EDUCATION
2003-06 Metropolitan Community College- Omaha, NE | Liberal Arts and Sculpture Welding
1994-96 Kansas City Art Institute- Kansas City, MO | Sculpture, Design and Illustration
SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Fiber Position, solo exhibition, The Little Gallery Blackstone- Omaha, NE
2020 Makes know Since, solo installation, Mayflower Mobile Gallery- Benson District in Omaha, NE
2012 Exploration in a Decade of Sculpture, (with Patricia Scarborough) Norfolk Art Center- Norfolk, NE
2011 Solo exhibition, Silver of Oz- Omaha, NE
2010 Travis Apel Sculpture, solo exhibition, Hot Shops Art Center- Omaha, NE
2008 Duo exhibition, North Missouri Arts Council (featured with William Crager)- Marceline, MO
2007 Duo exhibition, Fred Simon Gallery (featured with Inna Novikova)- Omaha, NE
SELECT GROUP & JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2022 T R A N S D I G I T A L _ S E N S O R S, multi-disciplinary performance, MaMo- Omaha, NE
Bemis Benefit, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art- Omaha, NE
Harvest Moon, curated by Jared Spence, Blue Barn Theater- Omaha, NE
Mixin’ It Up! Curated by Shawnequa Linder, Split GAllery- Omaha, NE
Salina Biennial, juried by Tyler Blackwell, Salina Arts Center- Salina, KS
Wayne Sculpture Walk- Wayne, NE
ArtelatinX Biennial, juried by Nancy Friedmann-Sanchez, Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
Juried Art Competition, juried by Susan Baley, Masur Museum-Monroe, LA
2021 El Museo Latino Invitational, El Museo Latino- South Omaha, NE
Omaha Entertainment Arts Awards, RBR Gallery- Omaha, NE
2020 Ebb, Flow, Alternate Currents Working Group, Generator Space- Omaha, NE
#wip Fellowship Exhibition, Petshops Gallery- Omaha, NE
Omaha Entertainment Arts Awards, RBR Gallery- Omaha, NE
All Watched Over by the Walls We Built, Online Exhibition, Alt Art Project- World Wide Web
2019 Project Rebirth, Group Exhibition, Cali Commons- Omaha, NE
Nebraska Artist Biennial, Gallery 1516- Omaha, NE
Art of the Chair, Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture- Omaha, NE
Erotica Art Show, Group Exhibition, Warlock Gallery- Omaha, NE
2018 Old Dog / Young Pups Group Exhibition, Nicholas Gallery Hot Shops Art Center- Omaha, NE
Inspirations of Water: A Floating Artist Program, Hot Shops Arts Center- Omaha, NE
Omaha Entertainment Arts Awards, Petshop Gallery- Omaha, NE
2017 Artist-in Residence Exhibition, El Museo Latino- Omaha, NE
2016 Science Future, Trio exhibition curated by Alex Priest, Michael Phipps Gallery- Omaha, NE
Bemis Benefit, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art- Omaha, NE
2015 Bemis Benefit, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art-Omaha, NE
Friends of UNO ArtSlam+ Bancroft Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
RiverWalk Exhibition- Yankton, SD
2014 2014 Survey: Omaha Artists, curated by Alex Priest Michael Phipps Gallery- Omaha, NE
Converging Matrices, Kimmel Harding Nelson Arts Center- Nebraska City, NE
Triad, Gallery 92 West- Fremont, NE
Unraveled, A Visual Response to RavelUnravel, A Traveling Art Exhibit- Omaha, NE
2013 Journey to Wholeness, Kent Bellows Studio and Center for Visual Arts- Omaha, NE
Envisioning Spirituality, Juried Exhibition, Hot Shops Art Center- Omaha, NE
2012 BARE: naked truth, Artists’ Cooperative Gallery- Omaha, NE
2009 Dining Out for the Arts,Group exhibition- Council Bluffs, IA
Art & Soup, Juried exhibition- Omaha, NE
Omaha Summer Wine Festival, Juried exhibition- Omaha, NE
2008 Bemis Benefit, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts- Omaha, NE
Trio exhibition, Columbus Art Association- Columbus, NE
All Member Exhibition, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art- St. Joseph, MO
2007 Lincoln Arts Festival, Juried exhibition, South Pointe Pavilion- Lincoln, NE
Group exhibition, Louisville Art Gallery- Louisville, NE
2006 BarkerArt Alumni Exhibition, Hot Shops Art Center- Omaha, NE
Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, juried by Cheryl Brutvan- Cambridge, MA
2005 Resident's exhibition, Hot Shops Art Center- Omaha, NE
2003 Open House exhibition, Hot Shops Art Center- Omaha, NE
HONORS
2021 Arts Café, Visiting Artist, Beveridge Magnet Middle School- Omaha, NE
2020 Alternate Currents Working Group, Amplify Arts- Omaha, NE
Art on the Campus, Public Art on Loan- West Des Moines, IA
2019 Work in Progress, Fellow, Amplify Arts- Omaha, NE
2015 Friends of UNO ArtSlam+ Omaha, NE
RiverWalk, Public Art on Loan- Yankton, SD
2014 Artist INC Omaha, Omaha Creative Institute with Mid-America Arts Alliance- Omaha, NE
AWARDS
2022 Best 3D, ArtelatinX Biennial- Omaha, NE
2021 Artist Grant- artistgrant.org
2020 People’s Choice Award, Art on the Campus- West Des Moines, IA
2009 People’s Choice Award, Art & Soup- Omaha, NE
2007 Patron’s Award, Lincoln Arts Festival- Lincoln, NE
1994 Missouri Silver Scholarship, Kansas City Art Institute- Kansas City, MO
RESIDENCIES
2022 Cel del Nord- Oristà, Barcelona, Spain
Mayflower Mobile Gallery, with Sener and Sedra D’mente- Omaha, NE
2020 Mayflower Mobile Gallery- Benson Arts District in Omaha, NE
2018 Mary Our Queen Catholic School and Church- Omaha, NE
2017 El Museo Latino- Omaha, NE
2016 Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts- Nebraska City, NE
2005 Hot Shops Art Center- Omaha, NE
TALKS
2021 Panel Discussion with Jose Manuel Lemus, El Museo Latino- Omaha, NE
2020 Makes Know Since, Instagram Live, Mayflower Mobile Gallery- Benson District in Omaha, NE
2019 Understanding Sculpture, Metropolitan Community College- Omaha, NE
2018 Arts Community, Hot Shops Art Center- Omaha, NE
2016 Resident Artist Talks, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts- Nebraska City, NE
2015 ArtSlam+ Presentation, Bancroft Art Gallery- Omaha, NE
2014 Pecha Kucha, Omaha Creative Institute- Omaha, NE
VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
2020 Interview with Allegra Hangen- Omaha, NE
2018 Research and Development Planning / Prototyping, Omaha Permaculture- Omaha, NE
2014 Flock House with Mary Mattingly, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts- Omaha, NE
PRESS
2022 Sonic Boom, Picks from The Reader- Omaha, NE
2021 Earth Matters, exhibition review, The Reader- Omaha, NE
2020 Makes Know Since, project preview, The Reader- Omaha, NE
Artists In Progress, #wip exhibition review, The Reader- Omaha, NE
2018 Old Dog/Young Pups, The Reader, preview-Omaha, NE
2017 Artists Doing Studio Residency, El Perico, Leo Adam Biga, Omaha, NE
2016 Shape of Things to Come, The Reader, review by Melinda Kozel- Omaha, NE
2014 Triad, Fremont Tribune, Preview by Chris Bristol- Fremont, NE
2012 BARE: naked truth, KVNO, Preview by Sally Deskins- Omaha, NE
Les Femme Folles- Interview with Sally Deskins- Omaha, NE
Co-Op Opts For Provocation, Review by Sally Deskins for BARE: naked truth- Omaha, NE
2008 Art Beat Newsletter, promotional for trio exhibition at Columbus Art Council- Columbus, NE
Linn County Leader- Front page article introducing featured artist- Marceline, MO
ArtBUZZ.org- promoted as an annual featured artist- Seminole, FL
2007 KVNO 90.7 FM Radio- Interview to support and advertise duo exhibition
Intriguing Inspirations, The Reader, review by Sally Deskins- Omaha, NE
Strength and Whimsy, Omaha World Herald- "Go!" preview by Dane Stickney- Omaha, NE