I was born in Ohio and then lived in Southern
California as a child, and then moved back to Ohio as a teen. I
went to Kent State University ("Kan't read, Kan't write, Kent
State") for English, but dropped out to work at a copy shop.

(Out of Sight Seattle, 2017 | Photo by Ashley Armitage)

While at the copy shop (& making zines on 3rd shift at Kinko's
in Kent, Ohio) I fell in love with clip art, especially by Tom
Tierney, and the 90s zine called Crap Hound. I moved to Chicago
and worked at record stores, eventually owning one in Hyde Park
that is still there today (it's still covered in the signs I painted).
While there I started making paintings of clip art-like images on
squares (that looked like record covers, tbh), eventually selling
the store to paint full time, mostly "for the people" simple and
affordable paintings. Soon after I saturated my market and was
forced to take myself vaguely more seriously, painting on slightly
uneven large canvases.

(with Mark E. Smith in the 1990s)

After too much Midwest, I moved to Seattle to work at an "alter-
native weekly" called the Stranger, and eventually at the record
label Sub Pop, all the while still painting. Soon after I realized
that I hated the constant drizzle and weird social dynamic of the
Pacific Northwest and moved back to Chicago. I like running,
sleeping, baths, eating, reading, and long road trips.
I'm obnoxious to mask my social insecurity. The usual
stuff, really.

(not my driver's license)

Here, have a vague CV:

04/01/2023 FOUR ROOMS, FIVE
V.S.O.P Projects, Greenport NY

11/20/2022 Out on a Limb Again
Ruth's Dinette, Los Angeles CA

06/09/2022 An Incredible Group Show
White Room, Brooklyn NY

03/10/2022 To What Emds? (sp)
Karl Jelling Gallery, Atlanta GA

10/29/2021 Really Nice Folks
Get Nice Gallery, Seattle WA

06/15/2020 I'm Sorry Sara Lineberger
Juno Projects, Toronto Ontario

02/27/2020 Kirstie Alley Alley Gallery
Chicago, IL

10/25/2019 Masked Group Show
Paper Hat Logan Square, Chicago IL

09/07/2019 Cap Hill Hassle Tussle Vermillion
Capitol Hill, Seattle WA

06/27/2019 Liberty Bank 500 E Scooter Race
Logan Square, Chicago IL

05/08/2019 Don't Come Stay Home Street Show
Wicker Park, Chicago IL (w/ Anna White &
Kirsten Southwell)

04/12/2019 Hot Wacks Group Show
Galerie F Logan Square, Chicago IL

02/02/2019 Big Rip Offs Workshop 4200
Avondale, Chicago IL

12/12/2018 Vague Sneks Street Show
Wicker Park, Chicago IL

11/16/2018 Just Kidding Reversed
w/ Ashley Armitage, Joan LeMay, &
Beth Hoeckel Showboat Gallery Los Angeles CA

09/08/2018 A Young Person's Guide to Hot and Sour
Living Room Realty Chicago IL

08/12/2018 Don't Forget the Bagels, Don't Forget
the Streets - Westman's Seattle WA

08/03/2018 Seattle Versus Chicago
by Katie Herzog - Seattle Stranger

03/10/2018 BIG WOW / BIG HI with
Ashley Armitage, Marieke McClendon, Ryan Duggan,
Jon Langford, Jingyu Lin, Rebekkah Federle, Ethan D'ercole,
Bobby Burg, Jamie Drier, Hotel George, Chicago IL

02/14/2018 "Welcome to Seattle, New Person" Feature
Seattle Stranger Weekly

02/03/2018 Culture Hustlers: Artists Minding Their Business
The Mills Gallery, Boston MA | Curator: Lucas Spivey

08/2017 Out Of Sight Schoenfelds' Building, Seattle WA

03/2017 No You Catch Us Outside How About That
With Brandon Vosika, Vermillion Gallery, Seattle WA