Group Exhibitions
2012 - (Con)Text, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2011 - 1st Year Graduate Show, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Tikkun Olam: A Restoration Project, JCC, Tucson, AZ
In This Moment, Stone Dragon Studio, Tucson, AZ
2010 - Small Wonders, The Drawing Studio, Tucson, AZ
Sculptural Books: Memory & Desire, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
Annual Juried VISCOM Exhibit, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
BFA Studio Senior Exhibition, Union Gallery, Tucson, AZ
T.A.G. Mix - Gallery 801, Tucson, AZ
2009 - Moment & Memory: Works by Alice M. Vinson & Jessica Livengood, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2nd Annual Summer Salon, Tucson, AZ
10th Annual "Artists' Books" Exhibition, Cuesta College Art Gallery, San Luis Obispo, California
Sweet Tooth - Undergraduate Exchange and Exhibition, Central Michigan University
3-D Invitational Exhibition: Selected works from U of A Undergraduates, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson
TAG Group Exhibit, GASP Gallery, Tucson
2nd Letters & Numbers Celebration and Auction - Chax Press, Tucson
2008 - bi•jou, DaDa Gallery, Tucson
Annual Art Auction, Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson
Arrival, Rocket Gallery, Tucson
Summer Salon 2008, Moeller House, Tucson
underpressuretwentythreefiftythree: Undergraduate Printmaking and Artists' Books, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson
Kore Press Art Auction & Brunch Invitational, Kore Press, Tucson
3-D Juried Exhibition: Selected works from U of A Undergraduates, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson
2007 - Juried Student Art Exhibit, Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, Tucson
Kore Press Art Auction & Brunch Invitational, Kore Press, Tucson
2006 - Artist Made Books, Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine
Student Art Exhibit, PCC Student Gallery, Tucson
Kore Press Art Auction & Brunch Invitational, Kore Press, Tucson
2005 - Infusion Gallery, Tucson
Bound & Unbound Juried Exhibition, Tohono Chul Gallery, Tucson
Toy Camera Photographs Exhibit, Centric Photography, Tucson
Kore Press Art Auction & Brunch Invitational, Kore Press, Tucson
Hot Shoe Salon, Tucson
2004 - Annual Invitational Postcard Exhibit, The Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
Waterfront Art Festival, New London, CT
Hot Shoe Salon, Tucson
Annual Winter Group Exhibit, Metroform Ltd., Tucson
2003 - 3-D & Mixed Media Art , Epic Cafe, Tucson
Annual Winter Group Exhibit, Metroform Ltd., Tucson
2002 - Student Art Exhibit, PCC Student Gallery, Tucson
Gallery Students Art Exhibit, PCC Student Gallery, Tucson
Juried Student Art Exhibit, Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, Tucson
Summer Student Art Exhibit, PCC Student Gallery, Tucson
A Bouquet for Louis Carlos Bernal, The Drawing Studio, Tucson
Tucson Convention Center, Tucson
6th Annual Hot Shoe Salon, Tucson
2001 - Alternative Processes Exhibit, PCC Student Gallery, Tucson
Solo Exhibitions
2002 - Hercules Florence Gallery, Tucson
Awards
2011 - Peggy Speed Scholarship, University of Arizona
University of Arizona Graduate Access Fellowship, University of Arizona
2010 - Best Visual Book Award, Barbara Lewis Challenge, PaperWorks
Members' Choice Award, Barbara Lewis Challenge, PaperWorks
Silver Award, Annual Juried VISCOM Exhibit, University of Arizona
2009 - Josette Pignato Scholarship, University of Arizona
Fine Arts Resident Achievement Tuition Award, University of Arizona
2008 - PaperWorks Scholarship, University of Arizona
UA Spirit of Excellence Scholarship, University of Arizona
Fine Arts Resident Achievement Tuition Award, University of Arizona
2007 - Fine Arts Resident Achievement Tuition Award, University of Arizona
First Place, Honors Program Scholar Competition for Art, PCC
The Arizona Designer Craftsman Southern Chapter; Susan Chambers Endowment Award, Juried Student Art Exhibit, PCC
Division Award, Juried Student Art Exhibit, PCC
Excellence Award, Juried Student Art Exhibit, PCC
First Place Art, Sandscript Magazine, Tucson
Tucson Women's Club Lela McKay Scholarship, PCC
2006 - Tucson Women's Club Lela McKay Scholarship, PCC
2004 - Arts & Communications Division Recognition Award, PCC
First Place Art, Sandscript Magazine, Tucson
2002 - Best of Photography, Juried Student Art Exhibit, PCC
First Place Art, Sandscript Magazine, Tucson
Recognition Award, Photography Department, PCC
1992 - Air Force Officers' Wives' Club Scholarship, Panama Canal College
1991 - Air Force Officers' Wives' Club Scholarship, Panama Canal College
Publications
PaperWorks Journal, 2011
Handmade Books, Lark Books, 2010
500 Handmade Books, Lark Books, 2008
Arizona Daily Wildcat, 25 June, 2008
500 Bracelets,Lark Books, 2005
Sandscript Magazine, 2006-2007 Edition
Mount Desert Islander, 04 August, 2006
Sandscript Magazine, 2001-2002 Edition
Aztec Press, Vol. 47 Issue 1, 2002
Aztec Press, Vol. 46 Issue 23, 2002
Collections
Central Michigan University
University of Arizona Library Special Collection
Center For Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Professional Experience
2010-present - Faculty member of The Drawing Studio instructing classes in the Book Arts.
2012 - Creating Artists Books Inspired by Poetry - Arizona State University Museum of Art - Tempe, AZ
2011 - Instructor in Book Arts - Art of Summer - Junior Immersion Program in Studio Arts - The Drawing Studio - Tucson, AZ
Instructor in Book Arts - Intro & Beginning Book Arts, Coptic Binding Workshops - The Drawing Studio - Tucson, AZ
Guest Instructor, Book Arts and Sculpture, Basis Schools, Tucson, AZ
Guest Speaker - The Challenge of Creating an Artists' Book - Tucson Festival of Books - Tucson, AZ
Guest Artist - Pima Community College - Tucson, AZ
2010 - Instructor in Book Binding - Chax Press Summer Intensive - Chax Press - Tucson, AZ
Instructor in Book Arts - Art of Summer - Junior Immersion Program in Studio Arts - The Drawing Studio - Tucson, AZ
Guest Instructor, Book Arts and Sculpture, Basis Schools, Tucson, AZ
Guest Speaker - How to Read an Artist Book - Tucson Festival of Books - Tucson, AZ
Guest Artist - Pima Community College - Tucson, AZ
2009 - Intro to Bookmaking - Workshop - Honors College - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ
Guest Speaker - How to Read an Artist Book - PaperWorks - Tucson, AZ
2008 - Guest Artist - University of Arizona/3-D Design (Fall Semester)
Guest Artist - University of Arizona/3-D Design (Spring Semester)
2005 - Intro to Artist Books - Workshop - The Free School - University of Montana - Missoula, Montana
2005 - Guest Artist - University of Arizona/Mixed Media Book
2004, 2005 & 2006 - Guest Artist - Pima Community College - Tucson, Arizona
2002 - Photo Transfer Workshop - Voices (a non-profit program for at risk youth) - Tucson, Arizona
Education
Currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts - Studio Art at The University of Arizona
2010 - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Studio Art with a minor in Creative Writing at the University of Arizona
2007 - Associates in Fine Arts - Visual Arts - Emphasis Photography - With Distinction & Highest Honors - PCC
2007 - Associates in Arts - Liberal Arts - With Distinction & Highest Honors - PCC
1991-1993 - Courses in Business and Accounting - Panama Canal College
Organizations
Tucson Artists' Group (TAG)
PaperWorks
The Book Arts Collective - University of Arizona
College Book Arts Association
