EDUCATION
2015 Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
MFA Sculpture
2013 Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia, Venice Italy
Intaglio printmaking and bookmaking
2011 Western Illinois University, Macomb IL
BFA Sculpture/Painting
2008 Western Illinois University, Macomb IL
BA Theater/ Costume Design
SOLO/ TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2022 The Process, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau MO
2019 The Well Worn Path, with Rachel Doub, Gallery 1010, Knoxville TN
2018 Consistently Unsustainable: documents of everyday energies, with Holly Kelly
Striped Light Gallery, Knoxville TN
2015 Traces, Grunwald Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
Comfort and Confusion, Blueline Gallery, Bloomington IN
2014 Halfway to Where, 4th and college avenue, Bloomington IN
2011 Recent Works, Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb IL
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 International Moth Migration Project, coordinated by Hilary Lorenz, traveling exhibition
2nd Annual Sculptural Exhibition, The In Art Gallery, juried by Patrick Dougherty
9th Annual Members Exhibition, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau MO
Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Crisp Museum, Cape Girardeau MO
Hope Chest, Catapult Gallery, Cape Girardeau MO
2020 A Sculptural Exhibition, The In Art Gallery, juried by Leticia Bajuyo and Mike Barclay
Dirty Laundry, curated by Pam Marlene Taylor, Locate Arts Online Gallery
2019 Bodies Bigger than Eyes, curated by Douglas Degges, Locate Arts Online Gallery
Mid South Sculpture Alliance Select LexEx, Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Gallery, Lexington KY
Fierce: Women in Iron, curated by Jam Lovell & Kristen Tordella-Williams, Prairie Center for the Arts, Peoria IL
Practitioner’s Juried Exhibition, Juried by Tobias Flores, Birmingham AL
Contemporary Curator’s Juried Exhibition, Juried by Carrie Johnson, Birmingham AL
Selected Works, curated by Holly Kelly, installed at Golden Roast Coffee House, Knoxville TN
Comp Time, Gallery 1010, Knoxville TN
2018 FE: Women Working in Iron, Bronze, Aluminum and Steel, Bagwell Center for Media and Art, Knoxville TN
2015 Mile Fifty Point Four, Part II, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis IN
2014 Connections, Fuller Projects Gallery, Bloomington IN
MFA Area Group Show, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington IN
2013 Overseas Study Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington IN
The Passion of the Crust, Fuller Projects Gallery, Bloomington IN
MFA Area Group Show, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington IN
Movement, FX 102, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2011 Sullivan Taylor Biannual Student Exhibition, Macomb IL
5th Annual Exploring Media Show, Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb IL
Annual Juried Student Show, Western Illinois University, Macomb IL
Student Talent Grant Award Show, Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb IL
Watercolor Exhibition, Student Art League Gallery, Macomb IL
AWARDS / RESIDENCIES/EXHIBITIONS JURIED
2021 Juror for Regional Juried Exhibition, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau MO
2019 Juror for Mountain Makins’ Festival, Rose Art Center, Morriston TN
2014 Caldwell Fine Arts Fund, Fellowship, Bloomington IN
Paradise Pour, iron casting residency, Columbus IN
2013 MFA Area Group Show, Deans Award, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington IN
2012-2015 Full Tuition Waiver, Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2011 Bill & Jo Sanders University Art Gallery Purchase Award, Macomb IL
Deans List, Western Illinois University
5th Annual Exploring Media Show, 2nd place, Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb IL
Annual Juried Student Show, 1st place, Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb IL
PANELS / WORKSHOPS
2019 “Pedagogies of Inclusivity: Iron is for Every Body” -contributing panelist, presenter and researcher, National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices, Birmingham AL
2017-2020 East Tennessee Art Education Association Regional Conference Workshop -development and instruction of steel fabrication workshop for East Tennessee art educators
High School Arts Academy Workshop -development and instruction of one day workshop for high school art students to introduce basic MIG welding and metal fabrication techniques. Knoxville TN
2014 Basic Sewing Machine Use for Sculpture and Installation -hands on workshop to become familiar with a sewing machine and how to use it in your studio practice, for fine arts graduate and undergraduate students. Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2013 Open Studio Preparation - lecture and open discussion on inviting the public into your studio, for B.F.A. sculpture students. Indiana University, Bloomington IN
Basic Documentation of Sculptural Works and Introduction to Photoshop, Indiana University, Bloomington IN-Information, demonstration and discussion on the importance of documentation, and preparation of images for portfolio use and applications, for B.F.A. sculpture students.
PROJECTS/PERFORMANCES
2018 First Annual Alumni Iron Pour at UTK, coordinator of iron pour held at University Gardens, Knoxville TN
Lead to Life, visiting artist and iron casting crew with James Brenner Sculpture, Atlanta GA
2017 Women at Work, a performative iron pour with Artist Lisa Evans, performer and furnace crew, Birmingham AL
2015 Art in RPS Libraries - An exhibition of student work and a collaborative research project to analyze and promote interest in campus libraries, as well as introductory art classes on campus. Indiana University, Bloomington IN
CITATIONS / COLLECTIONS
2015 “Blueline Gallery Welcomes Union of Comfort and Confusion” Indiana Daily Student, March 8, 2015. http://www.idsnews.com/article/2015/03/blueline-gallery-welcomes-union-of-comfort-and-confusion
2014 “Canvas”Creative Arts Magazine Vol. 17, issue 1, p. 42-43. Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2013 “Canvas”Creative Arts Magazine Vol.16, issue 2, p. 90-93. Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2011 “Arts Events” Western Illinois University College of Fine Arts and Communication, Morning Cups, oil on canvas (2011) p.26 Permanent collection of Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Morning Cups,oil on canvas, Macomb IL
CAMPUS / COMMUNITY SERVICE/ PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
2021-2022 Safety Committee, Department of Art + Design, Southeast Missouri State University
Curriculum Diversity Committee, Department of Art + Design, Southeast Missouri State University
Gallery and Exhibitions Committee, Department of Art + Design, Southeast Missouri State University
NASAD Reaccreditation Committee, Department of Art + Design, Southeast Missouri State University
Faculty Sponsor for Student Art Guild, Department of Art + Design, Southeast Missouri State University
2020-2021 Safety Committee, Department of Art + Design, Southeast Missouri State University
Curriculum Diversity Committee, Department of Art + Design, Southeast Missouri State University
Virtual Visiting Artist Committee, Department of Art + Design, Southeast Missouri State University
2019 Mid-South Sculpture Alliance, professional member
Locate Arts, professional member
Coordinator and Curator of Art, Golden Roast Coffee House, Knoxville TN
2017-2020 University of Tennessee Knoxville Departmental Safety Officer and Laboratory Safety Committee Rep.
2016-2019 Volunteer work and advising for Sculpture Club at the University of Tennessee Knoxville
2015 IU Bloomington Studio Art student liaison for College Art Association Conference 2015, New York
2014-2015 President of the Masters of Fine Arts Organization, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
-organizing and holding meetings involving all fine arts MFA students, planning and coordinating fundraising events, writing of funding proposals, coordination of the production of the 2015 MFA thesis catalogue, planning, publicizing and managing the annual student art auction
2013-2014 President of the Sculpture Guild at Indiana University, Bloomington IN
-organizing meetings, scheduling visiting artists events and lectures, planning and running fundraising events, publicity for department, promotion of community and collaboration within the department
Secretary for the Masters of Fine Arts Organization, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
-organizing meeting times and locations, taking and distributing meeting notes, work on fundraising events
2011 Student Art League Gallery Coordinator, Western Illinois University, Macomb IL
-reviewing of show proposals with a panel, scheduling exhibitions and opening events, working with artists to install work, maintenance of gallery space