CV
EXHIBITIONS + COLLECTIONS
2027 - Preservation Station 777 | National Building Arts Center, Supported by the Graham Foundation | Curator: Eric Ellingsen (upcoming)
2027 - Peculiar Nature | Sam Fox School Gallery w/ Rachel Youn, Kelly Kristin Jones, Melissa Oresky, Juan William Chavez | Curator: Jeff Robinson
2026 - Coyote Time | COUNTERPUBLIC Triennial | St. Louis, MO | Curator: James McAnally
2026 - To Tether | STNDRD Exhibitions | A collaboration with Eleanor Witt Wardlaw | Curator: Bruce Burton, Granite City, IL
2025 - Archive Fever | Accent Sisters | Curated by Yanbin Zhao, New York, NY
2025 - Pond: A Symphony | National Building Arts Center | Sauget, IL (solo)
2025 - Field Guide | St. Louis International Airport | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Slingshot MFA Thesis Exhibition | Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum | Curator: Lesley Markle | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Field Guide | Intersect Art Center | 2/01/24 - 6/28/24 | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Beautiful and Strange Fragmentation | ARC Gallery | Curator: David Reif | 2/01/24 - 2/22/24 | Chicago, IL
2024 - CARE | Red Gate | Curated by Adrienne Outlaw | St. Louis, MO
2023 - Lived-In | NON-STNDRD Inaugural Invitational Group Exhibition | National Building Arts Center, Sauget, IL
Curators: Bruce Burton, Sage Dawson, and Allison Lacher
2023 - The Buoyancy Show Lemp Brewery Complex | Curators: Abby Flanagan and Anika Todd | St. Louis, MO
2023 - City Foundry | Watch Your Head, Candidacy Exhibition | St. Louis, MO
2023 - Circumference Bias | Lemp Brewery Complex | Curators: Levi Gentry and Jackson Hescock | St. Louis, MO
2023 - MFA Invitational | St. Charles Community College | Curator: Brian D. Smith | St. Louis, MO
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 - 10 x 10 x 10 | Tieton Arts + Humanities, Tieton, WA
2022 - When Life Gives You Lemons | 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
GRANTS + ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2026 - Regional Arts Council | Artist Support Grant | St. Louis, MO
2026 - Washington University Office of the Provost and Center for Teaching and Learning | Conference Funding
2024 - Luminary Futures Fund Grant supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Recipient of the Institute for Materials Science and Engineering Research Grant | Washington University in St. Louis
2024 - Student Marshal 2024 Commencement | Washington University in St. Louis
2024 - International Sculpture Center | Outstanding Student Achievement Award Nominee | Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship Nominee | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Recipient 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 - California Regional Open | Uncommon Threads, Juried by Jeanne Medina Le | Second Place
LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, + COMMUNITY-BASED
2026 - Mesh | St. Louis Public Schools Educators | The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum (upcoming)
2026 - Roots | St. Louis Public Schools 3-5th graders | The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum (upcoming)
2026 - Panel: Ecologies of the American Bottom with Jennifer Colten, M12, and Allena Brazier | Counterpublic 2026 | Sauget, IL (upcoming)
2026 - Talk at The Unloading Dock for the St. Louis Art Collaborative with Eric Ellingsen (NBAC) + James McAnally (Counterpublic) | Sauget, IL
2026 - Art, Ecology, Creative Writing | Artist talk at The Unloading Dock | for Principia College with Sky OBrien | at NBAC, Sauget, IL
2026 - Art + Ecology | Artist talk at The Unloading Dock for New City School | at NBAC, Sauget, IL
2026 - Fiber Collage | Facilitated for St. Louis City Public Schools | The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
2026 - Fiber Collage | Facilitated for Rockwood School District Educators | Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
2025 - Stitching Meditation | Facilitated for University City High School | Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
2025 - Provisional Vessels | National Great Rivers Research and Education Center | Water Festival Exhibitor | Alton, IL
2025 - Audible Insects | Art + Citizen Science Workshop | Facilitated with the Fowler Finn Lab at St. Louis University | Sauget, IL
2025 - Module to Monumental | Building Futures | St. Louis, MO
2025 - Provisional Sculptures | Building Futures | St. Louis, MO
2025 - Introduction to Weaving | Building Futures | St. Louis, MO
2025 - Quiltscapes | Designed and facilitated for the Mildred Land Kempter Art Museum and offered to:
- St. Louis City Public Schools Art Educators (60 participants) | St. Louis, MO
- Webster Groves Public Schools K-5 Art Educators | St. Louis, MO
2025 - Brick Anything | Clay-based grade 3-8 student Workshop | Co-facilitated with Abby Flannagan | NBAC, Sauget, IL
2025 - Fox Friday Weaving Workshop | Instructor | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2024 - Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum | Instructor / Facilitator | Knit Together with Hazelwood North High School | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum | Curriculum & Instruction for Mesh & Mend (Weaving/Mending) | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Foundations "Mesh" Community weaving event | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Fox Friday Visible Mending Workshop | Instructor | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2024 - National Portfolio Day | Charlotte, Seattle | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | Washington University in St. Louis
2023 - Lot 49 Annual Fundraiser | The Luminary, St. Louis, MO | Volunteer
2023 - Digital Assistant for William Villalongo and Shraddha Ramani | Island Press, St. Louis, MO
2022 - St. Louis Weaver’s Guild | Member
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 Workshop | Facilitated for artists at North Pole Studios, Portland, Oregon
2022 - Fiber Arts Instruction aligned with Social Studies curriculum | George Middle School | Weekly volunteer, instruction delivered in Spanish
2007 - 2022 - Portland Public Schools | Art Enrichment & Instruction | Volunteer
APPOINTMENTS
2027 - Intro to Sculpture | Instructor of Record | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2027 - Digital Studio | Instructor of Record | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2026 - Creative Writing and the Environment | at NBAC with Principia College and Sky O'Brien | Sauget, IL
2026 - 3D Design | Instructor of Record | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2026 - Digital Studio | Instructor of Record | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2026 - 3D Design | Instructor of Record | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2026 - Digital Studio | Instructor of Record | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2025 - 3D Design | Instructor of Record | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2025 - Digital Studio | Instructor of Record | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2025 - Studio Art | Instructor of Record | Pre-College Program | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2025 - 2D Design | Instructor of Record | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Digital Studio | Instructor of Record | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Studio Art | Instructor of Record | Pre-College Program | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | St. Louis, MO
2024 - 3-D Design | Assistant in Instruction for Jack Risley | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Fiber Manipulation | Assistant in Instruction for Mary Ruppert-Stroescue | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Lecture, Textile Histories and Weaving in Contemporary Art; spinning and weaving instruction
2023 - Extra-Dimensional Printmaking | Assistant in Instruction for Sage Dawson | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2023 - Methods & Contexts | Assistant in Instruction for Sage Dawson | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2022 - Sculpture: Material & Culture | Assistant in Instruction for Arny Nadler | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING
2026 - The Teaching Professor Conference | St. Louis, MO
2024 - Faculty Reading Community (Cross-disciplinary) Radical Hope: A Teaching Manifesto by Kevin Gannon | WashU
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 Postdoctoral 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 - Improving 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
PRESS + PUBLICATIONS
2026 - The Chicago Reader "Coyote Time’ reimagines civic renewal" by Pia Singh, October 15
2026 - e-Flux "Counterpublic 2026, 'Coyote Time'" by Re'al Christian, October 15
2026 - The Art Newspaper "‘St. Louis's Counterpublic triennial explores connections between art and civic infrastructure"
by Angella D'Avignon, October 9
2026 - Frieze "‘Coyote Time’ Presents Public Art for Trying Times" by Charlene K. Lau, September 25
2026 - Hyperallergic "The Counterpublic Triennial Pollinates a Budding St. Louis" by Eileen G’Sell, September 16
2026 - Coyote Time: Counterpublic 2026, St. Louis, MO and National Building Arts Center, Sauget, IL,
Catalogue with essay by James McAnally. Designed by Omnivore. Published by Inventory Press.
2026 - The Art Newspaper "Can triennials reduce their environmental impact? St Louis’s Counterpublic hopes to be a model"
by Annabel Keenan, September 8
2026 - STLToday.com "Massive Counterpublic project scatters new art across St. Louis" St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Daniel Neman, September 2
2026 - Sam Fox School News "Sam Fox School faculty, alumni among artists in Counterpublic 2026" April 15
2026 - ARTNews "Counterpublic Triennial Names 47 Artists and Collectives for Upcoming Third Edition, Including Glenn Ligon, Rebecca Belmore, Rirkrit Tiravanija" by Maximiliano Duron, April 7
2026 - Art Forum "Saint Louis’s Counterpublic Triennial Reveals Artist List for Third Edition" The News Desk, April 8
2026 - ArtReview "Artist list for Counterpublic 2026 announced" April 7
2026 - Ply Project - St. Louis–based fiber artists, their practices, and their stories. Developed by Taylor Yocom, Erin Luna, and Grant Benoit
2025 - Cement Land Archive Interview | In Conversation with Ava Richards and Danya Gerasimova, November 14, 2025
2025 - Cultbytes, "Archive Fever’s Poetics of the Past" by Annelie Hyatt, December 2, 2025
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
LONG-TERM PROJECTS
The UnLoading Dock | National Building Arts Center, Sauget, IL (2026 - ongoing)
Pond: A Symphony | National Building Arts Center, Sauget, IL (2023 - ongoing)
RESIDENCIES + WORKSHOPS
2025 - Artist in Residence | Third Degree Glass, St. Louis, MO
2023 - Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
RESEARCH
Aquatic gardens and their impact on climate and public health
Post-disciplinary. Infrastructures, landscape, water, climate resilience, adaptive reuse, American Lotus, diatoms, material agency, matter, junk
Post-industrial sites and ecologies. Post-humanism, entangled systems, ruderal ecologies and aesthetics
Hunter/gatherer activities and repetitive craft practices and their impact on learning, community, and health
PROCESSES / SKILLS
Sculpture: wood, welding, glass-blowing, and fused/slumped glass, basic mold making
Ceramics: experimental mixed media, hand-building, wheel-throwing, kiln programming, glaze making
Fiber: weaving, felting, stitching (hand and machine), natural dyeing, spinning, and coiling
Drawing, painting, and printmaking (intaglio, collagraph, wood/linocut)
Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Audition, Acrobat); Audacity, AutoCAD, Figma
RELATED PROFESSIONAL
Interdisciplinary design professional with 25+ years of experience in Visual Communication and Residential and Commercial Design/Build.
Net Zero and Passive House strategies; Sustainable Home Professional Certification, Earth Advantage Institute | Portland, Oregon
Named inventor on a registered patent for graphic user interface development (medical device)
Collaboration with varied industries, trades, fabricators, and installers for sourcing and production.
Use of design thinking, information design, spatial reasoning, and creative problem-solving to transcend disciplines and environments.
EDUCATION
MFA Visual Art | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts | Washington University in St. Louis (2024)
BFA Graphic Design | The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas (1992)
Yale Brissago (1991)