Selected Reviews of My Work

• Weird News: Bizarre Life, Body Fluid Artists in Bizarre Magazine, Aug. 2011
• A Myriad of Masterpieces by Aarik Danielsen for The Columbia Daily Tribune, Jan. 17, 2010
• Off the Wall: Art Installations Encourage Audience Interaction by Chris Harris for the Southeast Missourian, Feb. 5, 2009 (arts cover story)

Selected Articles I Have Written

• Diane Kim: Growing with Scars, Art Saint Louis' Art Dialogue, Apr. 8, 2011
• Articles of Dress, Art Saint Louis' Art Dialogue, Apr. 3, 2010
• Mimetic Labors, Art Saint Louis' Art Dialogue, Jan. 19, 2010
• ... and then there were nine, Art Saint Louis' Art Dialogue, Oct. 21, 2009
• Cultivated Works: Victoria McAlister & Jen McKnight, Art Saint Louis' Art Dialogue, July 1, 2009

Selected Arts Organizations, Galleries, Museums And Websites I have been involved with over the course of my career.

• Altered Esthetics is a non-profit community-based art gallery and arts advocacy organization located in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.
• Art Saint Louis is a not-for-profit visual arts co-op gallery, organization and advocate exhibiting work by established and emerging artists from the St. Louis region.
• Artfully Alton promotes the Alton, Illinois arts community through beautiful downtown exhibits.
• Catholocity is a virtual exhibition of art and writing about universal human experience from a particular perspective.
• Chesterfield Arts is a non-profit community arts agency, founded in 1995 with the aim of stimulating the arts within City of Chesterfield and the West County region.
• Columbia Art League is a member organization whose mission is to provide the community with a stimulating environment for experiencing the visual arts through exhibitions, education, appreciation, promotion and creation of art.
• The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is a leading institution for contemporary art exhibitions in an innovative environment with community partnerships, education programs and outreach.
• Cranky Yellow is a shop, gallery, and performance space in Saint Louis, Missouri.
• Fluxus St. Louis a collection of Mailart, Fluxus, Sound Work, Visual Poetry, Images, Books, Objects, Etc...
• Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts is a St. Louis based alternative art exhibition venue.
• Framations Custom Framing & Art Gallery offers fast, friendly, and affordable custom framing & matting services.
  • My Framations Artist Page
• The Green Center is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1998 for the primary purpose of providing a natural laboratory and cultural gathering place for members of the St. Louis community and surrounding region.
• Lillian's By Design is a unique shop opened by Lillian Bates in 2008 that offers couture clothing and fiber related art.
• Missouri Fiber Artists is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to promote statewide communication among individuals and groups participating in all aspects of the fiber arts.
  • My Missouri Fiber Artists Member Page
• Northern Arts Council is a registered non-profit for creative minds, drawing its members from Ferguson, Florissant, Hazelwood, unincorporated St. Louis County, and everywhere in between.
• Saintlouisart.com is a web directory dedicated to promoting visual art in the St. Louis, MO area, owned and operated by Rob Miller. It is an invaluable resource for finding local artists, galleries and organizations in the St. Louis region.
• Soulard Art Market is a cooperative operated by a core group of resident artists who each maintain a personal display space as well as coordinating the monthly main gallery exhibitions.
• St. Charles County Arts Council is an advocacy organization focused on support for, and providing information about, the arts and artists in St. Charles County, Missouri.
• Steelville Arts Council promotes Arts in Steelville, Missouri through awareness, appreciation, education and support.
• Urban Art Retreat offers safe, violence-free space where people who do and do not define themselves as artists can share their visions and processes in both art and in daily living as interrelated.
• Woman Made Gallery is a not for profit organization whose goal is to support women in the arts by providing opportunities, awareness, and advocacy.
• The Women's Caucus for Art is a national member organization dedicated to creating community through art, education, and social activism.
• The St. Louis Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art