CAREER SUMMARY

I am an accomplished, innovative and dependable arts leader specializing in contemporary art and digital media, with additional experience in public art, multidisciplinary arts and design. I have built several art and creative ventures into successful, reputable organizations across both public/private business models. My expertise includes art curating, exhibition design, project and event management, community development, industrial design/fabrication, video editing, writing, marketing and problem solving. I have an extremely strong work ethic consistently applied to all endeavors I’ve been involved in, with an ongoing commitment to collaboration, inclusivity and arts engagement.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Plus Gallery
Owner and Director
Founded in 2001 

  • Founded a celebrated contemporary art gallery with a focus on reputable artist representation, distinguished art exhibitions and experimental forums including film and performance mediums.

  • Developed a consistent, industry leading press profile of exceptional merit, including recognition as “Gallery of the Year” by Denver Post art critic Kyle MacMillan in 2009. 

  • Designed and authored all associated marketing materials for exhibitions and special events in support of leading artists within the program, as well as comprehensive print publications, press releases and artist essays. 

  • Maintained a successful communications newsletter with specific focus on diverse community events and long term client cultivation.

  • Integrated long term internship program in support of growth and learning for students and others seeking opportunity within a gallery context. 

  • Completed a distinguished renovation of a historic property in the River North Arts District as a home for the operation and distinguished space to host exhibitions.

  • Served as guest curator and lecturer for numerous ancillary exhibitions with institutions throughout Colorado and the Western Region (comprehensive list available upon request).

  • Sustained progressive special live events programming focused on experimental music, performance and other forms of art and entertainment that cohere to the gallery’s contemporary focus.

Denver Digerati
Founder and Creative Director
2013 - 2022

  • Established an innovative, new media based nonprofit arts organization in support of an international network of digital animation and motion artists.

  • Instituted world leading protocols on integration of digital motion art with outdoor LED displays as public art, with special emphasis in supporting youth education and early development.

  • Lead designer and author of effective brand, marketing materials, pitch decks, promotional content, press releases, print publications, website, artist interviews and constituent communications.

  • Developed a consistent and robust press profile in support of the organization’s programming and numerous public events.

  • Pioneered the distinguished, annual Supernova Digital Animation Festival, cultivating a global artist following and reputation.

  • Initiated an expansive slate of distinguished community partnerships with organizations that include the MCA Denver, Biennial of the Americas, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, ATLAS Institute at University of Colorado Boulder, Meow Wolf and numerous others.

  • Commissioned over 60 unique animations with leading artists from around the world, championing industry standards for fair artist compensation.

  • Developed and launched a Streaming Service in support of the Supernova festival.


Denver Theatre District
Creative Director
2009 - 2017

  • Established innovative programming concepts for a newly established Art District that supports interactive, immersive, experimental art activations and special events in downtown Denver, Colorado.

  • Curated and produced over 20 large format art billboards for key positions within the District.

  • Instituted advanced marketing protocols for motion-art presentations across six variable format public LED displays in the District.

  • Served on team that researched and devised Night Lights Denver permanent projection mapping installation on 16th Street Mall at the Daniels and Fisher Tower.

  • Designed and produced several multi-page marketing booklets to support the excellence of the  District’s events and achievements.

Art in Public Places
Contract Administrator and Project Manager
2008 - 2014

  • Served as Curator and Manager for Spokes, a Colorado artist competition for the commission of a major bike-themed sculpture, positioned for 3 years outside the McNichols Civic Center in Denver, with final permanent location at the apex of the Westend Residence Complex and Cuernavaca Park.

  • Served as Curator and Manager for USA Pro Challenge and Denver International Airport’s annual celebration of Art and Cycling. Commissioned a dozen unique artistic works utilizing the form of the bicycle each year by local artists for public display on top of baggage terminals at DIA through years 2011 - 2014.

  • Served on the Denver Mayor’s Commission for Cultural Affairs, influencing several public art commissions through the commission process.

Freelance Design Studio
Established in 1993

  • Established a wide ranging freelance design practice that includes graphic design, trade show design, interior display, custom fabrication, film production and video editing. I have completed a wide range of large and small scale design and artistic projects for numerous corporate clients and individuals that include:

  • Custom Design and Fabrication
    * Julien 32 apartment complex renovation, Denver, CO. (custom apartment balcony railings, bike storage, exterior and interior furnishings)
    * Barnard Corporate Office, Denver, CO. (custom conference table and interior furnishings)
    * Strautnieks Residence, Denver, CO. (custom stair and railings)
    * Waterman Residence, Denver, CO. (custom retractable outdoor deck awning)
    * Rudofsky Residence, Denver, CO. (custom dining table)
    * Intrado, Boulder, CO. (custom video wall)
    * Subwire, Phoenix, AZ. (custom conference table and display stand)
    * Carlen Residence, Denver, CO. (custom shelving unit and dining table)
    * RTKL Architects, Baltimore, MD. (custom display shelving)
    * Seitel Solutions, Houston & Calgary facilities. (custom operations center design & furniture)
    * Headwaters MB, Denver, CO. (custom signage)
    * ATT Wireless - Salt Lake City Olympic Showcase.
    * Inflow, 16 U.S. Facilities, 1 Dublin, Ireland facility. (custom reception desks and furnishings)
    * REI/Rossignol Ski, USA OUTLETS. (custom pole sizing display)
    * Morton International, Amsterdam, Holland. (custom product displays)
    * Salt Lake Art Center, SLC, UT. (promotional video)
    * Wasatch Brewery Retail Outlet, SLC, UT. (custom retail displays and checkout station)
    * Hydrogen Works, CO. (exposition design and fabrication)
    * Arrow Dynamics Rollercoasters, UT. (trade show booth)
    * Link VTC Videotelecommunications, CO. (trade show booth)
    * Nordica Ski, VT.. (trade show booth)
    * Rossignol Ski and Snowboard, VT.. (trade show booths)
    * Teltrust telecommunications, UT.. (trade show booth)
    * Viewpoint Datalabs, UT.. (trade show booth)
    * Hill Air Force Base Museum, UT. (custom interpretive displays)
    * Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce, ID. (custom interpretive displays)
    * Jordanelle Visitor Center, UT. (custom interpretive displays)
    * Kaibab Visitor Center, UT. (custom interpretive displays)
    * Williams Visitor Center, AZ. (custom interpretive displays)

    Film And Video
    * Non Emergency Medical Transport (NEMT), short film, Chelsea Isabella Director (Editor), Denver, CO.
    * Denver Digerati, content creator for all promotional videos, program previews, program documentation, artist interviews and social media posts, Denver, CO.
    * "Colorado Chapter YPO: A Life Changing Experience," (Direction, DP & Editor), Denver, CO.
    * "The Splat Phenomenon," Doris Laughton Artist Video (Direction & DP), Denver, CO.
    * "Obsolete Gods," short film, Noah Manos Director (Exec. Editor), Denver, CO.
    * "A Day or So in the Life of Cordell Taylor Gallery," short film, (Direction, DP & Editor), Denver, CO.
    * YPO Colorado Chapter, Special Event Films, (Direction, DP & Editor), Denver, CO.
    * INFLOW, Various Corporate Identity/Motivational Films, (Direction, DP & Editor), Denver, CO.
    * Utah Arts Council, Living Traditions Festival PSA, (Direction & Editor), Salt Lake City, UT.
    * Sundance Film Festival Trailer Series: Wish You Were Here, Come to Life and The Dream Factory, (Direction, Producer and Co-writer), SLC, UT and LA, CA.
    * Surface Inc., Documentation of projects, (Direction, DP & Editor), Salt Lake City, UT.

  • Graphic Design
    * Denver Theatre District (promotional booklets), Denver, CO.
    * Denver Digerati & Supernova Digital Animation Festival (promotional materials and program guides), Denver, CO.
    * Plus Gallery (promotional materials and publications), Denver, CO.
    * Lodo District (members newsletter), Denver, CO.
    * Denver Art Dealers Association (members bi-annual marketing booklet), Denver, CO.
    * Young Presidents Organization (annual members guide), Denver, CO.
    * Modus Design (marketing pamphlet), Salt Lake City, UT.
    * Secret Corporate Zodiac (unpublished book design), Salt Lake City, UT.

Sundance Institute and Film Festival
Presentation Manager and Print Traffic Coordinator
1992 - 2000

  • Managed quality of all film presentations for venues across five cities/regions that encompass the annual Sundance Film Festival.

  • Interacted with filmmakers from around the world, in high-pressure situations to guarantee quality of film screenings.

  • Led a staff of 10 volunteers within the technical department for control and transport of 35mm film prints for all festival screenings.

  • Directed, wrote and produced a series of three promotional trailers for the 1999 edition of the Sundance Film Festival, in collaboration with two members of the print Traffic Staff. 

Edwards and Daniels Architects  
Model Builder  
1992 - 1996

  • Worked closely with lead project architects at one of Salt Lake City’s leading architectural firms to construct major models for competitive client presentations.

Journalist and Freelance Writer
1990 - 1996

Various Cinemas
35mm Film Projectionist
1986 - 2000

  • Blue Mouse

  • Cinema In Your Face

  • Tower Movie Theatre

  • Sundance Resort

  • Sundance Film Festival

Exhibit Systems Inc.
Designer/Draftsman
1990 - 1992  

  • Served as beginning draftsman for Chief Designer of National Trade Show Design company Exhibit Systems based in Salt Lake City, UT.  Experience in building models and designing smaller scale projects within the firm.


University of Utah
Student Union Movie Theater Manager
1986 - 1990  

  • Served as Program Manager and Curator for University of Utah Student Movie Theater in Salt Lake City, UT. Managed a staff of three to five employees.

Richard Hanks Contractor
Residential Home Builder
1984 - 1986  

  • Served as laborer in all phases of residential home construction for private home builder in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

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PRESS NOTICES

An overview and partial list is available at Press Notices

COMMUNITY BOARD POSITIONS

Denver Art Dealers Association * Denver Mayor’s Commission for Cultural Affairs * Redline Contemporary Art Center * PlatteForum * Denver Art Museum * MCA Denver * Lodo District * Surface, Inc.

GUEST LECTURER

Rhode Island College * NYU Tisch School of the Arts * Pratt Institute Department of Digital Arts * Bend Design Oregon * LYNX CU Denver Summer Camp * MCA Denver Teens * Culturehaus Denver Art Museum * Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design * Denver Office of Cultural Affairs

GUEST CURATOR / JUROR FOR ART EXHIBITIONS

GOCA Ent Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, CO (2023) * RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO (2019) * IceCube Gallery, Denver, CO (2015) * The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins (2014) *  Edge Cooperative Art Gallery, Denver (2013) * Utah Arts Council,  Salt Lake City, UT (2011) * Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO (2006 & 2010) * UCCS Gallery of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs, CO (2009) * Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO (2009) * Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY (2009) * Lab at Belmar, Lakewood, CO (2008) * Denver Public Library Central Branch, Denver, CO (2008) * Evergreen Art Center, Evergreen, CO (2007) * Curfman Gallery at CSU, Fort Collins, CO (2006) * UCDHS Visual Art Dept, Denver, CO (2005-06) * Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO (2004-05) * Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver, CO (2003 - 04)

ART EXHIBITIONS AND COMMISSIONS (AS ARTIST)

Choose your own normality, Group Exhibition, Raquel Meyers Curator, Bilbao, Spain 2021 - 2022
Julien 32, Common Space Artwork Commission, Denver, CO, 2020
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Shoe Ball fundraising benefit, Denver, CO, 2005
Culturhaus Benefit, The Art of the City, Walnut Foundry, Denver, CO, 2004
Block 7 Gallery, Plastered: Political Prints, Belmar Center, Lakewood, CO, 2004
Weilworks, Digital Movement, Denver, CO, 2004 
Fresh Art Gallery, Designer Showcase, Denver, CO, 2004
Fresh Art Gallery, Momentum Group Show, Denver, CO, 2004
Intrado, Corporate Commission, Longmont, CO, 2003 
Andenken Gallery, Summer Group Show, Denver, CO, 2002 
Utah Alternative 2002, Group Show, Salt Lake City, UT, 2002 
Philadelphia Furniture Show, Juried Showcase, Philadelphia, PA, 2002 
The Wheelbarrow, False Art Show, Denver, CO, 2002 
Andenken Gallery, All Lights Group Show, Denver, CO, 2002 
New Frontier Media, Corporate Commission, Boulder, CO, 2001 
Artisan Gallery, Threepeat Group Show, Salt Lake City, UT, 2001 
The Gallery at Visage, Two person show, Salt Lake City, UT, 2000 
Utah Arts Festival, Artist of the Day, Salt Lake City, UT, 2000 
The Gallery at Visage, Group show, Salt Lake City, UT, 2000 
Ken Sanders Rare Books, Handmade Book Exhibition, Salt Lake City, UT, 1999 
Art Access Gallery, Under Construction installation, Salt Lake City, UT, 1999 
Bibliotect, Come to Life installation, Salt Lake City, UT, 1999   
Brennan residence, Art Wall Lamp commission, Salt Lake City, UT, 1997 
Arts of Utah Gallery, Group show, Salt Lake City, UT, 1997 
Utah Arts Festival, Artists street installation, Salt Lake City, UT, 1997 
Salt Lake Art Center, Surface Group show, Salt Lake City, UT, 1996 
Morton International Headquarters, Corporate Commission, Braunschweig, Germany, 1996 
Louder Than Words Gallery, Three person show, Salt Lake City, UT, 1996 
Cordell Taylor Gallery, T.V. Set multi-media installation, Salt Lake City, UT, 1995 
Louder Than Words Gallery, Group show, Salt Lake City, UT, 1995 

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EDUCATION

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
B.S. Degree, Urban Planning with Pre-Architecture emphasis
Leadership Scholarship

Idaho Falls High School, Idaho Falls, ID
Student Body President
Varsity Tennis
Varsity Debate and Speech
Boys State