Education
2005 MFA, Book Arts/Printmaking, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1999-2003 Advanced Studies, Printmaking, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
1997 BA, Studio Art, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
Current Positions
2007-present Director of Preservation and Conservation Services, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2006-present Instructor, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Solo and Two-person Exhibitions
2013 Datum Chronicle, solo exhibiton, PRESS letterPRESS as a public art project, North Adams MA
2012 Thread of Thought, Center for the Emerging Visual Artist, with Leslie Atik, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Tara O’Brien, Julie Barratt Galleries, Alstonville, NSW, Australia
2008 Two Threads, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, with Caleb NussyarPhiladelphia, PA
2007 Entelechy, The Art Alliance of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016 Art of the Book, Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NY – Honorable Mention
2015 Latitute, PRESS letterPRESS as a public art project, North Adams, MA
Kimmel Center: The Galleries at Moore, Focus on Faculty: Graphic Design, Philadelphia, PA
CBAA Member’s Exhibition, Clark Humanities Building, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
2014 Odd Volumes: Book Art from the Allan Chasanoff Collection, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
Paper Dresses, PRESS letterPRESS as a public art project, North Adams, MA
2013 Tangibles: Beauty and Purpose in the Art of the Book, Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ
Collaborative Book Project: Secondary Colors Guild of Book workers Delaware Chapter
Harvard University, Cabot Science Library, Cambridge, MA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Photo Book Works Abecedarian Gallery, Denver CO
2012 Infinite Possibilities, 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland OR
Postal Pinacotheca, PRESS letterPRESS as a public art project, North Adams, MA
Multifarious Members Mile-High Books by members of the Guild of Book Workers
Delaware Valley Chapter, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO
Seoul Internation Exhibition of Miniature Books, Korea Book Art Association, COEX, Seoul, South Korea
San Diego Book Arts Fourth National Juried Exhibition, Geisel Library, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA
2011 Philadelphia Artists' Books Travel to Venice,
Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA and Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy
The Book: A Contemporary View,
Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE and Towson University, Towson, MD
2010 Bright Hill Press, Invitational, Treadwell, NJ
San Diego Third National Juried Exhibition, San Diego, CA
The Story Is the Thing, ACT Writers Centre, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Out Loud: Book Performances, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Show and Bestow: The Ruth Hughes Collection of Artists’ Books,
The Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
2009 International Book Art Exhibition in Cheongju, Chongju City, South Korea
Threads: Interweaving Textu[r]al Meaning, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
ART TO BE READ: MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Alumni Exhibition, Hybrid Book
Conference, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Topophilia: Love of Place, Old Towne Arts Center, Slidell, LA
Small, Smaller, Smallest, Susan Hensel Design, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Immersion, The Moore Galleries at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
Paper Garden International Book Art Exhibition, Cheongju City, South Korea
Shelter, Lasell College, (traveling exhibition) Newton, MA
When Photography + Printmaking Collide, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Natural Selection, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
2007 Faculty Triennial Exhibition, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Narrative Thread: artists' books involving stitching, sewing or string, Donna Seager Gallery, SanFrancisco,CA
Bookmarks ZMP, Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence MA
23 Degrees, The Icebox, Philadelphia, PA
Recurrence, Gallery Sotoportego, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice Italy
(Un)Contained Vessels, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
6th Biennial Artists’ Book Juried Exhibition, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA
Rebound, Bryn Mawr College, Canaday Library, Bryn Mawr,
Panels/Lectures
2015 Penmanship, Nerd Nite Philly No. 53
2012 A Civil War Dining Experience: the Ellen Emlen Cookbook, the Union League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
History of a Cookbook: the Ellen Emlen Cookbook, The Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2011 A Taste of a Civil War Supper, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Scrapbooks: A Conservation Nightmare, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Japanese Binding Workshop Southern Graphics Council Conference, taught with Melanie Mowinski
2009 Book Arts in the United States, Southern Cross University, , Lismore, NSW, Australia
Juror, Purchase Award, Southern Cross University Artist Book Award, Barratt Galleries, Alstonville, NSW, Australia
2008 Book Arts in the United States Seongnam International Bookart Fair, Seongnam, South Korea,
Introduction to Artist Books, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2007 (Un)Contained Vessels, roundtable discussion, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
2006 What are Artist’s Books?, Delta Tau Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma
Books are the Last Repository of Magic Bookfaire, Whittier College, Whittier, CA - lecture
2005 Bound/Unbound: A Celebration of Artists’ Books Robert F. Looney Memorial Event, Philadelphia, PA panel participant
Curating
2017 If I were to get a tattoo…, The Historical Society of Pennsulvania, Phila, PA
2016 T. Chalkley Matlack: a Quaker Artist, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Phila, PA
2015 Pen to Paper: Handwriting in the Digital Age, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Everybody Cooks! A selection of cookbooks from the Collections, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2010 On Top of the World: Book Artists from Australia, co-curated with Julie Barratt.
Venues: Photoworks Gallery, Glen Echo Park, MD
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Southern Cross University Library, Lismore, NSW, Australia
Collections
International
Bibliograph, Montreal, Canada
Bokartas, Vilnius, Lithuania
Southern Cross University, New South Wales, Australia
The Tate Modern, London, England
State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
National
Arizona State University Library,
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Arthur Jaffe Collection, Florida Atlantic University
California State University, East Bay, East Bay, CA
California State University, Hayward, Hayward, CA
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA
Cerritos Public Library, Cerritos, CA
Columbia University, New York, NY
Dennison College, Granville, OH
Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Long Island University, New York, NY
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Oberlin College,
Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX
University of Arizona, Tempe, Tempe, AZ
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
University of Colorado, Norlin Library, Special Collections, Denver, CO
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
University of New Mexico, Zimmerman Library,
University of Texas, Austin, TX
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Wells College, Aurora, NY
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Yale University Art Museum, New Haven, CT