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EDUCATION
2024 MFA Painting, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
2020 BA, magna cum laude, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
SOLO EXHIBTIONS
2025 In-between, Thyne Gallery, Jasper, IN
2024 My Mother’s Tongue, Grunewald Gallery, Bloomington, IN
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (two-person shows are marked with **)
2023 50/50, 411 Gallery, Columbus, IN
2023 32nd Annual Juried Group Show, Bowery Gallery, Juror: David Cohen(art critic), New York City, New York
2023 Mind Mirror, Racecar Factory, Indianapolis, IN
2022 Recess, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
2021 Winter Open, Accrete Art Collective, Bloomington, IN
2021 Home Theater (side gallery), Racecar Factory, Indianapolis, IN
2020 6th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Arts Alliance, Juror: Steven Harvey (Steven Harvey Fine Arts Project) PA
2020 A Works on Paper Exhibition, The In Art Gallery, Juror: Elisa Jensen (instructor at New York Studio School), Online Art Exhibition
2020 Nature, Art Room Contemporary Gallery, Online art exhibition
2020 National Juried Exhibition, Batesville Area Arts Council, Juror: Eric Freeman (painter, poet, photographer and art critic), Batesville, AR,
2019 Polarity**, Andrews Gallery, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
2019 Catron Scholarship Exhibition, Andrews Gallery, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
AWARDS + GRANTS:
2023 Mary Jane McIntire Endowed Fellowship, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2022 Mary Jane McIntire Endowed Fellowship, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2020 Merit Scholarship, Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA
2019 Catron Scholarship, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Professor, Richard Bland College of William and Mary, Petersburg, VA
2025 Drawing II, Spring section
Art History I, Spring Section
Portfolio Development, Spring Section
2024 Arts Appreciation, Fall (two sections)
Art History II, Fall Section
Drawing I, Fall Section
Adjunct Professor, Indiana University Prison Arts Initiative, Bloomington, IN
2024 Introduction into Watercolor, Summer Section
Narrative Drawing (Intermediate), Spring Section
Foundations Drawing, Spring section
2023 Foundations Drawing, Spring section & Fall section
2022 Foundations Drawing, Fall section
Associate Instructor, Instructor of Record, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2024 Painting 1, Spring section
2023 Painting 1, Fall section
Foundations Color Theory, Spring section & Summer section
2022 Foundations Color Theory, Fall section
Foundations Drawing, Spring Section
2021 Foundations Drawing, Fall Section
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2023 Curriculm Coordinator, Indiana University Prison Arts Iniative, Bloomington, IN
Program Director, Indiana Univeristy Prison Arts Iniative, Bloomington, IN
Painting Guild Vice President, Indiana Univeristy, Bloomington, IN
2022 Painting Guild Vice President, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE:
2023 Away From Here, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
2023 Free to Wonder, Bloomington City Hall, Bloomington, IN
2022 Recess, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
RESIDENCIES/ GALLERY AFFILIATIONS + COLLECTIONS:
2020 Mount Gretna School of Art, Intensive Program with Elizabeth Flood, Ty Smith, Jay Noble, Alex Cohen, Clintel Steed, Mount Gretna, PA
2019 Drawing Marathon, New York Studio School Intensive Program with Graham Nickson, Charity Baker, Seth Beker, New York City, NY
2019 President’s Collection, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS + ARTIST TALKS:
2024 Guest Artist Talk, Richard Bland College of William and Mary, Petersburg, VA
2024 Guest Artist Talk, Kenyon College, Mount Vernon, OH
2023 IUPAI Interview, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2023 IUPAI Guest Speaker, Arts and Humanities Council Annual Conference, French Lick, IN
2021 Guest Speaker for Capstone 3rd year Class, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, Zoom Call