EDUCATION
2015 MFA, Sculpture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2012 BFA cum laude, Sculpture, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
2015 John and Susan Berding Family Foundation Master of Fine Arts Prize, The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2015 Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2014 Stanley and Selma Hollander Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Studio Art, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI
2013 Summer Research Development Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2013 Research/Professional Development Fellowship, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2016 Instructor of Visual Arts, Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI (Sculpture, Summer 2016)
2015 Lecturer, University of Michigan Residential College, Ann Arbor MI (Sculpture Fall 2015)
2015 Instructor of Visual Arts, Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI (Sculpture, Summer 2015)
2014 Graduate Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Electronic Art [instructor of record], Fall 2014)
2013 – 14 Graduate Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Digital Fabrication, Spring 2014, Electronic Art, Spring 2014, and
Experiments in Digital Video, Fall 2013)
2012 – 13 Graduate Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Three Dimensional Form [instructor of record], Spring 2013, and
Drawing I [instructor of record], Fall 2012)
EXHIBITIONS
2015 Michigan Emerging Graduate Artist Juried Exhibition, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI (Juror: Cindy Buckner, Associate Curator, Grand Rapids Art Museum; Betsy Odom, Columbia College Chicago; Gabriel Villa)
2015 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, MI (Juror: Amy L. Powell, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
2014 MSU Group Show, The Gallery of Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI
2014 Interrupt, Michigan State University Kresge Art Center Galleries, East Lansing, MI
2014 MFA All Media Exhibition, Michigan State University Kresge Art Center Galleries, East Lansing, MI
2014 Eastern Michigan University Alumni Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University Ford Gallery, Ypsilanti, MI
2014 Visualizing Data / The Art of Information, Work: Detroit, Detroit, MI
2014 Presence, SCENE Metrospace, East Lansing, MI
2013 Lichtung, Michigan State University Kresge Art Center Gallery 114, East Lansing, MI
2013 MFA All Media Exhibition, Michigan State University Kresge Art Center Galleries, East Lansing, MI
2012 MFA All Media Exhibition, Michigan State University Kresge Art Center Galleries, East Lansing, MI
2012 Sculptural Intellect, Wayne State University Art Department Gallery, Detroit, MI
PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCES
2014 “Exacerbating the Interface: An Exploration of the Relational Art Movement,” Graduate Academic Conference, East Lansing, MI
2012 “Transcending the Tangible: The Life and Work of Ann Hamilton,” Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Symposium, Ypsilanti, MI
COMMITTEES & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2014 – 15 Department of Art, Art History, and Design Graduate Committee, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2014 Marlio Endowment Committee, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2014 Library Committee, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2014 Department of Art, Art History, and Design Representative, Council of Graduate Students, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI
2012 – 13 Department of Art, Art History, and Design Representative, College of Arts and Letters Graduate Advisory Committee, Michigan
State University, East Lansing, MI
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2014 MFA All Media Exhibition, MSU Kresge Art Center Galleries, East Lansing, MI
2012 EMU Women in Art Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
TECHNICAL SKILLS
3D printing, audio recording and editing, Adobe Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop CS6, casting, clay modeling, CNC milling and plasma cutting, concrete, drawing, Final Cut Pro X, gallery management, industrial embroidery, installation, laser engraving, all major metal shop tools, Printmaking (Linoleum/Wood Cut and Monoprinting), Rhino 5, set construction, sewing, wax carving, MIG and TIG welding, all major wood shop tools.
2015 MFA, Sculpture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2012 BFA cum laude, Sculpture, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
2015 John and Susan Berding Family Foundation Master of Fine Arts Prize, The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2015 Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2014 Stanley and Selma Hollander Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Studio Art, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI
2013 Summer Research Development Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2013 Research/Professional Development Fellowship, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2016 Instructor of Visual Arts, Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI (Sculpture, Summer 2016)
2015 Lecturer, University of Michigan Residential College, Ann Arbor MI (Sculpture Fall 2015)
2015 Instructor of Visual Arts, Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI (Sculpture, Summer 2015)
2014 Graduate Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Electronic Art [instructor of record], Fall 2014)
2013 – 14 Graduate Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Digital Fabrication, Spring 2014, Electronic Art, Spring 2014, and
Experiments in Digital Video, Fall 2013)
2012 – 13 Graduate Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Three Dimensional Form [instructor of record], Spring 2013, and
Drawing I [instructor of record], Fall 2012)
EXHIBITIONS
2015 Michigan Emerging Graduate Artist Juried Exhibition, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI (Juror: Cindy Buckner, Associate Curator, Grand Rapids Art Museum; Betsy Odom, Columbia College Chicago; Gabriel Villa)
2015 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, MI (Juror: Amy L. Powell, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
2014 MSU Group Show, The Gallery of Royal Oak, Royal Oak, MI
2014 Interrupt, Michigan State University Kresge Art Center Galleries, East Lansing, MI
2014 MFA All Media Exhibition, Michigan State University Kresge Art Center Galleries, East Lansing, MI
2014 Eastern Michigan University Alumni Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University Ford Gallery, Ypsilanti, MI
2014 Visualizing Data / The Art of Information, Work: Detroit, Detroit, MI
2014 Presence, SCENE Metrospace, East Lansing, MI
2013 Lichtung, Michigan State University Kresge Art Center Gallery 114, East Lansing, MI
2013 MFA All Media Exhibition, Michigan State University Kresge Art Center Galleries, East Lansing, MI
2012 MFA All Media Exhibition, Michigan State University Kresge Art Center Galleries, East Lansing, MI
2012 Sculptural Intellect, Wayne State University Art Department Gallery, Detroit, MI
PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCES
2014 “Exacerbating the Interface: An Exploration of the Relational Art Movement,” Graduate Academic Conference, East Lansing, MI
2012 “Transcending the Tangible: The Life and Work of Ann Hamilton,” Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Symposium, Ypsilanti, MI
COMMITTEES & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2014 – 15 Department of Art, Art History, and Design Graduate Committee, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2014 Marlio Endowment Committee, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2014 Library Committee, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2014 Department of Art, Art History, and Design Representative, Council of Graduate Students, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI
2012 – 13 Department of Art, Art History, and Design Representative, College of Arts and Letters Graduate Advisory Committee, Michigan
State University, East Lansing, MI
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2014 MFA All Media Exhibition, MSU Kresge Art Center Galleries, East Lansing, MI
2012 EMU Women in Art Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
TECHNICAL SKILLS
3D printing, audio recording and editing, Adobe Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop CS6, casting, clay modeling, CNC milling and plasma cutting, concrete, drawing, Final Cut Pro X, gallery management, industrial embroidery, installation, laser engraving, all major metal shop tools, Printmaking (Linoleum/Wood Cut and Monoprinting), Rhino 5, set construction, sewing, wax carving, MIG and TIG welding, all major wood shop tools.
