Curriculum Vitae
Education:
Master of Fine Art, Sculpture, Arizona State University – 2023
Bachelor of Fine Art, Sculpture, University of Oklahoma - 2020
Exhibitions
Solo and Two person Exhibitions:
Basin Project, Solo Exhibition, South Mountain Environmental Education Center, Phx, AZ, - 2023
WITH AND WITHIN A BASIN, MFA solo exhibition, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ – 2023
Site and Trace: Collaborative Explorations, Rebecca Pipkin and Amy Simons, Eric Fischl Gallery, Phoenix College, AZ- 2022
Collective Home: solo exhibition, Sandbox Gallery, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK – 2019
Selected Juried and Invitational Exhibitions:
Nuances and Nuisances, Chandler Museum, Vision Gallery, Chandler, AZ - 2023
15 x 15 Show, Practical Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ – 2023
What worlds world worlds, Institute for Desert Humanities, Tempe, AZ – 2023
Periplus Exhibition, Kardamyli Primary School, Kardamyli, Greece – 2022
What on Earth is happening?, Mark Arts Gallery, Wichita, KS - 2022
Vital Signs, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ, - 2022
Marked, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ - 2022
Textile and Ceramic Exhibition, Caroline S. Mark Gallery, Center for Visual Arts, Wausau, WI – 2021
2021 Galbut Prize Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ - 2021
34th annual Materials: Hard + Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition, The Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton TX – 2021
Roots: Up Rooted, Caroline S. Mark Gallery, Center for Visual Arts, Wausau, WI – 2020
Momentum, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Annual Juried Exhibition, Dead People’s Stuff, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 2020
Latinx Artist Show, University of Oklahoma Fine Arts Library, Norman OK - 2018
Phantasms, Lightwell Gallery, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK -2017
Selected Group Exhibitions:
YouMeWe, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ - 2022
TAG Show, Step Gallery, Grant Street Studios, Phoenix, AZ - 2021
Manifold Transitions, Mirabella gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ - 2021
Social Distance Gallery Exhibition, Virtual Online Exhibition – 2020
Fred Osmosis Jones, Fred Jones Jr. Art Building, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK – 2019
The Skin Between Us, Stand Box Gallery, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK – 2019
Phenomenological Library, University of Oklahoma Fine Arts Library, Norman OK - 2019
Inside Out, Sand Box gallery, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK - 2018
Bodily Echoes, Mercury Event Center, Norman OK - 2018
Tearing Down Walls: Empathy for Immigrants, Resonator Art Institute, Norman OK -2018
Revolution and Remembrance, Resonator Art Institute, Norman, OK – 2017
Curational Work:
Marked, Step Gallery, Grant Street Studios, ASU, Phoenix, AZ - 2022
Not to Scale, Curated Exhibition, Resonator Art Institute, Norman OK – 2019
Residencies and workshops:
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Artist in Residence, Houston, TX – Summer 2024
City of Tempe Studio Artist Residency Program, Artist in Residence, Tempe, AZ – Current
High Desert Observatory, basketry and natural dying workshop, Joshua Tree, CA – 2023
Periplus Art Residency, Mani, Greece, - July 2022
Anderson Ranch Wood and Digital Fabrication Workshop, Snowmass Village, CO – June 2022
Stay Home Gallery and Artist Residency, Paris, TN: Artist in Resident - December 2021
Teaching
Faculty Associate, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ - Current
Advanced Sculpture, 3D Design, Sculpture 1
Semesters Taught: Summer 2023, Fall 2023
City of Tempe Studio Artist Residency, Workshop instructor – Current
Instructor of Record (Graduate Student), Sculpture 1, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Semesters taught: Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Summer 2023
Instructor of Record (Graduate Student), 3D design, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Semester Taught: Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2023
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute workshop instructor, Tempe, AZ - 2023
Scottsdale Arts Visions Program, Workshop instructor and visiting artist, Scottsdale, AZ – 2022
Visual Art Teacher, 8th- 12th grade students, BIG ARTS Center, Sanibel FL – 2018
Visual Art Teacher, 1st-6th grade students, BIG ARTS Center, Sanibel FL – 2017
Applicable Work Experience:
3D Design Area Coordinator, Arizona State University- 2021
Printmaking Assistant, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK – 2019
Studio Assistant, OKC Contemporary Art Center, Oklahoma City OK – 2019
Notable Grants, Awards, and Honors:
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Grant – 2023
Nathan Cummings ASU Travel Award to Venice Biennale, Italy (2022)
JumpStart Research Grant, Arizona State University (2022)
ASU Sun Angel for Art Scholarship, Arizona State University (2021-2022)
AZ Sculpture Fellowship, Scholarship, Arizona State University (2021-2022)
Graduate College Professional Development Travel Grant, Arizona State University (2021)
Honorable Mention, Galbut Prize Exhibition, Arizona State University (2021)
Professional Development Grant, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ (2021)
Professional Research Opportunity Grant and Public Art Commission, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK (2020)
Commissions and Public works:
ASU School of Sustainability banner weaving commission (2022)
University of Oklahoma, Entrance to School of art Public Art Piece (2020)
Internships:
Internship at Resonator Art Institute, Norman OK – 2019
Speaking Engagements:
Presenting Artist lecturer, South Mountain Park and Preserve Environmental Education Center, Phx, AZ – 2023
Visiting artist and lecturer, Wooster College, Speaking to Sculpture BFA Courses – 2023
Visiting artist and lecturer, University of North Texas, Speaking to Design and Green Materials course – 2022
Resonator Art Institute, Tearing down walls: Empathy for Immigrants, exhibit for pro-bono legal services for immigrant families, Norman OK- 2018
Publications:
ASU News, Artist interview, Article: “Do species really invade?” – 2021
Voyage Phoenix, Online Publication, Artist Interview – 2021
Shout Out Arizona Magazine, Artist interview – 2021
All She Makes, Online Publication and Artist Directory – 2020
Oklahoma Gazette, Artist Interview – 2020
Open Science Framework, Student Research Opportunity Grant Presentation for public sculpture titled Fractal – 2020
University of Oklahoma 2019-2020 School of Fine Arts Calendar, Cover page art – 2019