Born 1983, Fort Bragg, California

EDUCATION

2012    MFA Art Studio, University of California, Davis, CA    

2007    BA Art, Sculpture Emphasis, University of California, College of Creative Studies, Santa Barbara, CA                 

2005    AA Art, Shasta College, Redding, CA

EXHIBITION RECORD

2024    Los Rios Community College District Faculty Exhibition, CRC Art Gallery, Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, CA

2024    Drawn Together, Community Gallery, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

2022    Two-Person Exhibition, The New West:  The Natural Environment in the Digital Age, Library Gallery, California State University Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

2022    Found, The Pence Gallery, Davis, CA

2020    5 years in 50+ voices, Artspace 1616, Sacramento, CA

2019    Robots, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2019    Seeing Sound 2, The Pence Gallery, Davis, CA

2019    The Gun Show, Artspace 1616, Sacramento, CA

2019    Solo Exhibition, Fish Head, Artspace 1616, Sacramento, CA

2018    25th Annual Pink Week Invitational Micro Art Show, Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2018    Sacramento City College Faculty Show, Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA

2017     Solo Exhibition, Anadramous: There and Back Again, The Pence Gallery, Davis, CA

2017     Two-Person Exhibition, Everybody has Doglegs, Shasta College Art Gallery, Redding, CA

2016     Reboot, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2016     History of Sacramento City College Full-Time Faculty, Archival Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2016     The Impression, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

2016    Maskerade 3, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA

2016    Assemblage, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA

2016    Full Circle, Oakwilde Sculpture Park, Valley Springs, CA

2016    Solo Exhibition, Alter, The InsideOut Experimental Art Space, Sacramento, CA

2015    Solo Exhibition, Old Growth, Aggregate Space Gallery, Oakland, CA

2015    Cups, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA

2014    Synesthesia, Nelson Gallery, University of California, Davis, CA        

2014    Maskerade 2, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA

2014    Sacramento City College Faculty Art Exhibition, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA

2014    CAST Preview Exhibition, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA

2014    Bird House, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA

2014    Use the Buddy System, E Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA (Curated by Milk Gallery)

2013    20th Pink Week Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA

2012    Solo Exhibition, Totem, Gallery W, Sacramento, CA

2012    You Never Know When I’ll Show You the Never, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Nelson Gallery, University of California, Davis, CA

2012    The New MFAs of UCSB + UC Davis, Jane Deering Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

2011    Fall Opener, Class of 2012 MFA Exhibition, Old Nelson Gallery, University of California, Davis, CA

2009    Art From the Ashes, Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens, Santa Barbara, CA

2007    UCSB Annual Undergraduate Exhibit, The Art, Design, and Architecture Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (Juried Exhibition)

2007    Solo Exhibition, FB Squared, College of Creative Studies Gallery, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (Undergraduate Senior Show)

2006    UCSB Annual Undergraduate Exhibit, The Art, Design, and Architecture Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (Juried Exhibition)

2006    Two-Person Exhibition, Mid-Residency Review, College of Creative Studies Gallery, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (Undergraduate Senior Show)

2005    55th Annual Shasta College Student Exhibit, Shasta College Art Gallery, Redding, CA (Juried by Scott Shields)

2004    54th Annual Shasta College Student Exhibit, Shasta College Art Gallery, Redding, CA (Juried Exhibition)

2003    53th Annual Shasta College Student Exhibit, Shasta College Art Gallery, Redding, CA (Juried Exhibition)

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2016    Best in Show for “Burial Ground,” Full Circle Juried Exhibition, Oakwilde Sculpture Park,    Valley Springs, CA

2015    California State Fair-First Place Student Award for project made during sculpture class at SCC

2012    Dedalus Foundation MFA Arts Fellowship Nominee, University of California, Davis, CA

2011    Freeman P. Gadberry Award, University of California, Davis, CA

2010    Freeman P Gadberry Award, University of California, Davis, CA

2007    Philip Francis Siff Memorial Scholarship, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

2007    William Dole Memorial Fund, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

2007    UCSB Faculty Award of Distinction, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

2006    UCSB Faculty Promising Future Artist Award, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

2006    Philip Francis Siff Memorial Scholarship, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

2005    Prix De Shasta College Award, Shasta College, Redding, CA

2005    Christopher Orwig Memorial Award, Shasta College, Redding, CA

2004    Don Oestreicher Award, Shasta College, Redding, CA

2003    Ronald Beyer Architect Award, Shasta College, Redding, CA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Natalie Nelson, “June exhibit highlights ‘seeing sound’,” The Davis Enterprise, June 14, 2019. B2.

- Karen Wilson, “Artist Profile,” N Magazine, Cover Story, February 2019. Cover, 6.

- Victoria Dalkey, “Second Saturday Preview: Artists give us glimpses into life on scale both large and small,” The Sacramento Bee, January 7, 2019

- Natalie Nelson, “Pence Gallery: Peterson, Shimo, Rose, featured in October,” The Davis Enterprise, September 29, 2017. D6.

- Ben Black, Artifacts, Aggregate Space Gallery, in conjunction with Feather Board Writing Series, June 20, 2015.

- Michelle Threadgould, “Elevating Installations,” Oakland Magazine, July 2015. 78-79.

- Art in America, UC Davis MFA Program advertisement with photo of “Totem,” October 12, 2012. 190.

LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS

2022    Artist’s Lecture, “The New West,” Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA, September 27.

2019    Artist’s Lecture, “Fish Head,” Artspace 1616, Sacramento, CA, February 17.

2017    Artist’s Lecture, “Everybody has Doglegs,” Shasta College Art Gallery, Redding, CA, March 23.

2016    Guest Speaker, One-Day Art Projects Marathon, Crocker Art Museum, Education Department, Sacramento, CA, March 19.

2015    Open Studio and Presentation for Shasta College Art Students, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA, November 17.

2015    Guest Lecture “Linear Perspective,” Crocker Art Museum, Sketch Crawl, Sacramento, CA,

May 28. 

2015    Artist’s Talk “Old Growth,” Aggregate Space Gallery, Oakland, CA, June 13.

COMMITTEES

2023-Present Sacramento City College Kondos Gallery Committee, Chair

2016    Verge Center for the Arts Studio Resident Selection Committee

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

2014-2017     Verge Center for the Arts Studio Resident, Sacramento, CA (Jan. 1, 2014-2017)

JUDGING EXPERIENCE

2023    California State Fair, Sculpture Division, Sacramento, CA

2022    California State Fair, Sculpture Division, Sacramento, CA

2021    The Third Dimension, MACC, Rancho Cordova, CA

2019    California State Fair, Sculpture Division, Sacramento, CA

2019    Sacramento State University Annual Student Art Show, Sacramento, CA

2018    California State Fair, Sculpture Division, Sacramento, CA

2017    California State Fair, Sculpture Division, Sacramento, CA

CURATION

2024 Clear Morning, Mercy Hawkins. Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2022 Precarious Lesiure, Lauren Ruth. Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2018    Trinary, Group Show. Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2017    Multiverse, Group Show. Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2016    Backroom 2, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA (Co-curated with Emily Johnson)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 2020-Present   Professor, Studio Art, Sacramento City College

2016-2020       Assistant Professor, Studio Art, Sacramento City College

2014-2016       Assistant Adjunct Professor, Studio Art, Sacramento City College

2014                Assistant Adjunct Professor, Studio Art, Sierra College