EDUCATION

2003 - 2008 California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo, CA
BFA Art & Design Cum Laude
2006 Scuola Lorenzo de’Medici | Florence, Italy
Fine Art and Language Studies
1999 - 2003 Los Altos High School | Los Altos, California

EXHIBITIONS / RESIDENCIES
September 2009 Vermont Studio Center Residency | Johnson, VT
Partial Fellowship Recipient
May 2009 THE GOOD SHOP | The Good Shop, San Francisco, CA
August 2008 INSIDE/OUT II | Kennedy Club Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
May 2008 INSIDE/OUT | San Luis Obispo, CA
Group showing of artists: Jacqueline Norheim, Kyanne Goelz,
Lauren Kaye Birkhahn, and Ashley Wertheimer
March 2008 Annual Student Show | University Art Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
Two paintings selected by a jury for inclusion

AWARDS/ACTIVITIES
2009 Vermont Studio Center Partial Fellowship Sept 2009
2008 Cal Poly Art & Design 2008 Renaissance Artist Award
2007 - 2008 Studio Art Club Member
2007 - 2008 Club 34 Designer
2007 Art & Design Christopher Friar Scholarship Award
2003 - 2007 Deans List, College of Liberal Arts
2003 - 2008 AIGA member

EXPERIENCE
2004 - 2009 Freelance Design | California
Graphic Designer
Art Director for luxury magazine Caviar Affair in 2005. Visual director
for a political campaign in 2006. Branding for over 20 successful
clients. Website design and management for artists and photographers.
2008 INSIDE/OUT | San Luis Obispo, California
Event Manager
Hosted and organized contemporary art show. Responsible for
production, lighting, promotion, entertainment, and hanging of works.
2007 - 2008 Whizbang Ideas | San Luis Obispo, California
Graphic Designer
Assisted in client presentations. Designed brand systems, ad concepts,
layout, and print production. Nicknamed “Logo Girl” by creative director.
Clients Include: TwoRelate, Rocco Leone, Apple Farm Inn, Choral Festival
2007 Robilant Associati | Milan, Italy
Design Intern | Corporate Design Group
Progressive package desiging for client Rossetti ONE. Worked on one
of three visual directions for large Robilant client Pagine Gialle.
Created design applications for client presentation.
2005 Design Reactor | Campbell, California
Interactive Design Intern | Multimedia Sector
Produced Flash banners & advanced photoshop work for online
game developed for ABC show Lost.
2004 Duxbury Architects | Los Altos, California
Office Intern & Assistant
Hand rendered architectural drawings.