Artist Statement
A moment in the outdoors captivates, inspires, and refreshes.
As an artist, I spend hours rendering and recreating fleeting ephemeral moments for a large and sometimes anonymous audience to experience while wandering into a gallery, clicking through my website, or scrolling through social media.
As a guide and outdoor trip leader, I share a grander sum of moments over the course of a day or two with a smaller corporeal audience while drifting down a river, treading up a mountain, or gliding through the snow.
Biography
I paint, draw, sculpt, print, and make in whatever method best transmits an experience. However, I would be the first to admit that my work—no matter the medium, dedication, or inspiration—cannot capture and render an experience as expansive, multi-sensory, and ephemeral as a moment in the outdoors.
So why do I try? I try for the prospect that I may incite some viewers to go and explore the natural world for themselves.
I am currently pursuing an MFA in Studio Art at the University of Idaho while teaching art and design courses, guiding whitewater rafting trips on the Lower Salmon River, leading backpacking trips in Idaho’s wilderness areas, and exploring remote landscapes.
I had an active upbringing in the serene landscape of the Salmon River in Central Idaho. A childhood spent exploring jutting mountain ranges, rugged glacial lakes, and winding river canyons—on foot and at the oars of a raft—continues to drive who I am as an individual and artist. My inspiration comes from the past, present, and future of the grand landscapes of Idaho and the greater Northwest.
Education
University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
MFA, Studio Art: Anticipated Graduation May 2020
Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR. 2017
Bachelor of Science (cum laude): Studio Art, Painting; Exercise Science, Integ. Physiology
Exhibitions
Tension (MFA Group Show)
Ridenbaugh Gallery; University of Idaho; Moscow, ID (2018)
WSU/UI Exchange Show
Fine Arts Gallery 2; Washington State University; Pullman, WA (2018)
Artistic, Anatomical Movement of the Human Body by Kaleb Bass
Education Building; University of Idaho; Moscow, ID (2017–2018)
Light Show (MFA Group Show)
Ridenbaugh Gallery; University of Idaho; Moscow, ID (2017)
Recent Graduates Show
Blackfish Gallery; Portland, OR (2017)
(e)Motion Senior Show
Cawein Gallery; Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR (2017)
Senior Capstone preview Mini-show
Brown Hall; Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR (2016)
Public Art Commission For Washburne Hall
Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR (2016)
Human Body Canvas Project
Tom Miles Theatre, Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR (2014, 2015)
Pacific University Faculty Select Show
Kathrin Cawein Gallery, Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR (2014, 2015)
Salmon River Art Guild Fall Show
Riggins Community Center; Riggins, ID (2014)
Grangeville High School Senior Show
Grangeville High School; Grangeville, ID (2013)
Pine Tree Community Credit Union
Grangeville, ID (2013)
Salmon River Art Guild Spring Show
IOOF Hall; White Bird, ID (2013) –People's Choice Award
Salmon River Art Guild Fall Regional Show
Salmon Rapids Lodge; Riggins, ID (2012) –Best in Show, 2 honorable mentions
Honors and Awards
Marshall, H. James Art Scholarship
University of Idaho; Moscow, ID (2018)
Outstanding Senior in Fine and performing arts
Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR (2017)
Senior Capstone Research Grants
Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR (2016–2017)
Cawein Endowed Art Scholarship
Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR (2015–2017)
Honors Scholarship
Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR (2013–2017)
Pacesetter Scholarship
Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR (2013–2017)
Pacific’s Got talent Winner– Art Category
Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR (2014)
Dean’s List, College of Arts & Sciences
Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR (Fall 2013, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
Central Idaho Art Association (CIAA) Scholarship
CIAA; Grangeville, ID (2013)
Teaching Experience
Instructor of Record
University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
August 2017 to Present
Courses Taught: Painting I, Integrated Design Process, Integrated Drawing, Innovations in Contemporary Art and Design
Outdoor Program Trip Leader
University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
April 2017 to Present
Arts and Crafts Facilitator
Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp, Government Camp, Oregon
June 2017 to July 2017
But what I really aim to accomplish—whether it is through a moment mediated by inanimate materials spotlighted by artificial light and retransmitted through a screen, or through a weekend trekking about the landscape beneath the radiant sun—is to inspire individuals to seek out firsthand experiences of their own, as an audience of one in a world full of moments.