EDUCATION
2024 (pending) Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture and expanded field. College of Arts and Media, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (expected spring 2027)
2021 – 2024 Bachelor of Fine Arts cum laude, School of Art and Design, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
PERMANENT INSTALLATION
2026 “Berries” Permanent Outdoor Commission, Student health center/Wellness garden, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS
2026 “Form and Space” Biannual Juried exhibition, The Museum of Art DeLand, DeLand Florida
“Confab 2026” Student pop- up exhibition, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
“Fiction” Juried Exhibition, Middle Tennessee State University in Partnership with Mid-South Sculpture Alliance, Murfreesboro, TN
“Formed by Fire” Juried Exhibition, Florida Craft Art Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
“Go Big or Go Home” Guest speaker, Southern Illinois Art and Design Educators
Conference, Southern Illinois University
“Student achievement award nomination” International Sculpture Center
“Downeast Annual Indoor Sculpture Exhibition,” Juried Exhibition. Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC
2025 “Sideshow,” Juried Exhibition. Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
“Your Friends from Out of Town,” Invitational Exhibition. University of Tennessee, Martin, TN
“Residue,” Juried Digital Exhibition. University of Montana, Missoula, MT
“Student achievement award nomination” International Sculpture Center
2024 “take what you need” group exhibition, Carolyn M Wilson Gallery, University of South Florida Tampa, FL
Thread Magazine, 19th Edition, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Artworks Open,” Juried Exhibition. St. Pete Artworks, St. Petersburg, FL
2023 “Holiday Show,” Selected Group Exhibition. Sarasota Art Center, Sarasota, FL. Curated by Christina Bari
“Silly Geese,” Group Exhibition. Main Street Gallery, Salem, NY
“Eclectic Expressions,” Group Exhibition. Centre Gallery, University of Florida, Tampa, FL
“Alteration Station: Annual Mug Exhibition,” Juried Exhibition. Morean Center for Clay, St. Petersburg, FL
2022 “I Am The Clay,” Selected Group Exhibition. Sarasota Art Center, Sarasota, FL. Curated by Carla O’Brien
“Makers Market,” Tempus Projects, Ybor City, FL
2022 – Present Ongoing Exhibition. Instructor’s Gallery, Sarasota Clay Company, Sarasota, FL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & RESIDENCIES
2024- 2027 Instructor, 3D Foundations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
2026-2027 Technician, Sculpture lab, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. IL
2026 Visiting Artist Lecture “soft carving” University of Indiana, Kokomo, IN
2026 Visiting Artist Workshop, 1 day intensive, Sarasota Clay Company Sarasota, FL
2025-2026 Instructor, Intro Sculpture, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2025 Biannual Collegiate Iron Pour University of Southern Mississippi
2024-2025 Sculpture Technician, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
2021 – 2024 Studio Manager & Instructor. Sarasota Clay Company, Sarasota, FL
2022 – 2024 Ceramics Instructor. Arts Ablaze, Bradenton, FL
2023 Studio Artist Program, Ceramics. Salem Art Works, Salem, NY
GRANTS & AWARDS
2026 Graduate Professional Development Award $500, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL
2026 Windgate Research Grant $1000.00, Southern Illinois Carbondale, IL
Downeast Annual Indoor Sculpture Exhibition 3rd best in show, Emerge Gallery
Full Workshop Scholarship. Pocossin Arts School of Fine Craft
Studio Artist residency, 50% scholarship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
2025 Wingate Research Grant $1500.00 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL