Born 1968, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Education: B.A. Art History, University of Pennsylvania
One-Person Shows
"Heaps Variety Pak", XVI, New York, 2000
Life, New York, 1999
Luna Lounge, New York,1995
L2 Express, New York, 1994
Two-Person Show
Joe Heaps Nelson and Jean Marie Salem, The Furnace, Des Moines, 1993
Selected Group Shows
"I Love NY Benefit", Kagan-Martos Gallery, New York, 2001
"Nerve Center", Gallery 113, New York, 2000
"50 Artists We Like", Wall Street Viewing Room, New York, 2000
"Burning Sensation", CB's 313 Gallery, New York, 2000
"Local Color", Henry Street Settlement, New York, 1998
Lascaux Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, 1996
Aliquippa Arts Festival, Aliquippa, PA, 1996
"Des Moines Now", The Furnace, Des Moines, 1992
Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, 1992
Selected Private Collections
Sig Anderson, Des Moines, Iowa
Nellie Appleby, Brooklyn, NY
Laird Archer, San Francisco, CA
D. Thaddeus Archie, Des Moines, Iowa
John Berry, Brooklyn, NY
Nadine Blake, New York, NY
Tom Blim, New York, NY
Andrea Bucci, New York, NY
Hank & Wendy Doster, Minneapolis, MN
E-Man, Brooklyn, NY
Sarah Erwin, New York, NY
Roy Fisher, Des Moines, Iowa
Ginevra Galeone, Milan, Italy
Lorenza Galeone, New York, NY
Charlie Gallagher, Staten Island, NY
Max Goldfarb, Brooklyn, NY
Nick Goldfarb, New York, NY
Eleisha Grant, New York, NY
Philippe and Jelena Holland, Geneva, Switzerland
Viktoria Hofmann, Hannover, Germany
Ellen Howe, New York, NY
Cedrick Jeanson, New York, NY
Dale Kaplan, Brooklyn, NY
Kasper Larsen, The Bronx, NY
Kris LaManna, Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Dick Manitoba, New York, NY
Tracie Matthews, New York, NY
David McDevitt, Brooklyn, NY
Joel McGee, Brooklyn, NY
Mark Mickunas, Des Moines, Iowa
Roberto Molina, New York, NY
Taylor James Pierce, Chicago, IL
Jonathan Podwil, Brooklyn, NY
Eric & Beatrice Romeo, Brooklyn, NY
Francesca Romeo, Brooklyn, NY
Pedro Rosenblueth, Brooklyn, NY
Jean Marie Salem, Madison, WI
Kenai Sehgal, New York, NY
Oliver Sehgal, San Francisco, CA
Tom Shannon, New York, NY
Richard Sigmund, Brooklyn, NY
David Slifkin, Brooklyn, NY
Andrew Susmann, New York, NY
J.G. Thirlwell, Brooklyn, NY
Gerhard Vlcek, Vienna, Austria
Steve Wahl, Des Moines, Iowa
Max Whalen, Brooklyn, NY
Tracey Zarubick, New York, NY