CURRICULUM VITAE
Professional Experience
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February 2023 – Present
CURATOR FOR THE ASHBY HODGE GALLERY OF AMERICAN ART
Central Methodist University
Responsible for the day to day operations of the Gallery, hanging shows across 3 galleries, sustaining social media accounts, & maintaining a collection of 1,200 works of Art. Oversaw a docent program of 20 volunteers, 2 student workers, & a gallery board of 15 members. Worked with multiple departments across campus to promote & prepare future exhibitions. Sought out & prepared future shows via connections with artists & trustees. The Ashby-Hodge Exhibited 3 professional shows each year, including maintaining a living art museum across the campus of Central Methodist University. This includes new works exhibited in every major building, as well as a growing digital collection on JSTOR.
August 2022 – Present
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF ART
Central Methodist University
Teaching introduction to Painting, Drawing, & Design classes to students of a variety of different majors and year classifications. Preparation & implementation of curriculum that seeks to grow students’ problem solving & creative skill sets.
August 2019 – May 2022
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
​University Of North Dakota
Designed and implemented curriculum for 5 semesters of ART 230: Introduction to Drawing & 4 semesters of ART 112 Two Dimensional & Three-Dimensional Design with class sizes ranging from 20 to 25 students per section.
May 2021 – August 2021
UND ART COLLECTIONS RESEARCH ASSISTANT
​University Of North Dakota
Categorized & uploaded over 1000 works of art into the University Commons system, Curated Future Exhibitions for the Empire Art Gallery & the living arts museum across campus.
January 2020 – May 2021
UND ART COLLECTIONS CURATORIAL ASSISTANT
​University Of North Dakota
Categorized & digitized over 40 films & 50 works of pottery into University Commons system
George Starcher Untitled, Empire Arts Exhibition, May 2020
Free Time: Its Not what we thought it would be, curated virtual exhibition, May 2020
August 2019 – December 2019
ASSISTANT GALLERY DIRECTOR
​University Of North Dakota
​​Responsible for maintaining & hanging exhibitions for upcoming BA, BFA, & MFA students.
Fluidity Expands, BFA Exhibition: December 2nd- 5th, 2019
In Place of Portraits, Solo BFA Exhibition: November 18th- 23rd, 2019
Unwanted Stories, BFA Exhibition: November 4th-7th, 2019
Her Vote Counts, UND Art Collections Regional Artists Exhibition, October 3rd to November 21st, 2019
Conversations with the Ancestors, Curated Exhibition, October 7th- 30th, 2019
WITCH: An Interactive Exhibition Concerning Witchcraft & Related Occult Matter, BFA Exhibition, November 12th-14th, 2019
Education & Training
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
August 2019 – May 2022
​University Of North Dakota
30 credits of drawing as an emphasis with 12 credits of art history & 15 credits of painting. Created roughly 300 works of art across the mediums of charcoal, graphite, acrylic paint, ink, marker, & watercolor paint. Developed a prominence on figure drawing & narrative, with an exploration into the nature of allegories and symbolism.
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ART & PSYCHOLOGY
August 2016 - May 2019
Doane University
Double major in Psychology & Art across 3 years of education. Participation in 4 separate musical ensembles with enrollment while creating 70 works of art.
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
August 2014 - May 2016
Westside High School
Organizations
ARTIST COLLECTIVE
May 2022 – Present
Columbia Art League
Member of the Columbia Art League in Columbia Missouri.
ARTISTS COLLECTIVE
August 2022 – January 2023
Passageway Gallery, Old Market District, Omaha NE
Member of the artist co-op in Omaha's old market district. Works are on constant display and for sale along with selected prints, new shows are hung every 3 months. Collective co owns the gallery among all 16 artists and take turns selling work & running the day-to-day operations and sales of the gallery.
ARTIST COLLECTIVE
October 2022 – January 2023
Landlock Gallery
Member of the artist co-op in Omaha's Benson Blackstone district. Works are on display at different locations throughout the city during 4 separate shows each year.
Skills
Development & implementation of educational curriculum on a post-secondary level
Drawing proficiency in graphite, ink, pastel, marker & charcoal
Proficiency in hanging professional exhibitions
Curational experience across multiple shows
Categorization and documentation of artwork into a digital archival format
Painting proficiency in acrylic, oil, watercolor, & gauche
Proficiency in two-dimensional compositions & three-dimensional design
Proficiency in framing drawing & painting artwork
Print production
Gallery management
Digital inventory of Gallery Collections
Service
Bryan High School Commission, June – August 2023
Graduate Student Representative, August 13th, 2021- May 15th, 2022
Worked with the NASAD Reaccreditation Committee during there on sight visit to the University of North Dakota
Participated in Weekly staff meetings addressing a broad range of subject matter from curriculum, undergraduate handbook revision, strategic planning, bylaw revisions, committee assignments, etc.
Christus Rex Organization Commissions, February 5th- March 10th
Worked with the Pastor & Deacon to create works that assist in the monthly religious curriculum
Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department Commissions, January 5th - Present
Worked with Investigators to create caricatures of honored deputies to be displayed within the sheriff’s office
Doane University Ceramics Department Workshop, March 10th, 2019
Worked with Elementary school children to engage and foster a love of the arts through ceramic hand building
Exhibitions
Group Exhibition, Fayette Festival of the Arts Bicentennial, Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art, August 2023
Group Exhibition, Dissonant Despondency, Passageway Gallery, Omaha NE, April 2022
Individual Exhibition, Dissonant Despondency, Myers Art Gallery, Grand Forks ND, April 2022
UND Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Myers Art Gallery, Grand Forks ND, March 2022
First Place Graduate Award
UND MFA Graduate Group Exhibition, Myers Art Gallery, Grand Forks ND, February 1st- 17th, 2022
Individual Exhibition, A Single Moment, Archives Art Gallery, Grand Forks ND, January 13th- May 15th, 2022
UND MFA Graduate Group Exhibition, Memorial Union Art Gallery, Grand Forks ND, November 2021 – December 2021
Group Exhibition, Who, What, Where, When and…, Public Arts Altru Professional Center, Grand Forks ND: July 2021 – October 2021
UND Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Myers Art Gallery, Grand Forks ND, March 2021
Virtual Arts Group Exhibition, Free Time: It’s Not What We Thought It Would Be, Virtual Myers Art Gallery, Grand Forks ND, May 2020
UND Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Myers Art Gallery, Grand Forks ND, March 2020
Second Place Graduate Award
Senior Group Art Exhibition, Rall Art Gallery, Crete NE, May 2019
Individual Senior Art Exhibition, A Single Moment, Rall Art Gallery, Crete NE, April 2019
Doane University Juried Student Art Exhibition, Rall Art Gallery, Crete NE, February 2019
Doane University Juried Student Art Exhibition, Rall Art Gallery, Crete NE, February 2018
Doane University Juried Student Art Exhibition, Rall Art Gallery, Crete NE, February 2017
Group Exhibition, Seven Deadly Sins, Excellence in Design Exhibition, Westside Art Gallery, Omaha NE, May 2016
Awards
Second Place- Drawing, Fayette Festival of the Arts, 2023
First Place Graduate, University of North Dakota, 2022
Second Place Graduate, University of North Dakota, 2020