Education MFA, Boston University, 2005 BFA, Kansas City Art Institute, 1998. Major in painting/printmaking Exhibitions 2008 Sting!3, The Beehive, Boston, MA 2008 La Romeria/Viva Last Blues: Recent Paintings by Alfredo Gisholt and Sean Downey, The Lincoln Building, Waltham, MA 2008 Sting!2, The Beehive, Boston, MA 2007 South Press Print Invitational, Carillon Gallery, Fort Worth, TX 2007 Heads, Studio A.I.R., Brooklyn, NY 2007 On Paper, Nothern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA 2006 Spot On, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 2005 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Boston University, Boston, MA 2004 Summery Summary, 58 N3, Brooklyn, NY 2004 Eleven by Nine, George Sherman Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA 2002 EBOS 2002: East Bay Open Studios, Oakland, CA 2001 Picto-Plastic Drama: Paintings by Sean Downey & Islands by Eva Jordan, The Creamery, Oakland, CA 2000 Inaugural Show, Live Culture Gallery, Oakland, CA 1999 New Paintings (solo exhibition), Arrowspace, Olympia, WA 1999 1999 Northwest Annual (Juror: Kerry James Marshall), Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA Professional Experience 2007- Lecturer in Fine Arts, Post-Baccalaureate Coordinator, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 2005-2006 Visiting Lecturer in Fine Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 2004-2005 Teaching Assistant, Painting II, Boston University, Boston, MA