VITA ARTS CO-FOUNDER / PRESIDENT

From April 2009 to June 2013 I served as the Creative director, Executive Director and Board President of Vita Arts. Vita Arts was a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of artistic expression.

In my time at Vita, we partnered with The Orion Center/Youthcare Seattle and the Phoenix program of the Eugene juvenile justice system to reach at risk youth. I co-founded the company and created its flagship Integrated Workshop event structure, which combines profound theater with art lessons taught by the performers. I also wrote and directed the shows and fundraisers at Vita Arts, and taught aerial circus and music.

ARTISTIC FACILITATION

• Performance Director: Seattle Erotic Art Festival, 2012-2014
• Director/Producer: Embodied, Solo music and aerial show – Self-Produced via KickStarter, 2011
• Director: How Art Saved My Life, Integrated Workshop – Vita Arts, 2011
• Director: The Obsidian Show, Theatrical Production – Little Red Studio, 2008-2009
• Aerial Performance Director: Seattle Erotic Art Festival – 2008
• Stage Manager: Gallimaufry – Circus Contraption – 2002

CIRCUS AERIAL INSTRUCTOR

• Versatile Arts, LLC, 2009-2019
• School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts, 2005.

PERFORMANCE

• Attention Economy – Tacoma, WA – 2019-2020
• Wake to Extinction – Tacoma, WA 2019
• Touring Musician – USA, 2015-2018
• Camp Half Blood – Lead – Austin, TX 2015
• Embodied – FRED Wildlife Refuge, 2011
• How Art Saved My Life – Featured/Ensemble Actor/Aerialist Vita Arts, 2011
• There Must Be Something In The Air – June 2010
• HNNcast / Hacker News Network – 2010
• Little Red Studio – NYE – 2009/2010
• The Pink Door – Resident Aerialist Aug – Nov 2009
• Circus of Dreams Benefit – ACT Theater Sept 2009
• Rip Roarin’, Soul Soarin’ Summer Spectacular Benefit – July 2009
• An Intimate Spectacle, June 2009
• Daedalus Rising – The Cabiri, May 2009
• The Ghost Game: Tales of 13 Witches – The Cabiri, Halloween 2008
• The Obsidian Show , Zita the Aerialist (lead) 2008-2009
• Last Supper Club – Camel Promotion, 2006
• Seattle International Fashion Week – Runway, MaCaw Hall, Dec 2005
• Cirque Du Noc – Aerial – Seattle, Dec 2005
• Markus’ Martini Heaven, Camel Promotion, 2005
• NAHA Hair model, Lorindas salon, 2005 (http://www.lorindassalon.com/)
• Musica Vitae Cabaret!, 2004
• The Cabiri, 2004 (http://cabiri.org)
• Stripjoint! (A fund raiser for Circus Contraption), 2003

MODELING

• My Favorite Weirdos (with photographer Fedora El Morro), Seattle, 2018
• Seattle Erotic Art Festival, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
• Little Red Studio – As the red Harlequin featured on studio advertising, 2006-2011
• Lead model, Wearable Technology Fashion show, University of Washington, 2002

ARTIST/FIGURE MODELING

• Tacoma Life Drawing Group – 2020-2021
• University of Washington Seattle / Shawna Holman, 2017-2018
• Digipen Institute of Technology / David Longo, 2017
• the DRAWNK / Casey Weldon, 2017
• The Art Lair / Kyle Abernethy, 2017
• Eastside Artist Collective / Aaron Coberly, 2017
• Daniel Smith Art Labs Figure Class / Jamie Bollenbauch, 2017
• CreativeLIVE! / John Cornicello, 2015
• University of Washington Tacoma / Beverly Naidus, 2013

PRINT

• The Badass Feminist Coloring Book, 2015
• The Stranger, 2006-2011
• The Seattle Weekly, 2006-2011
• Seattle Sinner Magazine, Feb 2008
• Gizmodo.com “Kool Kitty Keyboard”, Nov 2005
• Tech TV’s “Unscrewed”, 2003
• Walla Walla Union Bulletin, 2002
• Lowell Sun, 2002
• Elyria Chronicle, 2002
• shift Magazine (Print), Nov 2001
• VSD Magazine (Print), Oct 2001
• ABCNews.com, March 2000

VISUAL ART EXHIBITIONS

SEATTLE/TACOMA

• Group show – The DRAWNK, 2018
• Group show – Mr. Darcy’s, 2018,
• Group show – KEXP On the Record, 2017
• Group show – Seattle Erotic Art Festival, 2013
• Group show – Twilight Artist Collective, 2013
• Solo exhibit – Poco Wine and Spirits, 2012
• Solo exhibit – Broadcast Coffee, 2012
• Group show – OK Gallery, 2011
• Solo exhibit – Scratch Deli, 2011
• Solo exhibit – Red Chair Salon, 2011
• Group show – EM Fine Art, 2009
• Solo exhibit – Residency – Artful Touch, 2008-2014
• Group show – Little Red Studio, 2008
• Solo exhibit – Qliance Primary Care, 2007
• Group show – Benaroya Hall, 2005
• Solo exhibit – Sheraton Hotel, 2005
• Solo exhibit – William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse, 2004
• Group Show – McCaw Hall, 2004

NATIONAL

• Group show – Art Outside – Austin, TX, 2015
• Solo exhibit – Cafe Brosseau – Tacoma, WA, 2015
• Group show – Plastic Fantastic – Astoria, OR, 2011

ONLINE

• Solo exhibit – The Nonsense Society, 2012

FILM

• CitySoil Farm – Supporting – C. Young – 2017
• Geek like Me – Supporting – John Vechey – 2005
• The Belt Man – Lead – Wonder Productions – 2005
• Needle Pulling Thread – Lead – Joshua Horgan – 2006
• The Spirit – Principal – Lauren Clouatre – 2005
• MallRobbers – Principal – Anthony Watkins – 2007
• Man of War – Supporting – Anthony Watkins – 2009
• Jigsaw – Musical collaborator – 2002
• Horrorvision – Musical collaborator – 2001

MUSICAL COLLABORATIONS

• “Apocalypse Songs” – Aaron J. Shay, 2019
• “Magnificent Accident” – Aaron Marshall, 2008
• “Structure/Headpusher Single” – The Dream Traveler, 2003
• “Global Underground #024: Reykjavik” – The Dream Traveler / Nick Warren, 2003
• “Replicant” – Scribe Machine, 2003
• “Fragile Maxi Single” – Scribe Machine, 2003
• “Buddha at the Gas Pump” – Ul2traviolet, 2002
• “Jigsaw” – Don Adams, Harry James Picardi, 2002
• “Horrorvision” – Danny Draven, 2001