Education
2004-2007 Master of Fine Art
Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Emphasis in Painting
1999-2004 Bachelor of Fine Art
Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Emphasis in Painting
Professional Experience
2015-present Visiting Assistant Professor
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Courses: 2D Design, Drawing I, Drawing II, Drawing Fundamentals, Life Drawing,
Color and Design, Introduction to Painting
2011-2015 Adjunct Professor of Foundations
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Courses: Life Drawing, Drawing I, Drawing II
2008-2015 Adjunct Professor of Drawing
Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Courses: Figure Drawing I, Intermediate Figure Drawing II, Drawing I, Drawing II
Group Exhibitions
2017 Themeless, Whitdel Arts at Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
2017 The Bicycle, Houston Bicycle Museum, Houston, TX
2017 Nasty Women Art Chicago, Moonlight Studios, Chicago IL
2017 See Attached, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh NC
2017 Postcard Salon, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2016 Fall Art Exhibit, The Gremlin Gallery, Jenison, MI
2016 FIVE by FIVE, Arts Council of Hillsborough County, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
2016 Fun Size, Treat Gallery, New York, NY
2016 6x6 International, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
2014 Paint Snob, Spiral Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2012-2013 The Fed Gallery, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2010 Annual Holiday Exhibition, The Shoe Factory Co-Op, Rochester, NY
2010 Boots and Shoes: A Variation of a Theme, The Shoe Factory Co-Op, Rochester, NY
2010 Objects, The Mustache Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2010 Rankin Gallery, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
2008 Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Abstraction, Lana Santorelli Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Bitter Fruits: A Study of Women as Object in Art, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2006-2007 International Home Furnishings Fair, Highpoint, SC
2007 Spring For the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2006 Free Radical Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 The Laduke Studios of Photography and Fine Art, Holland, MI
2004 Schoegrens’ Cat Fine Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2004 Walker Fine Art Gallery, Denver, CO
Juried Exhibitions
2017 Culture, International Juried Art Exhibition, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC
2017 Women’s Issues Now “What Does Feminism Mean to You”, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 Grand Valley State University Women’s Center Exhibition, Allendale, MI
2016 Art Prize, International Juried Art Exhibition, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 West Michigan Regional Juried Art Competition, Lowell, MI
2011 City Streets Lansing, Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI
2010 Art Prize, International Juried Art Exhibition, Grand Rapids, MI
2009 Art Prize, International Juried Art Exhibition, Grand Rapids, MI
2008 Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2006 Metro Space Gallery, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2004 Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2002 Figure, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
1998 Governor of Michigan Traveling Art Exhibit, Lansing, MI
Collaborative Projects
2009 Pigment, Video Production directed by Kyle Dufendach, Grand Rapids, MI
2009 Rebecka Rosa Company, Grand Rapids, MI
2004 280 Studio Artist Battle, Grand Rapids, MI
2005 Gala Muziq, Ideal Art Collective, Grand Rapids, MI
2003 Founder’s Brewery Art and Fashion Exhibition, Ideal Art Collective, Grand Rapids, MI
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Salon 525, Charlottesville, VA
2009 Ratio 2:1 Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
Publications
2016 Drawing Essentials: A Guide to Drawing from Observation 3rd Edition, Oxford University Press, Author, Deborah Rockman
2009 On the Town Magazine, September Issue, Grand Rapids, MI
Curatorial/Interviews/Presentations
2016 Guest Speaker, Brett Colley Intermediate Drawing, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
2014 Juror, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Annual Student Exhibition, Kalamazoo, MI
2012 Guest Speaker, Deborah Rockman Graduate Teaching Seminar, Kendall College, Grand Rapids, MI
2010 Juror, Scholastic Achievement Awards, Kendall College, Grand Rapids, MI
2009 Art Prize, Fox 17 News Interview, 08/09, Grand Rapids, MI
2009 Art Prize online Artist Chat, 08/09, Grand Rapids, MI
2007 GRCCTV Interview: 09/07, Grand Rapids, MI
Awards and Honors
2004-07 Graduate Fellowship, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2004 Gene Adcock Scholarship, Carbondale, CO
2004 Presidents Academic Achievement Award, Winter Semester, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
1999-04 Merit Scholarship, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
1999 The David and Elsa Brule Scholarship, Iron Mountain, MI
1999 Peoples Choice Award, The Association of Student Artists, Iron Mountain, MI
1998 Michigan Technological University Scholarship: Mixed Media Painting Summer Workshop, Houghton, MI