Curriculum Vitae



Education


2023
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) — Valencia, CA
    MFA in Graphic Design

2015
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design — Milwaukee, WI
    BFA in Printmaking


Residencies


2024
High Desert Test Sites — A-Z West, Joshua Tree, CA


Solo Exhibitions


2022
CalArts — Valencia, CA
    Curious Reflection, Familiar Ghost

2015
The Cocoon Room — Milwaukee, WI
    Front Windows


Group Exhibitions


2024
San Francisco Center for the Book — San Francisco, CA
    Unfolding Duplications

2023
CalArts — Valencia, CA
    EXIT: Graphic Design MFA Thesis Exhibition
CalArts — Valencia, CA
   End-of-Year Show

CalArts — Valencia, CA
    EXPO: 2023

2022
CalArts — Valencia, CA
    End-of-Year Show
CalArts — Valencia, CA
    EXPO: 2022
CalArts — Valencia, CA
    MFA Open Studios

2018
Green Gallery West, The Open, Gluon Gallery, Grapefruit Studios, Peelers, The Open Kitchen — Milwaukee, WI
    00000 GHOOST $HOW IX

2017
Southern Graphics Council International Printmaking Conference — Atlanta, GA
    Those Who Arrive Will Survive
The Lunch Box Gallery, Grapefruit Studios — Milwaukee, WI
    00000 GHOOST $HOW VIII
Frederick Layton Gallery — Milwaukee, WI
    Relevant to the Facts

2016
Little Berlin — Philadelphia, PA
    VARSITY
The Lunch Box Gallery, Grapefruit Studios — Milwaukee, WI
    00000 GHOOST $HOW VII
SUNY: Albany Boor Sculpture Studio — Albany, NY
    Bologna Surprise

2015
The Jazz Gallery — Milwaukee, WI
    Emerging
The Lunch Box Gallery, Grapefruit Studios — Milwaukee, WI
    00000 GHOOST $HOW VI
River Level Gallery — Milwaukee, WI
    Senior Thesis Exhibition
Toy Factory — Milwaukee, WI
    11th Annual Open House

2014
Wonder Fair — Lawrence, KS
    Ice Cave
The Jazz Gallery — Milwaukee, WI
    Zinester Art Show
Microlights — Milwaukee, WI
    Ineluctable Jouissance
Attic Gallery — Milwaukee, WI
    00000 GHOOST $HOW V
The Netherlands Gallery — Milwaukee, WI
    Oddly Swallowed
Imagination Giants — Milwaukee, WI
    Flag Slags

2013
Borg Ward Gallery — Milwaukee, WI
    Salon
Peck School of the Arts — Milwaukee, WI
    Brewer’s Derby
Southern Graphics Council International Printmaking Conference — Milwaukee, WI
    Rock the Block

2012
Foxglove Gallery — Milwaukee, WI
    One Full


Art Book Fair Exhibitions


2025
Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair — Pasadena, CA

2024

Zine Not Dead Fest — Chicago, IL
LA Zine Fest — Los Angeles, CA
Riso Art & Zine Fest — Alhambra, CA
San Diego Zine Fest — San Diego, CA
Off Register — Santa Barbara, CA

2023
Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair — Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco Art Book Fair — San Francisco, CA
Acid-Free Los Angeles Art Book Market — Los Angeles, CA

2022
San Francisco Art Book Fair — San Francisco, CA
San Diego Zine Fest — San Diego, CA

2021
Printed Matter’s Virtual Art Book Fair — Online at https://pmvabf.org/

2019
Chicago Art Book Fair — Chicago, IL
Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair — New York City, NY
San Diego Zine Fest — San Diego, CA
San Francisco Art Book Fair — San Francisco, CA
Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair — Los Angeles, CA
Riso Art Fair — Los Angeles, CA

2018
Magical Riso Art Book Fair — Jan Van Eyck Acadamie, Maastricht, Netherlands
Vancouver Art Book Fair — Vancouver, BC
Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair — New York City, NY
San Francisco Art Book Fair — San Francisco, CA
Artists’ Books Fest at The Getty — Los Angeles, CA
Philadelphia Art Book Fair — Philadelphia, PA
LA Pages by 8-Ball Zines — Los Angeles, CA
Miss Read Berlin Art Book Fair — Berlin, Germany
Independent Art Book Fair — Los Angeles, CA
San Fernando Valley Art Book Fair — Van Nuys, CA

2017
Short Run Comics & Arts Festival — Seattle, WA
Chicago Art Book Fair — Chicago, IL
San Francisco Art Book Fair — San Francisco, CA
Toronto Art Book Fair — Toronto, ON
Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair — New York City, NY
Pitch Project Artist Book Fair — Milwaukee, WI

2016
Expozine — Montreal, QC
Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair — New York City, NY
Grand Rapids Zine Fest — Grand Rapids, MI
Milwaukee Zine Fest — Milwaukee, WI


Pedagogy


2025
Institute of Contemporary Art
— Los Angeles, CA
    Workshop Instructor, “Risograph Explorations with Martian Press”
Otis College of Art & Design
— Los Angeles, CA
    Lecturer, Faculty in Graphic Design, “Professional Practice”, Spring Semester

2024
Otis College of Art & Design — Los Angeles, CA
    Lecturer, Faculty in Graphic Design, “Professional Practice”, Fall Semester
California State Summer School for the Arts — Valencia, CA
    Lecturer, Faculty in Visual Arts, “Digital Media”, Summer Semester
California Polytechnic State University - Pomona — Pomona, CA
    Lecturer, Faculty in Visual Communication Design, “Foundations in 3D Design”, Spring Semester
Otis College of Art & Design
— Los Angeles, CA
    Guest Lecturer, “Professional Practice” with Allen Brewer

2023
CalArts — Valencia, CA
    Risograph Workshop Instructor, “Declaiming Permanence” with Denise Gonzales Crisp
CalArts — Valencia, CA
    Risograph Workshop Instructor, “Strikethrough: Typographic Messages of Protest” with Silas Munro
CalArts — Valencia, CA
    Risograph Workshop Instructor, “Contemporary Design Literacy” with Christina Huang

2022
CalArts — Valencia, CA
    Risograph Workshop Instructor, “Comics” with Lilli E. Carre
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University — Boston, MA
    Guest Lecturer, “Publishing Now” with Be Oakley

2021
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design — Milwaukee, WI
     Guest Lecturer, “Technology, Mythology, and Speculative Design” with Kayle Karbowski

2020
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design — Milwaukee, WI
    Guest Lecturer, “Alternative Forms: Queerness and Craft in Contemporary Art and Design” with Kayle Karbowski

2019
North American Risograph Conference — Chicago, IL
    Guest Speaker
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design — Milwaukee, WI
    Guest Lecturer, “Digital 2D”
Lawrence Arts Center — Lawrence, KS
    Workshop Instructor, “Introduction to Risograph”

2017
Wonder Fair — Lawrence, KS
   Workshop Instructor, “Risograph Print Workshop with Martian Press”
MIAD Define — Milwaukee, WI
    Guest Speaker

2016
Milwaukee Zine Fest — Milwaukee, WI
    Workshop Instructor, “Risograph Zines”
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design — Milwaukee, WI
    Guest Lecturer, “Sculpture” with Will Pergl
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design — Milwaukee, WI
    Guest Lecturer, “Printmaking” with Rina Yoon

2015
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design — Milwaukee, WI
     Guest Lecturer, “Senior Seminar” with Nicholas Frank

2014
MIAD Define — Milwaukee, WI
    Panelist


Bibliography


2024
Hyperallergic (forthcoming) 
   Author, “The Zine as a Radically Utopian Object, and How the Art Book Fair Model has Forcibly Commodified It” (essay)

2023
Interzone Issue #295
    Author, “Anomalous Instances of Black Ball Lightning in Daggett, Michigan” (short fiction)

2021
People of Print
    Feature, “51 Riso Studios You Should All Know About” by Robyn Pitts

2018
Paper Cuts Podcast
   Interview, “Magical Riso Shorts”
The Colored Lens
    Author, “The Voice from Beyond the Desert” (short fiction) 
Hyperallergic
    Feature, “Bay Area Counterculture Is Still Alive at the San Francisco Art Book Fair” by Clayton Schuster
Artdose
    Feature, “00000 GHOOST $HOW: THE GHOULISH LEGACY” by Rachel L. Hausmann Schall

2016
Open View
   Interview, “Martian Press”


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