Education
B.A.- Painting-Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.
A.A.- Shoreline Community College- Seattle, WA.
Selected Exhibitions
2009
"Dada Economics." Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, WA. Curated by Greg Lundgren of Vital 5 Productions.
"Friends of Zyzzyva." Mina Dresden Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
"Cell Everything." Vermillion Gallery, Seattle, WA. Curated by Greg Lundgren of Vital 5 Productions.
2005
"Salon Show." The Hideout, Seattle, WA. Curated by Greg Lundgren of Vital 5 Productions.
"In Focus: Bryan Ohno Gallery." Seattle Art Museum Rental/ Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2004
"How to Remove a President." Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA. Curated by Greg Lundgren of Vital 5 Productions.
"Paintings, Summer." Bryan Ohno Gallery, Seattle, WA.
"Introductions, 2004." Seattle Art Museum Rental/ Sales Gallery.
2002
"A Torrent of Diamonds." Ace Studios Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2001
"Debashery." Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA.
"3rd Annual All Media Exhibition." Touchstone Gallery, Washington D.C. VA. Curated by Stephen Philips of the Philips Collection.
2000
"Snapshot." Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD.
"New Artists: 2000." Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA.
"Northwest Annual." Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA. Curated by Mike Bidlo, artist.
1999
"WWU Alumni Show." Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.
"The End." Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA. Curated by Fred Wilson, artist.
"Pacific Northwest Annual." Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. Curated by John Tupper, director of Banff Art Residencies
"Artist Trust Benefit Auction." Seattle Center, Seattle, WA.
"Northwest Annual." Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA. Curated by Kerry James Marshall, artist.
"Third Annual Arts Edge." Seattle Center, Seattle, WA.
1998
"Second Annual Arts Edge." Seattle Center, Seattle, WA.
1996
"Impromptu Gallery." Seattle, WA.
Professional Awards, Grants and Recognitions
2001
"First Place Award."Touchstone Gallery National All Media Exhibition.Washington, D.C. VA.
1997
"Open Studios: 1998 Pacific Coast Competition."Paintings selected to be included in New American Paintings Vol. 19
Reviews and Articles
Hackett, Regina. Seattle Post Intelligencer,"Cabaret" (Weekly arts entertainment guide). January 14th, 2000. "COCA Illuminates the Obscure."
Kangas, Matthew. Seattle Times,"Visual Arts." January 21, 1999. "Small is Beautiful."
Zevitas, Stephen T. New American Paintings Vol. 19,June 1998. "Editor's Comments."
Publications
ZYZZYVA Vol. 18,San Francisco, CA. CP Graphics. Howard Junker, ed. 2002.
Discover Biology 2nd Edition,New York, NY. Sinauer Associates, Inc. 2002.
New American Paintings Vol. 19,Wesley. MA. Open Studios Press. 3rd Pacific Coast Competition.
Professional Experience
Production Designer: Open Road Realities Film Studios, 10/98 - present.
Illustrator and Graphic Designer for Bands.
Online
www.wainwrightart.com
www.openroadrealities.com
Commissions
"sTart" public art program for Sound Transit Light Rail.
Collections
Microsoft
Ben McAllister, Leesa Wright- Seattle, WA.