Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts with emphasis in Painting, Gwen Frostic School of Art, Western Michigan University. Kalamazoo, MI ( December 2021)
Studio Arts College International, Florence, Italy (Spring Semester 2019)
Kirk Newman Art School, Kalamazoo, MI (Fall 2016 - Summer 2017)
Exhibitions:
2022 - ¿ME PRESTAS TU BAÑO?, private residence curated by Bonitas y Precarias, La Paz, Bolivia
2021 - Fresh Looks, School of Art and Design at Eastern Michigan University, online platform
- Annual Student Exhibition, Gwen Frostic School of Art, online platform (juried exhibition)
- Two-Person Exhibition, BFA Thesis Exhibition, DeVries Student Art Gallery, Richmond
Center for Visual Arts, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
2020 - Annual Juried Show, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY, online platform (juried by Katherine Page)
- Annual Student Exhibition, Gwen Frostic School of Art, online platform (juried exhibition)
- November Art Hop 2020, Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, online platform
- Print / Works, Annual Student Exhibition, DeVries Student Gallery, Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
2019 - Time and Skin, Jules Maidoff Palazzo, Studio Arts College International, Florence, Italy (curated by Pietro Gagliano)
- Under Pressure, DeVries Student Gallery, Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
2018 - WMU Foundation Show, Annual Student Exhibition, DeVries Student Gallery, Richmond
Center for Visual Arts, Western Michigan University,Kalamazoo, MI (juried exhibition)
2017 - heART of WMED, Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
- KIA High School Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI (juried exhibition)
- Michigan Youth Arts State Exhibition, DeVries Student Gallery, Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
- The Earth Speaks, Westminster Art Gallery, Portage, MI (juried exhibition)
Grants/Awards:
2021 - Hallock Educational Enhancement Award, Gwen Frostic School of Art
- Art Star Award for Painting, Gwen Frostic School of Art
2020 - DeVries Enrichment Grant, Gwen Frostic School of Art
2019 - DeVries Enrichment Grant, Gwen Frostic School of Art
2017 - Gwen Frostic School of Art Scholarship, Gwen Frostic School of Art
- Honorable Mention Juror's Award, Kalamazoo Institute of Art
- KIA Director's Special Recognition, Kalamazoo Institute of Art
- KIA Kirk Newman Art School Scholarship, Kalamazoo Institute of Art
- Westminster Art Festival, 2nd Place, Westminster Baptist Church
2016 - Westminster Art Festival, 1st Place, Westminster Baptist Church
Publications as Author:
2020 “Valleyfolk”, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center
Related Work Experience:
2022 Artist Assistant/ Art Handling, Vince Torano, Kalamazoo, MI
2022 Museum Guard/ Receptionist, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
2021 Intern, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center
2021 Receptionist, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
2020 Museum Guard, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
2019 Studio Artist Assistant, Art Studio di Nenad Babic
Gallery Affiliations:
Art Studio di Nenad Babic, Centro, Florence, Italy
Collections:
Print-media Archives, Frostic School of Art, Kalamazoo, MI
References upon request