EDUCATION	2003	MFA - Sculpture - University of Arizona - Tucson , AZ
	1998-99	Pacific Northwest College of Art - Portland, OR
	1997	BFA - Printmaking/ Painting - Kansas City Art Institute - Kansas City, MO
	1992	The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS solo shows marked with *	2008	* The Magic City - Locust Projects - Miami, FL
		* Gardiner Art Gallery, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK
	2006	* Comfort Food - Tilt Gallery and Project Space - Portland, OR
		* Mobile Amnesia - Raid Projects - Los Angeles, CA
	2005	Nova Young Contemporary Art Fair: VIP Lounge -hosted by GenArt, Chicago - Curated by Allison Stites - Chicago , IL
	2004	* Anywhere - Fuller Projects, Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
		Nowadays - Haze Gallery - Portland, OR
	2001	Kansas City Artists Coalition - Kansas City, MO
		Guardino Gallery - Portland, OR
	1997	* Kansas City Art Institute Gallery - Kansas City, MO
GROUP EXHIBITIONS	2008	Los Angeles Biennial Juried Exhibition - Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park - Los Angeles, CA - Jurors: Carl Berg, Lisa Melandri & Tyler Stallings
		Drawing Los Angeles- Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock - Los Angeles,CA
		The Ethnography of No Place - Rosenburg Gallery - Baltimore, MD
		Featured Artist - Art For Empty Walls - Los Angeles, CA
	2007	The Affair at The Jupiter Hotel - International Contemporary Art Fair - Portland, OR - Drawings at Tilt Gallery room
		Console - Urban Institute for Contemporary Art - Grand Rapids, MI
		Console - Portland Art Center - Portland, OR
		Faculty Showcase - Sam Hill Warehouse Gallery - Prescott College - Prescott, AZ
	2006	Southern California Open 2006 - Gallery 825 - Los Angeles, CA - juror: Ann Filbin, Director, UCLA Hammer Museum of Art
		Systemic - Dinnerware Contemporary Art - Tucson, AZ
	2005	Mobile Prefab - Around the Coyote Gallery - Chicago , IL - installation
		Inertia - Gallery 500 - Portland, OR - juried group exhibition - Juror: Jeff Jahn
		Plait - Platform Gallery - Tucson, AZ
		Vacation 05 - SOFA Gallery - Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
		Works-in-Progress - Sculpture Space - Utica, NY
		Salon - Platform Gallery - Tucson, AZ -
		Faculty Exhibition - Indiana University Museum of Art - Bloomington, IN
		Brass Tacks - Platform Gallery - Tucson, AZ
	2004	Disposable - Reed College - Portland, OR - installation - curated by the Modern Zoo Center for the Arts
		Sans Pantalones - The Hall Gallery - Portland, OR
	2003	This American Lawn - Museum of Contemporary Art - Tucson, AZ
		Master of Fine Arts Thesis Show - University of Arizona Museum of Art - Tucson, AZ
		Nine Ingredients - Edgewater Gallery - Orlando, FL
		From Tucson to Tempe - Tempe Public Library - Tempe, AZ
	2002	No Red Dots - Museum of Contemporary Art - Tucson, AZ
		Small Works Invitational - Dinnerware Gallery - Tucson, AZ
		Prints with Master Printer De Soto - Dinnerware Gallery - Tucson, AZ
		Postcards to New York - Columbia University - New York, NY
	2001	Toussaint, Tracy-Lopez, Schmeltz - Dinnerware Gallery - Tucson, AZ
		Exchange Show - ArtLab - Phoenix, AZ
		Dinnerware at the Hotel Congress - Hotel Congress - Tucson, AZ
		Mimesis 7 - Museum of Contemporary Art annex; Arcadia - Tucson, AZ
		Traveling Print Portfolio - White Mountain Academy of the Arts - Ontario, Canada
	2000	Print/Reprint - Joseph Gross Gallery - Tucson, AZ
		New Works - Blackfish Gallery - Portland, OR
ARTIST RESIDENCIES	2009	(forthcoming) - Santa Fe Art Institute - Santa Fe, NM
	2008	Bemis Center For Contemporary Art - Omaha, NE
	2006	Raid Projects - Los Angeles , CA
	2005	Around the Coyote Gallery - Chicago , IL
		Sculpture Space - Utica , NY
AWARDS	2006	Mini Travel Grant - Tucson Pima Arts Council - Tucson, AZ
		Professional Development Grant - Arizona Commission of the Arts - Pheonix, AZ
		Visiting Artist Lecture Grant - Tucson Visiting Artist Consortium - lecture presented at Dinnerware Contemporary Arts - Tucson, AZ
	2003	Jones/Steelcase Sculpture Award - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ
	2002	Master of Fine Arts Deans Fellowship - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ
		A. Moreton Scholarship - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ
	2001,2000	Edward Dunn Scholarship - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ
	2000	Deans Student of Excellence Research Grant - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ
	1999	Individual Project Grant - Regional Arts and Culture Council - Portland, OR
BIBLIOGRAPHY	2008	(forthcoming) Studio Visit Magazine - The Open Studios Press - Boston, MA - Fall 2008 Edition - Curated by Carl Belz, Director Emeritus, The Rose Art Museum - scheduled release date November 1
		(forthcoming) "Best of the West Coast" - NY Arts Magazine - New York, NY - Fall Edition
		"Interview With Aili Schmeltz" - Elvis in Hawaii Blog - Catanzaro, Italy- April 17 - written by Claudio Parentela - link
		"Road to Nowhere" - Baltimore City Paper, Visual Arts Section - review Baltimore, MD - April 16 - written by Deborah McLead - link
		Ruby Mag - Buenas Aires, Argentina - Online Magazine - Issue #25 - www.ruby-mag.com.ar
		20x200 - A Jen Bekman Project - New York, NY - "Embedded" Edition Release date- April 1 - 20X200.com
		"An interview with Aili Schmeltz" - Miami Art Review - Miami, FL - February 9 - written by Aimee Sinclair - link
		"Ethnography of No Place" - Rosenburg Gallery - Baltimore, MD - exhibition catalogue
	2007	20x200 - A Jen Bekman Project - New York, NY - "Radar" Edition Release date November 13 - 20X200.com
		Console - Preview - Gallery Guide - Vancouver, B.C. - written by Allyn Cantor
	2005	Around the Coyote Arts Festival - catalogue - Chicago , IL
		"A Haven For Artists" - article - Observer- Dispatch, Utica , NY - June 23, p. 5B - written by Candace Jarrett
		Nova Young Contemporary Art Fair - catalogue - Chicago , IL
	2004	"One Review" - Willamette Week - Portland , OR - citation - September 21 - written by Richard Speer
		"Nowadays" - review - The Portland Mercury - vol. 4 no. 39, Feb 26- Marc- 3 - written by Chas Bowie
		"Critical i, Gloom, Shloom!" - review - www.nwdrizzle.com - monthly arts e- zine - Marc- - written by Jeff Jahn
	2003	"Machines for Anesthetized Living" - Catalogue Essay - Intersection; Master of Fine Arts Thesis Show - written by Ann Marie Russel, curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ
	2001	Tucson Weekly - Tucson , AZ - November 15, 2001 , September 13, 2001Arizona Star - Tucson , AZ - November 13, 2001
	1997	Kansas City Art Institute Foundations Poster and Catalogue Cover - Self Portrait
SLIDE REGISTRIES	2008- 2006	Portfolio on File at the Viewing Program - The Drawing Center - New York , NY
		Drawings on view in Flatfile Program - Tilt Gallery - Portland, OR - www.tiltpdx.com