CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
UCLA, Los Angeles (CA), US, 2007-2009 (MA)
University of Iowa, Iowa City (IA), US, 2002-2006 (BA)
Residencies
2011
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten/ Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, NL
2010
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, US
Fellowships/stipends
2007
UCLA, Los Angeles (CA), US, 'Non-Resident Tuition Fellowship'
2006
University of Iowa, Iowa City (IA), US, 'Mary Sue Miller scholarship'
2006
University of Iowa, Iowa City (IA), US, 'Honors Project Grant'
2005
University of Iowa, Iowa City (IA), US, 'University of Iowa Tuition Scholarship'
2005
University of Iowa, Iowa City (IA), US, 'Iowa Center for the Arts Scholarship'
2004
University of Iowa, Iowa City (IA), US, 'University of Iowa Tuition Scholarship'
Awards
2008
UCLA, Los Angeles (CA), US, 'Mathias Denny Award'
2004
University of Iowa, Iowa City (IA), US, 'German Book Award'
(Selected) solo exhibitions
2011
The Vanity, Los Angeles (CA), 'Positive thinking: Actions speak louder then words'
(Selected) group exhibitions
2010
Thomas Solomon Gallery, Los Angeles (CA), 'Support Group'
2010
Glendale College, Los Angeles(CA), 'Dr. Zomb'
2009
UCLA, Los Angeles (CA), US, 'MFA Thesis Show'
2009
Los Angeles (CA), US, 'May Show'
2008
CSULB, Long Beach (CA), US, 'GLAMFA'
2008
Bonelli Contemporary, Los Angeles (CA), US, 'Kleveland'
2008
Bonelli Contemporary, Los Angeles (CA), US, 'Delusionarium'
2008
USC, Los Angeles (CA), US, 'CAA Exhibit'
2007
Grotto Gallery, New York (NY), US, 'Fortification'
2007
Interspecies Artist Collective, Iowa City (IA), US, 'Fight the Future'
2006
Mythos gallery, Iowa City (IA), US, 'New Visions in Art'
2006
Hall Mall, Iowa City (IA), US, 'What a load of Craft'
2006
Presidents Triangle, Iowa City (IA), US, 'Smoke This', University of Northern Iowa
2006
Armature Gallery, Iowa City (IA), US, 'New work by Liz Roberts and Olga Balema', University of Iowa
2005
Bridge Space, Iowa City (IA), US, 'Handmade Paper as Sculpture', University of Iowa
'The Garden Collection', 2011, Magik Sculpt, leggings, motor, desk organizer, Blackberry
'Backgrounds', 2011, digital prints on canvas
'Impression of a goth movie', 2011, magic sculpt, steel, digital picture frame, motion graphics animation
