Instructor of Graphic Design, 2022 to present
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Graphic Design
Digital Media Art
Adjunct Art Instructor, 2017 to present
Metropolitan Community College
Elementary Drawing
2D Design
Adjunct Professor, 2017 to 2022
Creighton University
Foundations Digital Media
Graphic Design I
Concept Sketch
Adjunct Art Instructor, 2011 to 2022
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Foundations Drawing II: 3D Design
Foundations Digital Media
Digital Media Production
Graphic Design
Mentor, 2020
Kent Bellows Mentoring Program
Digital Animation
Adjunct Art Instructor, 2011 to 2017
Iowa Western Community College
Art Appreciation
2D&3D Foundations
Drawing
Painting
Summer Photoshop Workshop Instructor, 2015
University of Nebraska at Omaha
College of Information Science and Technology
Teachers Assistant, 2010
University of Illinois at Chicago
Introduction to Responsive Arts
Scott EdTech Gallery Intern, 2004
Joslyn Art Museum
University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011
Master of Fine Arts, Electronic Visualization
3.89 GPA
University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Intermedia
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Creative Center, Omaha, NE, 2003
Associate of Occupational and Academic Studies
3.77 GPA
2024
Solo Exhibition; Star Deli, Omaha, NE
UNO Art Faculty Biennial; UNO Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
Video Wall, Millwork Commons, Omaha, NE
2023
Abyss; Split Gallery, Omaha, NE
Cutout Collage Festival; Cut Out Collage Studio, Kyiv, Ukraine
Creative Cosmos; The Local Art Plug, Omaha, NE
2022
UNO School of the Arts Faculty & Staff Exhibition; Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
Horizons, Arts Faculty Exhibition; MCC Gallery of Art and Design, Elkhorn, NE
2021
Summer Salon; Split Gallery, Omaha, NE
UNO Art Faculty Biennial; UNO Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
$100 Art Show; Project Project, Omaha, NE
OEAA Visual Arts Showcase; Roberta & Bob Rogers Gallery, Omaha, NE
2020
Motion Blur; Michael Phipps Gallery, Omaha, NE
Cut to 2060; Art and Charlie, Online Exhibition
Peace of Mind!; Not Exactly: An Art Magazine, Online Exhibition
2019
$100 Dollar Art Show; Project Project, Omaha, NE
Is It Meme You're Looking For?; Uncommon Gallery, Omaha, NE
UNO Art Faculty Biennial; UNO Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
2018
Sequences; Solo Exhibition; Petshops Gallery, Omaha, NE
CS Art Preview Show; Omaha Creative Institute, Omaha, NE
ReConnect: Alumni Exhibition; UNO Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
Coalesence: Faculty Exhibition; MCC Gallery of Art and Design, Elkhorn, NE
2017
The Cube Art Project; Video Art Exhibition, Lincoln, NE
UNO Art Faculty Exhibition; Norfolk Art Center, Norfolk, NE
Live Artist Demo; BFF Presents, Parlor 1887, Omaha, NE
Lincoln Calling; Short Film Screening, Lincoln, NE
2016
Artist's INC Showcase; Omaha Creative Institute, Omaha, NE
UNO Art Faculty Exhibition; UNK Walker Art Gallery, Kearney, NE
UNO Art Faculty Exhibition; UNO Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
Dada Lives!; UC Blue Ash College Art Gallery, Blue Ash, OH
2015
Autumn's Soft Breeze; Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL
The Big Draw; Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY
UNO Art Faculty Exhibition; UNO Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
2014
Drawings from Joe's Sketchbook: An Ongoing Project; Solo Exhibition, Rainbo Club, Chicago, IL
Conversation Hearts: You Slayer Me; Rainbo Club, Chicago, IL
Drawings: Sketchbooks and other Drawing Adventures; Solo Exhibition, Hillmer Gallery, Omaha, NE
2013
Cross the Rail Art Trail; The Town of Woodbine, IA
Showing Off; Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL
UNO Art Faculty Exhibition; UNO Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
Omaha Entertainment Award Nominee Show; Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha, NE
2012
Reengineering a Sketchbook; Solo Exhibition, PS1, Iowa City, IA
Dream Reproductions; Solo Exhibition, Bancroft St Market, Omaha, NE
Ray Guns and Robots; Solo Exhibition, Galley 1510, Omaha, NE
2011
Art Offerings; Bancroft Street Market, Omaha, NE
Drawing Connections; Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
100 Canvases for a Better World; The Silver Room, Chicago, IL
UIC MFA Thesis Exhibition; Gallery 400, Chicago, IL
Screenology; Hyde Park Art Center, The Jackman Goldwasser Catwalk Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010
Fabulously Focused; Tall Grass Art Gallery, Park Forest, IL
Small; Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Chicago, IL
2009
Aspect Ratio; The Plaines Project, Chicago, IL
Uncanned; Tugboat Gallery, Lincoln, NE
2008
BFA Thesis Exhibition; UNO Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
Faux Show; OAA Exhibition, Bemis Underground, Omaha, NE
Bemis Slide Jam; Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
The Closing Bell; AIM Institute, Omaha, NE
2007
The Snip Show; OAA Exhibition, Bemis Underground, Omaha, NE
UNO Student Art Exhibition; UNO Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
2006
Red Chair Show; OAA Exhibition,Bemis Underground, Omaha, NE
Selected Works; Solo Exhibition, Benson Grind Gallery, Omaha, NE
2005
The Big “O” Show; OAA Exhibition, Big “O” Book Store, Omaha, NE
Art Machine; OAA Exhibition, Bemis Underground, Omaha, NE
OAA Exhibition; Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha, NE
2004
The Block Show; OAA Exhibition, Bemis Underground, Omaha, NE
Drawings, Baby Faces & Heels, William Major Studio, 2021
Animation, Otis Twelve: Not Funny, Omaha Magazine, 2017 to 2019
Illustrations, Misbehaving Nebraskans,Concierge Marketing Inc., 2017
Drawings, Body in D[ist]ress Anthology, Negative Capability Press, 2015
Animation & Illustration, Sci Fi Sol, JRL Production, 2012
Illustrations, Dress Like the Big Fish, BelAir Fashions Press, 2010
Illustrations, American Swastika, UNO Alumni Magazine, 2008
The Chicken Coop Artist-in-Residency, Villekulla Farm, Hollow, NE, 2024
Art Beacon Digital Artist in Residency, Online, 2024 forthcoming
Omaha Entertainment Award Nominee, Best Group Show, 2021
Great Plains Journalism Award Winner for Multimedia Graphic, 2018
Omaha Creative Institute, Artist Inc. Fellow, 2016
Omaha Entertainment Award Nominee, New Media Art, 2013
Board of Trustees Fellowship UIC, 2010
Board of Trustees Fellowship UIC, 2009
Friends of Art Scholarship UNO, 2007
Omaha Entertainment Award Nominee, Drawing, 2006
AIGA Bronze Award, Illustration, 2003
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