Education

MFA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Art and Technology, May 2003

BFA San Jose State University, Spatial Arts, December 2000

Selected Exhibitions

Action Art Actuel, Quebec, BC May, 2008 (Solo show)

International Museum of Surgical Science,  Chicago, IL, April 2008 (Solo show)

The Portland Art Center , Portland, OR, November 2007 

Kasia Kay Gallery, Chicago, IL, October 2007

Gwanhoon Gallery, Seoul, Korea, August 2007

Kasia Kay Gallery, Chicago, IL, August 2007

Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan city, IN, July 2oo7

&Artlab, Beijing, China, June 2007

The Chicago Cultural Center , Chicago, IL, January 2007 (Solo show) 

The Grunt Gallery , Vancouver, BC, October 2006 (Solo show)

Northeastern Illinois University Gallery , Chicago, IL, June-Aug 2006 (Solo show)

Three Walls Gallery , Chicago, IL, June 2006 (Solo show)

ARC Gallery , Chicago, IL, June 2005

Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts , Grand Rapids, MI, December 2004

Wood Street Gallery , Chicago, IL, October 2004

Tokyo National University , Artist and Residency, Tokyo, Japan, September 2004

Art Boat , Chicago, IL, May 2004

Klein Art Works , Tart , Curated by Sabrina Raaf, Chicago, IL, April 2004

One-Quarterly Gallery , Chicago, IL, December 2003

The Peninsula Art School , Fish Creek, WI, September 2003

Unit B Gallery , Stray Show , Chicago, IL, May 2003

Gallery 2 , The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL, May 2003

Gallery 2 , SAIC, Chicago, IL, May 2003

SAIC , MFA Thesis Exhibition, Chicago, IL, May 2003 

Base Space , SAIC, Chicago, IL, January 2003 (Solo show)

Gallery 2 , SAIC, Chicago, IL, January 2003

The Art Institute of Chicago , Museum Fund-Raiser, Chicago, IL, April 2002

Gallery 2 , SAIC, Chicago, IL, April 2002

Gallery 1926 , Chicago, IL, March 2002

Gallery #3 , San Jose State University (SJSU), San Jose, CA, October 2000 (Solo show)

Monterey Peninsula College Gallery , Monterey, CA, June 2000 (Solo show)

Gallery #1 , SJSU, San Jose, CA, December 1999

Santa Rosa Junior College Gallery , Santa Rosa, CA, November 1999

Monterey Airport , Monterey, CA, January-May 1999

Alquist Appreciation Exhibit, San Jose, CA, July 1998

Gallery #6 , San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, November 1998 (Solo show)

Pacific Grove Art Center , Pacific Grove, CA, November 1998

Monterey Peninsula College Gallery , CA, December 1998 (Solo show)

Monterey Museum of Art , Monterey, CA, March 1997

California State University of Monterey Bay , CA, April 1997

Awards

Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award ,2007

Individual Artist Award Nominee, The Richard H. Dreihaus Foundation, Chicago, 2006

Illinois Arts Council, Special Assistance Grant, 2006

Individual Artist Award Nominee, The Richard H. Dreihaus Foundation, Chicago, 2005

Artist and Residency, Tokyo National University, Tokyo, Japan, September 2004

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Merit Scholarship, 2001-2003

Publications

UR Chicago, “Natural Movement”, Jody Robbins, April 2007

Chicago Tribune, “Kohnke Inspired”, Jenn Q. Goddu, April 2007

Chicago Sun-Times, “ Freedom March”, Margaret Hawkins, April 2007

Art Letter, “3-16-07”, Paul Klein, March, 2007

Sculpture, “Itinerary”, April 2007

Urbanmixer, “ Marked”, Sanjeev Sharma, September 2006

Artipedia-Arts News, August 2006

Bad at Sports Podcast “Episode 41: Blathering”, Duncan Mackenzie, June 2006

Newcity Chicago, “Eye Exam, A Random Walk”, Michael Workman, May 2006

WBEZ, 91.5 FM radio, Coverage of Tart Exhibit, April 2004

Crudeoils.com “ Visiting artist”, Wafa Bilal and Shawn Lawson, September 2002

F News SAIC, “Cracking the Curators Code”, Maureen Murphy, April 2002

Monterey County Herald , “Parallel Extensions”, May 2000

KAZU, 90.3 FM radio, Interview conducted with John McNally, May 2000