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EDUCATION
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas—BFA Cum Laude 2009

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2010 "collected and represented." Trifecta Gallery. Las Vegas, NV.
- 2009 WITHIN / WITHOUT. Henri & Odette. Las Vegas, NV.
- 2008 New Works. Epicenter Avant Gallery. Las Vegas, NV.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2012 Tote (Curated by Marc Dombrosky). The Art Gallery at Southwestern Michigan College. Dowagiac, MI.
- 2011 Hot for Teacher (Curated by Alaina Gurdak). Howard Art Project. Boston, MA.

2010 Tomorrow People. Contemporary Arts Center. Las Vegas, NV.

2009 MinUmental Invitational. Trifecta Gallery. Las Vegas, NV.
- Annual Juried Art Exhibition (Juror: Matt Cusick). Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery. Las Vegas, NV.
- Drawing Room (Organized by Fay Ku). Commerce Street Studios. Las Vegas, NV.
- Greetings from the Nada Motel (Curated by Chad Sorg). Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. Las Vegas, NV.

2008 Annual Juried Art Exhibition. ISE Cultural Foundation. Manhattan, NY.
- Take Note (Curated by Justin Favela). Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. Las Vegas, NV.
- Nada Motel. El Cortez. Reno, NV.
- Annual Juried Art Exhibition (Juror: Nancy Hwang and Marty Walsh). Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery. Las Vegas, NV.
- Adelaide Fringe Festival (Jeffery Burden selection). Adelaide, Australia.
- Street Show (Organized by Kristin Calabrese). Elevator Gallery. Las Vegas, NV.

2007 Annual Juried Art Exhibition (Juror: Amy Yowes). Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery. Las Vegas, NV.
- Please take out the garbage in room 127, Thank You. Grant Hall Gallery. Las Vegas, NV.
2006 Group Show (Organized by Stephen Hendee). Grant Hall Gallery. Las Vegas, NV.
- Annual Juried Art Exhibition. Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery. Las Vegas, NV.
- Space Invaders. The Aruba. Las Vegas, NV.

2005 Annual Juried Art Exhibition. Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery. Las Vegas, NV.

AWARDS
- 2009 Contemporary Arts Center Artist Pick. Blvds Magazine.
- 2009 Outstanding Graduate Award. University Nevada, Las Vegas
- 2008 Juror's Choice Award. Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery.

PUBLIC ART
- 2012 Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Las Vegas, NV.
- 2012 Howard Art Project. Boston, MA.
- 2009 The Bus Stops Here. Las Vegas, NV.
- 2008 Zap2. Las Vegas, NV.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- 2012 Tynes, Jordan."Artist Feature: Thomas Willis." Radio Context. April 6.
- 2010 Kelly, Danielle."Painting with fire at Trifecta Gallery." Las Vegas Weekly. November 17.
  - Hough, James. "Tomorrow People at the Contemporary Arts Collective." LookOnMyWorks.com. February 22.
  - Kenway, Jenessa. "Tomorrow People, various artists." Las Vegas City Life. February 4.
- 2009 Peterson, Kristen. "Valley artists unify for show focusing on work of diminutive scale...." Las Vegas Sun. December 4.
  - Kelly, Danielle. "Trifecta's minUMENTAL showcases mini art..." Las Vegas Weekly. December 2.
  - Kelly, Danielle. "Artists in the making." Las Vegas Weekly. May 14.
  - Nadler, Danielle. "...Exhibit's artists explore unconventional mediums, such as dirt and meat." The View. February 10.
  - Nguyen, Bryant. "Artist connecting the dots." The Rebel Yell. January 12
  - Perez, PJ. "Second Friday proves as artsy as Frist Friday." The Bleeding Neon. January 8.
- 2008 Kveck, Wendy. "Artsbridge America." BLVDS. December.
  - Silver, Kate. "Expansion Team." Las Vegas Home and Design. November-December.
  - Karas, Marlene. "Celebrating Zap2 Project: Art outside the box." The View. October 7.
  - Peterson, Kristen. "Art shows utility in an urban zone." Las Vegas Sun. July 28.
  - Taylor, F. Andrew. "Zap2 Project: Art on the streets." The View. July 15.
  - Peterson, Kristen. "There is a message here..." Las Vegas Sun. July 9.
  - Vagus Nerve, Fine Art and Literary Journal. Spring.
- 2007 Vagus Nerve, Fine Art and Literary Journal. Spring.
- 2006 Vagus Nerve, Fine Art and Literary Journal. Fall.