C/V

Education
2011MFA Visual Arts, University of California, San Diego
2010Graduate Semester Abroad, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
2007BFA Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University
2007BFA Painting & Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University
Exhibitions
2024Session 2, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
2016Bling It Out!, Iridian Gallery, Richmond, VA
2015Space Jam, VCU Fine Arts Building Gallery, Richmond, VA
2015Crest, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2012Never Before Seen, UCSD Visual Arts Facility Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2010UCSD Open Studios, La Jolla, CA
2010The Dark Tower, Compact Space, Los Angeles, CA
2009I’ll Show you Mine, UCSD Visual Arts Facility, La Jolla, CA
2009From Panic to Power, Angstrom Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008GLAMFA, CSU Long Beach, CA
2008Satellite Ensemble, Kava Lounge, San Diego, CA
2008MultiMedia Happening, The Guild, San Diego, CA
2008Love/Lust, UCSD Visual Arts Facility, La Jolla, CA
Residencies
2019Casa Tagumerche, La Gomera Canary Islands, Spain
2011Takt Kunstprojektraum, Berlin, Germany
Expeditionary Practice Travel
2019La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain
2018Expedition Participant, Ocean Tramp, Antarctica
2017Attendee, Pole to Pole, Science Summer Programme, Cambridge University, UK
2017Visiting Scholar, Harris Manchester SRI, Oxford University, UK
Awards
2022Scholarship Recipient, Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina
2022Scholarship Recipient, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine
2015Adjunct Faculty Research Grant, VCU School of the Arts
2015Tasmeem in the Classroom Competition Winner, VCU Qatar
2015Phoenix Reader Award, AP College Board – Studio Art
2009Russell Grant, UCSD Visual Arts, La Jolla, CA
2007Faculty Achievement Award, VCU Sculpture
Artist Talks
2019IRFM, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2018Art Foundation Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2018Art Department, Ithaca College, Ithaca NY
Teaching,
Academic Staff,
& Supervisory Experience
2024 –Makerspace Educator & Design Lab Manager
Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
2023Lecturer
Sculpture Department
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2019 – 2024Assistant Director
280 Wood Shop
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2018 – 2019Assistant Professor
Art Department
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
2016 – 2018Instructor + Shop Technician
Sculpture + Extended Media
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2016Adjunct Faculty
John Tyler Community College
Midlothian, VA
2015 – 2016Adjunct Faculty
Sculpture + Extended Media
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2011 – 2016Adjunct Faculty
Art Foundation Department
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Academic Service
Professional Development
2024Fab Lab Studio Assistant
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Deer Isle, ME
2020Member
Make Ready Student Health and Financial Well Being Committee
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2020Member
Make Ready Safety Committee
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2020Conference Presenter
Student Shop Manager’s Consortium
Virtual National Conference
2020Certified
Parson’s Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building Certification
2019Mental Health First Aid Training
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2019Chicago Regional Organizing for Anti-Racism Training
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2019Compassion Cultivation Training
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2019Critical Conversations Training
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2018Participant
Early Career Excellence Institute
Ithaca College
2018Department Representative
Art and Art History Department Field Trip to Boston
Ithaca College
2017Participant
Building Inclusive Communities Workshop
Virginia Commonwealth University
2012 – 2018Student Recruitment Representative
Arts Admissions Office
Virginia Commonwealth University
2017Faculty Mentor
Honors Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Virginia Commonwealth University
2012 – 2016New Student Orientation Advisor
Art Foundation Department
Virginia Commonwealth University
2012 – 2016Wood Shop & Laser Cutter Assistant
Art Foundation Department
Virginia Commonwealth University
2007 – 2010Graduate Teaching Assistant
Visual Arts Department
University of California, San Diego
2009Chair
Graduate Open Studios Committee
University of California, San Diego
2009Graduate Student Representative
Studio New Hire Committee – Visual Arts
University of California, San Diego
2009Lead Teaching Assistant
Visual Arts Department
University of California, San Diego
2008Grad Student Representative
Admissions Committee
University of California, San Diego