Education
2021 MFA Interdisciplinary Practice, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
2017 BA, Visual Arts Sculpture Major, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana
Professional Experience
2023-Present Adjunct Faculty of Foundations Sculpture and Beginning Sculpture, University of Arizona
2023-Present Security Officer Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
2023-Present Tucson Medical Center Art Delivery and Security Installation Services, Tucson, Arizona
2021-2023 Adjunct Faculty of Sculpture, 3-D, and Bronze Casting, Colorado Mesa University
2019-2021 Teaching Assistant: Instructor of Record, Beginning Sculpture, University of Arizona
2020 Graduate Chair Facilities and Equipment Advisory Committee, University of Arizona
2019 Gallery Intern, Lionel Rombach Gallery and Joseph Gross Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2018-2019 FYE Technician, University of Arizona
2015-2017 Contemporary Art Gallery Head Preparator, Southeastern Louisiana University
2015-2017 Hyde & Seek Gallery Coordinator, Southeastern Louisiana University
Awards
2022 Commended Award in the World category, Maker of the Year Awards presented by Carbatec, Jurors Marc Fish, Laura Mays, Will Matthysen, Ruth Thompson, Grace Cochrane AM, and Will Bayliss
2018 Honorable Mention Hammond Art Guild 56th Annual Spring Open Exhibition Juror Jeff Mickey
2017 Best In Show Parse Gallery, 4th Annual Southeast LA Juried Student Exhibition Juror Anna Mecugni, PhD
2017 Best in Sculpture SLU Spring Student Exhibition Juror Kristine Thompson
2017 Best of Show SLU Spring Student Exhibition Juror Kristine Thompson
2016 Best of Show SLU Spring Student Exhibition Juror Annie Laurie Erickson
Scholarships
2020 Kira Fournier Endowed Graduate Sculpture Award
2020 Dennis Jones/Steelcase Scholarship
2019 Arizona Artists Guild Scholarship, Phoenix, Arizona
2018 Stephen Langmade Scholarship, University of Arizona
2018 Woodruff Scholarship, University of Arizona
2018 Graduate College Fellowship, University of Arizona
2017 The Southeastern Alumni Association Service Recognition Scholarship
2017 Summer Smart Scholarship, Southeastern Louisiana University
2016 Summer Early Grad Sum Incentive, Southeastern Louisiana University
2015 Majorie A. Morrison Endowed Scholarship in Visual Arts, Southeastern Louisiana University
Exhibitions
2024
Visions of Nature, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2023
Natural Elements, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, California
We've Come a Long Way...?, The Art Center-Highland Park Juror Sawyer Rose, Highland Park, Illinois
Celebrate Santa Cruz Valley, Tubac Center of the Arts, Juror Leslie Epperson, Tubac, Arizona
2022
White Linen, St. Tammany Art Association Annex, Covington, Louisiana
2021
The Endless River, ENR2 Art + Environment Gallery, Tucson, Arizona (2021-2022)
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2020
School of Art Donors and Scholars Exhibition, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2019
From Here To Eternity, Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
Arizona Artists Guild Scholarship Show, Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
SLU Alumni Show, Contemporary Art Gallery, Hammond, Louisiana
School of Art Scholarship Exhibition, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2018
On and Off the Wall, Steinfeld Warehouse Community Arts Center, Tucson, Arizona
Testing Ground, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
MFA Semester One, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
St. Tammany Art Association 53rd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Covington, Louisiana
12th Annual Louisiana Fine Arts Showcase, President’s Residence, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana (By Invitation)
St. Tammany Art Association Members Gallery, Covington, Louisiana
Hammond Art Guild 56th Annual Spring Open Exhibition, Hammond Regional Arts Center Gallery, Hammond, Louisiana (Awarded Honorable Mention)
St. Tammany Art Association Members Gallery, Covington, Louisiana
2017
Visual Art + Design Fall 2017 Senior Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery, Hammond, Louisiana
St. Tammany Art Association Members Gallery, Covington, Louisiana
Kappa Pi Presents: Emerging Artists, Hyde & Seek Gallery, Hammond, Louisiana
St. Tammany Art Association Members Gallery, Covington, Louisiana
Louisiana Contemporary Presented by The Helis Foundation, Ogden Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana
Forum 35 Art Melt, Capital Park Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
11th Annual Louisiana Fine Arts Showcase, President’s Residence, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana (By Invitation)
Parse Gallery, 4th Annual Southeast LA Juried Student Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana (Awarded Best In Show)
St. Tammany Art Association Members Gallery, Covington, Louisiana
Hammond Art Guild 55th Annual Spring Open Exhibition, Hammond Regional Arts Center Gallery, Hammond, Louisiana
Masur Museum of Art, 54th Annual Juried Competition, Monroe, Louisiana
St. Tammany Art Association Members Gallery, Covington, Louisiana
Sixth Annual Academic Summit, Hammond, Louisiana (By Invitation)
Kelwood Contemporary Art, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Contemporary Art Gallery, Student Show, Hammond, Louisiana (Awarded Best In Show)
St. Tammany Art Association Members Gallery, Covington Louisiana
2016
Plymouth Center for the Arts, I-Phonography, Plymouth Massachusetts
St. Tammany Art Association Members Gallery, Covington Louisiana Barrett Art Gallery,
New Directions 32nd Show, Poughkeepsie, New York St.
Tammany Art Association Members Gallery, Covington
Louisiana Rutland Street Gallery, Covington, Louisiana
Rutland Street Gallery, Covington, Louisiana
Fifth Annual Academic Summit, Thibodeaux, Louisiana (By Invitation)
Rutland Street Gallery, Covington, Louisiana
Contemporary Art Gallery, Student Show, Hammond, Louisiana (Awarded Best In Show)
Slidell Little Theatre, Somethin’ Funky, Slidell Louisiana
St. Tammany Art Association Members Gallery, Covington Louisiana
St. Tammany Art Association, Best Foot Forward Show, Covington Louisiana
2015
Hyde & Seek Gallery, Print Show, Hammond, Louisiana
Hammond Regional Arts Center Gallery, Hammond, Louisiana
Eisentrager Howard Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska
St. Tammany Art Association Members Gallery, Covington Louisiana
2014
Contemporary Art Gallery, Hammond, Louisiana
Healthcare Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Hyde & Seek Gallery, Hammond, Louisiana
Hyde & Seek Gallery, Hammond, Louisiana
Publications
Beaudry, Sarah, and Chris Richards. “Finding New Ways of Expression.” Arizona Alumni Association, 8 Dec. 2020, arizonaalumni.com/article/finding-new-ways-expression.
Lewis, Ted: “The Summer Show: Juried STAA show draws entries from 22 states”, The Advocate, July 11, 2018, p. 7A
Bonnette, Sarah: “Four North Shore artists to show at the Ogden for Louisiana Contemporary show,” The Times-Picayune, August 2, 2017, p. H1, H4
Manchac Review Volume 3, 2014/15
Academic Organizations
2017 Photo Club Member, Southeastern Louisiana University
2016-2017 Naked Gorillas Club Member, Southeastern Louisiana University
2015 Vice President of Visual Arts Society, Southeastern Louisiana University
2015-2017 Board Member of Palmetto Press, Southeastern Louisiana University
2015-Present Kappa Pi