Exhibitions and Awards
•2020-2021 Solo 50 Installation Exhibit at Atlanta Botanical Garden (SuperNatural Glass Art in Bloom)
•2018-2019 Solo 42 installation Exhibit at Daniel Stowe Botanical garden (Grandiflora)
•2015-2017 Solo 40 installation exhibition Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens(Super.Natural
•2015 Masters of Glass Sweden
•2015 Cretan Pear Resort installation Greece
•2015 Art Palm Beach Habatat Gallery
•2014 SOFA Chicago Habatat Gallery
• 2014 MGM Grand installation Macau China
• 2014 Art Palm Beach Habatat Gallery
• 2014 North American International Auto Show Lincoln Motor Company Gallery
• 2014 Northwest Flower and Garden show Design Garden (Gold Medal and Designers Choice Award)
• 2013 Art Prize Winner (5th place of 1,524)
• 2013-2014 Encore Exhibition of Botanical Exotica at Grand Rapids Art Museum MI
• 2013 Exhibition at Grand Rapids Art Museum, Reimagining the landscape and the Future of Nature Grand Rapids, MI
• 2013 Habatat Galleries International/Expose show Royal Oak, MI
• 2013 Solo show “Botanical Exotica” at Seattle Conservatory Seattle, WA
• 2012 Privately shown at Black Hat Studio and Show Room Seattle, WA
• 2011 Group show at Seattle Design Center Seattle, WA
• 2010 Solo show at Park Lane gallery Kirkland, WA
• 2009 MIVAL show (2nd Place award) Mercer Island, WA
• 2008 MIVAL show Mercer Island (2nd Place award) Mercer Island, WA
• 2007 MIVAL show mercer Island (2nd place award) Mercer Island, WA
• 2006 MIVAL show Mercer Island, WA
• 2006 Solo show Avelino gallery Mercer Island, WA
• 2005 MIVAL show Mercer Island, WA (honorable mention award)
• 2005 Solo show at 6 walls interior design Mercer Island WA
Press
2015 Featured in Ripley's Believe it or Not
2015 Featured in Various Articles and Publications (Global)
2014 Included in the Art Library at the Univ. of Kansas
2014 Featured in Various Articles and Publications
(Korea) (Latvia ) (UK) ( Russia) (Greece) (Spain) (Italy) (Brazil) (France) (Vietnam) (Mongolia) (Bulgaria) (Saudi Arabia) (Indonesia) (Iran) (Turkey) (Hungary) (Japan) (Thailand) (Australia) (Germany) (Nigeria) (U.S.) (India) (Peru)(Czech Republic)
2014 Featured in Macau Cable TV (China)
2014 Featured in Macau Daily Times (China)
2014 Featured in Essential Macau (China)
2014 Featured in Macau Convention Economic Journal (China)
2014 Featured in Macau Art (China)
2014 Featured in Journal Tribuna de Macau (China)
2014 Featured in Macau Post Daily (China)
2014 Featured in Le Verre, le Cristal et la Pate De Verre (France)
2013 Featured in Glass Art Magazine (Cover Feature)
2013 Featured in Detroit Free Press
2013 Featured in Lansing State Journal
2013 Featured on dailynewsen.com
2013 Featured on wzzm13 abc
2013 Featured on Fox 17
2013 Featured in MLIVE Press(4 appearances)
2013 Featured on Wood 8 TV(5 appearances)
2013 Featured on the Television show New Day Northwest
2013 Featured on the Television show Evening Magazine (2 appearances)
2013 Featured in The Seattle Times
2013 Featured in The Capitol Hill Times
2013 Featured in Daily Art Muse
2013 Featured in MyOrchid.gr (Greece)
2013 Featured in Beautiful People Live Art eMagazine (International)
2013 Featured in Craft Gossip
2013 Featured in Creativ100.de (Germany)
Experience
2005-2010 Artist assistant to Randy Walker
2006-2010 Artist assistant to Karen Willenbrink Johnsen/Jasen Johnsen
2006-2010 Privately contracted to Kelly O’Dell
2007-2011 privately contracted to Raven Skyriver
2007- Teaching assistant to Karen Willenbrink Johnsen/Jasen Johnsen at Pratt Fine Arts
2008-2011 Artist assistant to Ross Richmond
2008 Privately contracted by Manitou Gallery Crossing Boundaries Show featuringLiz Wolf, Kim Goldfarb, and Hib Sabin Randy Walker, Ross Richmond, and Raven Skyriver
2008 Teaching assistant to Karen Willenbrink Johnsen/Jasen Johnsen at Penland School of Craft
2011 Privately contracted to Jenny Pohlman and Sabrina Knowles
2011- Privately commissioned by P.W.A.P event
2012 Opened and own Black Hat Studio and Show Room
Education
2004 Student of Paula Stokes at Pratt Fine Arts
2005 Student of Randy Walker Pilchuck Glass School
2005 Student of Pat Bako pratt fine arts
2006 Student of Richard Royal Pilchuck Glass School
2006 Student of Sally Prasch Pilchuck Glass School
2006 Student of Sam McMillan at Pratt Fine Arts
2007 Student of Blaise Campbell Pilchuck Glass School
2007 Student of Chuck Lopez at Pratt Fine Arts
2009 Student of Preston Singletary at Pilchuck Glass School