Education
2018 Master of Fine Arts, Painting & Drawing, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR
2010 Associate of Applied Science, Criminal Justice, National Park College, Hot Springs, AR
Solo Exhibitions
2024 So Help Me God, College of the Sequoias Arts gallery, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA.
2020 I’m on Fire, Russell Fine Arts gallery, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR.
2018 v e r s u s, Terminal 136, San Antonio, TX. Solo show. MFA Thesis.
2015 Liminality, Huie Library Second Floor Gallery, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR. BFA Thesis.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 SECAC 2024 Members’ Juried Exhibition, Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design Galleries, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
The Thinking Hand, Emery Community Arts Center, University of Maine Farmington, Farmington, ME
nice;02, Midwest Nice Art Annual National Juried Exhibition, JFAC Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
WAR!, Hudson Valley MOCA, Peekskill, NY
Gonzaga University Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
2024 International Juried Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
2023 Landscapes: Peculiar Interpretations, Midwest Nice, (online exhibition) Aberdeen, SD
Combined Talents: Southern Futurisms, Museum of Fine Art, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Small Works, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
2022 SECAC 2022 Members’ Juried Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Biennial 2022: A Faculty Exhibition, TODD Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Our Neighborhood, 12th Annual International Juried Exhibition, A.D. Gallery, University of North Carolina Pembroke, Pembroke, NC.
11th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV.
Against The Grain, Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
2021 Texas Now Online Showcase, Artspace111, Fort Worth, TX.
2020 New Media from San Antonio, Texas, Luis Leu Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany.
2019 XIX Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Main Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
Concept 2019, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
2018 Tricentennial Exhibition 5: Then There Is Us: Art in the time of Surveillance, Main Gallery, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
Nomads, Studio Arts Center Gallery, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX.
Common Currents: 300 Years of San Antonio, Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX.
2017 Rehab, Presa House Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
Nightmare on Flores Street, Gallery 1906, San Antonio, TX.
Red Dot 2017, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX.
Group Hug 7, 107 Gallery, San Antonio, TX & Cement Loop, Austin, TX.
Ghost Fiddle, The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX.
San Antonio Flavor, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX.
CAM WOW!, The Brick, 108 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX.
2016 Occupy Lone Star, Lone Star Art District, 107 Lone Star Blvd, San Antonio, TX.
Concrete November, Concrete Gallery, 116 Lone Star Blvd, San Antonio, TX.
8k on Broadway, 210 E Jones, San Antonio, TX.
Investigating Identity, ART LAB Contemporary Art Space, 227 North Getty Street, Uvalde, TX.
2016 Annual Juried Art Competition, Southern Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado, AR.
2015 2015 Annual Juried Art Competition, Southern Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado, AR.
TRAHC's 27th Annual Juried Exhibition, Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council, Texarkana, AR.
Road Trip from Arkansas to Texas: Arkansas Society of Printmakers, Moran/Valverde Studio, Houston, TX.
Small Works on Paper, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR.
2014 2014 Annual Juried Art Competition, Southern Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado, AR.
Arkansas Society of Printmakers 2nd Annual Members Exhibition, Butler Center Galleries, Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock, AR.
Small Works on Paper, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR.
Awards
2024 Honorable Mention, nice;02, Midwest Nice Art Annual National Juried Exhibition, JFAC Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
2022 EXL Faculty Development Grant, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Honorable mention, SECAC 2022 Members’ Juried Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2017 – 2018 Various Donors Art Scholarship, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Texas Public Education Grant, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
2017 Department of Art and Art History Public Art Stipend Award, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
International Education Fund Grant, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
2015 – 2017 Art Presidential Fellowship Fund in Art & Art History, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
2016 Kaufman Graduate Fellowship in Art, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Eye's Got It, Semi-Finalist, Austin Studio Tours, Austin, TX
2015 Kappa Pi Award for Creative and Academic Excellence, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR
Wayne L. McAffee scholarship, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR
2013 – 2015 Art Department Scholarship, Painting Assistantship, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR
2014 Best in Show - 2014 Annual Juried Art Competition, Southern Arkansas Arts Center, El Dorado, AR
Outstanding Creative Achievement Award for Art, Ellis College of Arts and Sciences, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR
2013 Small Works on Paper Purchase Award, Arkansas Arts Council, Little Rock, AR
Teaching Experience
2023 – Current Adjunct Faculty, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA.
Courses taught: VART 115 Art Appreciation, VART 190 Art Survey: Prehistory to Medieval, VART 230 3D Design, VART 396 Art in the 20th Century.
2021 – 2023 Lecturer, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Courses taught: ART 1610 2D Design, ART 1620 Drawing 1, ART 1640 Drawing 2, ART 1650 Foundations of Digital Art & Design, ART 1030 Art Appreciation.
2021 Workshop Facilitator, “Using STEAM to Improve Interdisciplinary Collaboration” grant-funded project, Burroughs Wellcome Fund for Career Guidance for Trainees Program. University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX. Grant funded research position as one of three instructors teaching PhD level STEM students teamwork, cross-discipline communication, and innovation for career readiness from an Arts perspective.
2018 – 2021 Lecturer II & Technical Staff Assistant II. University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Courses taught: ART 1003 2D Foundations, ART 1143 Non-Major Drawing, ART 1213 Drawing I, ART 2113 Painting I, ART 3113 Painting II, ART 4313 New Media: Advanced, ART 4313 New Media: Digital Engagements.
2016 – 2018 Instructor of Record. University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Courses taught: ART 1213 Drawing I, ART 1143 Non-Major Drawing, ART 1003 2D Foundations. Courses as Assistant Teacher: Special Topics: Mural Painting, Summer 2017 with Andrei Renteria; Drawing I, Spring 2016 with Jason Willome.
Professional Experience
2024 ArtsWA's Community Investment's (CI) Grant team Art Project Grant panelist, Washington State Arts Commission, Spokane, WA.
2023 – 2024 AP Reader Rater for AP Art and Design. 2023 AP Reading, Salt Lake City, UT.
2022 Thesis Director for Gréti Müller’s Honors College capstone project titled “Pionír: An Illustrated Novella Inspired by the Historical Pioneering Heritage of a Transylvanian Family.” Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN.
2021 Main Campus Gallery Coordinator, Department of Art & Art History. University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
2018 – 2021 Terminal 136 Gallery Coordinator, Department of Art & Art History. University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
2017 – 2021 Gallery Selection Committee member. University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX. Served first as graduate student representative on committee from 2017 - 2018, then as gallery coordinator member. Committee determined shows for downtown gallery Terminal 136 and Main Campus gallery.
Scholarly Presentations
2024 Artist Talk on solo exhibition “So Help Me God“ at College of the Sequoias, COS Art Gallery, Visalia, CA.
2023 Co-presenter of “Classic Readings for Contemporary Art Ideas” as part of the “Conceptual Development in Foundations” panel, SECAC 2023 Conference, Richmond, VA.
2023 Co-chair and presenter for “I Don't Get It And It Makes Me Feel Weird: Understanding conceptual art with emotional intelligence.” FATE 2023 Conference, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver, CO.
2020 Artist Talk on solo exhibition “I’m on Fire” at Henderson State University, Russell Fine Arts Gallery, Arkadelphia, AR.
Professional Organization Memberships
2023 – Present Advanced Placement (AP): Art and Design Reader/Rater
2022 – Present SECAC (Southeastern College Art Conference), individual member
2022 – Present FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education), individual member