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Education


University of Washington, Seattle, WA, MLIS

California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, MFA

Brown University, Providence, RI, Magna Cum Laude, BA Semiotics



Awards and Grants


20124Culture, Seattle, WA, Individual Artists Grant
2012 4Culture, Seattle, WA, Brightwater Temporary Project
2011Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle, WA, Commission
2010 Town Hall Seattle, Commission
2010 4Culture, Seattle, WA, Individual Artists Grant
4Culture, Seattle, WA, aLIVe Project Grant
2009 Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle, WA, CityArtists Grant
Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Seattle, WA, Public Project Grant
2006 4Culture, Seattle, WA, Public Project Grant
20054Culture, Seattle, WA, Public Project Grant
2003 Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA. Writers on Work
2002Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, WA, Public Project Grant
1999 Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA. Annual Inquiry: writing contest winner
Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, WA, Public Project Grant
1993 University of Washington Artist Projects, Seattle, WA, Public Project Grant
"Postmodernisms" Conference, University of Oregon, OR, Keynote Speaker
1992 Franklin Furnace, New York, NY, Performance Grant


Public Projects


2011 Stormwater: Life in the Gutter
Seattle, WA.

2010 Trash Talk: the Social Life of Garbage
New City Theater and Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA.

2010 Trails Project
King County, WA.

2009 Waterlines
Volunteer Park, Seattle, WA.

2007 The Library: a physiological study (vol. 3)
Sno-Isle Library System, WA.

2005-06 The Library: a physiological study (vol. 2)
King County Library System, WA.

2004 Bright Lines: a police report
Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA.

2003-04 The Library: a physiological study (vol. 1)
Central Public Library, Seattle, WA.

2000 Sidewalk Stories: a 10,000-year history of a city block
Burien, WA.

1999 what happened here: a Sand Point expedition
Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA.

1999 Signs
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO.

1997 A Chaos Theory: in search of a safe place to rest
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO.

1995 An Archaeology of manhood: a dig into the male mind
University of Washington, Seattle, WA.


One Person Exhibitions and Performances


2008 Sno-Isle Library, Whidbey Island, WA.
2007Sno-Isle Library, Snohomish, WA. Friends of the Library event
2006 Leg to Stand On Reading Series, Seattle, WA.
Washington Association of Library Employees Conference, Bellingham, WA. Featured Speaker
Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA. Montlake Branch re-opening
2005King County Library, Issaquah, WA. Friends of the Library annual event
2004 Public Library Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. Featured Speaker
2002Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA
2001 Pistil Books, Seattle, WA
2000Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, WA
1999 The Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
1998Noodle Works, Seattle, WA
1997 1 Bleeker Street, New York, NY
Noodle Works, Seattle, WA
1995 Fez Room, New York, NY. With Jan Wallace
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
Rendezvous Reading Series, Seattle, WA
1995 Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
Bailey-Boushay House, Seattle, WA
1994 Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
1993Highways, Los Angeles, CA
1993 Highways, Los Angeles, CA
Footwork, San Francisco, CA
Splinter Group, Chicago, IL
On the Boards, Northwest New Works Festival, Seattle, WA
1992 Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA
1992On the Boards, Northwest New Works Festival, Seattle, WA
1991 Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA


Publications by the Artist


2006 "Found in Library Books," in Found II: More of the Best Lost, Tossed,
and Forgotten Items from Around the World, Fireside
2005 "Bright Lines: a police report," Harness, Seattle, WA
2003Undercurrent, Cling Peaches Publications
2000 "Kosovo," Ravens Chronicle, Seattle WA
1998A Chaos Theory: in search of a safe place to rest, Cling Peaches Publications
1997 Picture Poems, Cling Peaches Publications
1996An Archaeology of Manhood, Cling Peaches Publications
gentlemen, Cling Peaches Publications
1995 Postcards, Cling Peaches Publications
1994from here to there, Cling Peaches Publications
1993 "Suggestions for Men...," ZYZZYVA Journal
It's My Body and I Want It Back, Cling Peaches Publications
1991 Prosthesis: A tale between Men, Cling Peaches Publications
Snap Shot, Cling Peaches Publications
1990 Love & Marriage, Cling Peaches Publications
1989"A Family Portrait," Oversight Magazine


Curatorial Activity


2002 Jack Straw Reading Series, Seattle WA
2001Crazy Thread, an anthology of student writing, Seattle, WA
2000 What's Coming, an anthology of student writing, Seattle, WA
1995St. Mary's College of Maryland, MD. "Long Distance Relationships: Me, My Telephone and You"
On the Boards, Seattle, WA. "12 Minutes Max"
1994St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, MD. "You Call This Art?"
1993 On the Boards, Seattle, WA. "12 Minutes Max"
1992Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA. "Four Stories"


Teaching Appointments


2010- The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
2001-10 Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA
1997-09The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO. Visiting Professor
1998- Antioch University, Seattle, WA. Adjunct Faculty
2004The Northwest School
1998-05 Seattle Arts and Lectures, Writers in the Schools Program. Visiting Writer
1994-95 St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, MD. Visiting Professor
and Gallery Director
1991-94 911 Media Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
1993 The Extension Project, Seattle, WA
1991Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA

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