Master of Fine Arts Candidate (Spring 2009), Queens College, The City University of New York, Queens, New York

2001

Bachelor of Fine Art, School of Visual Arts, New York, New

1996

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

1995

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Fort Hayes High School, Columbus, Ohio

2008

‘Market,’ Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
‘Babel in Brooklyn,’ Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, New York

2007

‘New Paintings,’ Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2006

‘Ceramics,’ Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
‘New Paintings,’ Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, New York

2005

‘Flaneur’, Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2002

‘Daina Higgins: Recent Works,’ Tillie’s of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

2008

‘Contemporary Grandiosity,’ Crossing Art Gallery, Flushing, New York
‘Urban Landscapes,’ Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, New York

2007

‘Common Objects,’ Dinter Fine Art, New York, NY
‘Inspired Reunion,’ Fort Hayes Short Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

2006

‘Summer Hours,’ Dinter Fine Arts, New York, New York
‘365 T-shirts,’ The Showroom, New York, New York

2005

‘The Sisters,’ Supreme Trading Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

2004

Scope Art Fair, Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida and Los Angeles, California
‘Night New York,’ Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, New York
‘Showgirls,’ Orchard Street Gallery, New York, New York
‘Selected Works from the Mudpit,’ Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, New York

‘Spring Fix,’ Volume Art & Performance Space, Brooklyn, New York

2003

‘Fresh Faces,’ Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
‘Animal New York,’ Eickholt Gallery, New York, New York
‘Columbus Hip-Hop Reunion Festival,’ BLD Studios, Columbus, Ohio

2002

‘Local Talent/Small Works,’ Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, New York
‘DUMBO Arts Festival,’ DUMBO Luna, Brooklyn, New York
‘Hit and Run,’ St. Cyril Croatian Catholic Church, New York, New York

2001

‘Men and Dogs,’ SVAVisual Arts Gallery, New York, New York

2008

Landi, Ann. ‘Urban Landscapes,’ ArtNews, September
Mullarkey, Maureen. ‘ Testing the Urban Topography,’ The New York Sun,
June 19
‘Alumni Exhibitions,’ Visual Arts Journal (SVA), reproductions), June

2007

Baker, R.C. ‘Best in Show,’ The Village Voice, December 12-18
Kotwal, Kaizaad. ‘Visionaries Somehow Fit Together,’ The Columbus Dispatch, January 14
Starker, Melissa. ‘Painting the Town,’ The Columbus Alive, January 11
Mayr, Bill. ‘Alumni Exhibit Reveals Depth of Fort Hayes Talent Pool,’ The Columbus Dispatch Weekender, January 11

2006

Smith, Roberta. ‘Daina Higgins at Elizabeth Harris Gallery,’ The New York Times, March 10

2005

Smith, Roberta. ‘Daina Higgins at Elizabeth Harris Gallery,’ The New York Times, March 10

2004

Mullarkey, Maureen. ‘Elizabeth Harris Gallery: Night New York,’ The New York Sun, June 24
Stelling, Steve. ‘Sunrise through Crosshairs,’ catalog essay for Rebecca Ibel Gallery
Animal Magazine, paintings featured in issue ‘Spring Fix’

2003

Animal Magazine, paintings featured in issue ‘Giza’
Davis, Nikki. ‘Fresh Faces at Rebecca Ibel Gallery,’ The Columbus Alive, December 1, p 20
Fryer-Kohles, Jeanne. ‘Pieces Offer Intriguing Peek into Future’, The Columbus Dispatch, December 7, p D8

Public Collections

Progressive Corporation, Mayfield Village, Ohio.

Awards

1997 Silas H. Rhodes Merit Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, New York, New York