EDUCATION

Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. BFA in Fine Arts and Illustration, August 1998

Artist Statement:
I feel my art is like an open diary. It records my life, and the life around me. My paintings are my preferred way to explain myself to the world. They speak of the things I don't know how to put into words. Painting is a process and it connects me, my sitters and the viewers. It is a bridge between past and present.

I want to paint people, because people intrigue me, especially during the process of communication in silence.

I hope viewers will feel what I felt in the moments of painting. See what inspired me!

AWARDS
2009 Oil Painters of America Award of Excellence
2009 Dorothy Driehaus Mellin Fellowship Award
• 2008-09 Art Renewal Center (ARC) International Salon. Finalist (Figure)
• Salon International 2007 Best of show
• Gold Medal Show in Palette and Chisel, Chicago in 2005, first place
• Artist’s Magazine annual international art Competition 2004. First place (figure category)
• Gold medal show in Palette and Chisel in 2004, Second place.
• Artist’s Magazine annual international art Competition 2003. Finalist(figure category)
• Helen Memorial Award in 2001 American Professional League Exhibition in New York City (Oil Painting)
• 2nd Place in 2001 Utah Pastel Society Annual Show
• First Place in 2000 Utah Bountiful Davis Art Center Statewide Competition
• Merit Award in 2000 Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum
• 2nd Place in 1999 Utah State Fair – Professional Fine Art


ACHIEVEMENTS

• Featured artists of Blue’s Show 2004 Chicago
• Feature article “Artists to Watch” in Southwest Art Magazine (October, 2000)
• Feature article “Pastel Show” in the Park Record, Park City, Utah. (March 25, 2000)