I love traveling and talking. Don't hesitate to contact if you are interested in having me come to your school or to speak at your event. Past speaking engagements have included the National AIGA Conference, HOW Conference and the National Student Conference. I really enjoying visiting schools and universities as well. Let's make something!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Weapons of Mass Creation, Cleveland, OH, May 2012, speaker

Illustration Biennial 2012, Haarlem, Netherlands, June 2012, speaker
 

PAST EVENTS

Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, April 2012, Current Perspectives Lecture Series

University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, January 2012, Hallmark Symposium Lecture Speaker

Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, November 2011, Andreas Visiting Artist Series

Creative MorningsPortland, OR, October 2011, Speaker

AIGA Think Tank, 
Nashville, TN, September 2011, Conference Speaker

Murray State University, Murrary, KY, September 2011, Visiting Artist

IDSA 3BY10, Portland, OR, July 2011, Industrial Designers of America

I Heart Art Salon Discussion with Jessica Helfand, Portland, OR, June 2011, Moderator

West Texas A&M University, Amarillo, Tx, March 2011, Visiting Artist & Exhibition

Louisiana Tech, Ruston, LA,  February 2011, Lecture and Annual Student Art Show Selection Jury

National Student Show, Dallas, Texas, April 2011, Keynote Speaker along with Mig Reyes and Dress Code.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman, School of Visual Arts, October 2010

Into the Woods, Seattle AIGA, October 2010, Invited Presentation

Craft Conversation, Museum of Contemporary Craft, September 2010

ABC Urban Arts Festival, Amsterdam, June 2010, Panel and Workshop

Individualization, Infrastructure, and Consumption, UC Irvine, June 2010, Panel and Workshop

Etsy Headquarters, Brooklyn, NY,  June 2010, All Day Mural Jam

Fred Flare, Brooklyn, NY, June 2010, Book Signing

Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY,  June 2010, Drawing Workshop, Question & Answer with Farran Krentcil, Style Editor at Nylon Magazine

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, May 2010, Visiting artist / lecture / workshop

Book Release and Show at Land, April 2010

AIGA Portland Resource: Green Design Expo, April 2010, Lecture

Wieden + Kennedy, April 2010, Lecture

Book event at Rare Device, April 2010

2009 AIGA Make/Think Conference, Student Symposium speaker

2009 How Design Conference in Austin, Texas, invited speaker

2009 Portland Zine Symposium, Workshop with Nicole Lavelle

Museum of Contemporary Craft, Craft Perspectives Conversation: Handmade Nation, April 2009

60th Annual Washington DC Art Directors Club Show , Judged with Art Chantry, Doug Bartow and Ian Coyle, March 2009

97th Annual College Art Association Conference in LA, February 2009, Paper and panel presentation on Félix González-Torres. Panel included Adriane Herman and Virgil Marti. This was the official panel of the Southern Graphics Council.

Museum of Arts and Design, Handmade Nation Panel before the premiere in NYC, February 2009

Publication Design Lecture with The Public Design Center at The Rural Studio, May 2008 

Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine, 2008, Visiting Artist and Zine Workshop

University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 2008, Visiting Artist and Zine Workshop

Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, 2008, Visiting Artist and Zine Workshop

Jen Bekman Gallery,  artist talk and book signing with Mike Perry for Hand Job!, 2007 

Fraction Workspace, Chicago, IL, artist talk, 2007

Indiana University, artist talk and critiques, 2006
Popular Culture Association, Atlanta, GA, paper presentation, 2006
College Art Association, Boston, MA, paper presentation, 2006
Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT, artist talk and critiques, 2005