EDUCATION:
OREGON COLLEGE OF ART AND CRAFT: MFA in Craft
ALCHIMIA: Florence Italy, Intensive contemporary jewelry courses with Marzia Rossi and Daniela Boieri 2015-2016
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY: Columbus, Ohio, PK-12 Visual Art Teacher Licensure 2009
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: Columbus, Ohio, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking 2003
BARD COLLEGE:Annandale-on Hudson, New York, Fine and Liberal Art coursework 2001
SKIDMORE COLLEGE:Saratoga Springs, New York, Painting and sculpture courses 2001
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
SPAZIO CO-STANZA: 2016 Florence, Italy, English teacher for children ages 4-10
COLUMBUS SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: 2013-2015 Columbus, Ohio Art Teacher, grades 1-5 and Advanced Placement Studio Art Teacher, grade 12
BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP: 2013 Twin Lake, Michigan, Painting/Drawing/Printmaking instructor grades 9-12
PAST FOUNDATION: 2013 Rapid City, South Dakota, Instructor in professional development program for teachers and Lakota girls grades 9-12
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Environmental Field Educator on Kelley's Island, Michigan for grades 9-12
LINDEN MCKINLEY STEM ACADEMY: 2010-2013 Columbus, Ohio Art Teacher grades 7-12 in Art I,II, III, and Ceramic Sculpture
MARION-FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL: 2009- 2010 Columbus, Ohio Art Teacher grades 9-12 in Art Survey and Multimedia
PROFESSIONAL/ VOLUNTEER/ WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE:
THE INSTITUTE FOR ART AND OLFACTION: Participant in "Love Smells of the Ancient World" and "Perfume 101"
ARCTOS SCHOOL OF HERBAL MEDICINE: 30 hours of workshops in plant medicine education, Portland, Oregon, 2017-2018
THE FALLEN FRUIT PROJECT: Portland, Oregon. Developing a worldwide online map of trees. 2017
ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS: Three weeks of metals and fibers workshops with Raissa Bump, Marlene True, and JoAnn Kelly Catsos, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 2016
ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS: Educational Assistant, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 2016
THE SKOPELOS FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS: Assistant to director and co-director, Skopelos, Greece 2015-2016
URBAN SKETCHERS: “Disegnare il Reale”, Bookmaking and Watercolor Workshop with Simo Cappechi, Arezzo,Italy 2016
OPEN DOOR ART STUDIO: Art Educator for Adults with Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Columbus, Ohio, 2008-2009
GENERAL THEMING CONTRACTORS: Production Artist, Columbus, Ohio, 2007-2008
DESIGN MARKET PLACE: Design Center Coordinator, Columbus, Ohio, 2006-2007
ART ACCESS: Gallery Assistant, Columbus Ohio, 2002-2003
GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL: Americorps Artist/Member, Co-director of Childrens’ Art Program,Columbus, Ohio, 2000-2001
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GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES:
SIGNAL FIRE WIDE OPEN STUDIOS 2017 Four week backpacking residency through the Idaho and Montana Bitterroot Mountains
SKOPELOS FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS RESIDENCY: 2014, 2015, 2016
GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL ARTIST IN THE COMMUNITY GRANT: 2014
WOMENS' FUND OF CENTRAL OHIO GRANT: 2012
EXHIBITIONS:
The Habitual and the Novel: Magic, Ford Gallery, Portland, Oregon 2019
Essence and Chronicle, MFA Thesis , Art Reach Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2018
Impetus, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, Oregon 2018
In Between, Mercurius Gallery, Skopelos, Greece 2016
Solo show, Fifth Avenue Gallery, Columbus Ohio, 2004
Fergus Gilmore Award Show, Hopkins Gallery, Columbus, Ohio 2002
Stay Between the Lines, BFA Thesis, Kinnear Space, Columbus Ohio, 2003