School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Masters of Fine Arts, Low Residency Program

July 2023

School of Visual Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts, with honors, Award: Society of the Scribes, for Linguistics Excellence

May 2019

Philosophy of Art Education

Philosophical Psychology (PTSD, Somatic, Parts work, & IFS)

Healing Arts & Philosophy

Harm Reduction

Transformative Justice

Consent Theories

Labor Politics

Critical Race Theories

Intersectional Feminist Theories

Queer/Trans Theories

Disability Research

Philosophy and Logic

Linguistics

Symbology

Art History

Contemporary Art

Color Theories

Trans/Queer Short Films

Pigments & Binders

Found Object Art

Fiber Arts Sculptures

Painting (all mediums)

Digital Photography & Video

Adobe programs & Design

Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Show

SAIC Galleries, Chicago 2023

Exhibited sculptures as an interactive somatic healing experience.

Private Collection Artist

VOID Gallery, NYC and LA, 2019-2023

Selected paintings and drawings.

Open Studio Exhibition

Brooklyn, NY, 2021

Focused on prison abolition as a way forward from healing from abuse. In a healing altar of paintings, interactive sculptures. Additional Curation included a queer/trans overnight experience.

Open Studio Exhibition

Brooklyn, NY, 2020

Exhibited a healing altar of paintings, interactive sculptures, and created and sold a book titled “madonna and child”: Reflections on Socialism and Feminism.

Artist

Reclaim Pride Coalition, Brooklyn, NY 2019

Collaborated with fellow queer artists during artist build out. The work/flags was displayed during the march and in an exhibit about the First Queer Liberation March.

Open Studio Exhibition

Bachelors of Fine Arts Thesis show, SVA, NYC, 2019

Exhibited installed spelled book focused on transgender elements in feminist and trans linguistics theory.

Residency and Open Studio Exhibition

SVA, NYC 2017

Full-time intensive immersion program in painting; collaborated with other artists to share ideas and skills. Exhibited an installed spell book and wire, interactive sculptures, sounds, and scents.

Performance Artist

Caffeine Underground, Brooklyn 2018

Live painting performance.

Group Show

Paisley Exhibit, School of Visual Arts Gallery, NYC 2018

Exhibited paintings of paisleys in a history of paisleys exhibit; curated by artist, Peter Hristof.

Group Show

Bullet Space Gallery, and Getty Images, NYC 2017

Worked collaboratively with artists to create and produce silk screen t-shirts and wheatpaste posters to support an anti-violence march; the photographic work documenting the event was exhibited alongside curated works from the campaign at Bullet Space Gallery, and on Getty Images website.

Research Assistant to Director & Lecturer

VOID Gallery, NYC, and LA 2019-2023

Studying under Tahirah Cochran (Director) about BIPOC women in the contemporary art market. As well as gave lectures.

Visiting Artist Lecturer

Montana Technological University, MT 2022

Created an interactive and interdisciplinary online lecture to go with a zoom lecture for Honors Seminar. View lecture here

Assistant of Programming

The Bush Films, NYC 2018-2020

Researched and organized a database of queer short films of queer women, trans, and non-binary artists from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Digital Scribe

WhereWe At, Online 2020

Visually documented the development for women of color artist organization. And organized a wheat pasting poster campaign for a live talk that was available on Instagram and Zoom.

Researcher

David Molesky, NYC 2020

Archived works and researched technical applications of oil painting throughout history such as the physical properties of pigments and binders including their toxicity levels, and mineral spirits free approaches.

Photography Teaching Assistant

School of Visual Arts, NYC 2016-2019

Taught students how to use camera equipment and arrange lighting, and answered questions from the lectures. Assisted in multiple weekly studio photography 101 and 102 classes for continuing education and matriculated students.

Researcher

Origins of the Chinese Dumpling, NYC 2016-2017

Working with Yue (Lilian) Yuan we developed a framework for a mobile app with the mission of spreading cultural awareness of the history of Chinese dumplings in NYC.