Education
2012 School of the Art Institute of Chicago MFA Candidate: Fiber and Material Studies
2010 University of Houston, Bachelor of Fine Arts Major: Studio Art, Sculpture Specialization;
Minor: Art History
2009 Maryland Institute College of Art, New York Summer Intensive
2008 University of London Institute in Paris University of Paris IV, Cours de Civilisation Française
de la Sorbonne
Exhibitions
2012 MFA: Thesis Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
For the Wild Rabbit, Murdertown, Chicago, IL
2011 The Accumulation, Defibrillator Performance Space, Chicago, IL
Shapeshifters, McClean Building, Chicago, IL
2010 All the best, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
Joy and Affect. Matchbox Gallery at Rice University, Houston, TX
Off Hand, Thesis Exhibition. SPA, Houston, TX
2009 Let us Gather. Curated by Cody Ledvina. Tha Joanna, Houston, TX
The Big Show. Juried by Laura Fried. Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
DUMBO Open Studios. New York Studio Program, Brooklyn, NY
2008 School of Art Student Show. Blaffer Gallery, Houston, TX
2007 ISSE Student Show. Curated by Meredith Goldsmith. CSAW, Houston TX
2006 I Wear My Father’s Shirt Backwards. Sheridan House Arts Center, Houston TX
Professional Experience
2011-2012 Teaching Assistant, Columbus Wood and Metal Fabrication Shop, SAIC
Maintenance of shop procedure and equipment safety. Facilitation of student projects and tool authorization.
Spring 2012 Teaching Assistant, Time, Material, and the Everyday: Anne Wilson, SAIC
Focus on generative processes of drawing, mapping, and body movement.
Fall 2011 Teaching Assistant, Print for Alternative Materials: Fraser Taylor, SAIC
Processes: Silkscreen printing with heat reactive inks, discharge printing, repeat pattern.
Spring 2011 Teaching Assistant, Intro to Fiber and Material Studies: Marianne Fairbanks, SAIC
Processes: Rope making, embroidery, shibori and batik fabric dyeing, silk-screen printing, heat press, floor loom weaving.
2005-2010 Education and Public Programming Assistant, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Assisted in a high school student outreach program called the Teen Council, whose mission was to create peer programming and bring youth voice to the museum. Assisted in exhibition preparation, installation and documentation.
2010 Freelance Artist Assistant
Anne Wilson. Wind-Up: Walking the Warp Houston. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Two part performance and sculpture
Natasha Bowdoin. The world below the brine (Whitman and me). Glassell School of Art. Mural
Jillian Conrad. Pallet. Glassell School of Art. Sculpture
Awards, Honors
2010 Graduated Summa Cum Laude, University of Houston
2010 University of Houston Dean’s List
2009 Merit Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art Summer Intensive Program
2005 Marion and Speros Martel Award, Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston
Volunteer Activity
2010 Crabtree Organic Farm, Farm Assistant, Liverpool, TX
Help maintain and harvest crops; sell bountt at local farmer's markets
2009-10 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Diagnostic Imaging CT Scan Assistant
Prepare patients for scan, maintain patient scheduling, and facilitate flow of the clinic.