ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Master Of Fine Arts - Drake University
Major: Painting/drawing

Bachelor Of Arts - Grand View College
Major: Visual Arts
Major: Graphic Design
Minor: Philosophy

EXHIBITION RECORD

2007
Iowa Art Festival - Iowa City, IA
Paintpushers Fall 2007 Exhibition - Des Moines, IA
Reinventing the Landscape - Lake Forest, IL
Stone Arch Festival of Arts - Minneapolis, MN
Two Rivers Art Expo - Des Moines, IA

2006
Art316 Open House - Des Moines, IA
Art Fair on the Square - Madison, WI
Assertion & Denial: Variations on the Grid - Quad City Art Center, Moline, IL
College Hill Art Festival - Cedar Falls, IA
Des Moines Art Festival - Des Moines, IA
Iowa Arts Festival - Iowa City, IA
Lake Forest Art Fair - Lake Forest, IL
Marion Art Festival - Marion, IA
Paintpushers Fall 2006 Exhibition – Des Moines, IA
Wells Street Festival - Chicago, IL

2005
Analog Art – Witter Gallery, Storm Lake, IA
Artfest Midwest - Des Moines, IA
Cacek & Kaven (Order & Disorder) – Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL
Des Moines Art Center Faculty Exhibit – Des Moines, IA
Faculty & Friends - Grand View College, Des Moines, IA
Iowa Art Festival - Iowa City, IA
Making Faces – Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA
Paintpushers Fall 2005 Exhibition – West Des Moines, IA

2004
Artfest Midwest – Des Moines, IA
Big & Small – East Village Art Coalition, Des Moines, IA
Des Moines Exhibited XXIII – Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA
East Village Art Festival – Des Moines, IA
Fall Expo – Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA
Landscapes – Absolute Art Gallery, Des Moines, IA
Paintpushers Fall 2004 Exhibition – Des Moines, IA
Rockbrook Village Art Festival – Omaha, NE
Two Rivers Art Expo – Des Moines, IA
Valley Junction Art Market – West Des Moines, IA

2003
2+2 – Simpson College, Indianola, IA
Grand View College Faculty Exhibition – Des Moines, IA
Lock & Load – Independent Thought Gallery, Des Moines, IA
Paintpushers Fall 2003 Exhibition – Iowa Historical Building, Des Moines, IA
Salon III – The Lift, Des Moines, IA

2002
Eclecticism - Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny, IA
Grand View College Faculty Exhibition – Des Moines, IA
Salon II - The Lift, Des Moines, IA

NEWS ARTICLES

Festival T-shirt Design Selected
August 31, 2006 - Des Moines Register

Art in Des Moines: Of the 150 artists, don’t miss these 10
June 21, 2006 - Juice

Art, with a Little Help from their Friends
Dec. 18, 2005 - Des Moines Register

Witter Gallery Hosts Party, New Art
Nov. 30, 2005 - The Storm Lake Times

Cacek and Kaven Show Works in Chicago
Sept. 1, 2005 - Des Moines Register

'Other Art Show' to Feature Local Artists
June 22, 2005 - Juice

Big and Small Art Exhibit Fits All
June 6, 2004 - Des Moines Register

Independent of the Valley Junction Scene
March 18, 2004 - Des Moines Register

Paintpushers Art Show Hopes to Make a Splash
Nov. 9, 2003 - Des Moines Register

Grand View Faculty Members Exhibit Works
Nov. 6, 2003 - Des Moines Register

Pushing Paint
Nov. 2003 - Art Scene Magazine

Teachers Can Paint Too
Nov. 2003 - Art Scene Magazine

Grand View Artists Display a Broad Range of Styles
Oct 19, 2003 - Des Moines Register

Squaring the Scene in Ankeny
Dec. 18, 2002 - City View

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Look Gallery, Minneapolis, MN and Chicago, IL
2006 - present
The Galleries Downtown, Iowa City, IA
2005 – 2007
Schopf Gallery on Lake, Chicago, IL
2005
Absolute Art, Des Moines, IA
2004 – 2005
Hallar Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2004 – 2005
Independent Thought Gallery, Des Moines, IA
2003 – 2004

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Art Directors Association of Iowa
2006 - present
Beaverdale Neighborhood Association (Vice President, Board of Directors)
2005 – present
East Village Art Coalition (Advisory Board)
2003 – present
Paintpushers
2003 – present
College Art Association
2001 – present
Des Moines Art Center
2001 – present