Education
· Master of Fine Arts
- University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Graduated 2024)
· Bachelor of Fine Arts
- University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Graduated 2011)
Accomplishments
· 2024: Studio Assistant and Student-Coordinator Liaison of Fibers and Materials at the Penland School of Craft working under University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor Kyoung Ae Cho, Session 6, Bakersville, NC
· 2024: Acre Artist in Residence Summer 2024 Session 2 cohort, Chicago, Il and Steuben, WI
· 2022-2024: President of SOFKAG Student Organization. (MFA Cohort Leader)
· 2021-2022: Vice President of SOFKAG Student Organization. (MFA Cohort Leader)
· 2011: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Research Symposium Honorable Mention awarded for my research within print media and new book arts techniques under the advising and practice of Professor Jessica Meuninck-Ganger.
· 2010: Vice President of Print Club at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
· 2010: Surf Research Grant Recipient under Professor Jessica Meuninck-Ganger
· 2010: Study abroad trip to Peru and Argentina with Professors Christopher Davis-Benavides and Professor Karen Gunderman.
· 2008: Founding member and Secretary of the Print Club at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Awards
· 2023: Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship, $16,000.00
· 2022: Graduate Student Excellence Fellowship, $2,000.00
· 2021: F.R. Layton Graduate Fellowship, $10,000.00
· 2021: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award, $5,000.00
· 2011: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Research Symposium Honorable Mention awarded for my research within print media and new book arts techniques under the advising and practice of Professor Jessica Meuninck-Ganger
Exhibitions
· 2024: Future Fibers, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI (Invited)
· 2024: Fiber Form, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Kenilworth Square East Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
· 2024: 51st Annual Juried Show, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (Juried)
· 2024: Soft Structures, Tooth and Nail Studio and Gallery, Milwaukee, Wi (invited)
· 2024: Trout Contemporary, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI (juried)
· 2024: Determinant Reflections, MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Kenilworth Square East Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
· 2024: Woven Images, Kenilworth Square East 3rd Floor Gallery at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI
· 2024: Walker’s Point Center for the Arts 51st Mexican Fiesta Art Showcase, Milwaukee, WI (Juried)
· 2024: Penland Show and Tell, Penland School of Craft, Bakersville, NC
· 2023: 50th Annual Juried Show, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Arts Center Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (Juried)
· 2023: Trout Contemporary Show, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI (Juried)
· 2023: Walker’s Point Center for the Arts 50th Mexican Fiesta Show, Milwaukee, WI (Juried)
· 2023: Walker’s Point Center for the Arts 2023 Annual Members Juried Show, Milwaukee, WI (Juried)
· 2023: Chicano Power, Milwaukee Artist Resource Network, Milwaukee, WI (Juried)
· 2023: Woven Images, Kenilworth Square East 3rd Floor Gallery at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI
· 2023: Walkers Point Center for the Arts 31st Annual Día De Los Muertos Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI (Juried)
· 2023: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Contemporary Craft Exhibition, Kenilworth Square East Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (Invited)
· 2023: High Fiber, The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (Invited)
· 2023: Textual Spaces and Interior Connections, Kenilworth Square East 3rd Floor Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI (Curated)
· 2022: Woven Images, Kenilworth Square East 3rd Floor Gallery at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI
· 2022: Graduate Student Showcase, Anchor Press, Paper, and Print at the House of Rad, Milwaukee, WI (Invited)
· 2021: Palpable Tensions, Woodland Pattern Book Center, Milwaukee, WI (Invited)
· 2021: Welcome Home, Milwaukee Studio, Milwaukee, WI (Curated)
· 2015: How to Connect, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (Invited)
· 2012: Opening Symbols, Easy Tyger, Milwaukee, WI, (Invited)
· 2011: Woven Images, Kenilworth Square East 3rd Floor Gallery at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI
· 2011: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduate Show, Second Floor Fine Arts Gallery, Peck School of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
· 2011: Tarlatans and Squeegees, Jackpot Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (Curated)
· 2010: Art at Home, Milwaukee, WI
· 2009: 36th Annual Juried Show, Union Gallery, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Juried)