Education

Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA. 2005-2008
MFA Sculpture; Emphasis in video art, time-based media, and installation

Art Center College of Design, Pasadena CA. 1995-1998
BFA with honors–Scholarship 1995-1998; Studies in studio arts, computer graphics, and photography

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton FL. 1992-1995
Studies in studio arts and photographySelected


Selected Group Exhibitions

2010 – Country Cousins: An Exploration of Contemporary Frontier Myth, Evergreen State College,
              Olympia WA, curated by Howard Barlow
2009 – Winner Takes All, PUNCH Gallery, Seattle WA
2009 – Central Washington Artists Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA
2008 – Patch Dynamics, Lawrimore Project, Seattle WA
2008 – Aqua Wynwood, PUNCH Gallery, Miami FL
2008 – International Sculpture Center's Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary
              Sculpture Awards Exhibition
, Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton NJ
2008 – Date Due, Galeria Dos, Might Tieton, Tieton WA, curated by PUNCH Gallery
2008 – Cut & Paste, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland WA, curated by Tracey Fugami and Jason Huff
2008 – Temptation, Allied Arts, Yakima WA
2008 – Forty Artists, Forty Portraits, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA, curated by Robert Tomlinson
2007 – Chance of Showers, Design Commission, Seattle WA
2007 – Noorderzon Festival, Groningen, the Netherlands, curated by Eric Fredericksen
2007 – Sognando L'italia, Sguardi Sonori (festival of media and time based art), Italy
2007 – 8th Northwest Biennial, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma WA
2006 – Screen Shots, Lee Center for the Arts, Seattle WA, curated by Carrie E.A. Scott
2006 – Wired Forest, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland WA, curated by Tracey Fugami
2006 – Round Two, PUNCH Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 – Re-contextualized Vistas: Concerning Place, Bumbershoot, Seattle WA
2005 – Annual Kittitas County Juried Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA
2005 – Capturing the Moment, Allied Arts, Yakima WA
2005 – Point of Departure, Esvelt Gallery, Columbia Basin College, Pasco WA
2005 – 33rd Annual National Photo Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA
2004 – Annual Kittitas County Juried Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA
2004 – 32nd Annual National Photo Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA
2003 – Annual Kittitas County Juried Exhibition, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA
2003 – 31st Annual National Photo Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA
2002 – 30th Annual National Photo Exhibition, Larson Gallery, Yakima WA
2001 – Four, Mad River Post, Santa Monica CA
2001 – Nope Group Show, Nope Gallery, Culver City CA
2001 – The Wagner Show 2, Alternative Space, Los Angeles CA


Solo Exhibitions

2010 – Dimestore Cowboy, PUNCH Gallery, Seattle WA
2008 – Honky Tonk, PUNCH Gallery, Seattle WA
2008 – Honky Tonkin', Tollbooth Gallery, Tacoma WA
2008 – Town and Country, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA
2007 – Homestead, PUNCH Gallery, Seattle WA
2006 – Eastern Philosophies: Part One, PUNCH Gallery, Seattle WA
2005 – Dollar Mania, Gallery 423, Ellensburg WA
2004 – Prime Time, Gallery 423, Ellensburg WA
2003 – Ellensburg’s Industrial Landscape, Gallery 423, Ellensburg WA
2001 – Art Share Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA
2000 – Nope Gallery, Culver City CA
1998 – Art Share Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA
1998 – Art Center College of Design Undergraduate Gallery, Pasadena CA


Curatorial Experience

2008 – Nature Freak, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland WA
2008 – Vertical Hold, Gallery One, Ellensburg WA
2007 – Vertical Hold, PUNCH Gallery, Seattle WA


Teaching Experience

Fall 2006 – Spring 2008
Instructor of Record, Department of Art, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA
ART 170 Basic Design I, ART 280 Sculpture I.

Fall 2005 – Spring 2006
Instructor of Record, Graphic Design Department, Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA
ART 370 Layout & Design I, ART 371 Layout & Design II, ART 372 Design & Production I.


Grants & Awards

2009 – MyArtSpace.com, Miami 2009 Competition Winner
2008 – 4Culture Site-Specific Project Grant; City of Redmond
2008 – Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, Int'l Sculpture Center
2005 – Robert G. Villbrandt, C.P.A. Award; Larson Gallery, 32nd Annual National Photo Exhibition, Yakima WA
2004 – Award of Excellence; Larson Gallery, 32nd Annual National Photo Exhibition, Yakima WA
2003 – Tina Solberg Award; Gallery One, Annual Kittitas County Juried Exhibition, Ellensburg WA


Selected Media Coverage

• Another Bouncing Ball, "Myth as false memory," review of Dimestore Cowboy, Regina Hackett, January 12, 2010.
The Redmond Reporter, "Now you see it, now you don't," Mary Stevens Decker, February 23, 2009.
The Seattle Times, "Lawrimore's 'Patch Dynamics' a fresh and exciting threat to the city's art scene,"
   Rachel Shimp, January 9, 2009.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Patch Dynamics showcases terrific works by 6 newcomers bound to shake
   things up," Regina Hackett, January 1, 2010.
The Stranger, "The Real America," review of Honky Tonk, Jen Graves, November 18, 2008.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Homestead is Justin Colt Beckman's rural shrine/sly joke,"
   Nate Lippens, Friday, September 21, 2007.
The Stranger, "Postcard from Thorp," (SLOG + Print Edition) Christopher Frizelle, August 9, 2007.
• Seattle Weekly, "Shooting out the Foreground at the Northwest Biennial," Adriana Grant, March 7, 2007.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Natural meets supernatural in exhibits of startling imagination at Bumbershoot,"
   Regina Hackett, Friday, September 2, 2005.
• Artist Trust Journal, "Concerning Place: A Bumper Crop of Talent in Central Washington," Fionn Meade,
   Summer 2005; story and photos.
Daily Record, "Local Art Gallery to Close," Liz Bryson, Page B-1, June 30, 2005; story and photos.
Yakima Herald-Republic, “The New PUNCH in Ellensburg Life,” Kim Nowacki, Entertainment Section,
   Page E-1, April 16, 2004; feature story and photos.
Daily Record, “Mix Media, Add Art,” Michael Gallagher, Page B-1, July 10, 2003; feature story and photos.
Los Angeles Times, “Artists’ District Poised for Lofty Rebound,” Vanessa Hua, Page B-1, February 23, 1998;
   photo of exhibition.


Bibliography

2007 – One Shot; Collectible Limited Run of 500 Books; published by Visual Codec, Seattle WA
2007 – 8th Northwest Biennial Exhibition Catalog, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma WA


Panels and Presentations

2007 – Projections: Make Your Own Scene, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA; participant in moderated
             discussion about artist-run spaces.
2005 – Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA; guest speaker and slide presentation.
2005 – 88.1 The Burg, Ellensburg, WA; guest judge for radio station's "Battle of the Bands."
2005 – Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA; guest speaker for Graphic Design department.
2004 – Artist Trust, Seattle WA; Fellowship Awards panelist for the design category.
2004 – Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA; guest speaker for President Jerilyn McIntyre's
              magazine article writing class.
2003 – Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA; guest speaker for Graphic Design department.


Boards and Commissions

2010 – PUNCH Gallery, Seattle, WA; Founding member and board president. (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
2008 – Ellensburg Film Festival, Ellensburg, WA; Board member and graphics coordinator for
              international film festival. (2005, 2006, 2007)
2005 – Central Civic Marketing; Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA; Advisory board member for               campus organization providing marketing and public relations support to community non-profits.
2003 – Ellensburg Arts Commission, Ellensburg, WA; Responsible for the design of monthly arts
              publication titled "1st Friday."