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Education
2007 MFA Painting, University of Texas at Austin
2003 BS Studio Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison


Professional Experience
2008-present Lecturer II (painting and Drawing), University of Texas at San Antonio; San Antonio, TX
2008 Summer Resident, NES Artist Residency, Skagastrond, Iceland
2007-2009 Lecturer (painting and drawing), University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX


Exhibitions(&lowast solo shows marked by asterisk)
2010 Foretopia, David Shelton Gallery; San Antonio, TX
Chill, D Berman; Austin, TX
2009 One on One on One, Art Palace; Austin, TX
27th Annual Juried Exhibition, Juror: Nat Trotman, Assistant Curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary Art; Inc; New York, NY
The Dog and Pony Show, Juror: Nina Rizzo, Assistant Professor of Painting, NIU, Bad Dog Gallery; DeKalb, IL
Paperworks 2009 International Juried Competition, Juror: Maura Heffner, Exhibition Mgr. Whitney Museum of American Art, B.J. Spokes Gallery; Huntington, NY
Best in Show: Twisted Spurs 2009, Juror: Angel Quesada of the Mexic-Arte Museum, K Space Contemporary; Corpus Christi, TX
60 WRD/MIN Art Critic, participant in Lori Waxman's performance critic at Arthouse; Austin, TX
Works of Art on Paper, Juror: Shelley Langdale,Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences; Loveladies, New Jersey
&lowastQuit the Neighborhood, Cactus Bra Gallery; San Antonio, TX
10th Anniversary of 5 x 7, Arthouse at the Jones Center; Austin, TX
The XIV Biennial UTSA Art Faculty Exhibition, UTSA Art Gallery, The University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Art and Art History; San Antonio, TX
Texas National 2009, Juror: Mel Chin, Artist, The Cole Center @ The Opera House, Stephen F. Austin State University; Nacogdoches, TX
Over and Out, Elizabeth Laurence Contemporary Art Space; San Francisco, CA
EXPO 2009, Juror: Gavin Morrison, curator of the Fort Worth Contemporary Art Gallery, 500X Gallery; Dallas, TX
2008 Housewarming Homecoming, FAB Gallery; Austin, TX
Faculty Exhibition, Creative Research Lab, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Art and Art History; Austin, TX
5 x 7 Art Splurge and Exhibition, Arthouse at the Jones Center; Austin, TX
Shine! Black and White, Arlington Museum of Art; Arlington, TX
2007 Paint Girls, a collaboration between Sara J Frantz and Erin Curtis, in conjunction with the 2007 East Austin Studio Tour; Austin, TX
Massive, Curator: Jeff Litchfield, Under the Sun Gallery, associated with Gallery 705; El Paso, TX
Faculty Exhibition, Creative Research Lab; University of Texas at Austin, Department of Art & Art History; Austin, TX
5 x 7 Art Splurge and Exhibition, Arthouse at the Jones Center; Austin, TX
Coda, MFA Thesis Show Part 1, Creative Research Lab, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Art & Art History; Austin, TX
2006 Rebound, Caladan Gallery; Beverly, MA
20 Megabytes, Guest Curator: Aaron Dubrow, MASS; Austin, TX
Liquid Days: Navigating the Mutable Tides of Memory, Butridge Gallery at Dougherty Arts Center; Austin, TX
Making it Alone, Creative Research Lab; University of Texas at Austin, Department of Art & Art History; Austin, TX
5x7 Art Splurge & Exhibition, Arthouse at the Jones Center; Austin, TX
Related, MASS; Austin, TX
2005 Fever, Creative Research Lab; University of Texas at Austin, Department of Art & Art History; Austin, TX
5x7 Art Splurge & Exhibition, Arthouse at the Jones Center; Austin, TX
Student Art Exhibition, The University of Texas Performing Arts Center 6th Floor Gallery; Austin, TX
Shine! 2005 Moonglow, The Arlington Museum of Art;; Arlington, TX
2004 Hana's Office, with Sara Frantz and Ali Fitzgerald, Casual Fridays Gallery, Creative Research Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Art & Art History; Austin, TX
2003 Durj, 7th Floor Gallery; The University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison, WI
75th Annual Student Art Show, Porter Butts Gallery; The University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison, WI


Awards
2009 Winner of Best in Show: Twisted Spurs 2009, Juror: Angel Quesada of the Mexic-Arte Museum, K Space Contemporary; Corpus Christi, TX
2004/5 Emily Maverick Miller and Emily Miller Wells Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Art, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX


Bibliography
2010 Steve Bennett, Artist Explores Her Commute on Canvas, San Antonio Express. March 14th, 2010. view article
2009 New American Paintings, No. 84, Juror: Terrie Sultan, Director of The Parrish Art Museum
Lori Waxman, 60 WRD/MIN Art Critic, Austin American-Statesman, July 15th, 2009. www.60wrdmin.org
Emily Messer, Look & Listen- Finding Isolation, Desolation Across Borders, 210SA Volume 3, Issue 15; p. 11. www.210sa.com
Scott Dickens, "Quit the Neighborhood" with Sara J Frantz, San Antonio Contemporary Art Examiner. www.examiner.com
2007 David Sokolec, El Paso Contempo, Under the Sun Gallery- SPAG, Border Art Dialog
2006 Salvador Castillo, Making it Alone at the Creative Research Lab, ...Might Be Good, a project of Fluent~Collaborative. www.fluentcollab.org
Erin Keever, Few Highlights at UT Austin Show, XL Reviews