CV
EDUCATION
MFA Visual Art | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | Washington University in St. Louis |
Yale University | Summer Program in Graphic Design, Brissago, Switzerland
BFA Graphic Design | The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
AWARDS + ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2024 - Futures Fund Grant supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation | The Luminary Arts | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Institute for Material Science and Engineering Research Grant | Washington University in St. Louis
2024 - Student Marshal 2024 Commencement | Washington University in St. Louis
2024 - International Sculpture Center Student Achievement Award Nominee | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship Nominee | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Dean's Office Research Travel Grant | Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Fine Arts Work Center Award | Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - International Sculpture Center | Outstanding Student Achievement Award Nominee | Washington University in St. Louis
2022 - Ambassadors Graduate Fellowship | Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - HB and MB Simon Scholarship | Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - Uncommon Threads | Second Place | Juried by Jeanne Medina Le
EXHIBITIONS + COLLECTIONS
2024 - SLINGSHOT | 2024 MFA in Visual Art Thesis Exhibition | Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum (current) | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Field Guide, Intersect Art Center | 2/01/24 - 6/28/24 | St. Louis, MO (current)
2024 - Beautiful and Strange Fragmentation | Curated by David Reif | 2/01 /24 - 2/22/24 | ARC Gallery | Chicago, IL
2023 - CARE, Red Gate Gallery | Curated by Adrienne Outlaw | St. Louis, MO
2023 - So Long Summer, MFA Summer Exhibition | Des Lee Gallery, Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Lived-In, NON-STNDRD Inaugural Invitational Group Exhibition | National Building Arts Center, Sauget, IL
Curated by STNDRD Exhibitions: Bruce Burton, Sage Dawson, and Allison Lacher
2023 - The Buoyancy Show, Lemp Brewery Complex, St. Louis, MO | Curated by Abby Flanagan and Anika Todd
2023 - Watch Your Head, Candidacy Exhibition at City Foundry, St. Louis, MO
2023 - Circumference Bias, Lemp Brewery Complex, St. Louis, MO | Curated by Levi Gentry and Jackson Hescock
2023 - MFA Invitational, St. Charles Community College, St. Louis, MO | Curated by Brian D. Smith
2023 - Parabola, Des Lee Gallery, Jurors: Pete Callahan and Dryden Wells, St. Louis, MO
2022 - Uncommon Threads, Southern California Open Regional Exhibitions, Juror: Jeanne Medina Le
2022 - Show Me, First-Year MFA Group Exhibition, Washington University in St. Louis | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - 10 x 10 x 10, Tieton Arts + Humanities, Tieton, WA
2022 - Regional Arts & Culture Council | Permanent Public Art Collection | Portland, OR
2021 - Fresh Talent, Bainbridge Art + Craft | Bainbridge Island, WA
2021 - Spectrum, Stay Home Gallery, Paris, TN
2021 - Sequoia, Elizabeth Jones Art Center, Portland, OR
WORKSHOPS + RESIDENCIES
2023 - Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
CURATED / JURIED
2025 - What's at the Bottom of the Pond | National Building Arts Center, Sauget, IL (upcoming)
2022 - Apex Art 2022 - 2023 NYC Open Call for Exhibitions, Juror
PRESS
2024 - Midwest Artist Quarterly, Vol. II, Apr. - June 2024 "Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Slingshot: 2024 MFA in Visual Art Thesis Exhibition" by Troy Sherman, July 16
2023 - Artist Panel and Discussion 'Lived-In" NON-STNDRD, National Building Arts Center, Oct 28.
Led by co-curators Bruce Burton, Sage Dawson, and Allison Lacher (also including artists Grant Benoit, and Abby Flannagan)
2023 - St. Louis Magazine, "STNDRD and the National Building Arts Center partnership launches with "Lived-In",
by Sam Barrett, Aug. 8
2023 - Sam Fox School, Washington University in St. Louis, "Two MFA-VA Candidates Awarded Scholarship for Fine Arts Work Center Summer Workshop", by Caitlin Custer, February 15
TEACHING
2024 - Digital Studio | Instructor of Record | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Typography I | Instructor of Record | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Studio Art | Instructor, Portfolio Plus Pre-College Program | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum | “Mesh & Mend” Curriculum & Hands-on Workshops | St. Louis, MO
2024 - 3-D Design | Assistant in Instruction | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Professional Development in Teaching Program | Teaching Citation | Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Fiber Manipulation | Assistant in Instruction | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Visible Mending Workshop | Instructor | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Extra-Dimensional Printmaking | Assistant in Instruction | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Methods & Contexts | Assistant in Instruction | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - Sculpture: Material & Culture | Assistant in Instruction | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING
2024 - Teaching Citation | Professional Development in Teaching Program | Washington University in St. Louis
2024 - Course Design Institute | Center for Teaching and Learning | Washington University in St. Louis
2024 - Graduate and Post Doctorate Reading Community | “Power Dynamics in the Classroom” | Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Facilitating Engaging Discussions | Center for Teaching and Learning | Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Increasing Student Participation | Center for Teaching and Learning | Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Fostering an Inclusive Classroom Environment | Center for Teaching and Learning | Washington University in St. Louis
2022 - Asking Questions to Improve Learning | Center for Teaching and Learning | Washington University in St. Louis
2022 - Efficient, Effective, Reflective Strategies for Grading | Center for Teaching and Learning | Washington University in St. Louis
2022 - Incorporating Active Learning During Class Time | Center for Teaching and Learning | Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Facilitating a Teaching Demo | Center for Teaching and Learning | Washington University in St. Louis
COMMUNITY + SERVICE
2023 - Lot 49 Annual Fundraiser | The Luminary, St. Louis, MO | Event Volunteer
2023 - Digital Assistant for William Villalongo and Shraddha Ramani | Island Press, St. Louis, MO
2023 - National Council Meeting | Student Attendee | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - St. Louis Weaver’s Guild | Member, 2022 - Present
2022 - Visiting Artist Committee | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - Visiting Artist + Freund Fellow Lecture Series Communication Design | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - Digital Assistant for Shaun O’Dell | Island Press, St. Louis, MO
2022 - Handweaving Workshops | North Pole Studios, Portland, Oregon
2022 - Fiber Arts Instruction & Enrichment | George Middle School | Weekly Volunteer, instruction delivered in Spanish
2007 - 2014 - Portland Public Schools | Art Enrichment & Instruction | Volunteer