Curriculum Vitae

Public Art & Large Scale Installations.

2024 Portsmouth Arts & Cultural Center –  Portsmouth, VA (4/24 – 5/4/2024): BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art
2023 Gregg Museum of Art & Design –  Raleigh, NC (11/4/2023 – 1/28/2024): BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art
2023 Neville Public Museum –  Green Bay, WI (5/20 – 10/8/2023): BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art
2023 Art Museum of South Texas –  Corpus Christi, TX (1/19 – 4/9/2023): BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art
2022 Appleton Museum of Art – Ocala, FL (10/15 – 12/18/2022): BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art
2022 The Jepson Center at the Telfair Museums – Savannah, GA (5/27 – 9/18/2022): BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art
2022 Oklahoma State University Museum of Art – Stillwater, OK (2/8 – 5/1/2022): BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art
2021 Museum of Art | Fort Collins – Fort Collins, CO (10/29/2021 – 11/29/2022): BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art
2021 Krasl Art Center – St. Joseph, MI (6/11/2021-10/3/2021): BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art
2021 Dennos Museum Center – Traverse City, MI: BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art
2021 Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts – Montgomery, AL: BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art
2020-2027 AREA 15 – Las Vegas, NV: Shogyo Mujo: AREA15
2020  LH Horton Jr. Gallery – Stockton, CA: Technology & the Arts
2019 Lesher Center for the Arts/Bedford Gallery – Walnut Creek, CA: BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art 
2019  Peter Millard and Partners/Royal Caribbean Ovation – London, UK: Til Death Do Us Part
2018  Life is Beautiful 2018 Festival – Las Vegas, NV: Shogyo Mujo
2017  Burning Man – Black Rock City , NV: Shogyo Mujo: BM2017
2016  Peter Millard and Partners/Royal Caribbean Ovation – London, UK: Til Death Do Us Part
2015  Hammerson/Bullring – Birmingham, UK: Taurus Geodesica Illuminati (aka Disco Bull Head)
2015  SIGGRAPH – Los Angeles, CA: Emerging Technologies: Shogyo Mujo: SIG2015
2014  AdobeMAX Bash – Los Angeles, CA: Shogyo Mujo: Adobe
2014  Burning Man – Black Rock City , NV: Shogyo Mujo: BM2014
2014  Lesher Center for the Arts/Bedford Gallery – Walnut Creek, CA: The Skull Show
2014  Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) – Seattle, WA: HEAVEN & EARTH VI: AS ABOVE, SO BELOW
2013  La Calaca Festival (Casa Europa) – San Miguel De Allende, MX: Crania Geodesica Illuminati
2013  La Calaca Festival (Casa Dragones) – San Miguel De Allende, MX: Crania Geodesica Illuminati
2013  Hotel Matilida – San Miguel De Allende, MX: Crania Geodesica Illuminati

Exhibitions.
2020 Lucas Museum of Narrative Art: Digital Sculpture Feature
2020 Australian Brushfire Crisis Fundraiser – COLOSSAL
2020 Radion – Amsterdam, NL: GWLS
2016  San Francisco Fall Antiques Show – San Francisco, CA: Animalia, Animal Imagery in Art & Antiques
2016  Huntington Beach Art Center – Huntington Beach, CA:  Memento Mori: Skull & Bones in Art
2016  International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) – Chicago, IL
2016  Form & Concept – Santa Fe, NM: Virtual Object
2016  Wayne Art Center – Wayne, PA: Emergence: Craft+Technology
2016  Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) – Atlanta, GA: Designers, Makers, Users: 3D Printing the Future
2015  New York Design Center – New York City, NY: Artists Lend Support for ALS
2015  Adobe Tech Summit – San Francisco, CA
2015  Beverly Arts Center/University of Chicago – Chicago, IL:  BRAIN-ART Initiative
2015  Minneapolis College of Art and Design – Minneapolis, MN: Beyond the Buzz: New Forms, Realities, and Environments in Digital Fabrication
2015  37th Annual Brown Symposium XXXVVI – Georgetown, TX: What Things May Come: 3rd International 3D Print Sculpture Exhibition
2015  3D Printer World Expo – Burbank, CA
2015  CES – Las Vegas, NV
2014  Bilinear Art Gallery – Seattle, WA
2014  Auguste Clown Gallery – Victoria, AU
2014  Museum voor Communicatie – Den Haag, NL: GO3D
2014  Beverly Arts Center – Beverly, IL:  BRAIN-ART Initiative
2014  Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art – St. Petersburg, RU
2014  25th Annual International SFF Symposium – Austin , TX
2014  3D Printer World Expo – Seattle, WA
2014  GEEK Picnic – St. Petersburg, RU
2014  Lesher Center for the Arts/Bedford Gallery – Walnut Creek, CA: The Skull Show
2014  World Cup – Rio de Janeiro, BR: Nike Risk Everything
2014  Google/Shapeways – New York City, NY: Made with Code Exhibit
2014  Bash Contemporary Gallery – San Francisco, CA
2014  Red Bull Curates – Chicago, IL
2014  Gallery Nucleus – Alhambra, CA
2014  Samantha Levin Fine Art & Gristle Gallery – Brooklyn, NY
2014  World Design Capital 2014 – Cape Town, ZA: Agents of The Revolution
2014  Metropolitan Pavilion – New York City, NY: 3D Printshow
2013  International Museum Surgical Science – Chicago, IL
2013  The Louvre –  Paris, FR: 3D Printshow 
2013  Royal Agricultural Hall/Business Design Centre – London, UK: 3D Printshow 
2013  La Calaca Festival – San Miguel De Allende, MX
2013  TCT Show + Personalize – Birmingham, UK
2013  Agents of The Revolution – Johannesburg, ZA
2013  NAMII: Permanent Collection – Youngstown, OH
2013  The Kunstcentrum Haarlem – Haarlem, NL: Everyone is an Artist?
2013  Bash Contemporary Gallery – San Francisco, CA
2013  World Science Festival – New York City, NY
2013  ArtPadSF – San Francisco, CA
2013  Orphic Gallery – West Hollywood, CA
2013  National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) – Youngstown OH
2013  Museum of Osteology – Oklahoma City, OK
2013  3D Printer Experience – Chicago, IL
2013  Landing Gallery – Rockfrod ME (juror)
2013  CNCPT13  Gallery – Amsterdam, NL
2013  White Pie – Sidney, Australia
2012  Openhouse/3DEA Gallery – New York City, NY
2013  ARTIFACTS – Taipei, Taiwan
2012  Lillstreet Gallery – Chicago, IL
2012  EXPO Chicago – Chicago, IL
2012  Gallery Nucleus – Alahambra, CA
2012  Model Citizens NYC – New York City
2012  Maker Faire – San Mateo, CA
2012  Spark 3DS-1 / Northern Spark 2012 – Minneapolis, MN
2012  TEDx UChicago – Chicago, IL
2012  Michelle Varian – New York City
2012  Evolution – New York City
2012  Sulzen-Zamudio Fine Arts Studio – Chicago, IL
2012  CES2012 – Las, Vegas, NV
2012  Oriental Institute – Chicago, IL
2012  Richmond University – Richmond VA
2011  Heath Gallery – Palm Springs, CA
2011  Gallery 13 – Minneapolis, MN
2011  ArtFutura 2011 – Chicago, IL
2011  Manifest Gallery – Cincinnati OH
2011  Crystal Cork Art Quarterly – Dixon, IL
2011  RAPID Contemporary Art Gallery – Minneapolis, MN
2011  M Modern Gallery – Desert Springs, CA
2011  Art Chicago – Chicago, IL
2011  Packer Schopf Gallery – Chicago, IL
2011  Laguna Arts Group – Laguna Beach, CA
2010  Arsmathematica/Intersculpt – Paris, France
2009  Beverly Arts Center – Chicago, IL: 33rd Annual BAC Competition (awarded Best 3-Dimensional)
2009  Orange Crate Gallery – Cedar Rapids , IA
2009  Karen Solem Gallery – Elmhurst, IL
2009  Lethal Poetry’s Night of Sight & Sound – Chicago, IL
2008  The Artist Project – Chicago, IL
2008  Amerimold – Cincinnati, OH
2008  Euromold – Frankfurt, Germany
2002  Evanston Art Center Biannual Show – Evanston, IL
1990  St. Ambrose University Figure Drawing Exhibition – Davenport, IA
1990  St. Ambrose University Sculpture Exhibition – Davenport, IA
1989  John Deere Gallery – Milan, IL
1989  Kansas City Art Institute – Kansas City, MO
1986  Marycrest College 18th Annual Art Festival – Davenport, IA

Awards & Nominations.
2016  BCSC Purple Apple Award
2015  Coolhunting/Cadillac Top 25 Innovators
2015  Laval Award Nomination
2015  Live Design Excellence Awards Nomination
2014  3D Printshow “Artist of the Year” Nomination
2013  3D Printshow “Artist of the Year” Nomination
2013  North Scott Community  Visual Arts Patron Award
2011-2015  #1 most funded Sculpture project Kickstarter
2009  33rd Annual Beverly Arts Center Competition “Best 3 Dimensional” Award

Lectures, Consulting, Advisory, Teaching.
2017  Central Michigan University – Mt. Pleasant, MI (lecture)
2017  CMU “Materialized” Show – Mt. Pleasant, MI  (juror)
2016  EOS North America User Day @ IMTS – Chicago , IL (lecture)
2016  Informatica IT Kickoff Offsite Event – Vancouver, BC (keynote)
2015  Design Museum Boston – Boston, MA (judge)
2015  Adobe Tech Summit – San Francisco, CA (keynote)
2015  3D PrinterWorld Expo – Burbank, CA (lecture)
2015  Pinshape – Vancouver, BC (market advisor)
2014  Proctor & Gamble – Cincinnati, OH (consultant)
2014  Amazon (market advisor)
2014  FOX TV – “Bones” Series (consultant)
2014  3D Printshow – New York City, NY (lecture)
2015  Adobe (beta tester)
2013  3D Printshow – Paris, FR (lecture)
2013  3D Printshow – London, UK (lecture)
2013  Uformia (consultant & market advisor)
2013  Agents of The Revolution – Johannesburg, ZA (lecture)
2013  TCT/Personalize – Birmingham, UK (lecture)
2013  Landing Gallery – Rockland, ME (juror)
2013  World Science Festival / Innovation Square – New York City (lecture)
2002  Klein Artist Works (webinar)
2012  TEDx Binghamton – Binghamton, NY (lecture)
2012  Openhouse/3DEA Gallery – New York City, NY (lecture)
2012  Sulzen-Zamudio Fine Arts Studio – Chicago, IL (lecture)
2011  Columbia College – Chicago, IL (lecture)
2011  7th Annual World Mummy Congress – San Diego, CA (lecture)
2010  Chicago Humanities Festival – Chicago, IL (lecture)
2010  American Academy Of Art – Chicago, IL (lecture)
2010  Universal Design – Cedar Rapids, IA (consultant)
2009  Chicago Humanities Festival – Chicago, IL (lecture)
2009  STA-MED, LLC – Chicago, IL (consultant)
2008  Whoopass Enterprises – Chicago, IL (consultant)
2003  Palette & Chisel Fine Arts Academy – Chicago, IL (figure sculpture teacher)
2003  After School Matters/Gallery 37 – Chicago, IL (portrait sculpture teacher)
1996  Isabel Bloom L.L.C. – Davenport, IA (consultant)
1991  Jan Nahrgang – East Moline, IL (assistant teacher)

Selected Collections & Commissions.
Rolls-Royce/Trans Air Portugal – Derby, UK
University of Belgrade – Belgrade, Serbia
University of Chicago Oriental Institute – Chicago, IL
University of Richmond – Richmond, VA
Kobe Bryant (professional athlete)
Rahm Emanuel (former Mayor of Chicago & White House Chief of Staff)
Veronique Pittman (Activist & Arts Advocate)
Robert Pittman (founder of MTV & CEO Clear Channel)
Mark Parker (CEO Nike)
Maria Sharapova (professional athlete)
Adam Savage (co-host Mythbusters)
Benji Madden (professional musician)
Grigor Dimitrov (professional athlete)
Jared Tarbell (co-founder Etsy)
Kevin Kelly (founding executive editor Wired magazine)
Justine Bateman (actress)
Peter Katsis (music manager)
Chris Milk (director)
NAMII:  Permanent Collection (Pres. Obama’s mention in SOTU)
Nike – Beaverton, OR
EOS (Electro Optical Systems) – Novi, MI
Informatica- Redwood City, CA
Etsy – New York City, NY
Uformia – Furuflaten, Norway
Shapeways – New York City, NY
Kickstarter – New York City, NY
TFA/Leo Burnett – Chicago, IL
Astropolitan Pictures – Chicago, IL