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Education:

2015
Master of Fine Arts, MFA Painting, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire

2014
University of New Hampshire, UNH-in-Italy Graduate Painting Intensive, Ascoli Piceno, Italy

2009
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art with concentration in painting and drawing, Magna Cum Laude, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana

2007
Gordon College, Gordon IN Orvieto Semester Program, Orvieto, Italy

2005
Taylor University, Freshman Irish Studies Study Abroad Semester, Greystones, Ireland

Teaching Experience:

2017-present
Assistant Professor of Art, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana

2016
Monotype Workshops, Florida, Massachusetts, and Illinois High School Art Classes

2015
Instructor of Record, Introductory Drawing, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire

2014
Watermedia Workshop, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
Drawing Workshop, University of New Hampshire, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Bookbinding Workshop, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire

June 2013
Art Instructor, Pastel Drawing, Butler Art Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio

Professional Experience:

2017
Director of Student Recruitment, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire

2016
Senior Admissions Counselor, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire

2014
Co-curator of Recent Paintings of MFA Students exhibition, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire

2013-2014
Visual Resource Center Assistant, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire

2012-2013
Caregiver/Special Needs Coach, Turning Point Residential, Boardman, Ohio

2010-2012
Manager of On-Campus Recruitment, Taylor University Admissions Office, Upland, Indiana

2009-2010
Visit Coordinator, Taylor University Admissions Office, Upland, Indiana

Professional Development:

2020
Art for Change Residency, New Dehli, India

2018
Matter and Spirit: A Seminar on Contemporary Chinese Art and Society, Beijing, Nanjing, and Shanghai, China

Awards:

2013-2015
Three-Quarter Tuition Waiver, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire

2009
Certificate of Merit in Leadership, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana

Juror:

2017
National Art Honor Society/National Junior Art Honor Society Exhibition, NAEA Studio & Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia
Congressional Art Awards, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire

2016
Illinois High School Art Exhibition, Zhou B Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

Selected Exhibitions:

2021 (Upcoming)
Solo Exhibition, Schnormeier Gallery, Mount Vernon, Ohio

2020
Solo Exhibition, Out of Sight, Metcalf Gallery, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana
Group Exhibition, Matter and Spirit, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

2018
Group Exhibition, Expanding, 1920 Gallery, Marion, Indiana
Group Exhibition, Grant County Makers, 1920 Gallery, Marion, Indiana

2017
Group Exhibition, Highpass Bash, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire

2015
Juried Group Exhibition, Alumni Art & Design, Metcalf Gallery, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana
Group Exhibition, Kaleidoscope, Castle in the Clouds Gallery, Moultonborough, New Hampshire
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire

2014
Group Exhibition, Recent Paintings of MFA students, Graduate School Office, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
Group Exhibition, Italian Landscapes of the Summer Painting Intensive, Alcove Gallery, Durham, New Hampshire
Group Exhibition, UNH-in-Italy Summer Painting Intensive Exhibition, Dimond Library, Durham, New Hampshire

2013
Group Exhibition, Recent Works of MFA students, Graduate School Office, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
Group Exhibition, Water, Water, Everywhere, Kingsbury Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
Group Exhibition, Chris Leeper and Students, High Road Gallery, Worthington, Ohio

2009
Bachelor of Arts Thesis Exhibition, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana
Refinement (Solo Traveling Exhibition), YMCA, Boardman, Ohio
Refinement, Art Outreach Gallery, Niles, Ohio
Refinement, North-Mar Church, Warren, Ohio