GALLERY
1998 Master of Fine Art, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1994 Bachelor of Fine Art, University of North Texas
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2001 A Little Human Nature, Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 New Work, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
1998 Feelin’ Good About Feelin’ Good, McCarren International Airport, Las Vegas
1998 High Hopes, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 New Art from Chicago, Road Agent Gallery, Dallas, TX
2008 Las Vegas Diaspora: The Emergence of Contemporary Art in the Neon Homeland,
Laguna Art Museum, Laguna CA.; curator: Dave Hickey
2007 Las Vegas Diaspora: The Emergence of Contemporary Art in the Neon Homeland,
Las Vegas Art Museum, NV.; curator: Dave Hickey
2006 Strange Fictions, Northern Illinois University, Chicago, IL.; curator: Chris Kahler
2005 Strange Fictions, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL.; curator: Chris Kahler
2004 Aaron Baker and Scott Anderson, Community College of Southern Nevada
Fine Arts Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2003 Painting! UAG, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
2003 Flora, The Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
2003 Abstract-Ed, Limn Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 Here and Now, The Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2002 Transfers and Conveyances, Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002 Pier Walk Chicago, Chicago Navy Pier, curator: Dave Hickey
2002 New Work by Gallery Artists, Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002 Peculiarly Pink, Luxe, New York, NY
2002 Retro, NIU Art Museum, Chicago, IL
2002 Organic Forms/Synthetic Materials, Saint Mary’s College, Southbend, IN
2001 Braille, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
2001 [Las] Vegans, James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.; curator: Dave Hickey
2000 New Plasma, Charles Riva Gallery, New York, NY
2000 What on Earth?, Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art, Las Vegas, NV
2000 Ultralounge: The Return of Social Space (with cocktails), University of Southern Florida
Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL.; curator: Dave Hickey
2000 Substance Abuse, University of Texas at Dallas, TX.; curator: John Pomara
1999 Fire Sale 2000, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
1999 Optopussy, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
1999 A Hot Show: Recent Painting and Sculpture, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX.;
curators: Joan Davidow and Sean Slattery
1998 Ultralounge: The Return of Social Space (with cocktails), Diverse Works,
Houston; Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art, Las Vegas, NV.; curator: Dave Hickey
1998 Blunt Object, The Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, Chicago (catalog)
1998 I-15, Post Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.; curator: Jeffrey Vallance
1998 Art for the Good Times, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX
1998 Unctuous Youth, Action Space, Los Angeles, CA.; curator: Steve Criqui
1997 One of These Things is Not Like the Other, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
1997 L.A.-L.V.-L.A., Otis School of Art, Los Angeles, CA.; curator: Julia Couzens
1997 Disiptoey, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
1997 Pot Luck, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
1996 Melancholy Cure, The Vosterbottens Museum, Umea, Sweden; curator: Jeffrey Vallance
1996 Clown Oasis, The Ron Lee Clown Museum, Las Vegas, CA.; curator: Jeffrey Vallance
1996 Summer Group, Ibel Simineov Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
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