American Holistic Nurses Association, American Holistic Medical Association.
2006
Board member, Outsiders & Others Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2006 - 2102
Founding member, Midwest Arts in Healthcare Network, Minneapolis, MN. A coalition of arts and healthcare organizations created to support collaboration and innovation.
1999 - present
Educator, MN and OR. Provide group and individual arts instruction in community, school and healthcare environments.
EDUCATION & RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2024 Community Arts Education Leadership and Intercultural Institute, National Guild for Community Arts Education, NY
1993 B.A. Studio Art, Carleton College, MN