I interpose objects of the everyday to distort our sense of space, explore our ability to inhabit rooms, and merge the dreamlike with the rigid.  My geometric objects and paintings focus on materiality to investigate light, shadow, and the weirdly functional.  I think of paintings as they exist in the home, using us to give them purpose.  And inversely, objects become paintings to question abstraction and reality.  My work focuses on the acute and the polite, the domestic and the utilitarian.  

E D U C A T I O N

2 0 1 7      Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD
                MFA Mount Royal School of Multidisciplinary Art 
                Additional Concentration in Critical Studies + Certificate in the College Teaching of Art

2 0 1 5      The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
                BFA Painting + Drawing
                Art History Minor

2 0 1 4      The Studio Arts Center International, (SACI), Florence, Italy


F E L L O W S H I P S / A W A R D S / R E S I D E N C I E S 

2 0 1 9      Maryland State Arts Council, Individual Artist Grant, Baltimore, MD
2 0 1 8      Vermont Studio Center, Residency Fellowship, Johnson, VT               
                Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize Semi-Finalist, Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts, Baltimore, MD 
2 0 1 7      Trawick Young Artist Prize, Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards, Bethesda, MD
                Sondheim Semi-Finalist, Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts, Baltimore, MD
2 0 1 6      Meyerhoff You+ Graduate Fellowship, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2 0 1 5      Mount Royal Merit Scholarship, MICA, Baltimore, MD       
                Gerald Davis Painting Award, by Micaela Amateau Amato, University Park, PA
2 0 1 4      Brian Betzler Scholarship for Artistic Achievement, Penn State,  University Park, PA
2 0 1 4      Margaret Griffen Schoenfelder Award for Painting, Penn State, University Park, PA
2 0 1 3      BFA Exhibition Merit Award, by Tim Roda,  Penn State, University Park, PA


S O L O   E X H I B I T I O N S

2 0 1 9      VisArts, Gibbs Street Gallery, Rockville, MD
                Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
2 0 1 8      13|U Art Windows, Washington, D.C.
                VAE Gallery, Spare Room, Raleigh, NC                    
                Arlington Arts Center, Play Date, Arlington, VA
2 0 1 7      School 33, Something to be looked at, Something to be used, Baltimore, MD
2 0 1 5      Patterson Gallery, Semitransparent, University Park, PA


S E L E C T E D  G R O U P  E X H I B I T I O N S

2 0 1 9      Walter Otero Contemporary Art, Radical Suitcase, San Juan, Puerto RIco
                The Parlour, Collaborative Installation with Bryan Funk, Baltimore, MD
                Trestle Gallery Brooklyn, Introductions 2019 Applicant Exhibition, Online Publication
2 0 1 8      Maryland Art Place, Under 500 Exhibition, Baltimore, MD
                Boyden Gallery, Finding Elsewhere: SMCM Faculty Exhibition, St. Mary's City, MD
                University City Arts League, Formerly Philly, Philadelphia, PA
                Decker Gallery, Sondheim Semi-Finalists Exhibition, Baltimore, MD                
                Landslide Gallery at BWI Airport, A Gate, Baltimore, MD
                The Menial Collection, ___________, Baltimore, MD
                Viridian Artists, 30 Under 30 (curated by Chrissie Iles of the Whitney Museum), New York, NY 
                Studio Arts Center International, Il Filo degli Altri (The Filo of Others), Florence, Italy
2 0 1 7      Maryland Art Place, Under $500 Exhibition, Baltimore, MD
                Jubilee Arts, Deck the Walls, Baltimore, MD               
                Gallery B, Bethesda Contemporary Art Trawick Finalists Exhibition, Bethesda, MD
                Create! Magazine, Issue VI (Curated by Brock Blake), Print & Online Publication
                Linden Gallery, In My Room, Baltimore, MD
                Woskob Family Gallery, SEEP (curated by Ann Tarantino), State College, PA
                Decker Gallery, Sondheim Semi-Finalists Exhibtion, Baltimore, MD
                Maryland Art Place, Young Blood, Baltimore, MD
                The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Cold Pizza, Philadelphia, PA
                Meyerhoff Gallery, MICA Grad Show III (curated by Doreen Bolger), Baltimore, MD
                Riggs & Leidy Gallery, BCCC Refugee Youth Project Auction Fundraiser, Baltimore, MD   
                Fox 3 Gallery, GradEx Show (juried by Lu Zhang), MICA, Baltimore, MD
                Arlington Arts Center, SEEP (curated by Ann Tarantino), Arlington, VA
                FLIV Gallery, Spectrum, MICA, Baltimore, MD
2 0 1 6      Riggs & Leidy Gallery, Spitting Distance, MICA, Baltimore, MD
                FLIV Gallery, Isolation/Ostracization, MICA, Baltimore, MD
                Urban Arts Gallery, For Artists By Artists: PART 2, Philadelphia, PA
                Indigo Bleu Design & Culture Center, For Artists By Artists, Philadelphia, PA
2 0 1 5      Riggs & Leidy Gallery, THIS=THAT=THIS, MICA, Baltimore, MD
                Underground Arts, Pancakes & Booze, Philadelphia, PA
2 0 1 4      New Leaf Initiative, Courage To Create, State College, PA
                The Trocadero Theatre, RAW: Philadelphia presents CURRENT, Philadelphia, PA
                Edwin W. Zoller Gallery, Exhibition (juried by Barry Schwabsky), University Park, PA
                Edwin W. Zoller Gallery, SoVA BFA Exhibition, University Park, PA
                Underground Arts, Pancakes & Booze, Philadelphia, PA
                The Studio Arts Center International, SACI Gallery Juried Exhibition, Florence, Italy
                SENSUS: Luoghi per l’Arte Contemporanea, Veni Vidi Filo, Florence, Italy 
2 0 1 3      Edwin W. Zoller Gallery, Exhibition (juried by Tim Roda), University Park, PA
                Edwin W. Zoller Gallery, SoVA BFA Exhibition, University Park, PA
                Penn State Downtown Theatre, Indigenous Knowledge, State College, PA​

T E A C H I N G  E X P E R I E N C E

2 0 1 8 - 1 9       Maryland Institute College of Art, Adjunct Professor of Art, Baltimore, MD
                        SPRING: Junior Independent (General Fine Arts)

                        St. Mary’s College of Maryland, SMCM MICA Teaching Fellow, St. Mary’s City, MD
                        FALL: Painting & Drawing from Life / Introduction to Drawing

2 0 1 7 - 1 8       St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Visiting Assistant Professor of Painting, St. Mary’s City, MD
                        FALL: Color Theory / Introduction to Painting / Introduction to Drawing
                        SPRING: Advanced Painting / Introduction to Drawing / Professional Development Workshops

​2 0 1 6 - 1 7       Maryland Institute College of Art, Graduate Teaching Intern, Baltimore, MD
                        FALL: Introduction to Fibers / Senior Thesis Painting, Drawing & General Fine Arts
                        SPRING: Painting I / Senior Thesis Painting, Drawing & General Fine Arts

2 0 1 5 - 1 6       Maryland Institute College of Art, Graduate Teaching Intern, Baltimore, MD
                        FALL: Elements of Visual Thinking (Foundations Studio) / Critical Inquiry (Foundations Theory)
                        SPRING: Women in the History of Art / 20th Century Latin American Art

2 0 1 4 - 1 5      Center for Arts & Crafts at Penn State, Instructor, University Park, PA
                       SPRING: Intermediate Acrylic Painting / Beginning Oil Painting



L E C T U R E S

​2 0 1 9     St, Mary's College of Maryland, Artist Lecture, Invited by Professor Sue Johnson, St. Mary's City, MD
2 0 1 8     St, Mary's College of Maryland, Professional Practices for Artists, Invited by Chair Lisa Sheer, St. Mary's City, MD
2 0 1 7     St. Mary’s College of Maryland,  Artist Lecture, Invited by Professor Sue Johnson, St Mary’s City, MD
               Maryland Institute College of Art, Thesis Defense Lecture: “Home Unhinged”, Invited by Professor Luca Buvoli, Baltimore, MD
2 0 1 6     The National Museum for Women in the Arts, Lecture on “She Who Tells a Story”,  Invited by Professor Kimberly Anderson, Washington, D.C.
2 0 1 4     University of the Arts, Lecture on the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Invited by Artist Lonnie Graham, Philadelphia, PA


M U R A L  W O R K
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2 0 1 7     Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts, Art @Work Teaching Artist Intern, Lead Artist:  Iandry Randamandroso,  “Book Thing, Waverly” Baltimore, MD
2 0 1 5     The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Artist Assistant, Lead Artist:  Shira Walinsky, “Language Lab”  Philadelphia, PA
2 0 1 4     Le Cure Underpass Mural, Lead Artists:  Giulia Livi & Lorenzo Pezzatini, “Veni Vidi Filo”  Florence, Itlay
2 0 1 3     The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Intern,  Lead Artist:  Shira Walinsky, "  Farming Up the Mountain in Philadelphia" Philadelphia, PA


P R O F E S S I O N A L   E X P E R I E N C E

2 0 1 9     C. Grimaldis Gallery, Gallery Manager, Baltimore, MD
2 0 1 8     Stephen Reichert Studio, Artist Assistant, Baltimore, MD     
               URBN / Anthropologie, Display Coordinator, Alexandria, VA
               The Walters Art Museum, Education Assistant, Baltimore, MD
               St. Mary's College of Maryland, Arts Bridge High School Art Workshop Leader, St. Mary's City, MD
2 0 1 7     Maryland Institute College of Art, Board of Trustees Graduate Representative, MD 
               Maryland Institute College of Art, Graduate Program Assistant, Baltimore, MD
               Maryland Institute College of Art, Graduate Peer Career Advisor, Baltimore, MD
               GradEx at MICA, Facilitator of Graduate Exhibition Opportunities, Baltimore, MD
2 0 1 6     Young People’s Studio at MICA, Intern & Substitute Teacher (K-12), Baltimore, MD
2 0 1 4     The Palmer Museum of Art, Museum Store Clerk, University Park, PA
               Elwyn Davidson School, Instructor’s Assistant (Non-Verbal Autism Support), Media, PA