Education:
MFA Visual Arts, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH, 2017
BA Studio Art, Houghton College, Houghton, NY, 2012
BS Communications Media & Visual Arts, Houghton College, Houghton, NY, 2009
Select Exhibitions:
*indicates solo or 2 person show
2024 The One & The Many, Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX (upcoming)
Labor and Home, Art Link, Fort Wayne, IN (upcoming)
2023 *Keeping, Gallery on 5, BYU, Provo, UT
*Contoured, Soft Projects, Ypsilanti, MI
Maternal Perspectives, Sonnenschein Gallery at Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL
“18”, Janice Church Gallery, Detroit, MI
2022 *Careworn/Carefree, Gatewood Gallery at UNC Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Re/Structure, Cano, Oneonta, NY
*Equilibrium, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
From Fiber, The Marnie Sheridan Gallery, Nashville, TN
*Cabin Consolations, Conjure, Fort Wayne, IN
2021 The Growing Edge, Casa Otro Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
Altered Grain, Stay Home Gallery, Paris, TN
2020 * Mother or (K)not- Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN
Home-Works (online), Spilt Milk Gallery, Edinburg, Scotland
Hear Us ROAR! (online), Roaring Artists Gallery, Houston, TX
2019 * Roots & Wings, The Nashville Food Project, Nashville, TN
Re:birth, Spilt Milk Gallery, St. Margaret’s House, Edinburgh, Scotland
Beyond Earth and Sky, James May Gallery, Algoma, WI
One Night Stand, The Ole Miss Hotel, Oxford, MS
2018 * Beautiful Chaos, The Dixie, Huntington, TN
Show & Tell Art & Design, Sullivan's Island, SC
* Open Gallery, Nashville, TN
2017 Show & Tell Art & Design, Sullivan's Island, SC
2010 * Relatives, w/ Dave Huth, The Fountain Gallery, Belmont, NY
Residencies/Awards:
2020 THRIVE, Grant recipient, Metro Arts Nashville
2018 January residency, A.I.R. Paducah, Paducah KY
Publications:
2020 Create! Magazine, Issue 20, “The Women’s Issue”, curator Liezel Strauss
2019 Milked Mag, Inaugural Edition, curator Lee Nowell-Wilson
Press:
Creatives and caregivers: Meet the Fort Wayne transplant who launched Artist/Mother podcast
Painting at Night 2021 ABC 21 Country Interview
“Embracing Curiosity and Personal Inquiry to Create Your Most Meaningful Work” with New Visionary Podcast
”Following Her Creative Dreams While Navigating Motherhood” with Arts to Heart
The Brooklyn Rail: Painting at Night Review
PowerClash Stay Home Gallery Curatorial Interview
Creative Shift Circle Interview
Podcast interview with Elise Gets Crafty
Mother Maker Interview
Coffee & Crumbs Artist Interview
Lectures & Talks:
2023 “An Artist & A Mother” Panel discussion, BYU, Provo, UT
“Making Art in Small Moments”, BYU, Provo, UT
“Maternal Perspectives” Artist Talk at Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL
2021 “Cultivating Care” Artist Parent Resources and Information, CAA Conference, Chicago, IL (virtual)
2020 “Reframe, Restructure, Redefine: Outlooks on Sustainable Practices for Artists” with Sarah Irvin, El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX
Visiting Artist Talk, Grove High School, Paris, TN
2019 “Merging Identities: Artist/Parent/Academic & Artist/Mother panel discussion, SECAC Conference, Chattanooga, TN
Curation:
2021 Care, Dear Artists Virtual Exhibition
Coven, Stay Home Gallery & Residency, Paris, TN
Spectrum, Stay Home Gallery & Residency, Paris, TN
2020 A Path Described by a Body, co-curated with Sarah Irvin, Casa Otro, Las Cruces, NM
Everything is Different Now - Stay Home Gallery & Residency, Paris, TN,
Soften, Stay Home Gallery, Online Exhibition
Holding On, Stay Home Gallery, Online Exhibition
Wired, Stay Home Gallery, Online Exhibition
To You, Stay Home Gallery, Online Exhibition
Fidget, Stay Home Gallery, Online Exhibition
Repair, Stay Home Gallery, Online Exhibition
Isolation, Stay Home Gallery, Online Exhibition
Domestic Interiors, Stay Home Gallery, Online Exhibition
Looking Out, Stay Home Gallery, Online Exhibition
Distancing, With, Stay Home Gallery, Online Exhibition
