Education

1999
                Master of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1991                 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago


Selected Exhibitions

200
8                 White on White, Number Thirty Five, New York, NY
                        Grandeur, Crossing Art, New York, NY

2006
                 Upon daydreaming of left over food for thought, (window display), C33 Space, Columbia College Chicago
200
5                 Experiment 400/5, Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago
                        Buddy System, Janette Kennedy Gallery at University of Texas at Dallas
                        Semi-gloss (with Laura Kina), mn gallery, Chicago, IL
2004                 Politics of A Moment, Evanston Arts Center, Evanston, IL
2003                 Straight out of right field (solo show), Modest Contemporary Art Projects, Chicago, IL
                        Mythical Nation, untitled (space) gallery, artSPACE, New Haven, CT
2002                 Analect, Stray Show (project through mn gallery), Chicago, IL
                        Slant, Subspace, Diverseworks, Houston, TX
                        Majority Rules, Free Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
                        Blueblood/blue collar, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001                 Goodbye Mr. Lee, Miss Wild Regrets (with Sarah Wild), Joymore, Chicago, IL
                        ...a many splendored thing (solo show), SPACELab, Spaces, Cleveland, OH
                        First Parking Lot Biennale, Chicago, IL
                        Hot Sheets, The optimistic, Chicago, IL
                        Medium(s), Asian American Arts Collective at Atomic Kitchen, Chicago, IL
2000                 Find, mn gallery, Chicago, IL
                        Print + Mass, Gallery 2, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1999                 Suite 35, Pilsen East Gallery, Chicago, IL
                        Not on Any Map, Betty Rymer Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1998                 Textuality, Gallery 2, School of the ARt Institute of Chicago
                        Yellow/Face, Pilsen East Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997                 Dilemma, Gary Marks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996                 Untitled, Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
                        A Sense of Place, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL
1995                 Unknown Chicago, Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
                        Eclectic Sight and Sound, Walt Disney Communications Center, Chicago, IL
1994                 Border/Crossings, Rackham Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
                        Echoes, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
                        Common Ground, South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
1993                 DestinAsian, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL



Curatorial Projects

200
8                 Lucky 13, Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago IL
2007                 Remake: The Sequel, Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL          
 
     
2006                 Wonder Ugly (in collaboration with Project A)
, Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Gallery, Gene Siskel Film Center
200
5                 Everybody Paints! Parlour Gallery, Chicago, IL
                        Then and Now, Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Gallery, Gene Siskel Film Center
2004                 100 Cuts (co-curated with Laura Kina), Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
                        Coming Soon..., Gene Siskel Film Center in conjunction with the 9th Annual Asian American Showcase


Performance

1998
                MMW Midnight Mud Wrestling, Adam Pincus Studios, Chicago, IL
1986                 Cancion, Rider from the North, Quality Bridge, Chicago, IL


Grants and Awards

2004
                Community Arts Assistance Program Grant
1999                 Anna Louise Raymond Fellowship
1993                 City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Stipend
1985                 Koppe Family Memorial Award for Studio Arts


Articles and Reviews

2003
                Gennocchio, Benjamin. "Art Review; The Asia Within Us: Bicultural Eyes and What They See",
                        New York Times, July 27
                        Birke, Judy. "Mythical Nation, where cultures overlap", New Haven Register, July 17
2002                 Wang, Dan S. "medium(s), Asian American Artists", ArtAsiaPacific,
                        
January/February/March 2002 Issue 33, page 33-34
2001                 Mikkalo, Erika. "How much is that theorist in the window? Tea at Joymore", Gravy
                        
(on-line magazine) Fall 2001 and Winter 2002, Issue 12
                        Camper, Fred. "Think Pieces, Sarah Wild and Larry Lee at Joymore",
                        Chicago Reader, November 8, page 22
2000                 Bulka, Michael. "5 Shows to See Now", New City Chicago, November 30, page 17
                        Skestos, Stephanie. "find", exhibition essay, November 17
1994                 Bonesteel, Michael. "Asian art is ripping", Evanston Review (Pioneer Press) May 12, page B5
1993                 Ciezadlo, Janina. "DestinAsian at the Chicago Cultural Center",
                        Chicago Artist's News, October, pages 5-6


Publications

2006                 "
RongRong and inri at Walsh Gallery ", ArtAsiaPacific, Winter
2005
                "
Vivan Sunderam, Re-Take of Amrita at Walsh Gallery ", ArtAsiaPacific, Fall  
                        "Fiona Tan, Correction at the MCA Chicago", ArtAsiaPacific, Summer
                        "Jitish Kallat, Lie of the Land at Walsh Gallery", ArtAsiaPacific, Spring
2000                 "Plum" and "Margate Park", Lantern, DePaul University Press, Spring
                        "The Food of Art", F News magazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, February
1999                 "Brian Doyle loves TV at Gallery 2", F News magazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, May
1997                 "Trifecta", Crab Orchard Review, Southern Illinois University Press, Spring


Teaching Experience

2006
-present     Instructor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, First Year Program; Art History, Theory and Criticism
2006-2007         Adjunct Professor, DePaul University, School of Education, Teaching and Learning through the Art
s
2005
                      Adjunct Faculty, DePaul University, Creating Art
2004
                Instructor, Evanston Arts Center, Observational and Conceptual Drawing
2003-
2006         Adjunct Faculty, Moraine Valley Community College, 2D Design; Drawing; Art Appreciation; Survey
                        of Art (From Impressionism to Contemporary)
2002-2004         Instructor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, First Year Program, 3D Studio
2001                 Visiting Artist, Multicultural Youth Mural Project, Chinese Mutual Aid Association
2000-2003         Instructor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Early College Program Summer Institute, Sculpture
1999-2003         Instructor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Early College Program, Carving and Casting; Mixed Media
1998                 Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, First Year Program, 3D Studio
                        Instructor of Record, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Early College Program, Figure Drawing
1997                 Teaching Assistant,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Early College Program Summer Institute, Sculpture
1996                 Visiting Artist, Blaine Public Elementary School (grades 4-8), Chicago, IL, Multicultural Arts Workshop


Professional Experience

2003                 Thesis Reader, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Art Education
                        Faculty Panelist, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Office of Multicultural Affairs Critiques
                        Faculty Panelist,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Undergraduate Critiques
2002                 Outside Advisor, Independent Study Project, Chicago Arts Program, Associated Colleges of the Midwest
                        Thesis Advisor,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Bachelor of Fine Arts Independent Projects
                 
      Faculty Panelist, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Undergraduate Critiques
2001-2005         Faculty Portfolio Counselor, Office of Admissions,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1996-2000         Staff/Faculty Advisor, Open Crits, Division of Graduate Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago


Lectures and Presentations

200
8                 Visiting Artist, Columbia College, Violencing Aesthetics, AP Summer Institute
2004                 Guest Lecturer, Columbia College, Dynamics of Collaboration, Decision Making: Visual Arts Management
2002                 Guest
Lecturer, DePaul University, Romanticism to Abstraction, Introduction to Philosophy
                        Guest Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Critique Strategies
                        English Language Fluency: Reading
2001                 Guest Lecturer, DePaul University, Creating Art
2000                 Guest Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Graduate Writing Workshop, Text Off the Page
1999                 Guest Lecturer, DePaul University, Multiculturalism and Democracy
1998                 Guest Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, First Year Program Colloquium Series
1997                 Panelist, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Midwest Asian American Student Conference,
                        The State of Asian American Art


Work History

2005-present      Assistant Director, Office of Admissions, School of the Art institute of Chicago

2005-2006          Midwest Correspondent, ArtAsiaPacific magazine
1995-2003          Assistant Director of Enrollment Services, Division of Continuing Studies
                         and Special Programs, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1993-1995          Programs Director, Asian American Cultural Arts and Educational Association
1986-1993          Manager, Mansfield, Callihan, Melville Fine Framing
1981-1986          Assistant Manager, Crown Books


Affiliations

2002-present      Screening Committee, Foundation for Asian American Independent Media
2001-present      Board of Directors, Asian American Artist Collective
                         Advisory Board, Center for Asian Arts and Media at Columbia College