EDUCATION

 

2024                            Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL 

                                    Master of Fine Arts, Visual Art

2021                           Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO

                                    Bachelor of Arts, English

                                    Magna Cum Laude

2021                           Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO

                                    Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art, Installation and Painting

                                    Magna Cum Laude

 

EXPERIENCE

 

2025                            Visual Writing Instructor, YourWords STL

                                                In collaboration with STL Artworks and Creative Reaction Lab

2025 - 2024                 Registrar, Center of Creative Arts       

2024                            Teaching Artist, COCA - Center of Creative Arts, St. Louis, MO

                                                COCA education program, Instructor at Central Institute for the Deaf

                                                COCA education program, Instructor at Teen Center of Excellence

2024                            Instructor, STL Artworks, St. Louis

                                                Deaconess Foundation commissioned installation  

                                     Youth Apprenticeship Program

2024                            Preparator, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis

2024                            Creations for Others LLC, St. Louis, MO

2024                            Instructor on Record, Sculpture 112D, Southern Illinois University

                                     Edwardsville, IL, Section 001

2024                            Instructor on Record, Sculpture 112D, Southern Illinois University

                                     Edwardsville, IL, Section 002

2023 – 2013               Illustrator, Private Patrons, Saint Louis, MO

2023                            Instructor on Record, Drawing 112A, Southern Illinois University

                                     Edwardsville, IL

2023                            Instructor on Record, Two-Dimensional Design, 112B, Southern

                                     Illinois University Edwardsville, IL

2022 – 2020               Illustrator, PediaBright Medical Illustration

2022                            University Museum Assistant, Southern Illinois University

                                     Edwardsville, IL

2022 – 2021               Graduate Assistant, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL

 

2022 – 2021                Graduate Assistant, Sculpture, Southern Illinois University

                                      Edwardsville, IL

2021 - 2019                 Monitor, Dossier, and Art Handler, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art,

                                      Saint Louis, MO

2021 - 2019                 Instructor of Design, Create SLU, Executive Board, Saint Louis

                                      University, MO

2013- 2017                  Creations4Others LLC, Eureka, MO

 

 

PUBLIC PROJECTS

 

2025-2024                  Deaconess Foundation sculptural stained glass. 

                                     A process piece created in collaboration with thirteen STL Artworks apprentices. 

2022                            Designed and facilitated creation of 60-foot mural depicting native plant species through Art Sculpt                                           Sculpture Garden

                                     In collaboration with Grant Middle School, Fairview Heights, IL

2020                            Bicentennial Mural Design Team, Saint Louis University,

2018                            St. Louis community, interactive educational mural team member,

                                     Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO

2018                            Indoor set design, St. Marks Lutheran School, Eureka, MO

2017                            Designed and facilitated art and design mural, Eureka High School,

                                     Eureka, MO

 

 

SELECTED EXIBITIONS

 

2024                            “City Nights: Pride Art!” City Museum, Sculpture Garden, Juried Exhibition,

                                     David Wolk, Saint Louis, MO

2024                            SIUE Arts & Design West Gallery, “Spectrum”, Edwardsville, IL

2024                            SIUE Art and Design West Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Grant Benoit,

                                     Edwardsville, IL

2023                            It Was All Very Queer II, National Juried Exhibition, Brandon

                                     Anschultz, Saint Louis Artists Guild | Saint Louis, MO

2023                            Annual Student Juried Exhibition, SIUE Art & Design West

                                     Gallery, Edwardsville 

2024- 2023                 Annual Friends of Art Auction, Edwardsville, IL

2023                            Wood River Museum, “Small Works Juried Art Competition”, Wood

                                     River, IL

2022                            Sculpture on Campus 2022, Annual Juried Exhibition, Kendall

                                     Buster, SIUE, Edwardsville, Illinois

2021                            Saint Louis University Virtual Exhibition, Saint Louis, MO

2021                            McNamee Gallery, Saint Louis University, MO, Annual Juried

                                     Exhibition 

2019                            “This is Our SLU,” Kransberg Gallery, Saint Louis University, MO,

                                     Juried Exhibition

2019                            McNamee Gallery, Saint Louis University, MO, Annual Juried

                                     Exhibition 

2019                            Bicentennial Mural, Illustrative design, Saint Louis University, MO

2018                            McNamee Gallery, Saint Louis University, MO, Annual Juried

                                     Exhibition 

2017                            McNamee Gallery, Saint Louis University, MO, Annual Juried

                                     Exhibition 

2016                            “Art from The Heart,” 7th annual event, Friends of Children with

                                     Cancer, St. Louis, MO

2016                            Pointe, Solo Illustration Display, Ballwin, MO

 

 

PRESENTATIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS

 

2023                            Featured Speaker, Interior Architecture: “Healing Your Home,”

                                    Metropolitan, Saint Louis, MO

2023                            Artist Talk, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO

2023- 2024                 Present and assist students on how to document and present

                                     works

2022                            Grant Middle School Presentation on native plant species.

2019                            “Translating German Poetry, Symposium, Saint Louis University,

                                     Saint Louis, MO

2018                            Student College Success Pannel, Eureka High School, 2019

2016                            Live painting demonstrations at the Rockwood District Art Show,

                                     Wildwood, MO.

 

 

PUBLICATION

 

2023                            River Bluff Review, Edwardsville, IL

2022.                           “CKD Medical Illustration, Book three,” Saint Louis, MO

2022                            “Sculpture Walk Introduces New sculptures to Campus,” The

                                     Alestile, Reporter Liv Kraus

2022                            School of Art and Design. Selected to have work reproduced for

                                     promotional poster and materials.

2022                            “CKD Medical Illustration, Book two,” Saint Louis, MO

2021                            “God’s Color’s,” Illustrations, Skippy Creek Publishing, Johnson

                                     City, TN

2021                            “CKD Medical Illustration, Book one,” Saint Louis, MO

2020                            “Buddy,” Illustrations, Skippy Creek Publishing, Johnson City, TN

2020                            “Herbert’s New Shell,” Illustrations, Publishing Pending, St. Louis,

                                    MO

2017                            “Under the Stars,” Illustrated bookmark, St. Louis County Library,

                                    MO

2012                            Co-Author of “MerMountain,” Skippy Creek Publishing, Johnson

                                     City, TN

 

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS

 

2024                            Carey G. Orness Award for Graduate Sculpture, Annual

                                     Student Juried Exhibition, SIUE Art & Design West

                                     Gallery, Edwardsville 

2023                            Research Grant for Graduate Students

2022                            Grand Prize recipient of the Luiz Jimenez award for

                                     Sculpture on Campus, Juried competition, Kendell Buster

2021                            Southern Illinois University Full Tuition Waiver and Full Time

                                     Teaching Assistantship

2017- 2021                 St. Louis University FPA Studio Art scholarship

2021 - 2017                St. Louis University Grant, Saint Louis, MO

2017                            Grand Prize, “Sustainability: Eco-Art Show,” Saint Louis Community

                                     College, Saint Louis, MO

2016                            Grand Prize, “Chair-ish Wentzville” Custom Chair auction,

                                     Wentzville, MO.