Education
2015-MFA Sculpture New Genres, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
2010-BFA Sculpture, New Genres, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2019-Transgenerational, Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA, Curated by James MacDevitt
2016-The Warmth of Your Embrace, Boston Court, Pasadena, CA, Curated by Gabriel Cifarelli
2016-The Warmth of Your Embrace, Makers Mill, North Adams, MA
2015-Radius of Action, Max L. Gatov, Long Beach, CA
2012-The Rate of Exchange, Dennis W. Dutzi, Long Beach, CA
Select Group Exhibitions
2024-Threads of Tomorrow, Museu Têxtil, New Orleans, LA, Curated by Rodrigo Franzao
2021-Small Works in Flux, flux art space, Long Beach, CA, Curated by Betsy Lohrer Hall
2021-Nomad, Torrance Art Museum, (off-site), Torrance, CA, Curated by Max Presneill
2021-Wall Hangings, Four Fourteen, Marysville, CA, Curated by Tina Linville & Sarah Cabigas
2019-Material World, William Blizard Gallery, Springfield, MA, Curated by Jessica Poser
2019-Outside Us, Seaver Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Arezoo Bharthania
2018-Taking Up Space, Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles, (TSA LA), Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Stacy Wendt
2017-Looming Spaces, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA, Curated by Kate Hoffman
2016-Post Waste, South Bay Contemporary, San Pedro, CA, Curated by Tracey Weiss
2016-Thread, El Camino Community College, Torrance, CA, Curated by Susanna Meiers
2015-Fiberlicious, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Carol Shaw Sutton & Scott Canty
2015-Abstract Visions Information Mapping from Mystic Diagrams to Data Visualizations, Cerritos College Art Gallery, Norwalk, CA, Curated by James MacDevitt
2014-Natural Resources, The Blue Cube, Ventura, CA, Curated by Mary Milner Haffner
2014-I'm Not Buying It, The Arcade, Los Angeles, CA, Organized by Skunkworks
2013-Push & Flow, The Manhattan Beach Art Center, Manhattan Beach, CA, Curated by Megumi Sando Moisen and Heather Anacker
2012-Re-Evolution, Max L. Gatov, Long Beach, CA, Curated by Carol Shaw Sutton
2011-Urban Sanctuary, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Lyn Watanabe, Rhoda Dizon
2010-Things That Can't Be Unseen, Angel's Gate Cultural Center, Downstairs Gallery San Pedro, CA, Curated by Michael L. Miller
2008-Mint, Patrick Painter Melrose Gallery, West Hollywood, CA, Curated by Ed Ruscha and Russell Ferguson, Organized by Larry Johnson
2008-Mint, Patrick Painter Melrose Gallery, West Hollywood, CA, Curated by Ed Ruscha and Russell Ferguson, Organized by Larry Johnson
Projects
2019-current-HomeGrown: The Hemp Project
2019-current-Catalyst
2012-2014-The Workshop
2011-2012- Work
Curator
2020-Not Originally from here, Unless Otherwise Stated, Online, Catalyst
2017-Verge 2017, South Bay Contemporary, San Pedro, CA
2014-12-GLAMFA, Gallery Complex, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
2013-Sound Systems, Marilyn Werby Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2013-Interface: Fashion, Art, Anti-Fashion, Max L. Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Awards/ Grants/ Scholarships /Residencies
2023-Emerging Artist Fellowship through Los Angeles Performace Practice and California Arts Council, Los Angeles, CA
2018-Making Lightly, Atche Art Space, Los Angeles, CA
2016-MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, Scholarship awarded, Juried by Blair Benjamin
2014-ArtX/LGWU, Long Beach, CA (She and Her Collaboration) Juried by Carole Frances Lung (a.k.a Frau Fiber)
2012 Scholarship, Richard and Johanna Baker, Cal State University Long Beach
2011-2014 The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
2007-09 Institutional Grant, Otis School of Art and Design
Volunteer
2018-Gavin Newsom
2018-Real Justice
2016-2018 Artists for Democracy
Related work experience
2016-2020- Studio Manager for Channing Hansen
2019-Artist Talk, Cerritos College, for Transgenerational
2019-Consultant-Foundwork
2018-Adjunct, at Otis School of Art and Design, Explorations in Fiber and Technology,
2016-Workshop, South Bay Contemporary, for Post Waste
2016-Substitute Teacher at El Camino College, Beginning Sculpture
2015-Artist Talk, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Fiberlicious
2015-2016-Adjunct, at California State University Long Beach, Creating a Workshop
2015-Consultant-Fine Arts Roundtable, GLAMFA/Panel/Open Studios
2013-Artist Talk at The Manhatten Beach Art Center, Push and Flow
2013-Teaching Internship at California State University Long Beach, 3D Foundation
2012-Teaching Internship at California State University Long Beach, Weaving (2 semesters)
Select Media
-MacDevitt, James. "Generative Adversarial Networks: Contemporary Art and/ as Algorithm." Algorithmic Culture: How Big Data and Artificial Intelligence are Transforming Everyday Life. Stefka Hristova, Soonkwan Hong, and Jennifer Daryl Slack, ed. Vol, 1. Maryland: Lexington Books, 2021. Print Pg. 184 & 185
-Davis, Genie. "Dawn Ertl, Sarajo Frieden, and Michelle Carla Handel in "Taking Up Space" at Tiger Strikes Asteroid." Art and Cake.26 January 2018. Web.
-O'Brien, John. "Taking Up Space." Artillery. Volume 12. Issue 4 (March-April 2018):49. Print
-Wyszpolski, Bondo. "Dream Weavers: Unspooling the meaning of "Thread" at El Camino College."
