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Artist, Teaching Artist, Community Organizer, Change Leader
Born 1970, Cincinnati, OH
Lives and works in Skagit County, Washington, USA
2025 (In progress) - Teaching Artist Training by Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia, WA
2012 - Coursework in Human-centered Design, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1995 - BA in Art, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2020 - Professor Puffin’s bird drawing classes for all ages on YouTube
2019 - Art project with students of Manos Unidas enablement school in Cusco, Peru
2004 - Customized sessions for ages 6-10 at First Day Gallery, Bremerton, WA
2023 - Supernova at GalleryW, La Conner, WA
2022 - Starling Rush at GalleryW, La Conner, WA
2019 - Birds Like Us at Sno-Isle Library, Edmonds, WA
2024 - Artificial Intervention at Olympic College Gallery, Bremerton, WA
2023 - Emerge at GalleryW, La Conner, WA
2022 - Connected at GalleryW, La Conner, WA
Veterans Outreach Center in Tacoma, WA
Olympic College, Bremerton, WA
County Courthouse for Kitsap County 1% for the Arts, Port Orchard, WA
Bill Reynolds, "The Art of Learning," La Conner Weekly, April 12, 2023
Bill Mickelson, "Wesley Counts Into the Quiet of Year 5," North Kitsap Herald, April 26, 2008
Travis Baker, "Art Will Deck the Halls of Remodeled Courthouse," Kitsap Sun, September 20, 2005
Rachel Pritchett, "Canvas of Loss," Kitsap Sun, October 28, 2003
2019, 2021, 2022 - Museum of Northwest Art Annual Auction, La Conner, WA
2019 - Manos Unidas Benefit Auction, Seattle, WA
2006-2007 - Call for the Wild benefiting Island Wildlife Shelter, Poulsbo, WA
2006 - 5th Annual Poncho Invitational Art Auction, Seattle, WA
2019-2024 - Collections and exhibitions volunteer at MoNA, La Conner, WA
2019-2020 - Contributing artist to Manos Unidas Fiesta for the Children, Seattle, WA
2018 - Co-curator for the 2018 Bumbershoot ANT Gallery Juried Show, Seattle, WA
2017-2018 - Board member at ANT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016-2017 - Associate for ArtsFund, Seattle, WA
2005-2006 - Advisor for Bremerton H.S. Art Department, Bremerton, WA
2005-2006 - Chairperson for Bremerton Arts Commission, Bremerton, WA
2000-2001 - Advisor for Foster H.S. Art & Communication Department, Tukwila, WA