2008             MFA, Spatial Arts, San Jose State University, School of Art & Design

2000             MS, Sacramento State University

                  Thesis Project:  The Effects of Perceived Freedom on Self-Esteem

1997             BA, Sacramento State University

1995-05          Studied privately with James Hiroshi Suzuki

1992             Jesuit High School, Carmichael, California

1980-88 Studied privately with Jean Fox

Teaching & Work Experience

2008-10 San Jose Museum of Art, Preparator & Installation Design Team

2008             Spring Semester, 3-D Design Concepts, SJSU School of Art & Design

2007-08         Art Graduate Committee, Graduate Representative, SJSU School of Art & Design

2007             Fall Semester, TA, 3-D Industrial Design Foundation One, SJSU

2006             Fall Semester, TA, 3-D Design Concepts, SJSU School of Art & Design

2005-08 Studio assistant for sculptor David Middlebrook, Los Gatos, CA

2005-07 Foundry Volunteer, SJSU School of Art & Design, San Jose, CA

2002-03           North Sacramento School District, Elementary School

2000-02          California Middle School, PASSAGE Arts Program

Awards & Honors

2011 Best of Show, National Arts Program, Arts Collinwood Gallery, Cleveland, OH

2008        Elizabeth Heil Scholarship Award, SJSU School of Art & Design

2007             The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, San Jose State University

2005             The California State Fair, Award of Merit

             Sacramento State University Union Purchase Award

             Sacramento State University Art Dept. $1000 Student Award

2004 Sacramento State University Union Purchase Award, 2nd Place

2001 PBS, KVIE Hillel House Art Auction Award, 3rd Place

2000 The California State Fair, Award of Merit

Artist in Residence

2011 Fuller Projects Gallery, Indiana University School of Fine Arts, Bloomington, Indiana

2005 James Hiroshi Suzuki Residence, Kawasaki, Japan

2000 Frederic Sieger Residence, Amsterdam, Netherlands

One Person Exhibitions

2011

'Recent Works', Fuller Projects Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

2010

Saratoga Library, Santa Clara County, CA

2009 Alameda Free Library, Alameda, CA

2008 ‘Collages’, Cafe Pomegranate, San Jose, CA

‘Paper House’, MFA Thesis Exhibit, San Jose State University, School of Art & Design

2007 ‘SJSU Faculty Action Figures’, San Jose State University, School of Art & Design

“Error Plain”, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University, School of Art & Design

'150 Goddess Figures', San Jose State University, School of Art & Design

2006 "Ship of Fools", San Jose State University, School of Art & Design

'Figurative Artifacts', San Jose State University, School of Art & Design

2005 'Farewell Celebration', 33rd Bistro Banquet Room, Sacramento, CA

2011   Case Western Reserve University, Kelvin Smith Library, Cleveland, OH

                        The Arts Collinwood Gallery, Cleveland, OH

'Monster Drawing Rally', Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH

2010   "Paper!", Lost Coast Culture Machine, Fort Bragg, CA

2009   "Afterlife", San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, CA

'29th Annual Fall Art Auction', San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, CA

"ecology", Art Ark, San Jose, CA

"Prepare!", Art Ark, San Jose, CA

"Big Red Shiny Show 3", Art Ark, San Jose, CA

2008 'Paper Exhibition', Cube Farm Productions, San Jose Museum of Art, CA

'28th Annual Fall Art Auction', San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, CA

"Local Color", Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA

"Re: Group", WORKS Gallery, San Jose, CA

"Re Inspired: Inspiring Ecological Awareness", Mills Pond House Gallery, NY

"Look Again.... The Art of Recycling", San Jose City Hall, CA

'19th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art', Davis, CA

"Lift Off", The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, CA

'100/100 Exhibit', BackWater Arts Gallery, San Jose, CA

"Big, Red, Shiny Show II", Art Ark, San Jose, CA

'Music & Art', Le Petit Trianon Theatre, San Jose, CA

2007 'Light Exhibition', San Jose State University, School of Art & Design

'Box Art Benefit Auction 2007', Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA

"Big, Red, Shiny Show", Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University

"Cross Contamination V", Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University

"Cross Contamination IV", Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University

"Intersections", Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA

'Members Exhibition', WORKS Gallery, San Jose, CA

Triton Museum Sculpture Garden, Santa Clara, CA

'SJSU MFA Graduate Show', Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA

'18th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art', Davis, CA

"Breath" For Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Log Cabin Gallery, Davis, CA

'Advancement to Candidacy', San Jose State University, School of Art & Design 

"Cross Contamination III", San Jose State University, School of Art & Design

2006 'WORKS Gallery Art Auction', San Jose, CA

"We are Family", San Jose Museum of Art, CA

"Cross Contamination II", Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University

"Cross Contamination", Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University

"Stitches in Time", Richmond Health Center, CA

'The Crocker Art Museum Art Auction', CA

'17th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art', Davis, CA

2005 The California State Fair

Sacramento State University Library Gallery Annex, CA

'Student Purchase Award Show', Sacramento State University Union, CA

Else Gallery, Sacramento State University, CA

'Drop Your Drawers', Sacramento Fine Arts Center, CA

'Student Awards Show', Else Gallery, Sacramento State University, CA

“Art from the Heart”, Sonoma State University, CA

2004   'Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit', NY

Else Gallery, Sacramento State University, CA

'Visual Aid's Big Deal Art Auction', San Francisco, CA

'GASA Art Auction', Sacramento State University, CA

'The Crocker Art Museum Art Auction', CA

'Student Purchase Award Show', Sacramento State University Union, CA

"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University, CA

Gallery Horse Cow, Sacramento, CA

'Student Awards Show', Else Gallery, Sacramento State University, CA

2003 The Brick House Gallery, Sacramento, CA

Gallery Horse Cow, Sacramento, CA

'The Crocker Art Museum Art Auction', CA

Matrix Arts Gallery, Sacramento, CA

"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University, CA

2002 "Phobia Show", Gallery Horse Cow, Sacramento, CA

Osceola Gallery, Emeryville, CA

'The Crocker Art Museum Art Auction', CA

Osceola Gallery, Emeryville, CA

"Assemblage", b. sakata garo, Sacramento, CA

"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University, CA

2001 PBS, KVIE 'Hillel House Art Auction', Sacramento, CA

'Sutter Club Artist Dinner', Sacramento, CA

'Asian Community Center Art Auction', Sacramento, CA

'Clarksburg Wine & Art Auction', CA

"Introductions 2001", b. sakata garo, Sacramento, CA

'The Crocker Art Museum Art Auction', CA

2000   b. sakata garo, Sacramento, CA

The California State Fair

'The Crocker Art Museum Art Auction', CA

'Student Purchase Award Show', Sacramento State University Union, CA

Articles & Publications

2011 'Live, work, and play in Slavic Village', Live CLEVELAND! Magazine

2009   Lea Feinstein. Art Practical. http://www.artpractical.com/index.php?/review/afterlife/

           David M. Roth. Square Cylinder. http://www.squarecylinder.com/2009/12/

   Michael S. Gant. SanJose.com. http://www.sanjose.com/art-preview-afterlife-a24901

2008   “Lift Off”, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art & SJSU School of Art & Design

    Spartan Daily, Monday 17th, Vol 130, Issue 30  

2007 Spartan Daily, Tuesday 20th, Vol. 128, Issue 15

2006 Spartan Daily, Tuesday 10th, Vol. 127, Issue 25

Art in America Magazine, Summer (July/August)

The Crocker Art Museum’s Art Auction Catalog

2005             California Works State Fair Catalog

July – Sept. East Bay Municipal Utility District Monthly Newsletter, CA

January, Sacramento State University Library Monthly Newsletter

2004 Art in America Magazine, Summer (July/August)

Alameda Journal, Friday 9th, Vol. 17, No 2

2003 The Crocker Art Museum’s Art Auction Catalog

Sacramento Bee (Encore) Sunday, March 7th

Sacramento News & Review, Vol. 14, #48

Sacramento Bee (Ticket), Sunday, 23rd

2002             The Crocker Art Museum’s Art Auction Catalog

Artnews Magazine, Summer (July/August) Issue

             The Crocker Art Museum’s Art Auction Catalog

2000             Sacramento State University Hornet Newspaper, Vol. 52, Issue 18

             ‘In 2 Amsterdam’, Free Local Guide Netherlands

            California Works 2000, State Fair Catalog

Collections, Commissions, & Public Art

City of San Jose Camden Community Center, CA

City of Sacramento, McKinley Park, Clunie Pool House, CA

Sacramento State University Union, CA

Sacramento State University Library, CA

Charles Campbell, San Francisco, CA

Rene di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA

Osceola Gallery, Emeryville, CA

b. sakata garo, Sacramento, CA