Education
2016-2018 Virginia Commonwealth University | Craft & Material Studies MFA | Richmond, VA
2008-2012 State University of New York at New Paltz | BFA in Metals | New Paltz, NY
Continuing Education
2015 Penland School of Crafts | "Found" | Jaydan Moore | Penland, NC
2014 Penland School of Crafts | "Multiples: Fabrication Though Multiplication" | Sarah Loertscher | Penland, NC
Employment
2021 Art Center Manager | Agnes Varis Art Center | UrbanGlass | Brooklyn, NY
- Promotion added responsibilities of planning exhibitions and accompanying programming
- Addition of departmental budgeting
- Addition of hiring and training of new staff members to the Art Center
Art Center Coordinator (2020-2021)
- Promotion added responsibilities of public programs relating to the exhibitions on view
- Addition of establishing and maintaining relationships with artists, makers, and curators worked with
Art Center Assistant (2019-2020)
- Aiding in the function of the Agnes Varis Art Center
- Providing customer service to Art Center Visitors either in the gallery or retail space
- Retail inventory and E-commerce management for online sales
2018 Assistant Planner for Firestone Art Strategies | New York, NY
- Event planning for the 2018 New York City Jewelry Week Sponsorship Gala
- Communication of sponsorship outreach and support for the NYCJW Gala
- Floor manager during the course of the event
Studio Assistant to Ursula von Rydingsvard | Brooklyn, NY
- Waxwork and preparation of sculpture components to get ready for foundry casting
Adjunct Instructor for "Beginning Jewelry" | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA
- Teaching metal construction and fabrication skills to undergraduate students
2017 Summer Workshop Instructor | Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft | Colombia, NC
- Running daily programs for younger and adolescent children in the metals studio
Assistant Instructor to Kathleen Kennedy | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA
- Samples and demo preparation
- China painting with enamels demonstration
2012-16 Jewelry Instructor | Long Lake Camp for the Arts | Long Lake, NY
- Hour long group classes with students 10-16 years old
- Basic to intermediate skill instruction
2014-15 Lead Fabricator | Ayesha Studio & Gallery | Englewood, NJ
- Execution of any hand-fabricated designs in silver and gold
- Inventory ordering and processing
- Gallery sales and customer service
2013 Production Intern | MPR Jewelry | Brooklyn, NY
2012 Assistant Instructor to Lynn Batchelder | SUNY New Paltz | New Paltz, NY
- Preparation of samples for instructor demonstrations
2010-11 Residence Life Staff | New York State Summer School of the Arts | Fredonia, NY
- Extra-curricular art program organization
- Office administration
Exhibitions
2018 Anonymous Brooklyn | Interactive Group Exhibition | Brooklyn Metalworks | NYCJW | Brooklyn, NY
You Got The Look | Curated Group Exhibition | Center on Contemporary Art | Seattle, WA
Ripple Effect 169 | Adorned Spaces | SNAG Portland 2018 | Portland, OR
What Lies Beneath | MFA Thesis Exhibition | The Anderson Gallery | Richmond, VA
Tiny Shiny 2018 | Quirk Gallery | Richmond, VA
Meyer Gallery Showcase | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA
Ripple Effect169 | Wellington B Grey Gallery | Greenville, NC
2017 Beijing International Jewelry Exhibition | Beijing, China
The Sequel | VCU Craft and Material Studies Gallery | Richmond, VA
Critical Candidacy Exhibition | Hohman Design | Richmond, VA
Tiny Shiny Jewelry Exhibition and Sale | Quirk Gallery | Richmond, VA
Touchy Feely | Baltimore Jewelry Center | Baltimore, MD
2016 TOAST juried auction and fundraiser | The Depot Gallery | Richmond, VA
2015 Adorned Spaces: 100 Drawings, 30 Years at SUNY New Paltz | SNAG Boston | Boston, MA
2014 NYSSSA Alumni Art Show | Michael C Rockefeller Gallery | SUNY Fredonia | Fredonia, NY
2012 (fabric)ation | Adirondack Center for the Arts | Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Senior Thesis Group Exhibition | Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art | New Paltz, NY
2011 "Person: Place and Things" | Matthewis Person House | Kingston, NY
Staff Group Show | Michael C Rockefeller Gallery | SUNY Fredonia | Fredonia, NY
2010 Staff Group Show | Michael C Rockefeller Gallery | SUNY Fredonia | Fredonia, NY
March "Artist of the Month" solo jewelry showcase | Poeima & The Vault | North Creek, NY
professional development/awards
2019 Resident Artist | Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Houston, TX
2018 Commencement Regalia Assistance Award | Virginia Commonwealth University
Juror for "So Fresh + So Clean" 2018 digital exhibition
Juror for "Tiny Shiny 2018" student sale and exhibition | Quirk Gallery | Richmond, VA
Travel Grant to attend East Carolina University's "Material Topics" Symposium | Viriginia Commonwealth University
2017 Craft & Material Studies Graduate Merit Award | Virginia Commonwealth University
Juror for "So Fresh + So Clean" 2017 digital exhibition
Travel Grant to attend the Radical Jewelry Makeover Symposium in Baltimore, MD | Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate Teaching Assistantship | Virginia Commonwealth University
Travel Grant for SNAG | Virginia Commonwealth University
Travel Grant to view Touchy Feely exhibition at Baltimore Jewelry Center | Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy