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Education
2007 Tyler School for the Arts, Elkins Park, PA
Current MFA Candidate Drawing and Painting

2006 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Painting and Printmaking Department Sculpture and Extended Media Department Bachelor of Fine Arts candidate, December 2006 Double Major: Painting and Printmaking and Sculpture  Graduated Cum Laude

2002 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

1998 J Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, VA

Experience
2010 Adjunct Teacher
Art Foundation Drawing Studio
Virginia Commonwealth University

2009 Adjunct Teacher
Art Foundation Drawing Studio
Virginia Commonwealth University

2008 Artist Assistant
Dona Nelson
Preparatory work for upcoming shows

2007 Teaching Assistant
Odili Donald Odita, Tyler School for the Arts

Teaching Assistant
Mark Shetabi, Tyler School for the Arts

2006 Artist Assistant
Richard Roth, Chair of Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University
Preparatory work for upcoming show

2005 Artist Assistant
Ron Johnson, Assistant to Chair Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University
Preparatory work for upcoming shows

2004-1999 Lead Airbrush Artist Kamans Art Shoppe, Doswell, VA
Custom design orders, training

2001 Intern: Graphic Designer
Dominion Resources, Richmond, VA
File conversions for system updates
Design work for posters

Awards
2008 Teaching Assistance
Tyler School for the Arts

2007 Teaching Assistance
Tyler School for the Arts

2006 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship 2006

Award of Excellence Painting and Printmaking
Virginia Commonwealth University

Faculty Achievement Award Sculpture and Extended Media Virginia Commonwealth University   Honors Painting - Biannually juried by department faculty for class with a graduate school focus
Painting and Printmaking Department
Virginia Commonwealth University

2005 View 2005 Merit Award Painting and Printmaking Department Virginia Commonwealth University

Dangerous Artist Award Sculpture and Extended Media Virginia Commonwealth University

Exhibitions
2010 Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA. New Wave 2010, juried

Listening Room Gallery, Ashland , VA. One Trick Pony

2009 Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Nuetokyopia: Easter Eggs

Art 6, Richmond, VA. Think Small 5

Café Gutenberg, Richmond, VA, The Rise and Fall of Iron Town

Lift Coffee Shop, Richmond, VA, Dangerously Cute

Like Water Yoga Studio, Richmond, VA, Otherworldly

Andalusia Gallery, Bensalem, PA, Love At First Sight

Starbucks Coffee, Philadelphia, PA, Matthew Damian Ritchie Solo Show

2008 Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA, 68th Annual Juried Exhibition, Stephen Talasnik, curator

Doran Gallery, Boston, MA, Twofold Exhibition

In Between Gallery, Rockland, MA, Summer Show, Julia McClure, curator

In Between Gallery, Rockland, MA, Matthew Damian Ritchie Solo Show, Julia
McClure, curator

Chestnut Hill Gallery, Chestnut Hill, PA, Wine and Cheese

City Hall, Philadelphia, PA, New Faces, Warren Angle and Michelle Marcuse, curators

2007 Chestnut Hill Gallery, Chestnut Hill, PA, Student Show

Pretty Parlor, Seattle, WA, Miniature Art Show, Laurie Kearney, curator

Chop Suey, Richmond, VA, 12X12 Record Bin Art Show,Doug Utley, curator

World Cup, Richmond, VA, Last Chance (Solo), Matthew Damian Ritchie, Curator

2006 F.A.B., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, Interaction 29, Reni
Gower and Barbara Tisserat, curator

Plant Zero, Richmond, VA, Dolphins are Spatial, Heidi Trepanier and Sally Bowring, curator

Student Art Space, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, (Solo)

Washington Pavilion of Art and Science, Sioux Falls, SD "Do Not Fold, Bend, Spindle or Mutilate: Computer Punch Card Art", Howard DaLee Spencer, curator

F.A.B., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, "Senior Show", SallyBowring, curator

Plant Zero, Richmond, VA, "24/7 Fire in the Hole" Reni Gower, curator

F.A.B. Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, "Zwolfe", Reni Gower, curator

Gallery 5, Richmond, VA, "Repressed",  Amanda Robinson, curator

Gallery 5, Richmond, VA, "Urban Scrawl", Amanda Robinson, curator

2005 ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA, 12X12 Record Bin, Doug Utley, curator

Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, "Annual
Fine Art Exhibition", Sandra Skurvida, curator

Cornish Brewery, Richmond, VA, Schlitzophrenia, CeCe Cole, curator

F.A.B. Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, "View/2005", David Duncan and Tim Wilson, curators

F.A.B. Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, Fishbowl, Dennis Matthews, curator

F.A.B., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, "Hung Juror"

Student Art Space, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, "When in Rome" (Solo)

Locker 50B Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, Mia Ledford, curator

F.A.B., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, "Double Crossanwich" Jack Risley, curator

2004 Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, "Annual Fine Art Exhibition", Ashley Kistler, curator

F.A.B., Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA,"School Accreditation"