University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, Master of Fine Arts, 1997

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, Bachelor of Science, Geology, 1994

Craft in America: Expanding Traditions (Forthcoming 2 year traveling exhibition), 2007

Hush Lush, Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA, 2007

Metalmsmiths and Mentors, Chazen Museum, Madison, WI, 2006

Convergence, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA (solo exhibition/installation), 2006

These Things Snap Right Off!,Emerson Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2006

Ethos, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC, 2006

Sparkle Plenty II, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2006

Necklace Show, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA, 2006

CHESS, Velvet da Vinci, The Vennel Gallery, Irvine, Scotland, The Gallery, Ruthin Craft Centre, Denbighshire, Wales, 2003, The Crafts Council Shop, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, Thomas Mann I/O Gallery, 2004

SOFA Chicago, Penland Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004

Ready-to-Wear, Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI, 2004

MAG 2004: An Exhibition of Metal Art, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA, 2004

The Nature of Craft, The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC, 2004

New Metals Invitational, Giles Gallery of Art, Eastern Kentucky University, KY, 2004

Functional Wearable Sculptural (3-person show), Vesuvius Gallery, Glenn, MI, 2003

BigLITTLE, Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA, 2003

Exhibition in Motion, SNAG Conference, San Francisco, CA 2003

Chess, Chessmen by International Artists, Velvet da Vinci, 2003, traveling through 2005

Bracelets, The Yaw Gallery (in conjunction with SOFA NY), Birmingham, MI, 2003

Walkin' on Air, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC, 2002

Un-expectations, Exploring the Avant-Garde, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2002

Penland Resident Artists, Bradford Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2002

In Transition, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC, 2001

If the Shoe Fits…, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2001

Extending the Tradition, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA, 2001

Transformation 3: Contemporary Works in Jewelry & Small Metals, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001

Cups, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC, 2001

Concerning the Human Figure, Gallery W.D.O., Charlotte, NC, 2001

Endings and Beginnings, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC, 2000

Magic and Ritual, Nathan Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL, 2000

Slop Supermarket 2000, Catalogue Tour

An Innovative Spirit, Traveling exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC, Kentucky Folk Art Center, Morehead, KY, 2000

Exhibition in Motion, SNAG conference, Boston, MA, 2000

Fun and Games, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2000

Magic and Ritual, Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York, NY, 1999

NonFunction: Objects for Contemplation, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC, 1999

Wisconsin Metalsmiths, Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI, 1999

Beacons for the Future, Nancy Sachs Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 1999

UW-Madison Faculty Art Exhibition, Elvehium Art Museum, Madison, WI, 1999

Talismans for the Coming Millennium, Emerson Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 1999

Slop Supermarket '99, The Slop Shop Gallery, Kansas City, KS, 1999

Materials Soft and Hart, Visual Arts Center, Denton, TX, 1999

La Petite VI, Alder Gallery, Eugene, OR, 1998

Living the Legacy, Madison Municipal Building, Madison, WI, 1998

About Space, Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI (solo exhibition), 1997

6411: Six Metals People, Class of 1925 Gallery, Madison, WI, 1997

Metal Fabricator, Newman Metalworks, Oakland, CA, 2002-03

Visiting Artist, CCA, Oakland, CA, 2002

Artist-in-Residence, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, 1999-2002

Visiting Artist, East Kentucky State University, Richmond, KY, 2002

Visiting Artist, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, NC, 2002

Artist Lecturer, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC, 2001

Visiting Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1999, 2000

Visiting Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, 1998

Assistant Professor, Head of the metal/jewelry program

Metals Instructor, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA 2004-2005

Visiting Artists, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR, 2004

Metals Instructor, San Francisco State University, 2003-04

Metals Instructor, Oxbow Summer School of the Arts, Saugatuck, MI, 2000-04

Metals Instructor, Penland School, Penland, NC, 2001, 2003

Metals Instructor, The Crucible, Oakland, CA, 2003

"Downtown Standout", San Francisco Downtown Magazine, April 2004, vol. 17, num. 4, pp. 19

Design! by Steven Aimone, Lark Book, p. 9

The Penland Book of Ceramics, Lark Books, pp. 86-69

Making Beautiful Beads, by Suzanne J.E. Tourtillot, Lark Books, pp. 99-101

"Exhibition in Print 2000", Metalsmith Magazine, vol. 22, num. 4, pp. 23

Juror's Award, Materials Soft and Hard, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX, 2007

Nominated Finalist for Teacher of the Year Niche Award, 2007

1st Place Juror's Award, These Things Snap Right Off! Emerson Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2006

Best in Show, MAG 2004: An Exhibition of Metal Art, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA

Beacons for the Future, 2nd prize, Nancy Sachs Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 1999

Studio Assistant Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC, 1997, 1998

Albert Murray Scholarship, Albert Murray Foundation, Adamsville, OH, 1997