Education 2014 - 2017 High School East Grand Rapids High School 2017 - 2018 Visual Arts Interlochen Arts Academy (Alma Mater) 2018 - 2019 Art Education Northern Michigan University 2020 General Education Grand Rapids Community College 2020 - Present Art Education Grand Valley State University Professional Experience 2013 - 2014 Member of the National Junior Art Honor Society (NJAHS) - Singapore American School (SAS) – Singapore, SG 2014 - Present Freelance Illustrator - Grand Rapids, MI 2017 - 2018 Volunteer at Munson Medical Center 2018 Curator for art show, "Every Single Day" - Traverse City, MI 2019 Member of Art Student's League at Northern Michigan University 2019 Summer Visual Arts Faculty (Junior Ceramics Assistant) – Interlochen Center for the Arts – Interlochen, MI 2020 Assistant teacher - Gilden Woods Childcare Center - Grand Rapids, MI 2020 - Present Private Visual Arts Teacher - Grand Rapids, MI 2021 - Present Member of National Art Education Association (NAEA) - Grand Rapids, MI 2022 Lead Art Instructor - Grand Rapids Art Museum - Grand Rapids, MI 2022 - 2023 Learning and Creativity Associate - Grand Rapids Art Museum - Grand Rapids, MI 2023 STEAM Program Coordinator - Boy Scouts of America, Walker, MI 2023 - Present Facilities Attendant - Frederick Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI
Selected Group/Juried Exhibitions 2017 20/20 Pop Up Interactive Show - Interlochen Arts Academy 2018 With and Beside - Munson Medical Center 2018 Thesis IV Exhibition - Interlochen Arts Academy 2018 Festival Exhibition - Interlochen Arts Academy 2019 Faculty and Staff Exhibition - July 4 - July 26 - Dow Center For Visual Arts - Interlochen, MI 2019 ICONS - September 16 - October 4 - Student Art Gallery - Marquette, MI 2019 Black and White - October 7 - October 25 - Student Art Gallery - Marquette, MI 2019 Black and White - November 1 - November 30 - The Crib - Marquette, MI 2019 Homegrown - October 28 - November 15 - Student Art Gallery - Marquette, MI 2019 Convergence - November 8 - November 15 - Northern Michigan University - Marquette, MI 2019 Bare - November 18 - December 10 - Northern Michigan University - Marquette, MI 2020 Black and White - January 29 - March 7 - Red Lotus Center for the Arts - Muskegon, MI 2021 Maskquerade - October 30 - Factory Coffee - Kalamazoo, MI 2022 Ritual - February 14 - February 28 - Padnos Student Gallery - Allendale, MI 2022 MAEA Annual Acquisitions Purchase Exhibition - February 28 - April 14 - Lansing, MI 2022 Alternative Narratives - Online Exhibition - Alternative Processes 2022 Pride Month Exhibition - Online Exhibition - Alternative Processes 2022 Art Prize - September 15 - October 2 - Grand Rapids, MI 2022 Urban Legends - October 14 - October 28 - Padnos Student Gallery - Allendale, MI 2022 MAEA Collective Exhibition - October 28 - November 18 - Calder Art Center - Allendale, MI 2023 Würfel - February 16 - February 24 - Padnos Student Gallery - Allendale, MI 2023 MAEA Annual Acquisitions Purchase Exhibition - Lansing, MI 2023 Space Exhibition - March 27 - April 17 - GVSU Library - Allendale, MI 2023 Space Exhibition - April 13 - Sustainable Agricultural Project - Allendale, MI 2023 Student Scholars Day Exhibition - April 13 - April 28 - Calder Art Center - Allendale, MI 2023 Inspirations - April 25 - May 25 - International - Online Group Exhibition - Exhibizone 2023 Life and Death - May 15 - July 15 - International - Online Group Exhibition and Publication - Gallerium 2023 Tears and Smiles - May 15 - July 15 - International - Online Group Exhibition and Promotion - Exhibizone 2023 Unreal - August 10 - October 10 - International - Online Group Exhibition and Publication - Gallerium 2023 Creative Minds - August 15 - October 15 - International - Online Group Exhibition and Promotion - Exhibizone 2023 Art Prize - September 14 - October 1 - Grand Rapids, MI 2023 Lights, Shadows, and Reflections - September 20 - November 20 - International - Biafarin Online Exhibition 2023 Nuditas - September 25 - November 25 - International - Biafarin Online Exhibition
Art Publications 2020 The Prairie Light Review - Cover Art - Night Walks 2021 The Prairie Light Review 2022 Classics Magazine - Night Walks 2023 Life and Death - The Implicit Memories You Left 2023 Unreal - Fluidity 2023 Artistonish Magazine 36th Issue July 2023 - Fluidity
Awards 2022 Honorable Mention - The Implicit Memories You Left - MAEA Annual Acquisitions Purchase Exhibition - Lansing, MI 2023 Honorable Mention - Bone Rodeo - MAEA Annual Acquisitions Purchase Exhibition - Lansing, MI 2023 Margaret F. Ward Art and Design Scholarship - Grand Valley State University
Permanent Collections 2018 Interlochen Visual Arts permanent collection – Interlochen Center for the Arts – Interlochen, MI
Technical Abilities
Etching, drypoint, aquatint, relief, linocut or linoleum cut, screen printing, and non-toxic printmaking processes
Oil and acrylic painting
Ceramic studio management and maintenance
Hand building, pinching, slab construction, coil construction, and experimental ceramic processes
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Audition, Premiere, and Lightroom
Traditional darkroom photography, developing color and black and white film, enlarging black and white film prints