(Scotland, b. Japan) EDUCATION2011 MFA, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY2009 Drawing and Painting Atelier, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA2002 BSEE Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS2011 I Will Always Make Time for You, Kidd Yellin Gallery, Brooklyn, NY2009 Naive American Art, Artstar, Philadelphia, PA2007 Born to Die, Big Car Gallery, Indianapolis, IN2006 Bears Will Tear Us Apart Again, Black Market, Los Angeles, CA AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES2010 Terra Foundation Residency, Giverny, France David K. Schafer Portrait Scholarship, New York Academy of Art Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art2009 Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art Best of Gage, First Place Portrait, Juror Billy Howard (Howard House Gallery)2008 Best of Gage, First Place Landscape, Juror Rock Huschka (Tacoma Art Museum)