Education
2009-pres.
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO. MA Candidate. Cirruculum and Instruction.
2009-10
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO. Teacher’s Certifcation Program, Art K-12.
2001-05
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, Bachlor of Fine Art, Printmaking.
Teaching Experience
2010
Belton High School. Student Teacher, Art. Grades 10-12.
2010
Truman Elementary. Student Teacher, Art. Grades K-5
2009
Mill Creek Upper Elementary. Practium, Art. Grades 5-6
2009
Kansas City Art Institute. Practium, Drawing. Grades 11-12.
Work Experience
2007-09
Assistant Store Manager. Paper Source. Kansas City, MO.
2006-07
Digital Specialist. FedEx Kinko’s. Kansas City, MO.
Other Professional Experience
2010
Installation Assistant. David Bates: The Katrina Paintings and Gao Brothers: Grandeur and Catharsis. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO.
2009-10
Volunteer. Santa Fe Elementary. Hickman Mills School District, Kansas City, MO.
2006-07
Artist in Residence. Urban Culture Project Studio Residency Program, Kansas City, MO.
2004
Silkscreen shop assistant. Internship. Blue Collar Industries. Eudora, KS.
2003-04
Design Assistant to Dan Askew. Internship. Second Nature Recordings. Kansas City, MO.
Selected Exhibitions
2010
The Kansas City Flatfile Exhibition. H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO
2008
The Kansas City Flatfile Exhibition. H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO
2007
Weed Forest. Group Show. The Syringe. Kansas City, MO.
8.5 x 11. Group show. The Bakery, Kansas City, MO.
2006
Urban Culture Project Studio Resident’s Exhibition. The Bank, Kansas City, MO
2005
The Kansas City Flatfile Exhibition. H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO
Pattern Samples 05. Solo installation. Dolphin Window, Kansas City, MO.
Blue Ribbon’s Fancy Feast. Group Installation. Boley, Kansas City, MO.
Published Work & Reviews
2007
Points, Plots, Ploys Zine Series. 2007 Southern Graphics Council conference.
2005
Art Capsules - Jacob Sharp: Wallpaper. Gina Kaufmann. The Pitch Weekly. April 7; 2005, April 14; 2005; April 21, 2005. Review.
Blue Ribbon's Haloween Wrap-Up. Feature contributor. Review. April 2005 issue.
2004
The Art Of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion. Dennis King, Paul Grushkin; editors. Chronicle Books, 2004.