Press/Awards

• Rachel Shimp, Seattle Weekly:
  "Edge of Seventeen: Artists reveal what gets under their skin"
• Adriana Grant, Seattle Weekly:
  "Allison Manch: Saturn’s Return"
• Regina Hackett, Seattle PI:
  "Catalog artists chart their experiences"
  "They are women, see their art"
• Nate Lippens, Seattle PI:
  "Artist creates embroidery that communicates about life"
• Bethany Jean Clement, The Stranger:
  "Piece of Crap vs. Piece of Craft"
• 2006 Artist Trust GAP Award

Exhibition Record

• 2008

• Saturn's Return
  Solo show at Gallery 4Culture, Seattle, WA
• Go!
  Inaugural group show at Grey Gallery, Seattle, WA

• 2007

• Elementary
  Solo show at No Space, Seattle, WA
• Leather and Lace
  Collaboration with Ariana Page Russell at Soil Art Gallery, Seattle, WA

• 2006

• Rocks
  Solo show at Zeitgeist Coffee, Seattle, WA
• Faculty Exhibition
  Everett Community College, Everett, WA

• 2005

• Catalog
  Soil Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Sensational Domestic
  Solo show at Zeitgeist Coffee, Seattle, WA
• 33rd Annual Juried Photo Exhibition
  Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA

• 2004

• MFA Thesis Exhibition
  Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Threadshop
  Boutique in Seattle, WA

• 2003

• Works on Paper
  Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
• No Tell Motel
  Ceramic Metal Arts Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Contemporary Northwest Women Photographers
  Frye Art Museum and Seattle Conference Center, Seattle, WA
• MFA: Works in Progress
  Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA

• 2002

• Trademark: Art and Clothing Exhibition
  Area 51 Furniture Store, Seattle, WA

• 2001

• BFA Photography Exhibition
  Northlight Gallery, Tempe, AZ
• Think Pink
  Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ

Shows Curated/Organized

• 2005

• Organizer: Rivet Magazine Art Auction
  Crawlspace Gallery, Seattle, WA
  Art Auction to Benefit a new art Portfolio in Rivet Magazine.

• 2004

• Co-organizer: Strange Co.'s Coupling - Love Fests and Fistfights
  Crawlspace Gallery, Seattle, WA
  Art exhibition pairing University of Washington art students with local artists.
• Co-organizer: Strange Co.'s Works On You
  M:pluse Boutique/Gallery, Seattle, WA
  Fundraiser with local artists designing wearable art pieces.

• 2003

• Curator: Not in Our Medium
  Ceramic Metal Arts, Seattle, WA
  University of Washington Master of Fine Arts candidates making art not in their usual medium.

• 2001

• Curator: Think Pink
  Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ

Professional Experience

• Photography Instructor
  Black and White Photography, Photographic History, Pinhole Photography
  Everett Community College, Everett, WA
• Art Director
  Rivet Magazine, Seattle, WA
Visiting Color Photography Instructor
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Education

• 2004

• M.F.A., Photography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  Focus in Color Photography and Digital Sound

• 2001

• B.F.A., Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
  Photography specialization

• 1998

• Foundation Studies, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI