b. 1991 in Albany, NY
Currently located in Cincinnati, OH
Education
2019 MFA in Studio Arts | University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
2014 BA in Fine Arts (Painting and Drawing) and English, Magna Cum Laude, minor in Gender and Diversity studies | Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
2012 International Study | National University of Ireland, Galway
exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Sheltering in Smoke | Weston Gallery — Cincinnati, OH (Jan-Mar)
2022 Place/d | ROY G BIV Gallery — Columbus, OH (Jan)
2021 Unfixing | Kansas City Artist Coalition - Kansas City, MO (Oct)
2019 Holding Spaces | Greensboro Project Space - Greensboro, NC (Apr)
2015 Surrounded | Xavier University Art Gallery – Cincinnati, OH | Curator: Kitty Uetz (Nov)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Annual Faculty Exhibition (group show) | NKU Art Gallery — Highland Heights, KY | Curator: Sso-Rha Kang (Jan-Feb)
Annual Faculty Exhibition (group show) | Xavier Art Gallery — Cincinnati, OH | Curator: Kitty Uetz (Jan-Feb)
PORTAL (nationally juried show) | Manifest Gallery – Cincinnati, OH | Manifest Jury (April)
Wax and Wane (nationally juried show) | Stay Home Gallery — Paris, TN | Curators: Kaylan Buteyn and Pam Marlene Taylor (June-Sep)
2021
Smallworks (group show) | ROY G BIV Gallery — Columbus, OH (Dec)
Art ‘n’ Stuff IV (group show) | Ejecta Projects — Carlisle, PA | Curators Anthony Cervino and Shannon Egan (Dec)
2020
Home as Situation (juried show) | Bolivar Art Gallery at University of Kentucky — Lexington, KY | Curators: Rae Goodwin and Becky Alley (Oct)
Annual Faculty Exhibition (group show) | NKU Art Gallery (Jan-Feb) — Highland Heights, KY
2019
Monochrome (nationally juried show) | Site: Brooklyn - New York, NY | Juror: Donna Harkavy (Nov)
Durham Art Guild 65th Annual Juried Exhibition (nationally juried show) | Sun Trust Gallery - Durham, NC | Juror: Emily Stamey (Aug-Oct)
15th Annual Magnitude Seven (nationally juried show) | Manifest Gallery – Cincinnati, OH | Manifest Jury (May)
2019 UNCG MFA Exhibition (group show) | Weatherspoon Art Museum - Greensboro, NC | Curator: Emily Stamey (April)
2018
Recurrent Elements (group show) | Greensboro Project Space - Greensboro, NC | (September)
Enchanted Woodlands (nationally juried show) | Era Contemporary - Philadelphia, PA | Juror: Jessica Libor (December)
2017
Drawing Marathon Show 2017 (group show) | Greensboro Project Space - Greensboro, NC | Curator: Miriam Aziza Stephan (September)
24th Annual Juried Exhibition (regionally juried show) | The Women's Art Club of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH | Juror: Pamela C. Newell (April)
2016
Pastel National Exhibition 2016 (nationally juried show) | Witchita Center for the Arts - Witchita, KS | Juror: Liz Haywood-Sullivan (April)
12th Annual Small Works Exhibition (nationally juried show) | Mamaroneck Artists Guild - Larchmont, NY | Juror: Kenise Barnes (April)
123rd Annual Juried Exhibition (regionally juried show) | The Women’s Art Club of Cincinnati - Cincinnati OH | Juror: Shaun Dingwerth (April)
Celebration of Women Artists (group invitational show) | Indian Hill Gallery - Cincinnati, OH | Curator: Casey Dressel (May)
Welcome to My World (nationally juried show) | Miri Gallery - Salt Lake City, UT | Gallery Director: Keith Beard (September)
2015
Face It: The Face in Contemporary Art (nationally juried show) | Site: Brooklyn - New York, NY | Juror: Annette Rose-Shapiro (June)
Adirondack National Pastel Exhibition (nationally juried show) | The Shirt Factory - Glens Falls, NY | Juror: Susan Story (July)
2014
Senior Thesis Exhibition (group show) | Xavier University Art Gallery - Cincinnati, OH (March)
Portraits: Group Invitational Portrait Show (group invitational show) | Mary Ran Gallery - Cincinnati, OH | Curator: Mary Ran (September)
Art of Women (online internationally juried show) | ArtisTTable.com | juror: Michaela Mende Janco (November)
2013
SummerFair Emerging Artist Exhibition (regionally juried show) | Clifton Cultural Arts Center - Cincinnati, OH (February)
National Conference for Undergraduate Research (nationally juried show) | University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse Gallery - LaCrosse, WI (April)
November Group Show (regional group show) | 83 Gallery - Columbus, OH (November)
SELECTED awards / grants
Part-Time Faculty Excellence in Instruction Award | April 2021 awarded by Northern Kentucky University's College of Arts and Sciences
Cincinnati Art Access Fund Grant | December 2020 awarded by ArtsWave and the City of Cincinnati
Vermont Studio Center Artist’s Grant | July 2020 awarded by Vermont Studio Center
Helen Thrush Scholarship | May 2017, awarded by the University of North Carolina Greensboro
Graduate Assistantship | 2017-19, awarded by the University of North Carolina Greensboro
Honorable Mention in Figure and Portrait competition | April 2015, Contemporary Art Gallery Online
Three Arts Scholarship: First Place, Honorable Mention, Longacre Printmaker Award | April 2014, awarded by Cincinnati Women's Club
RESIDENCIES / additional study
2022 Artist Residency | Vermont Studio Center, Vermont, USA
2020 Micro-Residency | WavePool Gallery, Cincinnati, USA
2018 SOMA - Lectures, Tours and Studio Visits | UNCG Graduate Student Study Abroad, Mexico City
2017 Workshop class with Vincent Desiderio | New York Academy of Art, NYC
2016 Workshop class with Savannah Tate Cuff | Manifest Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH
2015 BCA Artist Residency (February) | Burren College of Art, County Clare, Ireland
2014 Workshop class with Ellen Eagle | Art Students League of New York, NYC
PRESS / Publications
2022 CityBeat, Sept. 21, 2002. Article by Natalie Clare. https://bit.ly/3Qd94Ac
2022 Side x Side Contemporary. Interview/Feature, Feb. 2022. Interview by founders Mana Mehrabian & Krista Brand. https://bit.ly/3LRJIFw
2022 ROY G BIV: ‘Roy Presents' Interview. Jan. 14, 2022. Roy G Biv Gallery Blog. https://bit.ly/3APyxbq
2021 ArtMaze Mag, Spring Edition, Issue 22. Curated by Fabiola Alondra and Jane Harmon of Fortnight Institute NYC. https://bit.ly/3gb8umC
2019 AEQAI Magazine, June/July 2019 issue. Review by Jonathan Kamholtz. https://bit.ly/2YyqVGt
2021 ABC WPOC News Segment, Jan 2021. Article by Ally Kraemer. “Kentucky artists create custom portraits of those who died from COVID-19.” https://bit.ly/3feKv5H
2021 Fox 19 Video News Segment and Article, Feb 2021. Article and segment produced by Jessica Schmidt. “Library partners with artists for portrait project honoring lives lost to COVID-19.” https://bit.ly/3cs510A
Teaching
2021-2023 Adjunct Professor | Xavier University
ART 111: The Art Experience
ART 102: Drawing I
ART 202 and 302: Drawing II and III
ART 104: Printmaking I
ART 204: Printmaking II
ART 490: Senior Concentration
2021-2022 Visiting Instructor | Manifest Drawing Center
Drawing Essentials Series (Sept-April)
2019 - 2022 Adjunct Professor | Northern Kentucky University
ART 291w: Advanced Writing for Artists
ART 230: Painting I
ART 210: Drawing I
ART 130: Foundations: Creating Visual Form
ART 135: Foundations: Creating Visual Order
*Advanced Drawing *served as a visiting critic
2018-2019 Instructor of Record | University of North Carolina Greensboro
ART 120: Fundamentals of Drawing
2017-18 Graduate Teaching Assistant | University of North Carolina Greensboro
ART 232: Painting I
ART 120: Fundamentals of Drawing
2016 Adjunct Professor | Xavier University
ART 102: Drawing I
PUBLIC LECTURES / ARTIST TALKS
2021 Artist Lecture (Oct 13) | Kansas City Artist Coalition (Kansas City, MO / virtual)
2020 Faculty Exhibition Artist Talk (Feb 3) | Northern Kentucky University Gallery (Highland Heights, KY)
2019 Xavier University Arts and Innovation Alumni Panel - Artist Presentation (Sept 25) | Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)
2019 UNCG MFA Group Exhibition Public Lecture (April 27) | Weatherspoon Art Museum (Greensboro, NC)
2019 UNCG MFA Group Exhibition Gallery Talk (May 2) | Weatherspoon Art Museum (Greensboro, NC)
2018 Recurrent Elements Exhibition Gallery Lecture (Sept 19) | Greensboro Project Space (Greensboro, NC)
Additional related work experience
Graduate Assistant to the Registrar | Weatherspoon Art Museum | 2017-19
Graduate Assistant to the Office of the Graduate School | University of North Carolina, Greensboro | 2018
Printmaking Shop Assistant | University of North Carolina, Greensboro | 2017
Media Producer (previously Production Manager) | Scenario Learning (now Vector Solutions), Cincinnati, OH | 2015-17
Gallery Assistant | Mary Ran Gallery, Cincinnati OH | 2014