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EDUCATION

M.F.A. University of Delaware 2002

B.F.A. State University of New York at Buffalo 1998

ONE & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Joseph Lupo and Mark Franchino, Brew House Space 101, Pittsburgh, PA, 2007

Works on Paper, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy, 2006

Object, Image, Fine Arts Gallery, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 2004

Disclosure, Center for the Creative Arts, Yorklyn, DE, 2002

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

8 Hour Projects, Allegheny College Art Gallery, Meadville, PA, 2007

5th Graphic Biennial, Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia, 2007

Subversive, Bolton Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI, 2007

…how the hat fits, THE ARTS gallery, Collin County Community College, Plano, TX, 2007

Faculty Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Clarion University of Pannsylvania, Clarion, PA 2007

Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 96th Annual Exhibition, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, 2006

Calendar Months and Other Printed Matter, University of Southern Maine Art Gallery, Gorham, ME, 2006

Hatbox, Ohio University, (print portfolio), 2006

draw_drawing_2, The Foundry, London, England, 2006

Cultural Transport / Moving Targets, (traveling exhibition and print portfolio), 2005

Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany

Academy of Fine Art, Poznan´, Poland

Wonders on Paper, Clothing Optional, (print portfolio), University of Arizona, 2005 

From<To, MCADGallery, Minneapolis, MN, 2005 

79th Annual Juried Exhibition, (traveling exhibition), 2005

The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA

Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ

La Biennale Internationale d'estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivierès, Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Trois-Riverès, Quebec, Canada, 2005

Light in the Dark, Space Gallery, Portland, ME, 2005

18th University of Dallas National Print Invitation, (traveling exhibition), 2004-2005

Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving, TX,

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX

Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX

THE ARTS gallery, Collin County Community College, Plano, TX

Lamar University, Beaumont, TX

Baylor University, Waco, TX

UTSA Art Gallery, University of Texas, San Antonio, TX

Print Media at UB, SUNYAB Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, 2004

Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2004

Faculty Exhibition, Roland Dille Center for the Arts Gallery, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN, 2004

Third Lessedra World Art Print Annual, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2004

Fourth Delaware Invitational, Art Department Gallery, Newark, DE, 2004

The 4th Minnesota National Print Biennial, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2004

Sculptural Prints, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2003

Faculty Exhibition, Roland Dille Center for the Arts Gallery, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN, 2003

Lessedra Second World Art Print Annual, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2003

Los Angeles Printmaking Society 17th National Biennial Exhibition, The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA, 2003

The North American Print Biennial, Boston University, Boston, MA, 2003

Partially Installed, 11th and Orange Gallery, Wilmington, DE, 2002

Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Bradbury Gallery, Jonesboro, AR, 2002

Ten, Graduate Thesis Exhibition, University of Delaware Gallery, Newark, DE, 2002

Six Degrees in Cold Storage, Gallery 315, Philadelphia, PA, 2002

Southern Graphics Council Juried Show, Diboll Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2002

First Delaware Invitational, Corduroy Gallery, Newark, DE, 2001

National Competition Juried Show, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, 2001

Emerging Artists, Maryland Federation of the Arts, Annapolis, MD, 2001

The North American Print Biennial, Boston University, Boston, MA, 2001

New Blood, Recitation Gallery, Newark, DE, 2001

Members Exhibition, Pyramid Art Center, Rochester, NY, 1999

UB Printmakers, (SUNYAB) Art Gallery, 1999

ePIC Showcase, Tonowanda Art Gallery, Tonowanda, NY, 1998

Made in New York, SMArt Center, Auburn, NY, 1998

75th Annual Spring Show, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, 1998

Members Exhibition, Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, NY, 1998

HONORS AND AWARDS
H. Douglas Pickering Memorial Award, 2006

Purchase Prize, Lessedra Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2003

Ruth and Van Hawkins Sponsorship, 2002

Delta National, Juror's Merit Award, 2002

The Amity Art Foundation, Inc., Purchase Prize, 2002

Maryland Federation of the Arts, Honorable Mention, 2001

Rochester Arts and Cultural Council Award, 1999

Eugene L. Gaier Award for Excellence in Drawing, 1998

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Savannah Guz, “Light Proof,” Pittsburgh City Paper, 01.31/02.07.07, issue 05, 34, 2007

La Biennale Internationale d'estampe contemporaine de Trois-Rivierès Catalog, 160-163, 2005 Kurt Shaw, “Artists incorporate everyday items in SPACE 101 Gallery exhibition,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, January 25, 2007

From<To Catalog, 5, 6, 2005 

79th Annual International Competition: Printmaking Catalog, 10, 2005 

Maggie Knowles, “We are moths: Attractive lights at SPACE,” Portland Phoenix, Jan. 21–27, 2005

Matt Carey, Interview, KASU NPR, Spotlight on the Arts, Jonesboro, AR, Oct. 12, 2004

Third Lessedra World Art Print Annual Catalog, 104, 2004

The University of Dallas National Print Invitational Catalog, 7, 2004

Susan Hagan, "Creatures from Another Dimention: Two shows make prints pop," Philadelphia City Paper, Oct. 16-23, 2003, 37

Edward J. Sozanski, "Dimensionally Graphic," Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 26, 2003, W29

Second Lessedra World Art Print Annual Catalog, 35, 2003

Los Angeles Printmaking Society 17th National Exhibition Catalog, 2003

2002 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition Catalog, 25, 29

"New Visual Artist Review," Print, Vol. LIII:I January/February, 1999, 166-167

COLLECTIONS
Muzeum Narodowe w Poznaniu, National Museum in Poznan´, Poland

University of Wisconsin-Madison Graphics Area Arhives, Madison, WI

North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

University of Dallas, Dallas, TX

Lessedra Gallery, Sophia, Bulgaria

The Amity Art Foundation, Inc., Woodbridge, CT

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES

Carnegie Art Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, 2006

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 2006

University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2006

Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA, 2006

Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy, 2006

SUNYAB, Buffalo, NY, 2006

McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2005

South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 2004

Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN, 2003

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 2003

Delaware College of Art and Design, Wilmington, DE, 2001

EXHIBITIONS CURATED

CRAFT-ED, University Art Gallery, Clarion, PA, 2007

Articulating Spaces: Poets and Artists Interacting with their Environments, University Art Gallery, Clarion, PA, 2006

Mediated, University Art Gallery, Clarion, PA, 2006

Mapping the Feminine: Fiber Works by Sara Christensen Blair, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, 2005

Made in North Dakota (traveling exhibition 2005-06)

Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, ND

Devils Lake Cultural and Heritage Center, Devils Lake, ND

Cando Arts Center, Cando, ND

Suzanne Moser: Folk Paintings, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, 2005

Refugees in Fargo/Moorhead: Photographs by Meg Luther Lindholm, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, 2005

2004 Print Residency Exhibition, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, 2004

Excuse Me While I Disappear: Works by Lynne Allen, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, 2003

2003 Print Residency Exhibition, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, 2003

Adam Chodzko: Better Scenery, Gardner, ND, 2002

2002 Print Residency Exhibition, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, 2002

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Assistant Professor/Gallery Director