On November 19th, 2004, I curated and hosted Blood from a Turnip, Rhode Island’s only late night puppet salon, with Vanessa Gilbert at Perishable Theatre in downtown Providence. The evening, featured short-form live puppetry for adults, including performances by Bonnie Duncan, Liz Joyce and Tim Lagasse, Jenine Bressner, and Marya Errin Jones.
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On November th, 2004, I presented my artist-talk at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI to Petra Kuppers’s Medical Visions/Medical Performances class.
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On October 15th, 2004, I performed The Adventures of Michael Jackson and the Animals of Neverland Ranch at Perishable Theatre as part of Blood From A Turnip, Rhode Island’s Only late night puppetry salon.
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On October 15th, 2004, I curated and hosted Blood from a Turnip, Rhode Island’s only late-night puppetry salon, with Vanessa Gilbert at Perishable Theater in Downtown Providence.
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On September 20th, 2004, I performed The Adventures of Michael Jackson and the Animals of Neverland Ranch at Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The performance was as part of Lymphomania, an evening of vaudeville, variety, and live music to benefit artist, Jen Swain who was battling lymphatic cancer.
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In May 2001, I graduated from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) with a BFA in Studio Art. At the graduation ceremony, DJ Spooky was a featured speaker and was awarded an honorary degree. While at SAIC, my focus was in Transdisciplinary Studies with a concentration on performance and puppetry.
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In 1996, I was the recipient of the Art of Leadership award at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where I was pursuing my BFA in studio arts. At SAIC, I studied a broad range of art including performance, puppetry, video art, sound art, site-specific installation, photography (analogue and digital), sculpture, drawing, painting, creative writing, and art history, theory, and criticism.
From September 1994-May 1996, I was the recipient of a Merit Scholarship at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where I was pursuing my undergraduate degree in Studio Art. At SAIC, I studied a broad range of art including performance, puppetry, video art, sound art, site-specific installation, photography (analogue and digital), sculpture, drawing, painting, creative writing, and art history, theory, and criticism.