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.