Education
2015 MFA, Painting/Drawing, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2007 BFA, Painting/Drawing, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Art Education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2021 Certificate in Effective College Instruction, American Council on Education (ACE), (Forthcoming October 2021)
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2020 Sequence of Layers, Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH, (with Connaught Cullen)
2018 A Home of Their Own, The Majestic Gallery, Front Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
2016 Unified Thread, Holy Family University Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Centrifugal Sense of Place, Fairfield County District Library Gallery, Lancaster, OH, (with Connaught Cullen)
2015 The Nests’ of Birds, Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre, Gallipolis, OH
What May Come from Observation, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Seigfred Gallery, Ohio University, Athens OH
2013 Abstraction in Isolation, Alden University library, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 Women in Art, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 Faculty Exhibition John Light Gallery, Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH
2018 Essence of Form, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO (Juror, Fran Skiles)
Fiber Artists of San Antonio (FASA), SAY SI, San Antonio, TX (Juror, Alana J. Coates)
4th Annual Appalachian Ohio ReUse Competition, Athens Maker Space, Athens, OH
In the Field, BFA/MFA Painting + Drawing Alumni, The Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
2017 Art +Animals, The Art Store, Charleston, WV
Alone Together, Assemblage Gallery, Athens, OH
2016 Hard & Soft National Contemporary Craft Competition & Exhibition, Meadows Gallery,
Denton, TX, (curated by Elizabeth Kozolowshi)
2015 Nature, Light Space and Time Gallery, Jupiter, FL, International Juried Exhibit
Ohio Rising, Fairfield County District Library Gallery, Lancaster Festival, Lancaster, OH
YUM! Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV
2014 ReUse, Walter Hall Rotunda, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2013 Quiet Calm, Church of the Good Shepherd, Athens, OH, (curated)
A Long Story Short, Seigfred Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Majestic National Show, The Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
Map: String with Pins, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH
You’re Not from around Here, The Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
2009 Frenzy, Karen L. Neuhaus Inc, Cincinnati, OH
2008 Local Emerging, Pop Revolution Gallery, Mason, OH
Candy, Nicholas Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2007 Secret Art Works, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
DAAPWORKS Directors Choice Exhibition, Reed Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Return of the Native, BFA Thesis Exhibition, Meyers Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2006 A Hardened State, Crossroads, Cincinnati, OH
Transformations, SSNOVA, Cincinnati, OH
Professional Experience
Teaching
2020-Present Washington State Community College, Marietta, OH, Part-time Lecturer of Art History
2016-2019 Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH, Adjunct Professor of Painting, Drawing, and Art History
2014-2015 Ohio University, Athens, OH, Instructor of Record for Painting and Drawing
2012-2014 Ohio University, Athens, OH, Teaching Assistant of Art History, Foundations, and Special Topics
Other Teaching
2010-2012 Michaels Arts and Craft Stores, Cincinnati, OH, Painting Instructor
2010-2012 Cincinnati Public Schools, Cincinnati, OH, Art Substitute
2011 Kennedy Heights Art Center, Cincinnati, OH, Art Instructor
2007-2010 Cincinnati Public Schools, Cincinnati, OH, Paraprofessional
2007-2008 YMCA, Cincinnati, Ohio, Art Instructor and Director
2006-2007 Roger Bacon High School, Cincinnati, OH, Visiting Art Instructor
Academy of World Languages, Cincinnati, OH, Visiting Art Instructor
Publication
2022 Pulse, Women’s Caucus for Art, Featured Artist, (Forthcoming March 2022)
2018 Pawpaw Is My Favorite Flavor! Monday Creek Publishing, Illustrations
Writing
2013 Starbrick National 2013 Cup Show, Iddiosyncraticresponse.blogspot.com, Review of National Cup Show
Artist Lectures
2015 Holy Family University Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Ohio University, Athens, OH
Commissions
2015 Fairfield County District Library, Lancaster, OH, Public Commission, (Sculpture)
2007-2012 Mason Holiday Festivals, Mason, OH, Public Commission, (Portrait/Caricature artist)
2010-2012 Michaels Arts and Craft Store, Cincinnati, Ohio, Corporate Commission, (Paintings)
2006 Real Estate Agent, Cincinnati, OH, Private Commission, (House illustrations)
Dentist practice, Cincinnati, OH, Private Commission, (Painting)
Private Commission, Cincinnati, OH, (Nursery Mural)
Awards and Honors
2021 Women’s Caucus for Art, WCA Featured Artist, (Forthcoming March 2022)
2015 Light Space and Time Gallery, International Juried Exhibit, Jupiter, FL, (Honorable Mention)
2013 The Majestic Gallery, Annual National Juried Competition, Nelsonville, OH, (Members Choice)
2012-2015 Ohio University, Athens, OH, (Graduate Assistantship)
Ohio University, Athens, OH, (Full Tuition Scholarship)
2007 University of Cincinnati, Reed Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, (Director’s Choice)
Volunteer Activity
2021 Community Food Initiatives, Athens, OH, Gardner
2014-2015 My Sister’s Place Homeless Shelter, Athens, OH, Art Instructor for women and their children
2007 Drop-in Center Homeless Shelter, Cincinnati, OH, Paintings
2006 Neighborhood Art Classes, Cincinnati, OH, Art Instructor
Salvation Army, Cincinnati, OH, Art Instructor
Memberships
College Art Association (CAA), New York, NY
National Art Education Association (NAEA), Alexandria, VA
National Audubon Society, New York, NY
National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), Washington, DC
Sierra Club, Oakland, CA
Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA), New York, NY