Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA and Joshua Tree, CA

1965 Born in Escondido, California

Education

1990 MFA Sculpture, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

1988 BFA Painting/Sculpture (Honors), San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Awards, Grants and Fellowships

2012 8. Österreichischer Friedrich Kiesler-Preis für Architektur und Kunst

2007 AICA Award Best Architecture or Design Show

2006 College Art Association Distinguished Body of Work Award

2005 Lucelia Artist Award (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

1999 Alfred Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation catalogue support prize, Zurich, Switzerland

1997 Oribe Award

1996 Coutts Contemporary Art Foundation Award, Zurich, Switzerland

1995 Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD Grant), Berlin, Germany

1990 Award of Excellence, Rhode Island School of Design

1989 Award of Excellence, Rhode Island School of Design

1988 Distinction in Art, San Diego State University

1988 Paricia Clapp Scholarship in Fine Art

1986 Elizabeth Kraft Scholarship in Sculpture

Curatorial Projects

2004 High Desert Test Sites 4 (HDTS4), Joshua Tree, CA, October 23 - 24, 2004 (catalogue)

2003 High Desert Test Sites 3 (HDTS3), Joshua Tree, CA, October 25 - 26, 2003 (catalogue)

2003 High Desert Test Sites 2 (HDTS2), Joshua Tree, CA, May 23 - 24, 2003 (catalogue)

2002 High Desert Test Sites, Joshua Tree, CA, November 23 - 24, 2002 (catalogue)

1994 Artist Space, NYC, „Artist Select: Part I“, (an artist curated exhibition, Zittel selected Craig Kalpakjian)