• Illinois State Fair Professional Art Exhibition; Springfield, IL; August 14- 23

• April 12, 2009; Irish Literary Theater; Board of Director
• Illinois State Fair Professional Art Exhibition;
  Honorable Mention “Obesity Jug”;
  *Crafts Category:* 1st Place; “Obesity Jar”
• Fountain Square Arts Festival; Evanston, IL; June 27-28;
• St. Barnabas Craft Fair, Nov. 21- 22, 2008
• 32st Annual Plaza Art Competition; Nov. 7, 2008- Dec. 27, 2009; won 3-D design category, ($500.00 cash prize) “Obesity Jug”
• Andrew Art Teachers Present! Vogt Art Center; Tinley Park, IL; Sept 1- 30, 2008
• Custer’s Last Stand, Evanston, IL; June 21- 22, 2008
• Jammin’ With JMS, Joilet,IL; May 17, 2008
• 17th San Angelo National Ceramics Competition, April18- June 22, 2008; “Creamer-er and Sugarer,” Sold
• The North American Ceramic Cup Show, March 10- 21, 2008;“Mitosis”
• 31st Annual Plaza Art Competition, Nov. 2, 2007- Jan. 26, 2008
• Dancing Pig Art Festival, LaPorte, IN; Aug. 4- 5, 2007
• Custer’s Last Stand, Evanston, IL; June 16- 17, 2007
• Moraine Valley Community College, Community Art Show, June 4- August 6, 2007
• Artisans Walk, Display at Hands On Childerns Museum, Dec. 8 and 9, 2006
• Cornelia Art Building 2006 Holiday Art Sale; Chicago, IL; Dec. 1-3, 2006
• Matt Long work shop; Terra-Incognito Studios, Chicago, IL; Nov. 15 and 16 ish-, 2006
• Art Teacher (Ceramics); Victor J. Andrew High School;

2006- present

• Halsted-Belmont Music Festival, Chicago, IL; July 2006
• Northalsted Market Days, Chicago, IL; June 2006
• St. Charles Art Fair, St. Charles, IL; May 2006
• Celebration, Charleston, IL; April, 2006
• 29th Annual Plaza Art Competition, Nov. 4 – Jan. 7, 2005
• St. Barnabas Craft Fair, Nov. 18 – 19, 2005
• Artisans Walk, Dec. 3, 2005
• Illinois Arts Council membership, Oct. 2005
• Vender at Arts Cocktail, (Chicago, IL) June 10 – 11 2005
• Tony Winchester workshop, April 9 -10 2005
• V.J. Andrew H.S. employment; art teacher (ceramics); 2006- current!
• Ceramics instructor at Hands On Chicago Children’s Museum, March 2005 – March 2006
• Form Follows Function, Lillstreet Art Center, juried by Dan Anderson, Sept. 3 – Oct. 16, 2004
• Apprenticeship with Michael Schwegmann of Boneyard Pottery, Aug. 2003 – March 2004
• Headed ceramics department at Pine Forest Camp, June- Aug. 2003
• B.F.A. from Eastern Illinois University, 2003.
• Vender at Celebration Arts Festival, (Charleston, IL) raku and wheel throwing demonstrations, April 2003.