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Education
2020-2022 MPS, Expressive Arts Therapy & Creativity Development, Pratt, Brooklyn, NY
2018-2020 MFA, Studio Art, Painting & Drawing, Pratt, Brooklyn, NY
2005 BFA, Photography emphasis, Baylor University, Waco, TX
Teaching Experience
2022-Present Art Instructor, Odyssey Clayworks, Asheville, NC
2022-Present Art/Art History Instructor, Morbid Anatomy, Brooklyn, NY
2021-Present Adjunct Professor, Art Department, University Mary Hardin Baylor, Temple, TX
2020 Ceramics Studio, TA, Pratt. Spring Semester. Brooklyn, NY
2019 Graduate Intaglio, TA, Pratt. Fall Semester. Brooklyn, NY
Gallery Representation
2022-Present Spilt Milk Gallery, Online Platform, Scotland
2022-Present Morbid Anatomy Library, Brooklyn, NY
2022-Present ArtPlayInc., Asheville, NC
2021-Present Odyssey Clayworks, Asheville, NC
2021-2022 RiseArt Gallery, Online Platform, London, England
2020-2022 Winston Wachter, Gallery, New York, NY
2017-2019 The One O Eight, Gallery, Waco, TX
2014-2017 The Lion’s Nest, Gallery and Printshop, Austin, TX
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 Drawing in All Medium, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Chromotherapy in an Age of Doubt, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY
2022 This Reality, Subject Matter, London, UK
2022 Whose Story Is It?, Spilt Milk Gallery, Scotland, UK
2021 Faculty Exhibition, UMHB, Temple, TX
2021 Emergent Poise, On Canal, New York, NY
2020 Platform 2020, Winston Wachter, New York, NY
2019 Pratt Open Studios Group Exhibition, Pfizer, Juried by Will Hutnick, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Pratt in Venice 35th Anniversary Exhibition, Stuben Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Pratt MFA: Straight From the Studio," Curated by Loney Abrams, Artspace Magazine’s editor-in-chief,
Brooklyn, NY
2019 AXA Art Prize Finalist, New York Academy of Art, Manhattan, NY, San Francisco Art Institute, San
Francisco, CA, Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 Primary Colors, Pfizer, Juried by Laura Nassar, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Deep Ellum Art Festival, Deep Ellum Art Company, Dallas, TX
2016 Print Austin: Bin Fest Print Expo, Canopy Arts Complex, Austin, TX
Awards and Honors
2022 Finalist for Subject Matter, RePaint History, Art Girl Rising, Winter Prize, London, UK
2021 Recipient: Artist in Residence, Odyssey Clayworks, Asheville, NC
2020 Recipient: Artist in Residence at New World Island, The Wild Residency, Newfoundland, Canada.
2020 Recipient: Artist in Residence, WONDERHAND Studios, Greeley, Colorado.
Publications
2021 All She Makes, Contemporary Art and Culture Magazine curated by ArtGirlRising. Inaugural Print Edition.
2020 New American Paintings, No. 147, MFA Annual Issue, Print Edition.
2020 Inferences with Ursula K. LeGuin, The Other Wind. Yasmeen Siddiqui.
Collections
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Baylor University, Waco, TX
McLennan Community College, Waco, TX
University Mary Hardin Baylor, Temple, TX
Aims Community College, Greeley, CO
Curatorial Experience
2014-2017 Curator of Events and Exhibitions, The Lions Nest Gallery, Austin, TX
2010-2014 Curator of Events and Exhibitions, Cultural Arts of Waco, Waco, TX
2010-2014 Curator of Events and Exhibitions, The Croft Art Gallery, Waco, TX
Related Non-Profit/Community Service
2017-Present McLennan Community College Arts Alliance Member, Waco, TX, Responsibilities include advising faculty and staff on arts related community outreach and promotion.
2008-2018 Waco Cultural Arts Festival, Board Member/Advisory Board Member, Responsibilities include, strategic event planning, programming, grant writing, fundraising, community outreach, business accounting, artist relations, social media, advertising, marketing, volunteer management.
2010-2018 Branding the Brazos, Art in Public Spaces, National Endowment for the Arts Grant Recipient, Waco Cultural Arts, Waco, TX
2010-2018 Waco National Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, Art in Public Spaces, Waco Cultural Arts, Waco, TX
2010-2018 Doris Miller Memorial, Art in Public Spaces, Waco Cultural Arts, Waco, TX
Related Professional Work Experience
2021-Present Intern at Mountain Creative Arts Counseling. Providing art therapy services, scheduling, billing, marketing.
2016-2020 Owner and Manager, Thrive Handmade Goods, Brooklyn, NY. Responsibilities include, wholesale sales, line and product development, marketing, business accounting, employee training and general management.
2014-2017 Owner and Manager, The Lion’s Nest Gallery and Printshop, Austin, TX. Responsibilities include, curator of exhibitions, artist relations, curator of consignment and wholesale art and artisan goods, business accounting, social media and advertising, marketing, employee training and management, event planning, programming, and management.
2010-2014 Owner and Manager, The Croft Art Gallery, Waco, TX. Community Centered Arts Gallery, Responsibilities include, artist relations, curator of consignment and wholesale art and artisan goods, business accounting, social media and advertising, marketing, employee training and management, event planning, programming, and management.