CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2019
Bachelor of Science, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, Emphasis: Ceramics, 2010
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
University Museums, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Graduate Assistant, 2016-2019
McCutchan Art Center and Pace Galleries, University of Southern Indiana
Gallery Attendant, 2012-2014
EXHIBITIONS AND RESIDENCIES
2019 Confluence, group invitational exhibition, Regional Arts Commission of St Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
2019 Fiber Focus, regional juried exhibition, Juror: Arturo Alfonzo Sandoval, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
2019 Abstract Only!, national juried exhibition, Juror: Philippe F. Nault, Wailoa Center, Hilo, Hawaii
2019 Emotional Effluence, solo exhibition, Vernon, British Columbia
2019 Fresh AiR! Residency program, Caetani Cultural Centre, Vernon, British Columbia
2019 Surfacing: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Art & Design Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
2019 Friends of Art Annual Art Auction, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2019 Paper & Clay, national juried exhibition, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries, Utah State University, Juror: Yoomi Nam
2019 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Art and Design Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois, Juror: Robin Hirsch Steinhoff
2018 Merge, group exhibition, Surplus Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
2018 Free Association, group exhibition, Kranzberg Art Center, Saint Louis, Missouri
2018 Friends of Art Annual Art Auction, Southern Illinois University
2018 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Art and Design Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
2017 Annual Holiday Show, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, Illinois
2017 Graduate Pop-Up Show, Art and Design Building, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2017 Small Works Art Show, juried, Wood River Museum and Visitors Center, Wood River, Illinois, Juror: Barbara Nwacha
2017 Conductivity: The Many Faces of Copper in Ceramics, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, Tennessee, Juror: Dick Lehman
2017 Friends of Art Annual Art Auction, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Art and Design Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
2017 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Art and Design Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
2016 Annual Holiday Show, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, Illinois
2016 Small Works Art Show, juried, Wood River Museum and Visitors Center, Wood River, Illinois, Juror: Joe Page
2016 Graduate Pop-Up Show, Art and Design Building, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2015 Art of the Table, group exhibition, Kirby’s Restaurant, Evansville, Indiana
2014 44thAnnual Juried Student Art Exhibition, juried, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, Juror: Elizabeth Lisa Petrulis
2013 Senior Seminar Exhibition, juried, McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries, University of Southern Indiana
2013 Not For Sale, group exhibition, Bower-Suhrheinrich Foundation Gallery, Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
2013 Functional Relationships, national juried exhibition, Bower-Suhrheinrich Foundation Gallery, Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, Juror: Mike Jabbur
2013 43rdAnnual Juried Student Art Exhibition, juried, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, Juror: Josh White
2012-2013 Ceramics Exhibition, group exhibition, Oak Lyn Branch Library, Evansville, Indiana
2012 42ndAnnual Juried Student Art Exhibition, juried, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, Juror: John Begley
2011 41stAnnual Juried Student Art Exhibition, juried, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, Juror: Beck Alley
2011 Microscopic, group exhibition, Storage Space Gallery, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
COMMISSIONS
2019 University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana. USI Foundation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Art Commission
2016 Sycamore School, Indianapolis, Indiana. Donor Recognition Tiles
PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT
2019 Curator, A Lasting Impression, University Museum, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2018 Curator, Merge, group exhibition, Surplus Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
2018 Co-speaker for Guest Lecture About Living Arts Studio and Artists, The Monday Club, Webster Groves, Missouri
2018 “A Selection of Favorites,” Display installation and curation, University Museum, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2018 Artist Demonstration, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois
2017 Visiting Artist, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon
MEDIA COVERAGE
2019 This Month in CAS, May Issue, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2019 “USI alum awarded commission sculpture commemorating 50th anniversary of USI Foundation,” University Communications, University of Southern Indiana
2017 Copper: The Many Faces of Copper in Ceramics, Juried Exhibition Catalog
2013 “Clay Show Displays Far-Flung Artists,” Evansville Courier Press, July 13 2013, Functional Relationships Exhibit
HONORS AND AWARDS
2019 Honorable Mention, Fiber Focus 2019 exhibition, Art St Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri
2019 Wendy Petit Gay Memorial Scholarship, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2018 Research Grants for Graduate Students Recipient, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2018 John H. Pohlman Memorial Foundation Ceramics Scholarship, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2018 Wagner Potter's Association Ceramics Award, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Art and Design Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
2017 John H. Pohlman Memorial Foundation Ceramics Scholarship, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2016 Merit Award, Edwardsville Art Fair, Edwardsville, Illinois
2012 Ceramics Merit Award, 42ndAnnual Student Art Exhibition, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
2012 Sophomore Scholarship Award, 42ndAnnual Juried Student Art Exhibition, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Abigail Peacock, Vincennes, Indiana
Alise James, Detroit, Michigan
Andrew Snyder, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Ashley Sloan, Kansas City, Kansas
Brittany Rhodes, Montgomery, Texas
Caetani Cultural Centre Society, Vernon, British Columbia
Derek Patterson, Memphis, Tennessee
Eli Haddix, Louisville, Kentucky
Eric Beavers, Nesbit, Mississippi
Erin Vigneau-Dimick, Edwardsville, Illinois
Kathryn Martin, Indianapolis, Indiana
Kathryn Waters, Evansville, Indiana
Kodi Thompson, St. Petersburg, Florida
Ian Childers, Columbus, Mississippi
Laura Strand, Worden, Illinois
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
Vincent Stemmler, St. Louis, Missouri
COLLEGE SERVICE
2019 “Pieced” Contemporary and historic quilt exhibition preparation and installation assistance, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, Illinois
2019 Gallery Attendant, SIUE Art & Design Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
2018 “Visions of an Educator 1956-1969, Dr. Orville Joyner,” Installation in partnership with The University Museum, Art & Design Gallery, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2018 “AISLE Project,” Site preparation, sculpture movement and installation assistance, Science Complex, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2018 “Twelve Around One” prints by Buckminster Fuller. Photography assistance for publication, and preparation for exhibition installment in the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2018 Volunteer, SIUE Art & Design Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
2018 Webpage Content Assembly, University Museum, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2017-2018 President, Wagner Potter’s Association, Edwardsville, Illinois
2017-2018 Treasurer, Wagner Potter’s Association, Edwardsville, Illinois
2017 “Gathered Resource: Curated from the Collection of the University Museum and Art and Design Faculty,” Exhibition preparation and installation assistance, Art and Design Gallery, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2017 “Orientalia: The Art and Influence of East Asia,” Curatorial preparation and assistance to Erin Vigneau-Dimick, Schmidt Art Center, Southwest Illinois College, Belleville, Illinois
2017 “Katherine Dunham: A Life of Dance, Activism and Anthropology,” Exhibition preparation and installation assistance to curators Cory Wilmott, PhD, and University Museums, Lovejoy Library, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2017 “Louis Sullivan Architectural Ornaments” Conference, Exhibition preparation, Lovejoy Library, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
2017 “Louis’s Legacy, Artists Respond to Louis Sullivan,” Curatorial preparation and assistance to Brigham Dimick, Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, Illinois
2016-2017 Treasurer, Wagner Potter’s Association, Edwardsville, Illinois
2012 “Sculpt EVV,” National Sculpture Exhibition team member and coordinator, Evansville, Indiana
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Friends of Art 42ndAnnual Art Auction Volunteer, 2017, 2019
Living Arts Studio/VSA Missouri Board Secretary, Maplewood, Missouri, 2018-2019
Living Arts Studio Volunteer, Maplewood, Missouri, 2018
“Sculpture on Campus” Sculpture Walk Volunteer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2017
“Empty Bowls” Community Service Learning Participant and Volunteer, University of Southern Indiana, 2012, 2015
“The Buddy Walk” Participant, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2006, 2007, 2011
“Lose the Training Wheels” Disabilities Program, Volunteer, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2008