Education
2006 --- Master of Fine Arts in Art and Design --- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Thesis title: "Writing with Sound: Intimacy and Audible Imagination"

1996 --- Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art --- Scripps College, Claremont, CA (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
Thesis title: "Print, Politics, and Postmodernism: The Textual Artwork of Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Faith Ringgold, and Nancy Spero"

1995 --- Study in Contemporary Art History and Psychology --- Universidad de San Francisco en Quito, Quito, Ecuador


Teaching Experience
2006-2008 --- Instructor --- Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Subjects: Web Site Design (instructor of Record), Sound Art (instructor of Record), Visual Arts Survey

2007 --- Guest Instructor --- Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Subject: Sound Recording / Sound Art Production

2005-2006 --- Guest Lecturer --- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Subject: Sound in Time-Based Media

2004-2006 --- Instructor --- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Subject: Photography

2002-2003 --- Instructor --- Westwood College of Technology, Los Angeles, CA
Subjects: Web Site Design, Digital Image Editing / Photoshop

2001 --- Instructor --- The Art Institute of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 
Subject: Color Theory


Exhibitions
2008-2009 --- Raising Our Voices
Group exhibition
Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, St. Louis, MO
Liz Long Gallery, Chicago, IL

2008 --- Snap to Grid
Group exhibition
Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, CA

2008 --- This is Not a Test: The Chicago Sound Experience
Concert presented by Chicago Cultural Center
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago, IL

2008 --- Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art Member Exhibition
Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago, IL

2007 --- Symbolism, Myth, and Ritual
Group exhibition
Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL

2007 --- Pedagogical Factory: Exploring Strategies for an Educated City
Group exhibition, educational program
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL

2007 --- Self-Portrait Exhibition
Group exhibition
33 Collective Gallery, Chicago, IL

2007 --- Quiet Noise, Sacred Space: The Soundscape of Denison
Curation of group exhibition/collaboration
Denison Library at Scripps College, Claremont, CA

2006 --- Phonologistic Auralities
Group exhibition, multi-channel sound installation
Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL

2006 --- Master of Fine Arts Exhibition
Multi-channel sound/video installation using HyperSonic Sound (HSS) technology
Krannert Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL

2005 --- An Evening With Dan Chaon
Group exhibition
OpenSource, Champaign, IL

2005 --- Here Again: Within Range
Solo exhibition
Gallery at Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, Urbana, IL

2005 --- The Space Between
Group exhibition
Springer Cultural Center, Champaign, IL


Publications
2008 --- "Sountrack of Our Rides"
Review of Favorite Chicago Sounds
Time Out Chicago, Issue 154, Feb. 7-13, 2008

2007 --- "Get off the Assembly Line"
Review of Pedagogical Factory: Exploring Strategies for an Educated City
Chicago Reader, Sep. 7, 2007

2007 --- "An Unexpected Soundscape"
Review of exhibition and artist residency at Scripps College
ScrippsCollege.edu, Feb. 2007

2005 --- "Sound as Narrative"
Featured essay
NinthLetter.com, Spring 2005

2005 --- "Being Here: Adam Pendleton"
Interview with artist Adam Pendleton
NinthLetter.com, Spring 2005


Fellowships / Awards
2007 --- Lois Langland Alumna-in-Residence: "Writing with Sound: Aural Storytelling in Digital Times"
Awarded by Scripps College, Claremont, CA

2005-2006 --- Graduate Fellowship
Awarded by Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Project title: "Stories of Truth, Stories of Fiction: Shifting Realities in Sound and Image" 

2003-2004 --- Brodie Fellowship
Awarded for academic excellence by School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2003-2006 --- Brodie Materials Grant
Awarded by Brodie Grant Fund, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


Professional Experience
2006-2008 --- Producer --- Favorite Chicago Sounds, Chicago, IL

2004-2006 --- Producer / Content Developer --- NinthLetter.com, Champaign, IL

1999-2001 --- Web Designer / Integrator --- Ignited Minds, Marina Del Rey, CA

1996-1999 --- Digital Asset Manager / Archivist --- Activision, Santa Monica, CA