EDUCATION
California College of the Arts
Oakland, CA/ BFA 2004
Pilchuck Glass School
Pilchuck, WA/ 2000, 2001, 2003
RESIDENCIES
Grassroots Artist Residency
Jersey City, NJ Oct 2019-Oct 2020
Awarded Resident Artist for Grassroots Community Space’s One Year Residency
smART Kinston/Penland Residency
Kinston, NC April 2018
Selected Resident Artist for pilot program & community project leader
Pentaculum 2D
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
Gatlinburg, TN/ January 2015
Participating Artist
Pocosin Arts
Columbia, NC / Oct-Dec 2014
Resident Artist
Toe River Arts Council
Burnsville, NC/ Jan-Feb 2014
Artist Residency Program
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC/ Jan 2014
Glass, Iron, Wood Residency
East Side Glass Studio
Austin, TX/ 2011
Artist in Residence
AWARDS
Jersey City Arts Council Award for Public Art
Jersey City, NJ/ 2019
Recieved for the work done with Duda Penteado through the Jersey City Mural Arts Youth Program
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Public Art Consultant: Kinston, NC Mural Program
Kinston, NC/ May 2019-present
Lead Consultant on the Development of the new Public Mural Arts Program
ARTASORRI Art School
Jersey City, January 2020-present
Art Curriculum Developer & Workshop Creator
CITYarts: Always in Bloom
New York, NY / Winter 2019-present
Lead Artist of public art in the Urban Assembly School for Green Careers Garden
Jersey City Mural Arts Youth Program
Jersey City, NJ / Summer 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Co-Director
The Yall Art Project
Traveling Community Based Arts 501C3 Non-Profit/ December 2016-present
Co-Founder
Penland Winter Residency
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC / January 2016
Session 3 & 4 Studio Assistant in Drawing/Painting
Smoketown Women's Mural
Steam Exchange
Louisville, KY/ September 2015
Lead Artist
Pentaculum 2D
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
Gatlinburg, TN/ January 2016
2D Studio Coordinator
Columbia High School
Columbia, NC / Nov-Dec 2014
Project Leader
Kansas City Women's Mural: Great Mural Wall of Topeka
Topeka, KS/ May 2014
Assistant to lead artist Ashley Laird
Bowman Middle School Mural Project
Bakersville, NC / May 2014
Design Consultant
Penland School of Crafts
Rachel Meginnes: “Altered Structures”
Penland, NC/ October 2013
Studio Assistant
Crimson Laurel Gallery
Bakersville, NC / Sept-Dec 2013
Social Media Coordinator / Sales Associate
Mid-America Arts Alliance Mural Project
Waco, TX/ May-June 2013
Selected Mural Apprentice
Jerry's Artarama: Art Supplier & Resource
Austin, TX/ 2005-2013
Store Manager
COMMISSIONED PUBLIC WORKS
Artspiration: Jerry’s Artarama Norwalk
Norwalk, CT/ June 2019
Commissioned by Jerry’s Artarama
Saffron Building Rooftop Mural
Jersey City, NJ/ September 2016
Commissioned by Saffron Building Rooftop Committee
Crossfit Exchange Mural
Raleigh, NC/ December 2015
Commissioned by Crossfit Exchange
Jersey City Mural Project
Jersey City, NJ / October 2015, 2016, 2017
Commissioned by Mayor Fulop
Mountain Harvest & Birding Trail Mural
Spruce Pine, NC / April 2014
Commissioned by Spruce Pine Main Street
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Gigantic Minature Show
Deep Space Gallery
Jersey City, NJ/ December-January 2019/2020
NEW
Grassroots Community Space
Jersey City, NJ/ October 2019
Solo show of paintings including an indoor and outdoor mural
Absurd Mural Extravaganza
Absurd Conclave
Brooklyn, NY/ April 2019
Jersey City Muralist Show
Downtown 234 Gallery
Jersey City, NJ/July 2018
A Medley of Art: Introducing Jersey City’s Top Current Artists
Downtown 234 Gallery
Jersey City, NJ/March 2018
Kind Creatives: A JC First Friday’s Group Show
Cathedral Hall
Jersey City, NJ/ March 2, 2018
Walls to Smalls
Deep Space Gallery
Jersey City, NJ/ Jan 6th-Feb 3rd 2018
SAME SAME: Reflecting a Journey in SE Asia
Cathedral Hall
Jersey City, NJ/ October 2017
Written Word Vol. 2
Hallberg Fine Art
For Collins, CO/ January-February 2017
Conception Art Fair
Art Basel Miami
Miami, FL/ December 2016
GreenHill Winter Show
GreenHill Center For NC Art
Greensboro, NC/ December 2016
Written Word Vol. 1
Hallberg Fine Art
Fort Collins, CO/ October-December 2016
Outside/In
Cast Iron Lofts
Jersey City, NJ/ October 2016
Pocosin Arts Resident Artist Exhibition
Eastern Carolina University
Greenville, NC/ January 2016
Naturemorphis
Mary McLeod Bethune Center
Jersey City, NJ/ October 2015
Continuum
Mendenhall Student Center at Eastern Carolina University
Greenville, NC/ January 2015
Transitions: Pocosin Resident Artists
Riverside Lodge Gallery
Columbia, NC/ December 2014
Austin Artboards
Bass Concert Hall
Austin, TX/ September 2012
Received Honorable Mention
Up to Something
Bay 6 Gallery
Austin, TX/ February 2010
People’s Gallery
City Hall
Austin, TX/ Jan 2010-Dec 2010
Juried Art Competition
Handmade Austin Women
Ginko Studios
Austin, TX/ May 2010
Juried Art Collective
Catherine Hart: Drawings
Austin Art Garage
Austin, TX/ September 2009
Drawing Collection
East Side Show Room
Austin, TX/ October 2010
Blue Genie Art Bazaar
Marchesa Hall
Austin, TX/ Dec 2008-2011
Juried Art Bazaar
The Art Brigade
The Opera House
Austin, TX/ May 2007
Received Honorable Mention
100% Show
The Carver Museum
Austin, TX/ April 2007
Florida Printmakers
University of Miami
Miami, FL/ October 2005
Annual International Print & Drawing Competition
City of Paris Show
111 Minna Gallery
San Francisco, CA/ March 2005
A Drawing Show
Nexus Gallery
Berkeley, CA/ Feb 2004
NEW VISIONS: Introductions 2004
ProArts Gallery
Oakland, CA/ July-August 2004
Annual Juried Exhibition for Emerging Artists
New Artists, New Works
Public Glass Gallery
San Francisco, CA/ April-May 2004
Curated, exhibited & participated in Glassblowing demonstration & show
STUDIO TOURS
East Austin Studio Tour
Austin, TX/ 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Toe River Arts Council Studio Tour
Spruce Pine, NC/ December 2013