Born Queens, NY
EDUCATION
MFA, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
BFA, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY
Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, New York, NY
(vocational training in sewing, weaving, and computer aided design)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025 Faculty Exhibition, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park , KS
2025 TBA, All Souls Gallery, Kansas City, MO (solo)
2025 Parade, Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO
2025 Faculty Exhibition, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO
2024 Studio Artist Exhibition, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS
2024 8 x 8 Juried Exhibition, Lawrence Art Center - Lawrence, KS
2024 Fibers Connections, Scenic Regional Library - Hermann Branch, Hermann, MO
2024 Identity, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS
2024 Contained/Re-Wilding, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO (solo)
2023 Fresh Karma, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO
2023 Arts On Fire, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS
2023 Faculty Exhibition, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS
2023 Other Worldly, Art Emergency, Lawrence, KS
2023 Twelve x Twelve, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS
2023 Contained, Downtown Overland Park Art Fair, Overland Park, KS (solo)
2023 11:11, A PLUG Exchange Show, Granite City Art and Design District, Granite City, IL
2023 Studio Resident Exhibition, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS
2023 Art Heals Gallery, Mosaic Medical Center, Maryville, MO
2023 Conditional Surroundings, Tipton Gallery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2023 Faculty Exhibition, Philip J. Steele Gallery, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, CO
2022 Twelve x Twelve, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS
2022 My Body/My Choice, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Studio Resident Exhibition, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS
2022 Inaugural Exhibition for Art Heals Gallery, Mosaic Medical Center, Maryville, MO
2021 Faculty Exhibition, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2021 Run Run Quiet. PLUG Projects, Kansas City, MO
2020 Love Bites, Manic Snail, St. Joseph, MO
2020 Works on Paper, The In Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL
2020 Faculty Exhibition, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2019 Elements and Principles, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO
2019 Terms of Use, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2019 Faculty Exhibition, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2019 Run Riot: A PLUG Project Salon, PLUG Projects, Kansas City, MO
2019 Wish You Were Here Postcard Show 19, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
2018 Faculty Exhibition, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2018 Northwest Missouri State University Faculty Invitational Exhibition, University of Nebraska,
2018 Omaha, NE
2018 Alter E(c)o, Art and Design Gallery, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (solo)
2017 UP CLOSE: The Object Feels, Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
2017 All In Due Time, Art Emergency, Lawrence, KS
2016 Displacement, Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
2016 MFA Candidates Show, Edgar Heap of Birds Family Gallery, The University of Kansas,
2016 Lawrence, KS
2014 Garden GALA Auction, Terrace on the Park, New York, NY
2013 Conscious Revisions, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, NY
2012 The Last Laugh, Shellzoni Studios at 35 Meadow, Brooklyn, NY
2010 Affordable Art Fair, U-Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Generations: 6, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Fragments, Sam Quinn Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (solo)
2007 SALON de EXSPACE #4, AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2003 Push, Dolly Maass Gallery, Purchase NY (solo)
2003 Red Room Selections, Purchase College, Purchase, NY (solo)
GRANTS & AWARDS
2024 Centerpiece Fellowship Grant Recipient, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS
2024 Inspiration Grant, Arts KC, Kansas City, MO
2023 Artists Inc, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO
2023 School of the Arts Faculty Sponsor Grant, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2022 Faculty Research Grant, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2021 Faculty Research Grant, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
2018 Hollander Family Foundation Award for Professional Development, The University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS
Ted Johnson's Interrelations of the Humanities and Arts Award, The University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS
Enabling Grant, Koch Cultural Trust Foundation, Wichita, KS
2017 School of the Arts Research Grant, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2016 Jack and Lavon Education Award, Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
2015 Carrey Scholarship Award and Teaching Fellowship, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2003 Joseph Saldarelli Memorial Award for Academic Achievement, Purchase College, Purchase, NY
RESIDENCIES
2024 InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS (current studio resident)
2020 Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, NE (shortlisted due to COVID-19)
2019 Charlotte Street Foundation Studio Residency, Kansas City, MO
2007 Artist's Enclave at I-Park, East Haddam, CT
COLLECTIONS
2017 Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
2007 I-Park, East Haddam, CT
2003 Purchase College, Purchase, NY
ACADEMIC POSITIONS (view teaching philosophy)
2023- present
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS: Adjunct Professor
Drawing I (in person and online) • 2D Design
2022- present
The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS: Lecturer
• Drawing I • Drawing II • Fundamental of Fibers • Art Principles and Practices
2021- present
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO: Adjunct Professor of Foundations
3D Design • Studio Seminar • Observational Drawing • Topics in Color
2021- 2022
Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO: Adjunct Professor
Figure Drawing • Intermediate Drawing • Two Dimensional Design
2018- 2022
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO: Adjunct Instructor
Drawing • Introduction to Design • Fibers • Art Appreciation (in person and online)
2016- 2018
The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS: Instructor of Record & Graduate Teaching Assistant
Handprint Resist • Screen Printing for Textiles
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & SERVICE
2025 Mid-America Arts Alliance. Kansas City, MO: Selection Committee
2024 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Lakewood, CO: Scholarship Juror
2023 Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS: Reviewer, National Portfolio Day
2023 Kansas City Community College, Kansas City, KS: Art Instructor, Heritage Crafts Workshop
2023 University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Keynote Artist Presenter for Cool Science, Kansas City
2023 Veteran of Foreign Wars, Kansas City, MO: Juror for Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest
2023 ArtsKC. Kansas City, MO: Selection Committee, Inspiration Grant
2023 The University of Kansas - School of Art and Design. Lawrence, KS: School of the Arts Faculty Sponsor
2022 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Lakewood, CO: Online Course Development Committee
2022 The University of Kansas - School of Art and Design. Lawrence, KS: Temporary Wood Shop and Digital 2022 Lab Technician
2020 Sandlot Goods. Kansas City, MO: Seamstress
2020 Goodwill. Kansas City, MO: Seamstress
2019 Kansas City Costume. Raytown, MO: Seamstress
2018 The University of Kansas - School of Theater. Lawrence. KS: Costume Shop Assistant and Seamstress
Women’s Spirit. Kansas City, MO: Junior Seamstress
2017 The University of Kansas, School of Art and Design. Lawrence, KS: Wood Shop and Digital Lab 2017 Technician
2015 Dieu Donné. New York, NY: Classroom Assistant and Administrative Volunteer
2007 A.I.R. Gallery. New York, NY: Marketing Volunteer
2007 Exit Art. New York, NY: Archives Volunteer
2003 Hazen-Kaye Art Advisory. New York, NY: Intern
Sherry French Gallery. New York, NY: Intern
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2012-2015
2015 Muse Fine Arts. Brooklyn, NY: Freelance Art Handler
2014 Cadogan Tate. Queens, New York, NY: Freelance Art Handler
2013 Box Art. Brooklyn, NY: Freelance Art Handler
2013 Hedley's Humper's. Brooklyn, NY: Freelance Art Handler
2009-2015
2015 Lo-Fi Entertainment. New York, NY: Event Manager
2006-2009
Safavieh Rugs & Home. Port Washington, NY: Digital Archivist