Born 1977, raised in Thailand, 1979-1995
M.F.A. Painting and Film San Francisco Art Institute, 2005
B.F.A. Drawing Western Washington University, cum laude, 2001 Wheaton College, Wheaton IL, 1996-1998
"You Did Not Choose Me, I Chose You," two person show, Shift Studio, Seattle, WA, 2009
"You Are The Landscape," solo show, Shift Studio, Seattle, WA, 2008
"Tram Bui and Christen 'Ru' Mattix," Nico Gallery, Seattle, 2003
"Blue Sky Paintings," solo show, SPAC Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2007
"Department of Art Biennial Exhibit," Western Gallery, Bellingham, WA, 2011
"Collective Singular," Core Annex Gallery, Denver, CO, 2010
"Genesis," Bridge Gallery, Denver, CO, 2010
*"The Super8 Challenge," Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, WA 2010
"Sea Shift," G Gallery, Houston, TX, 2009
"Self-Absorbed," SPAC Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2009
"The Beautiful, Grotesque and Sublime," Lookout Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, 2009
"Beyond Edge" The Other Roadside Attraction, Mount Vernon, WA, 2009
"Summer Introductions," SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2008
"Small Works," Shift Studio, Seattle, 2007
"Shift4: New Members Show," Seattle, 2007
*"Secret Place," video screening, College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Retreat, Seattle Pacific University, 2007
"Hope: Open/Closed," Faculty Show, The Art Center, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, 2007
"Master of Fine Arts Exhibition," San Francisco Art Institute, Herbst Pavillion, Fort Mason, 2005 (catalog)
"The Postcard Show," The Lab, San Francisco, 2005
"Haunted," Cellspace, San Francisco, 2005
*"Expanded Cinema," San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, 2005
"Tyrannical Norm," Mnemonic Gallery, Seattle, 2004
"Small Works," Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, 2004
"Continuing MFA Show," Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, 2004
"No Lifeguard on Duty," Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA 2003
"Forgotten Works Challenge," Forgotten Works Gallery, Seattle, 2002
"Minding the Body," Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA, 2001
"See-Saw," 734 Gallery, University of Wisconsin, 2001
"Almost Nothing," Dynamite Project Gallery, Grand Rapids, 2000 Curator: Tim Lowly
"The Second Annual Realism International Juried Art Exhibition," Period Gallery, Leavenworth, NE, 2000
"Beyond Borders," Viking Union Gallery, Western Washington University, 2000, (catalog)
Curator: Jena Scott, Greg Kucera Gallery
"Two Birds and One Stone," Viking Union Gallery, Western Washington University, 2001
"My/Your/His/Her Self," Viking Union Gallery, Western Washington University, 2001
James Washington Foundation, $1000 honorarium, Seattle, WA, 2010
The Vancouver Project, By/For Artist Residency, $500 honorarium, Vancouver, Canada, 2008
911 Media Center, Edge Program, Seattle, 2007
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, 2005
Hillcrest Community Services, Bellingham, WA 2001
Raintree Community School, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1999
Adjunct, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 2011
Assistant Professor, Adjunct, Painting and Drawing, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA, 2006-2009
Instructor, Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, WA, 2002-2003
Instructor, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, 2003, 2006
City Arts Magazine, January 2011, Seattle, WA, pg. 31-33
Burrit, Jenny. "Two Birds, One Stone, One Exhibit." The Western Front, February 23, 2001, p. 13.
Crumpacker, Erin. "Beyond Borders Crossed Physical, Cultural Lines," The Western Front, February 23, 2001, p. 13.
Hackett, Regina, "First Thursday October 2009," October 1, 2009
Hackett, Regina, "The Eyes Have it," June 13, 2008
Henry, Dusty, "Artists Showcase Newfound Identities," The Falcon, October 7, 2009
Lui, Marian, "First Thursday Art Walk highlights: Howard House, Vetri and Shift," October 1, 2009
Millan, Courtney. "With her own two hands." Falcon, February 21, 2007, pg. 7.
"Response," Spring 2008 alumni journal of Seattle Pacific University, pg. 15 and featured artist on back cover.