EDUCATION
2015 – Current University of Wisconsin Madison - Madison, WI Study Towards Masters of Fine Arts - Wood
2007 – 2011 California College of The Arts - San Francisco, CA. Graduated with Recognition – BFA Furniture Design
EXHIBITIONS
2017 "Arguing With the Wall" University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2017 "LOG" Wood Area Review Show - University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2017 "Ways of Breathing" Masters of Art Exhibition University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2016 "Big Ten[T]" Arthelix Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016 “The Jettisoned Object” University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2016 “Taxonomy” University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2016 “Lasagna” - Second Year Review University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2015 “Standard Deviation” - First Year Review University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2015 “Emissaries” University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2015 “Tunnel Vision” University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2015 “First Years Baby!” University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2014 “New Territories” Laboratories for Design, Craft, and Art in Latin America, New York, NY
2014 Oax-i-fornia: Del Ida y Vuelta: Deseño Contemporaneo en Mexico, Mexico City, MX
2013 “NonVerbal Cues” Maaike – Furniture Resurrection, Sydney, AU
2013 “NonVerbal Cues” Australian National University School of Art, Canberra,AU
2012 “Curiosities” Rock, Paper, Scissors Collective, Oakland, CA
2012 Arkitektura’s Design Assembly Design/ Make Furniture From The Bay, San Francisco, CA
2012 Art Murmur (April & May) Era Art Bar, Oakland CA
2011 “Bay Area Now 6” Yuerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2011 “USE ME” Mina Dresden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 “Family Tree - 65 Years of Fine Wood Working in Northern California” Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, CA
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDS & GRANTS
2017 Chazen Museum Prize,Madison, WI.
2017 Education Graduate Research Scholar - Advanced Opportunity Fellowship: University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI.
2015 Education Graduate Research Scholar - Advanced Opportunity Fellowship: University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI.
2013 Australian National University Research School of Humanities and the Arts External Researcher Travel Grant: Australian National University, Canberra, AU.
2010 Sam Maloof Scholarship: Anderson Ranch Summer Session, Snowmass, CO.
2010 Faculty Honors Scholarship: California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA.
2009 Faculty Honors Scholarship: California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA.
2008 BRCH Foundation Scholarship: Boca Raton, FL.
2008 Faculty Honors Scholarship: California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA.
2007 Faculty Honors Scholarship: California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA.
2007 Deans List: Palm Beach Community College, Boca Raton, FL.
2006 Deans List: Palm Beach Community College, Boca Raton, FL.
2004 The Scholastic Art & Writing Gold Key Award: The Art institute of Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
2004 Honorable Mention Award: The “Women in the Visual Arts,” Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
2004 Certificate of Merit Award: The “Women in the Visual Arts,” Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
2004 Scholastic Achievement Award: Portfolio III, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
2004 Scholastic Achievement Award: Jewelry, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
RESIDENCIES
2013 Australian National University Research School of Humanities and the Arts External Researcher Travel Grant: Australian National University, Canberra, AU.
PRESS
2015 American Craft Magazine
2014 American Craft Magazine
2014 American Craft Magazine
2013 Sex is just part of the furniture – Canberra Times. Warden I.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/sex-is-just-part-of-the-furniture-20130612-2o4a0.html
2013 Franken-Furniture artist gets creative at art school
http://news.anu.edu.au/2013/05/03/franken-furniture-artist-gets-creative-at-art-school/
2012 AD London Style
2012 Rover picking up hacker – maker creations – San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/homeandgarden/article/Rover-picking-up-hacker-makercreations-3985617.php#page-2
2011 Please sit… CCA star student Michele Marti talks about rejuvenating Victorian chairs by spreading their legs and getting very naughty…
http://genevaanderson.wordpress.com/tag/michele-marti-curious-sofa/