About

Artist Statement

Through a combination of sculpture, photography, and furniture design, my artwork explores themes of collection, memory, and security in American culture.  Rescuing and transforming old objects into something new is symbolic for my journey to become an artist later in life. And through teaching other people how they can also design, build, and photograph their own scaled down furniture and accessories, new life can be given to objects and materials that might otherwise be discarded.

Group and Juried* Exhibitions

2020    
* Symmetry, Tall Grass Arts, Park Forest, Illinois
* 33rd Women’s Works, Old Courthouse, Woodstock, Illinois
* Heaven and Earth, Art St. Louis

2019  
* An Idea of Order , St. Louis Artists Guild
* Annual Juried Student Show, St. Louis Community College
MIAD Alumni Show, Old Courthouse, Woodstock, Illinois
Members Gallery Exhibition, Furniture Society Annual Conference

2018    
* The Essence of Form, St. Louis Artists Guild
* Heartland, Tall Grass Arts, Park Forest, Illinois
Collectors Choice XVIII, St. Louis Artists Guild
BFA Senior Exhibition, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

2013 – 2018    
   MIAD Student Group Exhibitions (2016-2018)
* Rhythm, Warped Milwaukee Fiber Art
* Displacement and Migration, St. Louis Artists Guild
* 2016 Juried Student Show, St. Louis Community College
* 2015 Juried Student Show, St. Louis Community College
* 2014 Juried Student Show, St. Louis Community College
* 2013 Juried Student Show, St. Louis Community College
* Clearly Human, St. Louis Artists Guild

Internships 

2019-Fall
Interim Business Manager, Barrett Barrera Projects, St. Louis

2019-Summer
Scale Model Maker Intern, Projects+Gallery, St. Louis

2018-Spring
Business Process Intern, La Lune Collection, Milwaukee

2016-Fall
Volunteer, Artists Working in Education, Milwaukee

2016-Summer
Public Programs Intern, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis

Education

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, BFA, New Studio Practice
with minors in Art History, Furniture Design, and Writing

St. Louis Community College, ongoing studio work and research
in Fine Arts, Photography, Art History, and Interior Design

Webster University, Global Commerce
Washington University, MDP, Information Management
Stanford University, BS, Industrial Engineering

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