Born 1958, Sioux City, IA

1992 B.A. Central St. Martin’s, College of Art and Design, London, U.K.
1983 M.A. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1981 B.A. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1998 Bush Artist Fellowship, The Bush Foundation, St. Paul, MN
Visual Arts Fellowship, Minnesota State Arts Board
1996 & ’97 Career Opportunity Grants

Selected Exhibitions: 2002 SOFA/NY, Loveed Fine Arts, NY, NY / Three Person Show, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN / 2001 USA Clay, Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. / 2000 Building a Collection: Ceramics from the Weisman Art Museum, F. R. Weisman, Art Museum, Minneapolis. MN / 1999 Mary Carroll: Ceramics and Drawings, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA / 1998 Women in the Weisman: The Spirit of Seneca Falls, F. R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN / 1997 Studies from Sèvres, Vessels and Works on Paper, BonaKeane Gallery, Portland, OR / 1996 Earth Water Air Fire, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, Artists Exhibition Program / Recent Work, Fotouhi Cramer Gallery, NY, NY / V & A Ceramic Contemporary 2, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K.

Selected Collections: Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN / Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. / Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte, N.C. / President's Office, London Institute of Higher Education, U.K.

Selected Publications: Dandignac, Pat, Editor. “Acquisitions,” American Craft, April-May 1999 / Bonansinga, Kate. “Baroque is Back,” www.sofaexpo.com/newyrk, May 21, 1999 / Koplos, Janet. “Review,” American Ceramics, 1998, vol. 12, No. 4 / Poole, Marcia. “A Creative Workout,” The Sioux City Journal, Dec.13, 1998 / Dandignac, Pat, Editor. “Portfolio Artist,” American Craft, Feb-March, 1998 / Melrod, George. “Upfront,” Art & Antiques, Nov. 1997 / Smith, Tracy. “Raucous Rococo,” The Oregonian, Nov. 21, 1997/ Gragg, Randy. "Studies from Sevres", The Oregonian, Nov. 6, 1997