EDUCATION
Alfred University, Alfred, NY - MFA
August 2020 - Present
Painting, Drawing, & Photography
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA - BFA
August 2010 - May 2014
Painting & Printmaking
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (Double Major)
SC Governor’s School for Arts & Humanities, Greenville, SC
August 2008 - May 2010
High School, Visual Arts Focus
EXPERIENCE
EF Education First — Online TEFL Instructor
August 2019 - present
Conducts online English lessons with Chinese students
Alfred University, Alfred, NY— Teaching Assistant, Social Media August 2019 - December 2019
Assistant to Jason Green for Drawing from Observation to Abstraction
Photographs & creates posts for Painting Instagram Accounts
Lowcountry Montessori, Beaufort, SC — Assistant Guide
August 2019 - May 2020
Assistant teacher to Lead Guide for grades 1- 3
Responsibly Artistry Inc., Beaufort, SC — Teaching Artist, Advisor
August 2018 - May 2020
Taught and guided art projects for youth programs
Guard n’ Flags LLC., Richmond, VA — Co- Owner
August 2015 - July 2018
Co-managed custom Screen Printing Business, specialized in clothing and large scale printing
Fulfilled orders efficiently, designed, & printed custom work
Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA — Intern
July 2012 - July 2015
Designed & screen printed promotional flyers
Installed monthly exhibits
Facilitated & assisted educational workshops
VCU Gender Studies Department, Richmond, VA — Exhibition Planner
January 2013 - May 2014
Planned, Promoted, and installed bi-annual art exhibition
Collaborated with Art Mafia, a VCU student collective
RESIDENCIES
Athena Standards — Monthly Artist Resident
AWARDS
2nd Place, SC Rural Landscape Competition, November 2020
Valedictorian, VCU Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies, May 2014
Faculty Choice Award, VCU Painting & Printmaking Department, January 2014
Pollack Society Award, VCU Painting & Printmaking Department, November 2013
Peatree Student Award, VCU Painting and Printmaking Department, August 2012
EXHIBITIONS
Come Hell or High Water, MFA Grad Show, Robert C Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY, March 2021
Interiors, National Juried Exhibition, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA.
(Andre van der Wende, juror) February 2020
Group Resident Exhibit, Athena Standards Artist Residency, Athens, Greece.
(Elizabeth Plessa, curator ) June 2019
Day 155, 156, 157, Candela Gallery, Richmond, VA
(Steven Casanova, curator). May 2018
Rainbow Connection, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA
(Ashley Hawkins, curator). April 2016