Born in 1968 in Minnesota

EDUCATION

1991-93                Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
1989-91                Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
1988                      Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2003                      Glass Art Society Conference, Demo, Seattle, WA
2002                      Penland School of Crafts Penland, "Paint and Blow," NC (with Walter Lieberman)
2000                      Glass Art Society Conference, Demo, New York, NY
                               Denmark School of Design, Demo, Copenhagen, Denmark
1999                      Konstract University of Art and Design, Demo, Stockholm, Sweden
1997-pres.            Own & operate Mongrain Glass Studio Inc., Seattle, WA
1995-2003           Chihuly Inc., Gaffer, Seattle, WA
1995-97                Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
                               Penland School of Crafts, Glassblowing, Penland, NC
1999                      Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
                               Gaffer, "Chihuly In the Light of Jerusalem", Jerusalem, Israel
1997                      Gaffer, "Chihuly Over Venice," Waterford, Ireland; Monterey, Mexico; Marseille, France; Vianne, France
                               Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
                               Architectural commission, Cincinnati, OH
1995                      Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
                               Robert Wilson Project, Marseille, France
                               KiKi Smith Project, Cincinnati, OH
                               Jeff Koons Project, Wheaton, NJ
                               Charles Ray Project, Cincinnati, OH
                               Joel Otterson Project, Cincinnati, OH
                               Chandelier commission, Cincinnati, OH
                               Glass Book Publication Project, Kent, OH
1994                      Pilchuck Glass School, Co-Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
                               Tyler School of Art, Visiting Artist, Elkins Park, PA
1993                      University of Hawaii, Visiting Artist, Honolulu, HI
                               Edinburgh College of Art, Visiting Artist, Edinburgh, Scotland
1992                      Ibex Studio, Gaffer, St. Louis, MO
                               New Orleans School of Glassworks, New Orleans, LA
1991                      Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Canada
                               Alfred State University, Alfred, NY
1990                      M.I.T., Boston, MA
                               Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2003                      William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2002                      William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
                               Objects for Use, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
1999                      William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
                               Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
                               Margo Jacobson Gallery, Portland, OR
1998                      Floating Glasses, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1997                      Foster White Gallery, Seattle, WA
1996                      Marta Hewitt, Cincinnati, OH
                               Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA
1995                      Marta Hewett, Cincinnati, OH
                               Pilchuck Faculty Show, Stanwood, WA
                               Penland Faculty Show, Penland, NC
1994                      Luminosity II, New Orleans, LA
                               A Gathering of Glass, Wimberly, TX
                               Glass Lovers Weekend, Wheaton, NJ
                               A Glass for Wine, New York, NY
                               Grohe Glass Gallery, Boston, MA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1995                     Penland School, Instructor, Penland, NC
1993                     Urban Glass, Instructor, Brooklyn, NY
                              Glassworks, Instructor, New Orleans, LA

PUBLICATIONS

2001                     "Objects for Use", Paul J. Smith, publisher
                              "Object Lessons" Guild Publishing
                              House and Garden, August Issue
2000                     Urban Glass, Richard Yelle, publisher
1999                     "Elle Décor", November Edition
                              American Craft, Portfolio section, August Edition
                              Seattle Magazine, February Edition