Born
1984, Colorado Springs, CO
Education
MFA: Graphic Design, (SCAD)
Savannah College of Art and Design
BFA: Graphic Design & BA: French, Creighton University
Specialized Education
NCSU College of Design, Biennial Graduate Symposium, Raleigh, NC (1/10)
Geekend, Savannah, GA (11/09)
Design Ethos Conference (SCAD)
Savannah, GA (11/10)
Define Art (SCAD), Savannah, GA (11/09)
Professional Photographers of Colorado Fall Conference | Palmer Lake, CO (08)
Adobe Photoshop Conference
Denver, CO (10/07, 10/08)
PPA Gigi Clark Photography Workshop
Palmer Lake, CO (10/07)
Joseph Bohler Watercolor Workshop Palmer Lake, CO (Summer 06)
Solo Exhibitions & Representation
14-Pres Represented artist, Grand Bohemian Gallery, Savannah, GA
2014 Con-tex-ture, Fresh Exhibitions, Savannah, GA
09-10 Represented artist, Gallery Two Ten, Colorado Springs, CO
2009 Of Earth and Imagination, Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, Monument, CO
2008 Escape, Interior Resources In Style, Summer Art Hop, Monument, CO
Winter, Interior Resources In Style, Winter Festival, Monument, CO
At The Bayou, Bayou, Monument, CO
2007 Cosms, BFA thesis exhibit, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
Select Juried Group Exhibitions
2011 Cultivating Savannah Art, Fahm Gallery, Savannah, GA
Displaced, Indigo Sky Community Gallery, Savannah, GA
2010 Opening Soon, Benetton Design Exhibition, Savannah, GA
Lens Based Image, DESOTOROW Gallery, Savannah, GA
2009 Colorado Parade of Homes, Featured artist in parade home with over 5,000 visitors
Images Beyond the Lens, Gallery Two-Ten, Colorado Springs, CO
Business of Art Center, Exhibiting member , Manitou, CO
2008 Roll Bike Art Exhibit, Smokebrush Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
Annual Exhibit, Bear Creek Nature Center, Colorado Springs, CO
Business of Art Center, Exhibiting member , Manitou, CO
2007 ArtScapes, Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, Monument, CO
2003 Wunderkind Exhibition, Business of Art Center, Manitou, CO
Select Awards, Grants, Fellowships, & Honors
2014 Exhibition Fellow, Fresh Exhibitions Fellowship Exhibition, Savannah, GA
2011 Savannah Secession Finalist (3 works), SCAD, Savannah, GA
2010 Grant, Graduate Symposium: Design, Community & the Rhetoric of Authenticity, NC State
University, for all expenses covered for 7 students and 1 professor
Grant, co-organized GLYPH "Words from the Wise" lecture series led by SCAD faculty
for graduate and undergraduate students interested in teaching.
09-11 Combined Honors Scholarship, SCAD
2008 Grand Prize, Peak Digital Imaging Society
2nd Place, Peak Digital Imaging Society
2007 Outstanding Achievement Best in New Media, Creighton University Fine Arts
Outstanding Senior Award Journalism & Mass Communication Graphic Design,
Creighton University
Two-Time Recipient of the Diane Durfee Krider Award, As nominated by the NE Gamma
Pi Beta Phi chapter as an individual who exemplifies courage, determination,
perseverance, loyalty, and friendship
Fachex Scholarship & Combined Honors Scholarship, Creighton University
Full-tuition scholarship all four years
Select Collections
Savannah College of Art and Design Permanent Collection, Savannah, GA
Creighton University Permanent Collection, Omaha, NE
Numerous private collections
Teaching, Lectures
2015 Lecturer, Media Management, SCAD, Savannah, GA
2014 Lecturer, Breaking Through the Bleak Workshop, Art Rise Savannah, Savannah, GA
Panelist, SCAD Career Fair, SCAD, Savannah, GA
2013 Guest Lecturer, Lamar University, Online/ TX
10-11 CRLA & ITPC Certified tutor and Supplemental Instructor, SCAD, Savannah, GA
2008 Volunteer Art Teacher, At-risk teen girls’ home in Colorado Springs
Research Interests
Art, Design, Interactivity, Co-Creation, Art and Science, Biophilia, Color, Perception, Ecology, Pigments
Professional Organizations
Art Rise Savannah
AIGA, American Institute of Graphic Artists
Pi Beta Phi, Women's Fraternity
Related Professional Service
03-Pres Multidisciplinary Designer, Creative Director, and Entrepreneur
2014 Portfolio Review Volunteer; AIGA Jacksonville
2013 Career Advisor to Art and Design Students; Coaching, Editing,
Professional Practices
08-10 Artist Assistant to C.H.Rockey for his book "Love Songs of Middle Times"
2009 Volunteer Art Instructor; Girl's Home, Colorado Springs, CO
03-07 Assistant Director of Promotions; Creighton Univ. Dept. of Fine & Performing Arts