EDUCATION
2011……….
Master of Fine Arts – Painting and Drawing
…..Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2003……….
Bachelor of Arts – Fine Art
Minors: Stained Glass, Creative Writing
…..Flagler College, St Augustine, FL
CURRENT GIGS
2024
Farm Hand
– Retail sales
– Plant care
…..Anderson Plants and Produce, Terre Haute, IN
PAST EXPERIENCE
2015-2024
Teaching Artist
– Older adult programming
– Adult students with various special needs
…..Art on Wheels, Richmond, VA
2023-2024
Plant Specialist
– Retail sales
– Plant care
…..Lowes Home Improvement #1037, Richmond, VA
2022-2024
Volunteer Local Admin
-Built and moderate fb group
…..Buy Nothing Fan/Jackson Ward/Oregon Hill/Randolph/Byrd Park, Richmond, VA
2015-2024
Cashier & Marketing
-Cashiering, merchandising, signage, and social media
….Strawberry Street Market, Richmond, VA
2021
Art Instructor
-teaching workshops for k-8th grade after school program
….The Arts, Richmond, VA
2019-2020
Education Host
– Leading volunteers for pruning, tree care and harvest events
Seasonal Fruit Harvester
– harvesting neighborhood trees
– making deliveries to food banks
– creating thank you cards
…..City Fruit, Seattle, WA
2016-2019
Operations/Materials Manager/Teaching Artist
– managing retail staff
– coordination of materials donations
– pricing and organizing retail space
– managing general operations
– managing Artist Marketplace gallery series
– instructing workshops and camps
…..Seattle Recreative, Seattle, WA
2016-2019
Marketing Director/Instructor
– social media & web
– instructing workshops and camps
– building curriculum
– recycle art liaison
…..Thrive Art School, Seattle, WA
2014-2016
Store Manager/Art Instructor
– Managing retail space and donations………………
– Marketing, promotions, social media
– Workshop curriculum and calendar
– Organizing volunteers
– Leading recycle art birthday parties and workshops
…..Stuff Redux (now SCRAP RVA), Richmond, VA
2015-2016
Art Instructor
– Older adult programming
…..Westminster Canterbury, Richmond, VA
2015-2016
Program Leader – Teen after-school community art program – mosaics
Volunteer – Performing Statistics Project
– political advocacy
– being a megaphone for incarcerated youth
– funding assistance
– artwork/teaching
…..Art 180, Richmond, VA
2015-2016
Volunteer – Horticulture team
– Community Kitchen Garden (with FeedMore)
– Recycle art decor team
…..Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA
2015-2016
Volunteer – early development
– Editing applications and correspondence
– Partnership acquisitions
…..Richmond Virginia Academy for the Arts, Richmond, VA
2012-2016
Art Instructor
– Adult programming
– Studio S (65+)
– Siegel Program (Students with Brain Injuries)
– Engage Classes (Gallery inspired workshops)
…..Visual Arts Center, Richmond, VA
2011-2016
Organizer
…..RVA Drink ‘n’ Draw, Richmond, VA
2014-2016
Art Instructor
– Youth/adult programming
– Artful Living (55+)
– Creative Family Dinner Studio (family program)
– Poetry Matters: Bookmaking Unit (ages 10-14)
2014-2015
Education Coordinator
– Outreach program administrator
– Art Matters – with Henrico P.A.L.
(updated k-8, after-school visual art program)
– Retail Rejuvenation – with Regency Square Mall
(scheduled year-round art classes at the mall)
– Poetry Matters – with Henrico P.A.L.
(created middle school, after-school program)
–Creative Family Dinner Studio – with CMoR and Grow RVA
(created free family art program including dinner)
…..Cultural Arts Center, Glen Allen, VA
2013-2014
Florist – creating arrangements and doing deliveries
…..Petals and Twigs, Richmond, VA
2012-2013
Demo Coordinator > Demo/Greeter > Cashier
– creating recipes and displays
– coordinating visiting vendor demos
– customer service
….Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market, Richmond, VA
2007
Senior Mentor
…..Hendersonville High School, Asheville, NC
2006-2009
Art Instructor
– Continuing Education Division
…..AB Tech Community College, Asheville, NC
2007-2009
Private Instructor
…..Asheville L.E.T.S., Asheville, NC
2004-2009
Instructor > Assistant Instructor > Volunteer > Work/Study
…..John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
2002-2004………..
Steward/Jeweler
…..Artickles Gallery, St. Augustine, FL
2001
Stained Glass Artist/Intern
…..Beyer Studio, Philadelphia, PA
AWARDS
2013
1st Place – Logo Contest
…..Richmond Eats Richmond, Richmond, VA
2011
2nd Place – “What’s your Manchester?” Art Contest
…..Link Apartments, Manchester, Richmond, VA
2009
Scholarship – Advanced Book Arts
…..John C Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
2004
Honorable Mention – Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition
…..Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Mar-Apr 2020
Gluttonous Self-Gratification
Self-curated
Chocolati-Greenwood, Seattle, WA
Oct-Nov 2018
Gluttonous Self-Gratification
Self-curated
Chocolati-Greenwood, Seattle, WA
Oct 2017
Abstracts with trash
Self-curated
Seattle Recreative, Seattle, WA
Jan 2017
fields of gold
Self-curated
Seattle Recreative, Seattle, WA
October 2016
Abstracts with heads
Self-curated
Chacon Canyon Greenwood, Seattle, WA
April 2016
hint of something
Self-curated
Padow’s on Main, Richmond VA
Mar-Jul 2015
EE for BJ: Original Fashion Designs
Self-curated
…..Regency Square Mall, Richmond, VA
May 2014
pattern, portraits, paint
Self-curated
…..Urban Farmhouse – Shockoe, Richmond, VA
Apr-Jun 2014
interior landscapes
Curator: Lauren Hall Midway Gallery
…..Cultural Arts Center, Glen Allen, VA
Feb 2014
interior landscapes
Self-curated
…..Urban Farmhouse, Midlothian, VA
Oct 2013
abstracts and sweaters
Self-curated
…..Urban Farmhouse – Shockoe, Richmond, VA
Sep 2012
figura astratta
Self-curated
…..Bellytimber Tavern, Richmond, VA
Jul-Aug 2012
abstracts
Self-curated
….. Bellytimber Tavern, Richmond, VA
Mar 2012
abstracts
Self-curated
…..821 Cafe, Richmond, VA
2009
dirty warehouse
Curator: Matt Parris
…..Roots Gallery, Asheville, NC
2008
it hearts to be square
Curator: Denise Hale
…..The Perch, Asheville, NC
2003
Paintings and Glass
Curator: Maureen O’Neill
…..Carrera Gallery, St. Augustine, FL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016-2019
Staff Works
Curator: Emily Ellingsworth – Stairwell Gallery
…..Seattle ReCreative, Seattle, WA
2015-2016
[work] faculty + staff + board
Curator: Caroline Wright – True F. Luck Gallery
…..Visual Art Center, Richmond, VA
2015
2nd Annual Atlas Holiday Exhibition
Curator: Kate Bayles
…..Art 180, Richmond, VA
2015
Instructor Showcase
Curator: Allyson Catoe
…..Westminster Canterbury, Richmond, VA
2015
Find Art Doors
Curators: Kevin Orloski, Andrea Orloski and Andrea Butler
…..Art on Wheels + Virginia Supportive Housing, Richmond, VA
2015
The Next Level
Curator: Lauren Hall – Slant Wall and Midway Galleries
…..Cultural Arts Center, Glen Allen, VA
2014
[work] faculty + staff + board
Curator: Caroline Wright – True F. Luck Gallery
…..Visual Art Center, Richmond, VA
2014
The Next Level
Curator: Lauren Hall – Slant Wall and Midway Galleries
…..Cultural Arts Center, Glen Allen, VA
2013
[work] faculty + staff + board
Curator: Caroline Wright – True F. Luck Gallery
…..Visual Art Center, Richmond, VA
2004
Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition
…..Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
PUBLICATION
2013
Meridian
Semi-Annual from the University of Virginia
…..Cover, issue 31
COMMISSIONS
2013
“abstract mural”
….. Savannah Clements, Richmond, VA
2010
“four abstracted seascapes”
…..Chris Adornetti, Deerfield Beach, FL
2004
“the jungle room”
…..Jennifer Brown, Terre Haute, IN
SELECTED COLLECTORS
Chris & Karen Adornetti, St Augustine, FL
Theresa Bubenzer, Seattle, WA
Carolyn & Gil Carter, Sacramento, CA
Merin & Chris Dunn, St. Augustine, FL
Jan & Nanette Davison, Brasstown, NC