EDUCATION

    2009 Masters in Art, Painting, California State University, Fresno, CA.

    2003 Bachelors in Fine Art, Painting, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

    2003 Bachelors in Art Education, Painting emphasis, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

GALLERY AFFILIATIONS

    Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA.

SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

    2010 Works by Jill Tisdale and Seth Gonzales, Gallery S, Oakhurst, CA.

    2010 Yosemite Inspiration, Solo Exhibition, Mariposa County Bassett Memorial Library. Yosemite National Park, Wawona, CA.

    2009 Nature of Control, Solo Masters Thesis Exhibit, Phoebe Conley Art Gallery, California State University, Fresno, CA.

    2002 Works by Jill Tisdale, Solo Undergraduate Exhibit, Student Union Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

    2010 Visions of the Flint Hills, Buttonwood Art Space, Kansas City, MO.

    2010 At the Moment: Constructing, Deconstructing and Reconstructing, The University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO.

    2010 Yosemite Renaissance, Yosemite Museum, Yosemite National Park, CA.

    2009 Corridor Invitational, Corridor 2122 Gallery, Fresno, CA.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

    2011 Collective Actions: Works of Twelve Marin Arts Groups, The Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA.

    2011 Boulder Valley School District Teacher and Student Art Exhibit, The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO.

    2010 S.C.R.E.A.M Inc.com, Online Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

    2009 Equinox Exhibit, Chris Sorensen Studio, Fresno, CA.

    2003 Graduating Senior Show, Art and Design Gallery, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

    2001- 2003 Annual Scholarship Show, Art and Design Building, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS

    2009 Adolf Odorfer Art Scholarship, California State University, Fresno.

    2009 Graduate Merit and Creative Activities Award, Grant, California State University, Fresno.

    2008-2009 Honor Roll, Overall GPA 4.0 California State University, Fresno.

    2003-2004 Honor Roll, Overall GPA 3.55, The University of Kansas.

    2003 Fine Arts Scholarship, The University of Kansas.

    2002 Undergraduate Research Award, Grant, The University of Kansas.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    2010- 2011 Art Teacher, Arapahoe Ridge High School, Boulder, CO. 

    2010 Art Instructor, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO.

    2008-2009 Art Teacher, Yosemite High School, Oakhurst, CA. 

    2005-2007 Art Teacher, The American School of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

    2004 Teaching Internship, Naples American High School, Naples, Italy.  

    2004 Early Childhood Teaching Assistant,  DoDDs, Wiesbaden Germany. 

RELATED EXPERIENCE

    2010 Volunteer, Teacher Advisory Committee, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO.

    2010 Volunteer, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO. 

    2010 Volunteer, Wawona School, Yosemite National Park, CA. 

    2002 Volunteer, Van Go Mobile Arts, Lawrence, KS.