Education:
Current: Master of Fine Arts Candidate, Alfred University
Focus in Sculpture/Dimensional Studies
Anticipated Graduation: May 2020
2013: Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree,Illinois State University
Focus in Glass/Sculpture, Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Professional Experience:
2019: Studio Technician Assistant, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
Audio/Visual Coordinator, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Board Member Assistant, Glass Art Society Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
2017-2018: Experience Assistant, Minnetrista Cultural Center and Museum. Muncie, IN.
06/2018: Artist Assistant for Ho-wan-ut 'Haila' Old Peter, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
11/2017: Visiting Artist and Instructor - Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
2015-2016: Membership Assistant, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY.
Development Intern, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
12/2015: Juror - Agnes Varis Art Center Exhibition Installation, UrbanGlass, NY.
11/2015: Teaching Assistant for Anu Penttinen, UrbanGlass, NY.
04/2015: Visiting Artist and Instructor - Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
08/2015: Artist Assistant for Jeff Colson, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
2013-2015: Instructor/Sales, Bullseye Glass Company, Mamaroneck, NY.
06/2013: Teaching Assistant - Joel Hurlburt and Karin Tornell, Pilchuck Glass School- Stanwood, WA.
2012-2013: Studio Assistant - Janusz Walentynowicz, Clinton, IL.
2011: Studio Assistant - Nicolas Africano, Normal, IL.
Awards and Honors:
2019: Honorable Mention, Glass Art Society Student Exhibition
2015 Puffin Foundation Grant
Artist Class Scholarship, UrbanGlass
Full Class Scholarship, Corning Museum of Glass
2014: Non-Functional Bronze Award, Bullseye Glass Gallery
Full Class Scholarship, Corning Museum of Glass
2013: Non-Functional Silver Award, Bullseye Glass Gallery
First Timer Silver Award, Bullseye Glass Gallery
Honors Research Mentorship: Large Scale Glass Casting, Illinois State University
Honors Travel Grant for Artistic Research, Illinois State University
Friends of the Arts Grant: Large Scale Glass Casting, Illinois State University
2012: Richard Abrahams Undergraduate Art Glass Competition Award, Midwest Contemporary Art Glass Group
Collector’s Choice Art Glass Competition, Midwest Contemporary Glass Group
Pilchuck Glass School, Partner Scholarship
Residencies and Fellowships:
2014: Engaging Artist Residency, More Art, New York, NY
2013: Jerry Raphael Fellowship, Metropolitan Contemporary Glass Group, New York, NY
Selected Exhibitions:
2020: Confluence, Group Exhibition, Robert C. Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY.
Pilchuck Masquerade: 41st Annual Auction and Gala, Juried Group Exhibition,
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
2019: Girls, Girls, Girls, Juried Group Exhibition, Robert C. Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY.
Twice Removed, MFA Group Exhibition, Wellsville, NY.
Interdisciplinary, Juried Group Exhibition, Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY.
2018 – 2019: Cast and Coldworked, Juried Group Exhibition, FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass, Minneapolis, MN.
Regular Style, Juried Group Exhibition, MFA Online Exhibition, University of Montana
2018: Call to Action, Juried Group Exhibition, Alfred State, Alfred, NY.
Workhouse Glass National 2018, Juried Group Exhibition, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
2017: Chimera, Juried Group Exhibition, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilant, MI.
Social Thoughts, Juried Group Exhibition, Union Street Gallery, Kokomo, IN.
Gathering: Glass from the Heartland, Juried Group Exhibition, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, IN.
Gather: An ISU Alumni Glass Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Ramp-Arts Gallery, Bloomington, IL.
Hauntingly Depicted, Solo Exhibition, The Cup, Muncie, IN.
2016: Laura Donefer Glass Fashion Show, Group Exhibition/Performance at the Glass Art Society Conference, Corning, NY.
2015: Gathering: Contemporary Glass from the Heartland, Indianapolis Art Center, Juried Group Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
2015 Alumni Spectacular, University Galleries, Juried Group Exhibition, Normal, IL.
Thrive/Survive, Agnes Varis Art Center, Solo Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY.
Engaging Artists Exhibition, Hot Wood Arts Gallery, Juried Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY.
Un-Natural Nature, Creations Gallery, Juried Group Exhibition, New York, NY.
2014: Working Glass, Bullseye Glass Gallery, Juried Group Exhibition, Portland, OR.
Reflections, Brooklyn Infusion Center- Memorial Sloan Kettering Treatment Center, Juried Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY.
Un-natural Nature, Juried Group Exhibition, SciArt Center, Virtual Exhibit, New York, NY.
Transforming New York Street Objects, The Lodge Gallery, Juried Group Exhibition, New York, NY
Engaging Artists Inaugural Art Show, Group Exhibition, New York, NY
Nude Attitude, Peoria Art Guild, Juried Group Exhibition, Peoria, IL.
2013: Working Glass, Bullseye Glass Gallery, Juried Group Exhibition, Portland, OR.
Teacher and TA Invitational, Pilchuck Glass School, Group Exhibition, Stanwood, WA.
Emerging Artist Exhibition, Midwest Contemporary Glass Group, Echt Gallery, Juried Group Exhibition, Chicago, IL.
Firefest, STARworks Gallery, Juried Group Exhibition, Star, NC.
Fragile, University Galleries, Solo Exhibition, Normal, IL.
Juried Student Annual Exhibition, University Galleries, Juried Group Exhibition, Normal, IL
86th Annual McLean County Art Exhibition, Brandt Gallery, Juried Group Exhibition, Bloomington, IL.
2012: Emerging Artists Exhibition, Midwest Contemporary Glass Group, Ken Saunders Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Chicago IL.
Juried Student Annual Exhibition, University Galleries, Juried Group Exhibition, Normal, IL
Publications:
O’Connell, Robert. “Mirror, Mirror.” American Craft. Vol. 77. October/November 2017: 29.
Echols, Percy, II, and Misty Long. 2017 Gather: An ISU Alumni Glass Exhibiton. Pittsburgh, PA: Percy Echols Publications, 2017.
Rees, Samantha. "Met LIFE: MADE in Brooklyn", Vogue,Met Gala Special Edition, 2016. 64.
Eldredge, Barbara. “Peek Inside Fort Greene’s Unique Glass-Making Studio UrbanGlass”, www.brownstoner.com. 23 September, 2015.
Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award 2015. Neues Glas- New Glass- Art and Architecture, No. 3/2015. 82.
Steinhauer, Jillian. 'In a New Residency, Artists Make Work By Volunteering', Hyperallergic, April 2015.
Leonard, Rita. 'Bullseye Glass Employees Again Create Art in Glass- On Their Own Time', The Bee 1 January, 2015.
Un-natural Nature, an online art exhibit organized by SciArt in America, Issues in Science and Technology Winter Issue, 2015. 87.
Un-Natural Nature, SciArt in America, Curator: Danielle Kalamaras. 23 September 2014.
Artists to Look Out For, Volume 1, Starry Night Programs. 1 September, 2014.
Site95, Journal Volume 3, Issue 2. Editor: Meaghan Kent, Curator: Kimberly Marrero. 8 July 2014.
Publications as Author:
Light in Hand: The Art of Plasma and Neon, GASnews Spring edition, May 2019.
Subverting the Sanctimonious: Performance Groups in Glass, GASnews Winter edition, February 2019.