Education
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
BA, University of Michigan/The Residential College, Ann Arbor, MI
Solo Exhibitions
| 2007 |
Dart, Drift, Dangle, New Work, Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston, MA
Drawing and Sculpture, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Butterflies, Philadelphia International Airport, Art Installations, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2006 |
Nature Unbound, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2005 |
Drawings, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, GA
On-Site Artist Projects, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA |
| 2004 |
New Work, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2002 |
Recent Work, Esther Claypool Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 2000 |
New Work: Drawings and Sculpture, Esther Claypool Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 1999 |
Wall Project, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ |
| 1998 |
Cummings Art Center, Connecticut College, New London, CT
Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID |
Grants & Fellowships
| 2006 |
Peter S. Reed Foundation Grant, New York, NY |
| 2004 |
Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation Creative Fellowship Grant, NY, NY /Visual Arts Center of Richmond, VA |
| 2001 |
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY
Fellowship, Special Editions, Lower East Side Printshop, New York, NY |
| 1997 |
Grant for Artist’s Projects, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA |
Public -Art Commissions
| 2008 |
Charlotte Area Transit System: commission for artwork at transit stations, Charlotte, NC |
| 2007 |
Arts for Transit: commission for artwork at Metro-North train station, Dobbs Ferry Station, NY |
| 2004 |
Port of Seattle: artwork for the South Terminal, Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle, WA |
| 2002 |
Seattle Arts Commission, City of Seattle, Manhole Cover, Seattle, WA |
Select Two Person and Group Exhibitions
| 2007 |
Oasis, four person exhibition, Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, Queens, NY
Three Person Exhibition, Romo Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Bridge Art Fair, (Romo Gallery), Chicago, IL
Susan Maasch Gallery, Portland, Maine |
| 2006 |
The Drawing Show, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX
Garden, Visual Art Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Ornament Now, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Takeout, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA and the Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY |
| 2005 |
Fleurs, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Atlantic Fellowship Exhibition, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
Heavenly, The Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery, Hunter College, New York, NY
White on White, Elaine Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI |
| 2004 |
Arthouse, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY |
| 2003 |
North American Sculpture NOW, Visual Art Center, Richmond, VA
Second World Ceramic Biennale, 2003 Korea, World Ceramic Center, Icheon, South Korea
Tasty Buds, Workspace, New York, NY
Botanical Exhibition, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA |
| 2002 |
New Prints 2002, International Print Center, New York, NY
Dreamy: 3-Person Show, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY |
| 2001 |
2-Person Show, Esther Claypool Gallery, Seattle, WA
World Ceramic Exhibition 2001 Korea, Yoju, Korea
Archie Bray Foundation 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Holter Museum, Helena, MT (traveling until 2005) |
| 2000 |
The Clarity of Seduction III, Cranbrook Network, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
A Glimpse of the Invisible, Invitational, Arvada Center for the Arts, Denver, CO |
| 1997 |
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art (Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago), Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
PONCHO Artist Group Show, Center of Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
Grant for Artists Projects, Artist Trust Invitational Exhibition, Seattle, WA |
Teaching & Residencies
| 2008 |
Artist in Residence/Graduate Advisor, Alfred University, Alfred, NY |
| 2007/09 |
Distinguished Visiting Artist/Critic, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
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Visiting Artist, Ohio State University, |
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Visiting Artist, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2005 |
Visiting Artist, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, KS |
| 2004 |
Artist-In-Residence, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL |
| 2002-03 |
Artist-in-Residence, Hunter College, New York, NY |
| 2001 |
Visiting Artist, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2000 |
Artist-in-Residence, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Visiting Artist, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO & Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI |
| 1999 |
Visiting Artist, Connecticut College, New London, CT and the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Artist-in-Residence, University of Michigan, School of Art, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1996 |
Artist-in-Residence, thematic “Pop Mass and Subculture,” The Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta, Canada
Artist-in-Residence University of Georgia, Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy
Visiting Scholar, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI |
| 1993 |
Artist-in-Residence, University of Georgia, Athens, GA |
Publications
Erin Szento, “Flower Power”, In New York Magazine, July 2006
Jerry Cullum, “Intricate Drawings Bring Beauty, Intimacy of Flora to Life”, Atlantic Journal-Constitution, Jan.8, 2006 Craig Kellog, “Currents”, The New York Times, July 1, 2004
R.B. Strauss, “Move It – Pentimenti … offers up a monumental show”, Art Matters, Philadelphia, March 2004
Lori Hill, “First Friday Focus – Pentimenti Gallery”, Philadelphia City Paper, March 11, 2004
Hall, Emily. In Arts News, The Stranger, January 30, 2003
Wagle, Kate. “Votive Influences: 4 Amer. Artists” Per Grazia Ricevuta, a cura Tropputi, Malagrina Editore, 2002
Wilson, John M. “A Glimpse of the Invisible”, Ceramics Art and Perception (Australia), Issue 49, 2002.
Johnson, Ken. “Dreamy; Margaret Thatcher Projects”, The New York Times, April 19, 2002.
Peter Held, A Ceramic Continuum – 50 Years of the Archie Bray Influence. University of Washington Press, 2001
Riddle, Mason. "Review; Nancy Blum", Sculpture Magazine, March 1999.
Zimmer, William. "Art Bucolic or Upsetting, Suburbs as Locus", The New York Times (CT section) Nov. 29, 1998.
Public Collections
The MTA Arts for Transit, Metro-North, Dobbs Ferry Station, NY
The Port of Seattle, Sea/Tac International Airport, Seattle, WA
World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon, South Korea
The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
The University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
The Lower East Printshop, New York, NY
The Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, Colorado
The Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
Capital One, Richmond, VA
Seattle City Light, Seattle, WA
Safeco Corporation, Seattle, WA
Paul Allen Corporate Collection, Seattle, WA
Wellington Management, Boston, MA
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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