EDUCATION2001 Whitney Independent Study Program1999 M.F.A., California College of the Arts1998 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture1996 B.A. Studio Art, University of California, DavisGRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS 2008 Socrates Sculpture Park, Emerging Artist Fellowhip2007 Lambent Fellowship in the Arts2006 Joan Mitchell Painting & Sculpture Award2004 Fine Arts Work Center, Visual Artist Fellowship2003 Jamaica Center Workspace Grant1998 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture GrantRECENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE2008 Senior Lecturer, California College of the ArtsSemester-long visiting artist position which involed teaching undergraduate studio courses, Painting 2 and Senior Projects, and a graduate seminar based on my research, Points of Penetration: The Grotesque Body and Humor in Contemporary Art2007 Artist in Residence, Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, UC Santa Barbara, Two week residency involving a series of on-campus lectures, critiques with graduate students in the Art Department, and the digitization of Cassell