<WMD X77Z, W10> Graphite and Acrylic on Vellum Graph Paper 17" x 11" (43.2 x 27.9cm)
WMD -
The failed search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq made me wonder what these things would have looked like. This puzzlement and curiosity led to the development of this body of work and continues to be fueled by the continued threat of WMDís from all parts of the world, whether true or false. In the form of a schematic drawing or a type of do-it-yourself guide to building your own WMD, these drawings demonstrate the difficult task of separating reality from fantasy. Each work contains factual and fictional components, allowing them to boarder between real objects and imaginary creations. My images are outrageous, absurd, and irrational, not unlike the concept of a WMD
EDUCATION
2006 MFA, School of Art and Design, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 2002 BA, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 "Fully Armed", Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 2005 "Cycle", Gallery 8, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA "Advancement to Candidacy", Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 2004 "Paintings", Gallery 2, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA "Recent Work", Gallery 8, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 2002 "Paintings", Green Room Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 "Meeting <2.0>" The Conference Room Gallery, Los Angeles, CA "Axis Annual Juried Exhibition", Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA "Apocalyptic Summer", Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY "20" x 20" x 20", LSU Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA "Delineated", Backwater Arts Gallery, San Jose, CA "22nd Annual Internation Juried Show", Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ 2007 "Juried Exhibition", Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA "Axis Annual Juried Exhibition", Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA "Common Materials Uncommon Expressions", Orchard Commerical North First Art Space, San Jose, CA 2006 "Lift Off", Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA 2005 "Fresh Strokes", Heritage Bank, San Jose, CA 2004 "Drawings", Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 2003 "Heads", 750 Gallery, Sacramento, CA