Education
anticipated May 2025
MFA, Sculpture + Extended Media
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
BFA, Painting
Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Select Exhibitions
2024
Champagne Toast, Seipel Gallery, Richmond
Doubledutch, Substation, Richmond
VCU Spring Candidacy, Richmond
Exponential Trampstamp, Bad Tenant Gallery, Richmond
2023
Mismatch, DePillars Gallery, Richmond
2022
Lenscapes, Wild Arts Collective, New Paltz, NY (Curated by Amelia Modlin)
2021
Found at the Garden, Wild Arts Collective, New Paltz, NY (Curated by Amelia Modlin)
2019
Art Trash City, Flux Factory, Long Island City, NYC (Collaboration led by Francine K. Affourtit, curated by Seth Timothy Larson and Abigail Entsminger)
2018
Life Death Art, Springfield Ave, Philadelphia (Curated by Daniela Garcia)
2016
Das Schneeballprojekt, WerkStadt, Berlin, Germany
2015
Fugue Vernacular, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
2013-14
Binderful, Points North, Farmington, ME; fort gondo compound for the arts, St. Louis; Cella, St. Louis; Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College, Memphis (Collaboration with Cat Garcia-Menocal, Curated by JE Baker)
2012
Subject to Change, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis
Are We There Yet, Los Caminos Gallery, St. Louis
This is not rest, Waterman Gallery, St. Louis (*solo by invitation of Lauren Bajek)
2011
Blame It on the Goose, WUSTL Graduate Exhibition Gallery, St. Louis
Primordial Ooze, The Obama House, St. Louis
2010
13 Padres, Los Caminos Gallery, St. Louis
Solipsismal, Art Dimensions, St. Louis
Spring Exhibition, Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy
Residencies and Awards
2024
Paul F. Miller Graduate Scholarship in Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University
2023
Paul F. Miller Graduate Scholarship in Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University
Vikki Katen Memorial Scholarship in Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University
2014-15
Artist in Residence, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
2013
Artist in Residence, SEGA Girls School, Morogoro, Tanzania
Teaching Experience
2024
Instructor of Record, Introduction to Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University
2023
Teaching Assistant, Basic Sculpture with Professor Corin Hewitt, Virginia Commonwealth University
Undergraduate workshop assistant with Assistant Professor Sheila Whitsett, Virginia Commonwealth University
2014-15
Drawing instructor, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
2013
Secondary school art teacher, SEGA Girls School, Morogoro, Tanzania
Activities and Special Projects
2021-2023
Intensive studios, remote and in Florence, Italy (by invitation of instructor Regan Wheat, workshops first developed by rosenclaire)
2021-2023
Member, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia
2023
Speaker, Engaging Public Arts, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY
Workshop leader, Digital Communications for Artists, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
2020-21
Creative organizer, 2030 Web Co-op, Philadelphia (founder Nelson Chu Pavlosky)
2019
Co-leader, Design thinking workshop, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia
Speaker, Music education round table discussion, El Sistema USA Conference, Detroit
2016
Artist talk facilitator, Traveling Suitcase Installation Project by Francine K. Affourtit, C.R. Ettinger Studio, Philadelphia
2013
How to Weave in LOOM (Zine curated and published by Noel’le Longhaul and Jess X Chen)
2011-2013
Mural crew, Meg Saligman Studios, Philadelphia; Lac Cruces, NM; Morogoro, Tanzania
2010
Mural crew, Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia