CURRICULUM VITAE

UPCOMING + CURRENT

‣   **”Their Thresholds” Curator, Chicago Therapy Collective.
Chicago IL. Exhibition Opening: Friday, October 3rd 6 — 8 PM

Queerness is never still. It moves, resists, and redefines the spaces it touches — from bodies and homes to borders, communities, and culture at large. This exhibition brings together queer and trans artists whose practices exist in that liminal zone: crossing and re-crossing boundaries, holding contradictions, and refusing erasure.

At a time when our pronouns, identities, and very lives are politicized, Their Thresholds insists on presence. It reflects on how queer people create permanence in places that were never built for us — through chosen family, through language, through art — and how our existence leaves permanent marks of resistance and care. Each work becomes both an offering and a crossing, a reminder that we cannot be unwritten. Together, these artists create a threshold of their own: a space to gather, to imagine, and to insist on being.


‣   ***Artist in Residence, Roger Brown Residency.
New Buffalo MI. 03/2026

EDUCATION     

‣   School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Continuing Studies Courses.
Chicago IL. 2015—Current. Conceptual Painting Courses + Frame Loom Weaving.

‣   Gwen Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University.
Kalamazoo MI. 2014—2018. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. Graduated: Cum Laude.

‣   School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Early College Program.
Chicago IL. 2013 + 2014

‣   University of Illinois at Chicago, Spiral Workshops.
Chicago IL. 2012 + 2013

‣   Oak Park River Forest High School, HS Diploma.
Oak Park IL. 2010—2014

WORK EXPERIENCE

‣ Graduate + Post Bacc Studio Manager at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
IRFM, Chicago IL. 04/2025—Current.

‣ Midwest Admissions Counselor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Undergraduate Admissions, Chicago IL. 05/2023—03/2025.

‣ Social Media Manager Contractor for Transfigure Print Co.
Grand Rapids MI. 06/2023—09/2023.

‣ Social Media + Marketing Manager + Art Curator at The Shudio.
Chicago IL. 04/2022—05/2023.

‣ Vintage Apparel Photographer + Online Listings Contract for Some Like Us.
Chicago IL. 9/2022—11/2022.

‣ Video/Photographer at BRX Social Live Events.
Chicago IL. 07/2022—04/2023.

‣   Aty + Marketing Director for the Tavern Collective.
Chicago IL. 08/2019—03/2022.

‣   General Manager + Bartender at Lake St. Kitchen + Bar.
Oak Park IL. 08/2018—01/2022.

‣ Art Gallery Manager + Interior Design Assistant for JAG Gallery.
Glencoe IL. 02/2020—08/2020.

‣ Social Media Manager Contract for Anne Neilson Home.
Charlotte NC. 07/2019—12/2019.

‣ Art Gallery Staff for Anne Neilson Fine Art.
Charlotte NC. 06/2018—10/2019.

‣   Bartender + Barista at Smelly Cat Cafe.
Charlotte NC. 07/2018—08/2019. 

‣   Bartender + Server at Martinis.
Kalamazoo MI. 01/2017—06/2018. 

‣   Barista at Water St. Coffee Joint.
Kalamazoo MI. 10/2014—12/2017. 

‣   Nanny to a Household of 4 children.
Oak Park IL. 10/2013—08/2014.

‣   Theatre Tech: Wig/Hair/Costume/Set. Illinois All-State Theatre Production of Memphis.
Illinois Traveling Production. 10/2013—01/2014.

‣   Server + Hostess at Lake St. Kitchen + Bar.
Oak Park IL. 10/2012—08/2014.

‣   Theatre Tech: Wig/Hair/Costume/Set/Light/Sound for various productions at Oak Park River Forest High School.
Oak Park IL. 09/2011—07/2014.

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

‣   Only the shallow know themselves, DeVries Gallery at the Gwen Frostic School of Art.
Kalamazoo MI.  01—03/2019

‣   Annual Small Works Show, Anne Neilson Fine Art Gallery.
Charlotte NC. 11/2018

‣   Art Hop, solo exhibition, Blush Beauty Lounge.
Kalamazoo MI. 05/2018

‣   Ethereal Entities, DeVries Gallery at the Gwen Frostic School of Art.
Kalamazoo MI. 04/2018

‣   Gwen Frostic Student Show, Albertine Monroe-Brown Gallery at the Gwen Frostic School of Art. Kalamazoo MI. 03/2018

‣   Art Hop, solo exhibition, Consumers Credit Union.
Kalamazoo MI. 02/2018

‣   Metals + Jewelry Student Showcase, DeVries Gallery at the Gwen Frostic School of Art.
Kalamazoo MI. 02/2018

‣   Art Hop, solo exhibition, Websters Prime.
Kalamazoo MI. 11/2017

‣   Art Hop, BFA Student Showcase, Websters Prime.
Kalamazoo MI. 10/2017

‣   Final Showing, School of the Alternative.
Black Mountain NC. 06/2017

‣   Art In The House, Michigan State Capitol.
Lansing MI. Year Long Show. 07/2017—2018

‣   Gwen Frostic Student Show, DeVries Gallery at the Gwen Frostic School of Art.
Kalamazoo MI. 03/2017

‣   Foundation Student Show, Albertine Monroe-Brown Gallery at the Gwen Frostic School of Art.
Kalamazoo MI. 04/2015

‣   Continuing Studies Student Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Chicago IL. 12/2013 + 2014

‣   Illinois High School Student Art Exhibition, IHSSAE.
Chicago IL. Award Recipient. 10/2014

‣   AP Art Student Show, Oak Park River Forest High School.
Oak Park IL. 2014

‣   The Arts Showcase, Oak Park River Forest High School.
Oak Park IL. 2012—2014

‣   Spiral Student Show, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Chicago IL. 2012—2013

‣   The Wall, Oak Park River Forest High School.
Oak Park IL. 2012—2014

ART RESIDENCIES

‣   ***Artist in Residence, Roger Brown Residency.
New Buffalo MI. 03/2026

‣   Artist in Residence, Azule Residency.
Hot Springs NC. 06/2019

‣   Artist in Residence, School of the Alternative.
Black Mountain NC. 06/2017

CURATING + EXHIBITION-PREP EXPERIENCE

‣   3/4 of the Fall, Local Art Exhibtion at The Shudio.
Chicago IL. 09/29/2023

‣   Warmth + Weathered, Local Art Exhibtion at The Shudio.
Chicago IL. 06/16/2023

‣   Renewal…?, Local Art Exhibtion at The Shudio.
Chicago IL. 03/03/2023

‣   Terrain, Exhibition at ANFA Gallery.
Charlotte, NC. 09/05/2019

‣   Form Figure Gesture, Exhibition at ANFA Gallery.
Charlotte, NC. 05/30/2019

‣   Southern Accents, Exhibition at ANFA Gallery.
Charlotte, NC. 05/02/2019

‣   Olly Olly Oxen Free, Exhibition at ANFA Gallery.
Charlotte, NC. 03/14/2019

‣   William McLure Solo Show, Exhibition at ANFA Gallery.
Charlotte, NC. 02/07/2019

‣   Through The Lens, Exhibition at ANFA Gallery.
Charlotte, NC. 01/10/2019

‣   Annual Small Works Show, Exhibition at ANFA Gallery.
Charlotte, NC. 11/29/2018

‣   Renewed Wonder: John Beerman Solo Show, Exhibition at ANFA Gallery.
Charlotte, NC. 10/25/2018

‣   In Tandem, Exhibition at ANFA Gallery.
Charlotte, NC. 09/21/2018.

‣   McColl Center Alumni + Local Artists Showcase, Exhibition at ANFA Gallery.
Charlotte, NC. 08/02/2018

‣   Chromatic Shift, Exhibition at ANFA Gallery.
Charlotte, NC. 06/21/2018

‣   Painting Assistant, Muralist Tim Kerr.
Black Mountain NC. 06/2017

‣   Figure Model, Sculptor Joshua Diedrich.
Kalamazoo MI. 2016—2017

‣   Figure Model for Life Drawing course, Gwen Frostic School of Art.
Kalamazoo MI. 2016—2018

‣   Scenic Painter + Set Assembler for Illinois All State Production of “Memphis”.
Chicago IL. 2013

AWARDS + RECOGNITIONS

‣   Directors Choice Award from the Gwen Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University.
Kalamazoo MI. 2018

‣   Art Star Award for Painting from the Gwen Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University.
Kalamazoo MI. 2017

‣   Freshmen Art Scholarship from the Gwen Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University.
Kalamazoo MI. 2014

‣   Great Artistic Promise Award from IHSAE.
Chicago IL. 2013

‣   Outstanding Theatrical Achievement, Illinois All State Theatre Production of “Memphis”.
Chicago IL. 2013

‣   Certificate of Excellence for Artistic Achievement from Oak Park River Forest High School.
Oak Park IL. 2013 + 2014

LICENSES + CERTIFICATIONS

‣   Brand & Marketing Integration. LinkedIn. 02/2022.

‣   Social Media Monitoring: Strategies and Skills. LinkedIn. 02/2022.

‣   Social Media Marketing for Small Businesses. LinkedIn. 02/2022.

‣   Serving Customers Using Social Media. LinkedIn. 02/2022.

‣   Lead Generation: Social Media. LinkedIn. 02/2022.

‣   Design Thinking, Social Innovation, and Complex Systems. LinkedIn. 02/2022.

‣   BASSET ServSafe Alcohol. 360 Training. Issued: 02/2022 / Expires 02/2025.

‣   ServSafe Allergens. 360 Training. Issued: 02/2022 / Expires 02/2025.

‣   ServSafe Food Hanlder. 360 Training. Issued: 02/2022 / Expires 02/2025.

PUBLICATIONS

‣   Artistic Impressions, in the September issue of The World of Interiors Magazine.
Conde Nast Publications. 09/2019

‣   Artistic Impressions, in the August issue of The World of Interiors Magazine.
Conde Nast Publications. 08/2019

‣   Artistic Impressions, in the July issue of The World of Interiors Magazine.
Conde Nast Publications. 07/2019

‣   Anne Neilson Fine Art, featured blog series. Charlotte NC. 2018—2019

‣   Artist Feature, Art Hop. Kalamazoo MI.  05/2018

‣   The Laureate, film photography. Kalamazoo MI. 2018

‣   Artist Feature, Art Hop. Kalamazoo MI. 02/2018

‣   Artist Feature, Art Hop. Kalamazoo MI. 11/2018

‣   ANNA Magazine, illustration. Online 2016

‣   Crest, illustration, and mixed-media work. Oak Park IL. 2013 + 2014

REFERENCES

For references and/or private contacts, please contact artist directly.