Education:         

           

           2014                Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

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           2009                Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Art, Emphasis on Textiles/Fibers, Sculpture,                                                                       and Printmaking, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia

 

 

Professional Experience:

           

            2019              Visitor Services Coordinator, The Institue of Contemporary Art University of                                                                      Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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            2015-2019     Visitor Services Associate The Rosenbach, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

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            2013-2014     Department Assistant/Teacher’s Assistant, Cranbrook Department of Fiber,                                                                      Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

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            2012              Lecture, Historic Rights & Contemporary Art, College for Creative Studies,                                                                        Detroit, Michigan

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            2011              Studio Assistant for Artist Mike Howard

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            2011              Apprentice, Fabric Workshop and Museum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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            2010              Assistant to Gallery Director, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia

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            2010              Research Assistant for artist Mark Clare

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            2009              Studio Assistant for artist Pepón Osorio

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            2009              Studio Assistant, for artist Rie Oishis

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            2009              Gallery Assistant, Illges Gallery, Columbus, Georgia

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            2004-2009     Gallery Monitor, Columbus State University, Columbus, Georgia

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            2008              Internship, Fabric Workshop and Museum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

 

Work Shop:

 

             2010               Penland School of Craft, Summer Workshop, Fashion Art and Silhouette                                                                          Penland, North Carolina

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             2007               Penland School of Craft, Summer Workshop, Pattern Making

                                    Penland, North Carolina

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             2007               Haystack Mountain School of Craft Summer Workshop, Pojaki and                                                                                    Improvised Silkscreening Deer Isle, Maine

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             2007               Summer Study Abroad in New York, New York

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             2006               Summer Study Abroad in Oxford, England

 

 

 

Awards:

 

            2010               Lucy Morgan Work Study Scholarship Penland School of Craft

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            2008-2009      Jurors Choice Award Columbus State University Student Exhibition

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            2007               Lucy Morgan Work Study Scholarship Penland School of Craft

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            2006-2007      Honorable Mention in the Columbus State University Student Exhibition

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            2006-2007      General Art Scholarships

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            2005-2006      Edward Shorter Endowed Art Scholarship

 

 

 

Exhibitions:

 

            2014               Tools of the Trade, 2014 Master Degree of Fine Art exhibition, Cranbrook Art                                                                   Museum Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

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            2014               Cranbrook Vision, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, Michigan

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            2013-2014      Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes- Benz Financial Services, Farmington                                                                     Hills, Michigan

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            2013               The Haunting II, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art

                                   Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

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            2012               Fiber Show, Cranbrook Academy, Kingswood School,

                                   Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

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            2011               Eastern Kentucky University Chautauqua National Exhibition Nature’s Human                                                                   Giles Gallery Richmond, Kentucky

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            2010               Pojaki Now Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, Washington

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            2009               BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition Bay Gallery and Illges Gallery

                                   Columbus, Georgia

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            2009               CSU Student Exhibition Bay Gallery Columbus, Georgia

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            2008               Writing in the Red two-person exhibition Bay Gallery Columbus, Georgia

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            2008               Printmaking Show group exhibition Atlanta, Georgia

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            2008               Auburn University Show group exhibition at Auburn University,

                                   Auburn, Alabama

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            2008               CSU Student Exhibition Bay Gallery Columbus, Georgia

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            2008               Art Club Exhibition group Bay Gallery Columbus, Georgia

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            2008               Sculpture Show Illges Gallery Columbus, Georgia