EDUCATION
2007-Present
The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Boston, Massachusetts.Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, to be completed January, 2009.
1994-1996
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration, 1996.
1991-1993
Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho.AWARDS AND HONORS
Grant for Curriculum and Professional Development for the Brigham Young University-Idaho Art Department, Thomas E. Ricks Associates, Rexburg, Idaho, 2005.
Certificate of Merit, 46th Annual Society of Illustrators Exhibition,
Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration, New York City,
2004.
Best of Show and Silver Award in Illustration, Utah Intercollegiate Art and Design Competition, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1996
EXHIBITIONS
2007
Faculty Show, Spori Gallery, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho.2006
48th Annual Society of Illustrators Exhibition, Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration, New York City. Juried by Diane Dillon, Patrick Arrasmith, David Christiana, Daniel Dos Santos, Gary Kelley, Tim O'Brien, Elizabeth Parisi, Rob Shepperson, and Whitney Sherman.Faculty Show, Spori Gallery, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg,
Idaho.
2005
Spectrum: The Exhibition, Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration, New York City.Curated by Irene Gallo, Gregory Manchess, Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner.
Invitational.
2004
46th Annual Society of Illustrators Exhibition, Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration, New York City. Juried by Vincent Di Fate, Marti Golon, John Mattos, Bill Mayer, Wendell Minor, Robert Andrew Parker, Paolo Pepe, and Anthony Russo.Imagination & Illustration, Terra Nova Gallery, Provo, Utah. Curated by David Hawkinson. Invitational.
Great Things/Small Packages, Terra Nova Gallery, Provo, Utah. Curated
by David Hawkinson. Invitational.
19th Annual Religious and Spiritual Art of Utah, Springville Museum of
Art, Springville, Utah. Curated by Vern Swanson.
2002
78th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah. Juried by Jody Klotz-Vletas, Donna Poulton, and Vern Swanson.An Olympiad of Artists, Repartee Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah. Curated by Sharon Swindle. Invitational.
2001
77th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah. Juried by Peter Adams, Elaine Adams, and Vern Swanson.1999
75th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah. Juried by Ric Collier Nancy Harrison, and Vern Swanson.SELECTED COMMISSIONS
2007
Turtles Take Their Time, Children's Novelty Book, Author Margaret Wang, Piggy Toes Press, Intervisual Books Inc., Santa Monica, California.Dragon Egg, Children's Picture Book, Author Mallory Loehr, Random
House Children's Books, New York City.
2005
Meow: Cat Stories From Around the World, Children's Picture Book, Author Jane Yolen, HarperCollins Publishers, New York City.2004
The Circle of Light Series: Greyfax Grimwald, Faragon Fairingay, Calix Stay, and Squaring the Circle, Book Cover Art, Author Niel Hancock, Tor Books, New York City.Love and Kisses Bunny, Children's Novelty Book, Author Dandi Daley
Mackall, Simon and Schuster, New York City.
Mouse Attack, Book Cover Art, Author Manjula Padma, Pan Macmillan, London.
Illustrations for Baby Toy Packaging, Suwin Chan, New York City.
2003
Charlotte's Web, The Trumpet of the Swan, and Stuart Little, Book Cover Art, Author E. B. White, HarperCollins Publishers, New York City.Peter Pan, Book Cover Art, Author J. M. Barrie, HarperCollins Publishers, New York City.
Freaky Friday Series: Freaky Friday, Summer Switch, and Billions for
Boris, Book Cover Art, Author Mary Rogers, HarperCollins Publishers, New
York City.
Young Heros Series: Odysseus in the Serpent Maze, Hippolyta and the Curse
of the Amazons, Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast, and Jason and the Gorgon's
Blood, Book Cover Art, Authors Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris, HarperCollins
Publishers, New York City.
What's Hatching? Children's Novelty Book, Author Mara Conlon,
Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, New York City.
One Hungry Bunny! Children's Novelty Book, Author Mara Conlon,
Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, New York City.
2002
Surviving the Applewhites, Book Cover Art, Author Stephanie S. Tolan, HarperCollins Publishers, New York City.Packaging for Kleenex-Brand Facial Tissue, Kimberly-Clark
Corporation, Wisconsin.
The Wind in the Willows, Book Cover Art, Authors Ellen Miles/Kenneth
Grahame, Scholastic Inc., New York City.
The Winged Cat, Book Cover Art, Author Deborah Nourse Lattimore, HarperCollins
Publishers, New York City.
The Sailor Who Captured the Sea, Book Cover Art, Author Deborah Nourse
Lattimore, HarperCollins Publishers, New York City.
If You're Happy and You Know It, Children's Board Book, Authors
Pamela Beall and Susan Nipp, Wee Sing™, Penguin Putnam Books for
Young Readers, New York City.
Old MacDonald, Children's Board Book, Authors Pamela Beall and
Susan Nipp, Wee Sing™, Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, New
York City.
The Legend of Landlock™, Packaging and Game Pieces, Gamewrigh®
Inc., Massachusetts.
Illustrations for Baby Formula Packaging, Biondo Group, New York City.
2001
Forest, Book Cover Art, Author Janet Taylor Lisle, Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, New York City.Retail Display Illustrations, Bath and Body Works.
Mandy, 30th Anniversary Edition Book Cover Art, Author Julie Andrews,
HarperCollins Publishers, New York City.
The Ants Go Marching, The Hokey Pokey, The Ten Days of Christmas, and
Away in a Manger, Children's Board Books, Authors Pamela Beall and
Susan Nipp, Wee Sing™, Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, New
York City.
Hisss™, Packaging and Game Pieces, Gamewright® Inc., Massachusetts.
2000
"A Work of Ark," Limited Edition Print, Somerset House Publishing, Houston, Texas.Silhouette of a Wish, Book Cover Art, Authors David Evans & Todd
Erickson, Sunrise Books, Utah.
Shiva's Fire, Book Cover Art, Author Suzanne Fisher Staples, HarperCollins
Publishers, New York City.
Arabian Nights Three Tales, Book Cover Art, Author Deborah Nourse Lattimore,
HarperCollins Publishers, New York City.
Cassie Loves Beethoven, Book Cover Art and Interior Chapter Headings, Author Alan Arkin, Hyperion Books For Children, New York City.
BIBLIOGRAPHY (*reviews)
Amy Barrus, "Award-winning illustrator turns art teacher,"
Brigham Young University-Idaho Scroll, September 2005.
Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner, Spectrum: The Exhibition Catalog, Society
of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration, New York City, September
2005.
*Kathleen Whalin, Review of Meow: Cat Stories From Around the World,
School Library Journal, August 2005.
*Review of Meow: Cat Stories From Around the World, Kirkus Reviews, July
1, 2005.
Society of Illustrators 46th Annual of American Illustration, Society
of Illustrators Inc., 2005.
Spectrum 11 : The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Fenner and
Arnie Fenner/Spectrum Design LLC. 2004.
David Hawkinson, "Imagination and Illustration: an exhibition
of original illustrations," Terra Nova Gallery Tearsheet, October
2004.
Spectrum 10: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Fenner and
Arnie Fenner/Spectrum Design LLC. 2003.
D. Kealii Elmer, "Art By Hala: Pl. Grove resident creates art for
public appreciation," Pleasant Grove Review, December 18, 2003.
Carma Wadley, "77th Spring Salon Utah art - a garden of variety," Deseret News, May 13, 2001.
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES &
PUBLIC-SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2006
Art Department, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho.Forum on Children & Literature, Utah Valley State College, Orem,
Utah.
2005
Interview, KBYI Radio, Rexburg, Idaho.2004
Special Education Literacy Cohort, Alpine School District, Utah.2003
Art Department, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho.2002
Design Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.COLLECTIONS
- Utah County Fine Art Collection, Provo, Utah.
- Elizabeth Morris, Private Collection, Salt Lake City, Utah.