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Education:
2009        BFA in Studio Art with a 2D Emphasis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007        Undergraduate Coursework:  Humanities in Art: Public Art in Mae Sai, Thailand: University of Wisconsin-Stevens  Point, Wisconsin
2005        Undergraduate Coursework:  University of Wisconsin-Washington County, West Bend, Wisconsin
               
Other Related Experiences:
2009       Studio Assistant:  Arcadian Press, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008       Studio Assistant:  Tandem Press, Madison, Wisconsin
2008       Residency Assistant:  Keith Wilson, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2008       Founder:  Poorboy Press, Madison, Wisconsin
2007       President: Carlsten Gallery Student Advisory Committee, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2005       President: Writers Guild, University of Wisconsin-Washington Country


Curatorial Experience:
2011      Curator:  Animal as Metaphor, Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2007      Curator: Truth and Lies: Video as New Narrative, Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2006      Curator: Schneider Student Gallery and Mezzanine Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point        

Awards and Distinctions:
2009       Deans Distinguished Award for Academic Excellence, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2009       Wisconsin Fund for Scholars Stipend Award, Madison, Wisconsin
2009       Bay View Books Arts Gallery Award for Book Arts, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2009       Arts Bash Award for Excellence in Painting, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008       Student Service and Leadership Award, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008       James R. Hill Award for Excellence in Drawing, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008       Richard Schneider Annual Ceramics Award, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008       Arts Bash Award for Excellence in Printmaking, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007       Arts Bash Award for Excellence in Painting, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2006       Arts Bash Award for Excellence in Printmaking, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2005       Foundations Award for Excellence, Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Collections:
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, William C. Bunce Artists’ Book Archive, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Golay Print Collection, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Public Collection, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Permanent Collection, Kenosha, Wisconsin
University of Wyoming, Permanent Collection, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Illinois State University, Normal Editions Workshop Archive, Normal-Bloomington, Illinois
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, Permanent Collection, West Bend, Wisconsin

Selected Competitive Exhibitions:
2013       Winter Prospectus, Gallery 3, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
2009       Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communications Arts Gallery Kenosha, Wisconsin  
              Juror: Doug Devinny
2009       Student Juried Exhibition, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
              Juror: Robin Kinney
2008       Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communications Arts Gallery, Kenosha, Wisconsin
              Juror:  Karla Hackenmiller
2008       Student Juried Exhibition, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
              Juror:  Josie Osborne
2007       Student Juried Exhibition, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
              Juror: David Wells

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2018       No Brow, Collage, Hoax Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2018       
The House that Evie Built, New Paintings, Jabberwock Studios, Algoma, Wisconsin
2016      
No Brow, Collage, Waukesha Tattoo Company and Galleria, Waukesha, Wisconsin
2012
       Thanks for Nothing, New Paintings, Sentry Insurance Building, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2012       Thanks for Nothing, Works on Paper, Scarabocchio Art Museum, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2011       The Thinnest Air, Mixed Media, Wisconsin Arts Board Office, Madison, Wisconsin
2010       BlanketFACE vs. RemoteControl, Flying Pig Gallery and Greenspace, Algoma, Wisconsin
2010       BlanketFACE, Paintings, Wisconsin Arts Board Office, Madison, Wisconsin
2010       Everything is Fine in the Suburbs, Paintings, Flying Pig Gallery and Greenspace, Algoma, Wisconsin
2009       Curious Dirt, Book Art Exhibit, Wisconsin Arts Board Office, Madison, Wisconsin
2009       The Bird and the Breast, Noel Fine Arts Center Mezzanine Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2009       Construct, Woodblock Prints, Portage County Arts Alliance Office, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008       We Wanted So Badly to be Real, Noel Fine Arts Center, Mezzanine Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007       How to Break Glass, Paintings, Richard Schneider Student Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007       This Beating Sound, Intaglio Prints, Portage County Arts Alliance Office Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007       These Bears Are Misfits, Noel Fine Art Center, Mezzanine Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2006       These Cast Shadows, Noel Fine Arts Center, Mezzanine Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2006       Familiar, Paintings, Centercase for Art, Lafollette Lounge, University Center, Stevens Point, Wisconsin 

Selected Group and Invitational Exhibitions:
2013       Winter Prospectus, Gallery 3, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
2011       Animal As Metaphor, New Mixed Media, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2011       Small Print Exhibit, Saint John’s on the Lake, Uihlien Peters Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2009       Class of 2009, BFA Exhibit, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2009       Grand Opening, Triptophonic Studios, Waupaca, Wisconsin
2009       Arts Walk, Arts Alliance Office, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008       Everything is Fine in the Suburbs, Richard Schneider Student Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008       Gotta Light, 1st Annual Light Sculpture Show, Noel Fine Arts Center, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008       Arts Walk, Bella Artisan Wines, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007       The Space Between, University of Wyoming and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point             
2007       Beating Sounds, Arts Village Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007       Arts Walk, Curiosities Sugar3, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2006       Foundations Show, Noel Fine Arts Center, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2005       Black and Blue, Pillars Cafe, West Bend, Wisconsin
2005       Mutton, Pillars Cafe, West Bend, Wisconsin

Conferences:
2011       Americans for the Arts (AFTA), San Diego, California
2011       Public Art Network Conference (PAN), San Diego, California
2008       Normal Editions, University of Illinois, Normal-Bloomington, Illinois

Publications and Catalogs:
2010       Travis Lester’s Suburbs Featured at Flying Pig, Peninsula Pulse Newspaper, March 19-April 2, 2010
2009       22nd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communications Arts Gallery, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Catalog
2008       21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communications Arts Gallery, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Catalog
2008       Best Bet: UWSP Gallery Features Videos, Stevens Point Journal, Thursday, February 21, 2008
2008       UWSP Gallery Explores Video Narratives,Stevens Point Journal, Monday, February 11, 2008
2006       Counterpoint Artist Showcase, UW-Stevens Point Student Newspaper
2005       Ubiquitous Student Newspaper, Published Poems, West Bend, Wisconsin
2004       Ubiquitous Student Newspaper, Published Poems, West Bend, Wisconsin
2004       400 University Drive, Annually Published Student Poems, West Bend, Wisconsin

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