BIOGRAPHY

Born: Port Chester, NY

Hometown: Elm Grove, WI

Live: Chicago, IL

 

EDUCATION

Master's of Fine Arts in Studio

School of the Art Institute of Chicago  — Fall 2017 – Spring 2019

Fiber & Material Studies

 

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio

School of the Art Institute of Chicago  — Fall 2016 – Spring 2017

Fiber & Material Studies

 

Bachelor of Arts: Hope College

Magna Cum Laude

Holland, MI — Fall 2010 – Spring 2014

Majors: Studio Art, Women and Gender Studies

Minor: English – Creative Writing

 

New York Center For Art and Media Studies

New York, NY — Fall 2012

Off-campus semester program through Bethel University

 

AWARDS

Shapiro Research Fellowship with Dr. Lisa Vinebaum: 2017-2018

SAIC Grant: 2017-2018

Delbert Ashton Stewart Award: 2016-2017

Student Leadership, Service and Advocacy Award: 2014

Hope College Presidential Scholarship for Academics: 2010 – 2014

Distinguished Artist Award: 2010 – 2014

Dean’s List: Spring 2011 – Spring 2014

Jon F. Kay Award: 2013, 2014

Stanley Harrington Art Award: 2012

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Shapiro Research Fellow, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Dr. Lisa Vinebaum

Youth Programs Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Continuing Studies Department

Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Fiber & Material Studies Department

Drawing Instructor, Holland Area Arts Council

Art Instructor, Saugatuck Center for the Arts

Studio Assistant, Hope College, DePree Art Center

 

EXHIBITIONS

Post-Baccalaureate Studio Salon

Curators: Duncan Bass and Luna Goldberg

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL — Spring 2017

 

Art and Poetry

Curator: Charles Mason, Founder and Director of Kruizenga Art Museum

DePree Art Center

Hope College

Holland, MI — Fall 2014

 

Exceptional Spaces

Jurors: Hope College Art & Art History Professors

DePree Art Center

Hope College

Holland, MI — Spring 2014

 

Juried Student Show

Juror: Charles Mason

DePree Art Center

Hope College

Holland, MI — Fall 2013

 

The Supernumerary Rainbow

Curator: Adam Erickson, Artist, Center Coordinator

NYCAMS New York Center for Art & Media Studies

New York, NY — Fall 2012

 

Juried Student Show

Juror: Dana Friis Hansen, Director and CEO of Grand Rapids Art Museum

DePree Art Center

Hope College

Holland, MI — Fall 2011

 

Juried Student Show

Juror: Mark Holmes, Associate Professor and Chair of Art at Knox College

Depree Art Center

Hope College

Holland, MI — Fall 2010

 

INTERNSHIP

Intern for Steven & William Ladd

Williamsburg, NY — Fall 2012

Worked as a volunteer intern for emerging artists. Helped Assisted installing show, Shaboygen, at The Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn. Helped sew fabric boxes, beaded trees, maintained contacts.

 

MENTORSHIP

Mentee to Art Therapist

Donna Lexa Community Art Center

Waukesha, WI — Spring 2009

Worked with special needs youth, physically and mentally handicapped disabled adults in an art therapy program. Helped teach art classes and worked with students on individual projects. Met with teacher/mentor to discuss art therapy as a possible career.