Education:
- M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA, Critical Studies, 2008
- B.A., Reed College, Portland, OR, English, 1998
Academic Appointments:
- Teaching Assistant, CalArts, 2007-2008
- ESL Tutor, CalArts, 2006-2007
Curation:
Publications:
- “The View Like an Ashtray,” Golden State 2017: Best New Writing From California, Outlook19, 2017
- “My Wife’s Ghost,” Haunting Muses, Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company, 2016
- “Invocation,” Writing the Walls Down: A Convergence of LGBTQ Voices, Trans-Genre Press, 2015
- “Generic Butch-Femme Poem,” “Aalpha Pharmacy Waiting Dirge,” “The Ballad of Student Loan Default,” “Palm Alley,” The L.A. Telephone Book Vol. 1, 2011-2012, 2012
- G(u)ilt, Lost Angelene, 2011
- Lorazepam and the Valley of Skin: Extrapolations on Los Angeles / 730910-2155, valeveil, 2009
- Jet Set Desolate, Future Fiction London, 2009
Performance Art:
- Flirty Thirty: The West Hollywood Queer History Project, Fiesta Hall, Plummer Park, West Hollywood, CA, June 27, 2015
- RIOT II: Art & Heritage, Los Angeles Pride, West Hollywood, CA, 2015
- The Adonis Project: a pop-up gay art house, Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA Sept 13, 2014
- Surveillance LA, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
Readings:
- homo-centric, Stories Books & Cafe, 2011-2016
- Sumarr V, Temple Ad Hoc, Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 2012
- A Valentines Day “Sad Hour”, The Echo, Los Angeles, CA, February 14, 2012
- Rhapsodomancy: A Reading Series is Los Angeles, The Good Luck Bar, Los Angeles, CA, February 12, 2012
- World AIDS Day Art Walk, Renberg Theatre, The Village at Ed Gould Plaza (Los Angeles LGBT Center), West Hollywood, CA, December 3, 2011
- LA Road Concerts, 2009-2011
- Ocho y Media Open House, Gravity Warehouse, San Diego, CA, April 4, 1995
- Fuck this Noise!!! Zine Release, Reading Frenzy, Portland, OR, 1999
- Portland Girl Convention, Portland, OR, 1996
Exhibition Record (*solo shows marked by asterisk)
- “Our Art,” Reno Art Works, Reno, NV, 2017
- “Carson City Downtown Art Project,” Jimmy G’s Cigar Bar, Carson City, NV, 2017
- Erotic Art, CityArt, San Francisco, CA, 2001
- How We Breathe, Breathing Spaces, Oakland, CA, 2000
- *Papacchino’s Café, Portland, OR, 1999
- Circuses and Light, La Luna, Portland, OR, 1999
- Kitchy Maximalism, 17 Nautical Miles, Portland, OR, 1999
- *Spurkraft Warehouse, Portland OR, 1998
- *The Woodstock Café, Portland, OR, 1998
- *The Hangover Café, Portland, OR, 1996
- *Thee O’Hell, Portland, OR, 1996
- Ocho y Medea Open House, Gravity Warehouse, San Diego, CA, 1995
Memberships
- Member, Les Figues Press, 2008-2014
Grants/Honors
- Jet Set Desolate Shortlisted for IPR License Agent’s Pick, 2014
- Kasper Locher Summer Creative Scholarship, Reed College, Portland, OR, 1995
- Reed Arts Weekend Grant, Reed College, Portland, OR, 1995
Conferences
- American Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
- American Association of Writers and Writing Programs, New York, NY, 2008
- Feminaissance Conference: Exquisite Acts and Everyday Rebellions, CalArts, Valencia, CA, 2007
