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Education:
2016-2019 Master of Fine Arts, Metalsmithing and Jewelry
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2011-2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Metals and Jewelry
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
Professional Experience:
2020-Present Digital Fabrication Lead Technician
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2019-2020 Polisher / Stone Inventory Coordinator
Forever Companies, Franklin, WI
2016-2019 Digital Fabrication Lab Technician
UNT College of Visual Arts and Design, Denton, TX
2017-2019 TA / TF CVAD ART Building
UNT College of Visual Arts and Design, Denton, TX
2012-2016 Gallery Assistant
Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2014-2016 Metals Studio Assistant
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
Awards/Scholarships/Recognition:
2021 How to Spot Those Pesky and Expensive Lodging Fees Image
New York Times, Laser Cutting Collaboration with Megan Berkheiser
2018 “Digital Meets Handmade Jewelry” Speaker
Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
2017 “ The Mack Mathes Scholarship”
UNT College of Visual Arts & Design, Denton, TX
2016 “Triple Parade: Dialogue across You and Me to Them: Creator, Wearer, Viewer”
TAFA Art Museum Book, Tianjin, China
Gauguin Gallery, Beijing, China
2016 Oral Presentation Undergraduate Research
S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall, Asheville, NC
2016 Undergraduate Research Arts Finalist Award
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2016 “Learning a Word a Day”, Undergraduate Research Grant
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2015 Hmong Collaboration: Contemporary Jewelry Design
Asian Month Hmong Fashion Show, UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin
2015 Grandchildren University, Heirloom Project Assistant,
UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin
2015 Meltzer Scholarship Award
College of Arts and Communication, UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2015 Annual Student Juried Show, Honorable Mention for Metals Award
Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
2014 Annual Student Juried Show, Honorable Mention Award
Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
Exhibitions:
2022 “A Word After A Word”
Baltimore Jewelry Center Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2021-2020 In School Suspensions
JV Collective Online Exhibition
2019 Draw Back
MFA Exhibition, Denton TX
2018 4th Triple Pride Biennale for Contemporary Jewellery
Biennial, Shanghai
2018 (Non) Standard , North Texas Digital Fabrication Symposium: Humanizing The Digital
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2018 Student MADE Exhibition, SNAG Conference
Portland, OR
2017-2018 The Permanent 2017
Alliages Gallery, Lille, France
2017 Materials Hard & Soft, International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition
Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX
2017 Repair and Renewal: Making Things Whole Again
Exhibition Magazine, Metalsmith Magazine
2017 OMNI
Columbus Museum of Art Design, Columbus, IN
2016 Ring On It
Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
2016 Triple Parade
TAFA Art Museum, Tianjin, China
Gauguin Gallery, Beijing, China
2016 Development Delay, BFA Thesis Exhibition
Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
2016 National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall, Asheville, NC
2016 Annual Juried Show
Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
2015 Invisible: VisAble
Abernathy Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2015 Best of the Best
Roberta Avonn Fiskum Art Gallery, UW-Whitewater, WI
2015 42nd Annual Juried Show
UW-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2015 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
2015 Section 708
Anderson Library, Whitewater, WI
2014 SAA Art Exhibition
Culture Arts Center, Whitewater, WI
2014 Revisit
Roberta Avonn Fiskum Art Gallery, UW-Whitewater, Whitetwater, WI
2014 Best of the Best
Roberta Avonn Fiskum Art Gallery, UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2014 Whitewater Arts Alliance, Body Adornment Exhibition
Roberta Avonn Fiskum Art Gallery, UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2014 Annual Student Juried Show, Juried Exhibition
Crossman Gallery, UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2013 Annual Student Juried Show, Juried Exhibition
Crossman Gallery, UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
Presentations and Workshops Attended:
2018 Artist Talk, Visual Art Collective, Denton, TX
2018 SNAG Conference, Portland, OR
2018 North Texas Digital Fabrication Symposium: Humanizing The Digital
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2017 SNAG Conference, New Orleans, LA
2016 SNAG Conference, Asheville, NC
2016 ZOOM, Milwaukee, WI
2015 SNAG Conference, Boston, MA
2015 Crafting Connections Symposium, East Carolina University, NC
2014 Indiana University & University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Collaboration Workshop
Whitewater, WI
Organizations:
2014-2019 Society of North American Goldsmith
2016-2019 UNT Metals Organization
University of Denton Texas, Denton, TX
2013-2016 Alloy, Student Metalsmithing Organization
UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2014-2016 Student Art Association Organization
UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI