Born 1971, Texas
Lives and works in Las Vegas, NV
Education
2003 MFA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1996 BFA University of Texas at Austin
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2008 Project Room, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Galerie Jean-Luc & Takako Richard, Paris, France
2005 Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
Batteries Can't Help Now, Numark Gallery, Washington, DC
2004 Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2003 Rum Runner, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 Art Amsterdam, Galerie Jean-Luc & Takako Richard booth, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Phenomenon: New Perspectives in Painting, Al-Sabah Art, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Diaspora: The Emergence of Contemporary Art From The Neon Homeland, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2007 Diaspora: The Emergence of Contemporary Art From The Neon Homeland, Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV
2006 Mark Moore Gallery Presents, Rokeby Gallery, London, UK
David Ryan, Tim Bavington, Yek, Thomas Burke: Pop Abstraction in Las Vegas, Galerie Jean-Luc & Takako Richard, Paris, FRA
2004 Indulgence, Reed Whipple Cultural Center Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Angstrom Horseplay Glow Rug, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
2003 Just One Word: Plastics, Square Blue Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
Airborne, Donna Beam Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2002 Rocket Widgets, Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Juried Show 12, juried by Alexis Smith, C.A.C. Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2001 Sizzle, Arts Factory, Las Vegas, NV
Unthemed, curated by Libby Lumpkin, C.A.C. Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2000 At the Arts Factory, M(9) Atelier, Las Vegas, NV
1999 Juried Exhibition, juried by Tom Holder, Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV,
1998 Taunt Your Furniture, M(9) Atelier, Las Vegas, NV
1997 Portrait, M(9) Atelier, Las Vegas, NV
1996 Inauguration, 807 Gallery, Austin, TX
Bibliography
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Pagel, David. "Relief in Sight", Vurb Magazine, Spring 2007
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February, 2005
Cudlin, Jeffrey. "Brushes With The Past," Washington City Paper, January, 2005
Crosby, Gregory. "10 Artists to Watch," Las Vegas Magazine, July/August 2004, p. 43.
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