EDUCATION
MFA - Maryland Institute College of Art LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting Baltimore, MD, 2023.
BFA - Texas State University School of Art and Design, Studio Art in Painting, San Marcos, TX, 2021.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lecturer
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
September 2023 - Present
Instructor for fundamental introduction art foundation courses, including:
Core I: Introduces practical and theoretical content in disciplinary and interdisciplinary art and design practices. Facilitated thematic collaborative projects engaging various 2D, 3D, and 4D materials, methods, tools, and concepts independently and in relation to each other.
Core II: Builds upon interdisciplinary practices introduced in Core I. Students create and engage with archives and collections, constructing a personal archive of inspiration and source material using different research and working methods from all five program areas of the School of Art and Design. Students utilize this personal archive to produce a series of interdisciplinary outcomes.
Studio Art Foundations I: Emphasizes a hands-on experience with drawing and two-dimensional design. Students engage in a series of short exercises and longer projects that incorporate contemporary art-making methods such as collage, photography, sculptural exercises, digital technologies, collaborative processes and interdisciplinary activities.
University Seminar: Helps first-year students transition successfully to Texas State University by connecting new students to the campus and its resources, developing skills that support academic success, encouraging involvement in the university community, and exploring career opportunities.
Team Teaching
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
January - February 2024
Co-instructor for upper division Printmaking, focusing on lithography and relief techniques, including intaglio (etching, drypoint, color printing) and stone lithographic print techniques. Techniques in traditional/analog and contemporary/digital were covered, providing a historical, technical, visual, and conceptual foundation for printmaking.
Adjudicator
St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Austin, TX.
54th Annual ISAS Fine Arts Festival
April 11 - 13, 2024
Evaluated submissions and provided adjudication for the festival.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Ivester Contemporary, Austin, TX. (upcoming 2025)
DUO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Whispers from the Trees - Duo Show, Flex Space - Texas State Galleries, San Marcos, TX.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Juried Regional Exhibition, Contracommon Gallery, Bee Cave, TX.
2024 In Conversation With…, The Gallery by MUI, curated by Maria Ilochi, Washington, D.C.
2023 Constellations, The Peale Museum, curated by Joan Waltemath, Baltimore MD.
2023 13th Annual “Figurative,” Light Space and Time Art Gallery.
2022 We Are Not Similar, Lazarus Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, curated by Joan Waltemath, Baltimore, MD.
2022 With Body and Earth, Lazarus Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, curated by Rhea Beckett, Baltimore, MD.
2021 Eyes in the Light, Lazarus Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, curated by Stephen Ellis, Baltimore, MD.
2021 Rising Eyes of Texas, Rockport Center of the Arts Annual Juried Collegiate Exhibition, Presa House Gallery, curated by Rigoberta Luna, Rockport, TX.
2021 Back to Abnormal, Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Texas State Galleries, San Marcos, TX.
2019 Beauty in the Unexpected, Lyndon B. Johnson Gallery, LBJ Student Center, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
ARTIST TALKS
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
July 2023, Painting Students, Tommy Fitzpatrick
October 2023, Thesis Students, Joey Fauerso
RESIDENCY
2023 September Mineral House Media, Online Residency
PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2019 One of a Kind, mural assistant to Miranda Terry and Onix Rodriguez, Evans Liberal Arts Building, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
AWARDS
2023- 2022 Graduate Merit Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.
VOLUNTEERING
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
San Marcos Studio Tour
April 2024
Assisted students in setting up their artwork throughout the school of design