Résumé

Education
2005 BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota 

Gallery Representation
Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Awards
2012 3rd Place, Dockside Quick Paint Competition, Door County Plein Air Festival, Door County, WI
2011 Finalist, Artistic Excellence Competition, Southwest Art Magazine, Broomfield, Colorado
         1st Place, Annual Life Drawing Competition, Wisconsin Art League/Richeson School of Art, Kimberly, WI
         3rd Place, Fox Valley Plein Air Event, Neenah, Wisconsin
         Finalist, Annual Cover Competition, American Artist: Drawing Magazine, Loveland, Colorado
2010 1st Place -2D Artist Award, Bergstrom-Mahler Art Festival, Neenah, Wisconsin

Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions 
2012   In the Open Air: Wisconsin State Park Preview, Wild Apple Gallery, Menasha, Wisconsin
2010  New Paintings, UW-Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
          reFOCUS reVIEW reFINE, Wild Apple Gallery, Menasha, Wisconsin
2006 In Transition, Art Affair, Neenah, Wisconsin 
         Alternative Lands, Wild Apple Gallery, Appleton, Wisconsin 
2005 My Big Backyard: Landscape Collection, Wisconsin State Capital Building, Madison, Wisconsin 


Group Exhibitions 
2012 Richeson 75: Landscape, Seascape & Architecture, Richeson School of Art & Gallery, Kimberly, Wisconsin
         X-Saturation: Two Person Show, Mercy Hill Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2011 MWA Annual Members Group Show, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin         
         Documenting Appleton's Farm Market, Richeson School of Art & Gallery, Kimberly, Wisconsin         
         Richeson Life Drawing: Open Studio Exhibition, Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, Wisconsin
         Wisconsin Plein Air Exhibition, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah, Wisconsin
         Richeson 75: Still Life & Abstract, Jack Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, Wisconsin
         Valley of Expression: Painting Invitational Group Show, Aylward Gallery, Menasha, Wisconsin
2010 MWA Annual Members Group Show, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin
         Bodies and Faces: Three Man Exhibition, Oceans and Dreams Gallery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin
         Richeson Life Drawing: Open Studio Exhibition, Jack Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly Wisconsin
2007 Richeson 75: Still Life Exhibition, Jack Richeson School of Art and Gallery, Kimberly, Wisconsin 
2006 Fox Valley Humane Societies Art Benefit, Art Affair, Neenah, Wisconsin 
         UW-Fox Valley Alumni Exhibition, Aaron Bohrod Gallery, Menasha, Wisconsin 
2005-6 Community Hospice Foundation "Colors of Life" Art Auction, Hackberry Manor, Hortonville, Wisconsin 
2005 Fall Commencement Exhibition, MCAD Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota 
         COMPOSITIONS: Art, Poetry, Music, Appleton Art Center, Appleton, Wisconsin 
2004 Self-Portrait Series, Target Corporate Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota 
2003 Spring Exhibition, Aaron Bohrod Gallery, Menasha, Wisconsin 
2002 Fall Exhibition, Aaron Bohrod Gallery, Menasha, Wisconsin


Collections
Northwestern Mutual, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
Theda Clark Medical Center, Neenah, Wisconsin 
University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, Menasha, Wisconsin


Publications
2012 "Writers and Artists Close out Residency Season", Red Wing Republican Eagle, Red Wing, MN, October 3rd, 2012
         "Artist's Brush with State Park Beauty Gets a Showing", Post-Crescent, Appleton, WI, May 4th, 2012
         "Working the Scene", Fox Cities Magazine, Appleton, WI, March 2012
         "Love of Outdoors Prompts Artist to Paint Every State Park", GreatLakesEcho.org, January 19, 2012
         "Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing 4", North Light Books, Cincinnati, OH October 2012
2011 "In the Open Air", Post-Crescent, Appleton, WI, September 20, 2011
         "Drawing Cover Competition Finalists", American Artist: Drawing, Loveland, CO, Spring 2011
2010 "Human body focal point of art studio sessions, new exhibit", Post-Crescent, Appleton, WI,October 31, 2010
         "Scene + Heard: Works of Art", Mpls/St Paul Magazine, Minneapolis, Minnesota November, 2010
         "Wild Apple exhibit shines light on talented young artist", Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wisconsin, May 9th, 2010
2009 "Home Tours [Ben and Lindsay Graves]", Mpls/St Paul Magazine, Minneapolis, Minnesota September, 2009
2005 "Local Artwork on Display", Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wisconsin, January 30, 2005 
         “Lt. Gov. Lawton: Unveils New Art Exhibit”, WisPolitics.com, January 28, 2005 
2003 Fox Cry Review (Volume XXIX), University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, Menasha, Wisconsin, 2003


Residencies
2012 Studio Residency, The Anderson Center at Tower Hill, Red Wing, Minnesota