EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts candidate, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, expected May 2018
Bachelor of Arts, Webster University, Magna Cum Laude, 2007-2009
Associates of Arts, Meramec Community College, 2004-2007
PROFESSIONAL/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Director, Bonsack Gallery, Ladue, Missouri, 2018-present
Studio Assistant, Emil Frei, Kirkwood, Missouri, 2014 & 2018
Studio Tech, Mudflat Studio, Somerville Massachusetts, 2013-2014
After School Art Teacher, Long Middle School, St. Louis, Missouri, 2005
John Burroughs School
Present Sculpture Fine Arts Instructor
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2017 Introduction to Sculpture, Instructor of Record
2016 Three-Dimensional Design, Instructor of Record
Meremac Community College
2007 Introduction to Sociology, Teaching Assistant
SOLO/TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019 ‘Consider Me, Consider You,’ Var West Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2014 ‘Entropy,’ A Collaborative Installation, Blank Space, St. Louis, Missouri
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2018 Scovill Sculpture Park, Public Sculpture Competition, Decatur, Illinois
2018 ‘You Become Responsible, Forever, For What You Have Tamed,’ Flood Plain, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 ‘Free Association,’ in conjunction with ‘The Talking Cure’, Kranzberg Art Center, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition, SIUE Art and Design Gallery West, Edwardsville, Missouri
2018 ‘Here // Now,’ Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 ‘Making Strange,’ Praxis Gallery and Photographic Arts Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Juror: Chuck Avery)
2018 ‘St. Charles Community College MFA Invitational,’ Donald D. Shook Fines Arts Building (Juror: Brian D. Smith)
2018 ‘Graduate Exhibition,’ all media juried exhibition, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois
2017 ’64 Arts,’ national juried exhibition, Buchanan Center for the Arts (Juror: Lonnie Eugene Stewart)
2017 ‘Friends of Art Exhibition,’ juried art auction, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois
2017 ‘Graduate Exhibition,’ all media juried exhibition, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois (Juror: Terry Suhre)
2016 ‘33 November,’ all media juried exhibition, Old Orchard Gallery, Webster Groves, Missouri (Juror: Jeane Vogel, Executive Director of Webster Arts)
2016 ‘Friends of Art Exhibition,’ juried art auction, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois
2016 ‘Graduate Exhibition,’ all media juried exhibition, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois, 2016 (Juror: Cheryl Wassenaar: Artist/Associate Professor Washington University St Louis, Missouri.)
2015 ‘Equality Matters – Conversations on Gender and Race,’ Mildred M. Cox Gallery, Fulton, Missouri, 2015 (Jurors: Dion Dion, Kenny Greene and Sharon Kilfoyle)
2015 ‘Shrode Fine Art & Craft Competition Exhibition,’ Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon, Illinois, 2015 (Juror: Pattie Chambers)
2014 Two Person Exhibition, ‘Entropy,’ A Collaborative Installation, Blank Space, St. Louis, Missouri, 2014
AWARDS/STIPENDS
2018 Wendy Petit Gay Memorial Scholarship
2017 Bound, Southern Illinois University Sculpture on Campus Award, 1st place award (Juror David Deming)
2017 Graduate Assistantship, Wood Shop, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2017 Southern Illinois University Sculpture on Campus Award (proposal selection and stipend, Juror Nick Lang)
2017 Art Service Award (Juror Terry Suhre)
2016 Southern Illinois University Sculpture on Campus Dennis deToye 2nd place award (Juror Afruz Amighi)
2016 She is Here, Southern Illinois University Sculpture on Campus Award (proposal selection and stipend, Jurors Ilene Berman and Tara Morton)
2015-2016 Graduate Assistantship, Sculpture, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2015 John and Kay Kendall Ceramics Award
2015 Thomas and Carol Gipe Award in Sculpture
MEMBERSHIPS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2015-2017 Member, Sculptors at Wagner (SAW), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2008-2014 Cofounder and Member, AlphaWom Nonprofit
ASSISTANTSHIPS
2010 Research Assistant, Professor Danielle MacCartney
PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT
2017 Juror, Schlafly Art Fair
SERVICE
2017-2018 President, SAW
2017 Secretary, Visiting Artist Coordinator, SAW
2016 Media and Outreach Specialist, SAW
MEDIA COVERAGE
2019 Midwest Review, Issue 7, 2019
2017 “Eye-Catching Artwork Featured During SIUE’s 17th Annual Sculpture Walk,” SIUE news, 2017
2017 Create! Magazine, July 2017 Issue Feature, Curated by Dasha Matsuura, Assistant Director at Spoke SF
2016 Edwardsville Intelligencer, “Sculpture Walk to take place at SIUE,” October 5, 2016