Resume

​Artist’s CV
 
Born 1963, Bellingham, WA
 
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
 
2018, The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO

2018, Solo Show, Mallin Gallery, Kansas City, MO

2018, The Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

2017, River Market Regional Invitational Exhibition, Kansas City, MO

2016, The Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

​2016, River Market Regional Invitational Exhibition, 40th Anniversary, Kansas City, MO
 
2016, Point Gallery, Denver, CO
 
2016, Buttonwood Art Space, Kansas City, MO
 
2015, Costello Childs Contemporary Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
 
2015, Point Gallery, Denver, CO
 
2015, On Point, Unicom Capital, Denver, CO
 
2015, Leedy Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO
 
2015, Mallin Gallery, River Market Regional Exhibition (re: Members), KC, MO
 
2015, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO
 
2015, Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
 
2014, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO, August + November
 
2014, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS
 
2014, Burns &McDonnell World Headquarters, ArtsKC, Kansas City, MO
 
2014, Intersections, Redline Gallery, Denver, CO
 
2014, Central Exchange, ArtsKC, Kansas City, MO
 
2014, LaGrange National Biennial XXVIII, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
 
2014, Abstract Sanctuary, the Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR
 
2013, Bjorn at the Farm to Market Gallery, Kansas City, MO
 
2013, Bjorn in the Underground, Underground Gallery, Kansas City Artist Coalition, Kansas City, MO
 
2000, The Gallery at the Community Christian Church, Kansas City, MO
 
EDUCATION
 
1986          BFA, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2016          Heinrich Toh, Printmaking Monoprints, workshop
2014          Philomene Bennett Painting workshop
1994-95    Advanced Studies, Kansas City Art Institute, 
                  Kansas City, MO
1993-94    Graduate Studies in Painting, 
                  University of Missouri, Kansas City
1987-90    Independent study, St. Louis, MO
 
PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS
 
2016      Studio Visit Magazine, Winter Edition
2015      Kansas City Voices, Periodical of Writing and Art, vol. 13
2014      Finalist in the Abstract/Experimental category of The Artist's Magazine
              31st Annual Art Competition
2014      Award Winner, Whispering Prairie Press, Kansas City Voice’s Annual Art 
              and Literature Awards
2013      The Pitch,  “Nothing in the KCAC's latest show stands still,”
              by Liz Cook,  December 24th, 2013
 
 
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
 
2015 - Present    Board of Directors, Kansas City Artist Coalition, Kansas City, MO
 
 
REPRESENTED BY:

Weinberger Fine Art
114 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64108
 

Statement
 
I am fascinated with moments that are life-changing. They have become the starting point for most of my work. I try to capture the energy embedded in those moments…and put that on canvas.  For me, there is an explosive energy that can be translated through brush marks.
 
I am drawn to mark making. I have always loved Asian calligraphy. When I paint, I pay attention to the integrity of the brush stroke and the qualities of the paint. So much can be expressed through the stroke of the brush. I have started to use resin on my surfaces to amplify the color, depth, and texture of the paint.

​My work is created with an intuitive voice and a passion for mark making. ​