Education

2002 - 2008
University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bachelor of Fine Arts – 2D/Painting Emphasis with PK-12 Art Education Certificate and Art History Certificate
Graduated Cum Laude

Exhibitions

March 7 - July 7, 2020
Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California
Three large-scale paintings on display for auction event at museum and online auction
August 25 - September 2, 2019
Center Camp at Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada
One painting on display at Burning Man's Center Camp
March 31 - April 7, 2018
Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California
Two large-scale paintings on temporary display for art auction event at museum
February 3, 2017 - January 8, 2018
The Station Co-lab, Carlsbad, California
Two large-scale paintings on temporary display in event space
August 28 - September 5, 2016
Center Camp at Burning Man, Black Rock City, Nevada
One painting on display at Burning Man's Center Camp
May 6, 2016
‘First Fridays’, Performing Arts Workshop, Encinitas, California
Featured artist in group show of local female artists, with live music and dance performances
April - October 2016
Jazzercise, Carlsbad, California
One large-scale painting on display for art lease
March 11, 2016 - January 31, 2017
Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, California
Two large-scale paintings on temporary display in main lobby
February 17, 2016 - February 2, 2017
ArtBeat on Main Street, Vista, California
Paintings on display on rented wall space at co-op gallery
2015 - 2019
Solace & the Moonlight Lounge, Encinitas, California
One large painting on display at fine restaurant
December 8, 2015 - May 4, 2016
Lush Lounge, Vista, California
Group show of local artists
June 5 - July 31, 2015
Hill Street Cafe and Gallery, Oceanside, California
Featured artist in group show of local artists
Nov 17, 2012 - Jan 7, 2013
‘Cold Hands/Warm Heart’, Kennedy Heights Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show of KHAC Guild members
March 30 - July 15, 2012
Lavomatic Cafe, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show of local artists
Nov 19, 2011 - Jan 3, 2012
‘Light Source’, Kennedy Heights Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show of local artists
October 21 - 29, 2011
‘Local Artist Show’, Malton Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show of local artists
July 15 - September 2, 2011
‘All About Process’, Global Novations Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show of local artists
June 18 - August 6, 2011
‘Summer Guild Show’, Kennedy Heights Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show of KHAC Guild members
April 3 - May 31, 2011
The Painted Fish, Cincinnati, Ohio
Solo show of recent artwork
March 1-31, 2011
Sidewinder Cafe, Cincinnati, Ohio
Solo show of recent artwork
February 19, 2011
‘Make Cincinnati Weird Blog Relaunch Party’, Milton's Prospect Hill Tavern, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show of local artists
February 18, 2011
‘The Loft Series’, 1346 Main St., Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show with artists Ann Van Epps and Spencer van der Zee
November 7-28, 2010
‘Morph’, Eva G. Farris Art Gallery, Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, Kentucky
Solo show of recent artwork
October 15-16, 2010
‘Dear Neighbor’, Marburg Collective, ArtWorks Project Space, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show of local artists, featured artist
August 21 - September 25, 2010
‘TOUCH’, Kennedy Heights Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show of local artists
June 4, 2010
‘SEMIGLOSS 2010’, (former) Base Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show of local artists
April 2 - May 23, 2010
‘Composite’, Prairie Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show of local artists
March 27 - April 9, 2010
Rohs Street Cafe, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show for 7th anniversary of cafe
March 25 - April 28, 2010
‘LUSH’, Park + Vine, Cincinnati, Ohio
Solo show of recent artwork
February 12 - March 10, 2010
Baba Budan's, Cincinnati, Ohio
Solo show of recent artwork
January 10 - February 8, 2010
Melt Eclectic Deli, Cincinnati, Ohio
Solo show of recent artwork
Nov 30, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010
Myra’s Dionysus, Cincinnati, Ohio
Solo show of recent artwork
October 9, 2009
Hauck House Art Exhibition, Hauck House Summer Estate, Cincinnati, Ohio
Participated in a group silent art auction at the historical Hauck House to benefit the Art Institute of Cincinnati
April 30 - June 30, 2009
Rohs Street Cafe, Cincinnati, Ohio
Solo show of recent artwork
November 2 - 30, 2008
TAZA, Cincinnati, Ohio
Show of recent artwork (on ground floor) with brother David Nebert (on second floor)
November 1 - 22, 2008
'Art for a Cause', Starbucks in Old Montgomery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Participated in a silent auction of artworks by local artists to benefit Friends of War Orphans
August 21, 2008
'The Today Show', Murmur, Cincinnati, Ohio
Participated in a 24-hour continuous art-making group show
May 31, 2008
'Semi-Gloss', donated storefront gallery on Hamilton Avenue in Northside, Cincinnati, Ohio
Annual group show for DAAP students
May 4 - 31, 2008
'Minor Works', Murmur, Cincinnati, Ohio
Two pieces of artwork on display as part of a show by artist Arthur Brum
March 2, 2008
‘Sensory Sunday’, Terwilliger’s Lodge, Cincinnati, Ohio
Second event in a series of three; artworks on display with artist Lisa Molineux, music by the Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band, and cuisine by Hugo’s Restaurant
January, 2008 - January 2011
Jean-Robert’s Chalk Food + Wine, Covington, Kentucky
Drawings on display at French-themed restaurant
Dec 7, 2007 - Jan 11, 2008
‘Seven’, Starbucks in Old Montgomery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Co-curator and participant of a showing of seven local artists
Sept 28, 2007 - Jan 25, 2008
Sanctuary Living at the Mansion, Cincinnati, Ohio
Artworks on display at new store and converted mansion condominiums
September 22 - October 7, 2007
‘Artists for a Cause’, Starbucks in Old Montgomery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Co-curator and participant; silent auction of artworks by local artists to benefit the American Cancer Society
August 4 - 18, 2007
'Artists for JDRF', Starbucks in Old Montgomery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Participated in a silent auction of artworks by local artists to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
July 27 - September 23, 2007
'Sacred and Profound: Figuring it out', Enjoy the Arts/START, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show of selected Art Education student teachers
June - August, 2007
DAAPworks Display, Macy's Department Store - Fountain Place, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group display of selected DAAP Senior Thesis projects from 9 students in 5 large exterior windows
June 5 - 9, 2007
‘DAAPworks’, Reed Gallery, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Annual DAAP Senior Thesis group show
May - November, 2007
Gypsy Cafe, Cincinnati, Ohio
Solo show of recent artwork
May 1 - May 4, 2007
‘Contingent: Remote Gallery’, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Selected students' artwork displayed on all television monitors in DAAP building
April 27 - May 25, 2007
‘Rites of Passage’, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Showing of seven Fine Arts college seniors selected for national annual group show
March 30 - April 25, 2007
‘Flow’, Meyers Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Student curator and participant of a DAAP Fine Arts group-curated undergraduate show
February 9 - 25, 2007
Summerfair’s ‘Emerging Artists’, The Essex Studios, curated and juried by Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Showing of eight local Fine Arts college seniors selected for annual group show
May 29, 2006
‘Gloss Me Up’, The Southgate House, Newport, Kentucky
Annual group show for DAAP students
April 9, 2005
‘Gloss, Glitz, and Grime’, The Mockbee, Cincinnati, Ohio
Annual group show for DAAP students
December 31, 2003
New Year’s Show, The Mockbee, Cincinnati, Ohio
Group show, displayed a collaborative painting created with artists Sara Jett and Christopher Gannon

Selected Work Experience

2009
ArtWorks, Cincinnati, Ohio
Teaching Artist/Assistant
Participated in painting “The Vision of Samuel Hannaford”, a mural in downtown Cincinnati at 1308 Race St (Over-The-Rhine area) with 2 other staff members and 11 teenage students in MuralWorks summer program
2007
Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Painting Installation Crew
Participated in painting the CAC lobby on a team under the artist Odili Donald Odita

Selected Art Commissions and Special Projects

2018 - 2020
12-piece commission series for Karl Wiegand in San Diego, California
2016 - 2019
Volunteer on sign painting team for Beloved Festival for 4 events in Tidewater, Oregon
2011
Led a group of 6th graders in painting a 3-panel mural project for Silverton Paideia School in Silverton, Ohio
2010
Large-scale painting commission for Kenton Brett in Cincinnati, Ohio
2010
CD album art commission for Josh Eagle and the Harvest City “Show Your Teeth” in Cincinnati, Ohio
2009
Led a small group of teenage apprentices in painting a Toyota Camry with visuals from El Greco’s “View of El Toledo” as part of the annual Streetscapes Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio
2008
Two large paintings commission for Andrew Caito of Indianapolis, Indiana

Other Experience

2022 - 2024
Volunteer for Sacred Circle Ecstatic Dance in Portland, Oregon
2021
Volunteer for IGNITE! art event with Astoria Visual Arts in Astoria, Oregon
2016 - 2020
Facilitator/organizor of Tuesday Dance Jam, a weekly dance event in North County San Diego, California
2011 - 2012
Volunteer with TEDxCincinnati for TEDxCincinnatiChange, Positive Disruption, Every Citizen a Diplomat in Cincinnati, Ohio
2009
Volunteer with Visionaries & Voices (art studio for artists with disabilities) in Cincinnati, Ohio

Awards and Scholarships

2007
Three Arts Scholarship recipient for Visual Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio
2007
Manifest Gallery Emerging Artists Award of Excellence, Cincinnati, Ohio
2004
Sophomore Award of Excellence, School of Art, DAAP, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
2003
Freshman Portfolio Award, School of Art, DAAP, University of Cincinnati, Ohio

Publications

June, 2007
‘Best of DAAP Designs on Display in Macy's Windows’, News and Events, DAAP (Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning) Website, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
February 28, 2007
‘Articulations: Inside Artists' Heads’ column, CityBeat: Cincinnati's News and Entertainment Weekly, Cincinnati, Ohio