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Education

2015        Massachusetts College of Art & Design. MFA Candidate, General Three Dimensional Fine Arts (expected graduation May 2017.) Boston, MA.

2014        State University of New York at New Paltz.  BS Visual Arts, Magna Cum Laude.  President’s List: Spring 2014. Dean’s List: Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012. New Paltz, NY.

2012        Hudson Valley Community College.  AS Fine Art.  President’s List: Spring 2012, Fall 2011. Dean’s List: Spring 2011, Spring 2010, Fall 2009. Troy, NY.

 

Exhibitions

2015        Thing. Person. Place.  MFA 3D Candidate Exhibition.  Arnheim Gallery, MassART. Boston, MA.

2014        A Collective.  Bachelor Thesis Exhibition.  Rotunda Gallery, SUNY NP. New Paltz, NY.

2013        Annual Wood Design Student Show.  Rotunda Gallery, SUNY NP. New Paltz, NY.

2012        Upcoming Artists Show.  ART! Gallery. Troy, NY.

                  Design in Form.  SUNY NP. New Paltz, NY.

                  The Best of SUNY Juried Student Art Exhibition.  New York State Museum. Albany, NY.

                  The Spring SUNY Juried Student Art Exhibition.  New York State Museum. Albany, NY.

                  Annual Juried Show.  The Teaching Gallery, HVCC. Troy, NY.

2011        Annual Juried Show.  The Teaching Gallery, HVCC. Troy, NY.

 

Awards & Achievements

2012        Outstanding Achievement in Fine Arts.  The Teaching Gallery. HVCC. Troy, NY.

2011        Outstanding Achievement in Fine Arts.  The Teaching Gallery. HVCC. Troy, NY.

                  Outstanding Achievement in Gallery Management.  The Teaching Gallery. HVCC. Troy, NY.

 

Teaching Experience

2016        Ceramic Objects That Change Lives.  Teaching Assistant with Janna Longacre. MassART. Boston, MA.

                  Handmade Paper & Book.  Teaching Assistant with Dyan McClimon-Miller. MassART. Boston, MA.

                  Clay for Change.  Civic work, two years. MassART/Haley House. Boston, MA.

2015        3D Ceramic Undergraduate Reviews.  Guest Critic. MassART. Boston, MA.

                  3D Fibers Undergraduate Reviews.  Guest Critic. MassART. Boston, MA.

 

Curatorial & Gallery Experience

2014        Co-Curator.  A Collective.  Bachelor Thesis Exhibition. Rotunda Gallery, SUNY New Paltz, NY.

2012        Gallery Intern.  The Teaching Gallery. HVCC. Troy, NY.

2011        Undergraduate Assistant.  The Teaching Gallery. HVCC. Troy, NY.

 

Skills

Painting. oil, acrylic, watercolour, ink, wax.

Drawing. ink, charcoal, graphite, gouache.

Sculpture. wood, metal, welding, plaster, clay, paper, wax.

Graphic Arts. digital/manual photography, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign.

Ceramics: handbuilding/wheelworking with different clay bodies, kiln/raku firing, ceramic chemistry experience.

Fibers: knitting, crotcheting, machine/hand sewing, embroidery.

Experience curating, organizing, installing, and deinstalling exhibitions.