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Born. Shizuoka, Japan
Raised. Caracas, Venezuela

Education
2009
2006
MFA in Printmaking, University of South Dakota
BFA in Printmaking, Ringling School of Art and Design

Selected Exhibitions
2010






2009




2008



2006
Kaleidoscope, Governor’s Award in the Arts, Pierre, SD
A Thousand Paper Cranes, Pierre, SD
Time Piece, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
Endless Visions, South Dakota Governor’s Fourth Biennial Art Exhibition
Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City; Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen;
John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion; South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings;
Cultural Heritage Center, Pierre; Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
Switchboard, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
Paint the Night PINK – An art and fashion event for breast cancer awareness, Perspective, Inc. Architecture Design Studio, Sioux Falls, SD
Muse-ic, Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
Personal Meditation Sites, MFA Thesis Show at the USD Main Gallery, Vermillion, SD
South Dakota College Art Association (SDCAA) Exhibition, Black Hills State University Ruddell Gallery, Black Hills, SD
Stillwell Student Awards Exhibition, Juried Show at USD Main Gallery, Vermillion, SD
University Invitational Exhibition, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, Sioux Falls, SD
underCurrent/overView8, Juried Show at Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL

Artists Assisted
2009
2008


2007


2006
Tom Christenson / Toner Lithograph
Tracy Otten / Waterless Litho, Screenprint
Elizabeth D’Agostino / Monotypes, Intaglio, Screenprint
Chakaia Booker / Intaglio
Marwin Begaye / Woodcut
Bradlee Shanks / Screenprint
Johntimothy Pizutto / Screenprint
Rochelle Toner / Intaglio
Michael Barnes / Lithography

Publications
9/17/10
5/13/10

6/18/06
5/18/06
Capital Journal, Paper cranes flock to gallery by Emily Wickstrom
Argus Leader, Entertainment, 2 days, 2 words: Artist have little to work for State Theatre fundraiser by Jay Kirschenmann
St. Petersburg Times, Online, Tampa Bay, Under current Overview by Lennie Bennett
Pelican Press, Sarasota Arts and Living, New art forms featured in Tampa Museum of Art by Mark Ormond

Awards
2009
2008
2008
06-09
2008
The Golden Brayer Award, Stillwell Student Award Exhibition Juried by Ken Grizzell
First Bank and Trust Scholarship -$1000
1st Place, SDCAA Student Exhibition, Black Hills, SD
Graduate Assistantship, University of South Dakota
Honorable Mention, Stillwell Student Award Exhibition Juried by Dough Russell