Education
the Vena Tompkins Carrol Award for excellence in art Established in 1950 from a bequest from the estate of Ms. Carroll, who attended the Women's Art School. 

Painting & Drawing Major, the Chicago High School for the Arts, Chicago, IL
Experience
2023-present 
                Studio founder and Manager, Dive Studio, Detroit 
                Founder and Master Printer, 3 Recurring LLC, Detroit
2024-25  
                Master Printer, Parini Design Studio comission for Detroit Foundation Hotel, 3 Recurring LLC, Detroit
2023
                Curator, Warm and Cold Bodies, Christie's @properties, Detroit, MI
2022-24  
                Faculty, University Prep for Art and Design, Detroit, MI
2019-20   
                Painting Teacher, The Cooper Union Saturday Program, New York, NY
2018-19    
                Work Study, The Cooper Union Print Shop, New York, NY
2017-18    
                Art model, Chelsea Classical Studio, New York, NY
                Equipment Clerk, The Cooper Union Photo Lab, New York, NY   
2016-17    
                Staffer, the Read and Write Library, Chicago, IL
                Art model, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL
2008-17   
                Artist Assistant, Mat Barber Kennedy RI, London, New York, Chicago, Bristol,
2014        
                ReImagine 24 hour Industrial Design Competition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Exhibitions
2025         Art Clvb First second Satuday event, Dive Studio, Detroit, MI
2024        Studio Deals Midwest, Art Clvb, Dive Studio, Detroit MI
                Detroit Month of Design, Dive Studio, Detroit MI
                Art Fair/Detroit, Artclvb at New Lab, Detroit Month of Design, Detroit, MI
                ART Clvb's Studio Deals, Dive Studio, Detroit, MI
                Spring Salon, Detroit Contemporary, Detroit, MI
2023        ART Clvb's First Studio Deals Detroit, Dive Studio, Detroit, MI
                Detroit Month of Design, Dive Studio, Detroit MI
                Warm and Cold Bodies, Christie's @properties, Detroit, MI
2022        May I Compare Digestion with Worship, The Cooper Union President Office, New York, NY
                12x12x12, Adriana Farmiga, 41 Cooper Square, New York, NY
2018         End of Year, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
                Color Theory, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2017         Union Square Market, Barber Galleries, New York, NY
                Open House, MBK Studios, Chicago, IL
                Two Bits, Daystar, Chicago, IL
                Illinois High School Art Exhibition, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
                Illinois High School Art Exhibition, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago IL
                Common Sense, Humbolt Park BoatHouse Gallery, Chicago IL
                Senior Portfolio Exhibition, MANA Contemporary, Chicago IL
2016         PCSS final show, MCAD Summer Sessions, Minneapolis, MN
                PCSS Juried show, MCAD Summer Sessions, Minneapolis, MN
                All-City Visual Arts Exhibition, Expo 72, Chicago, IL
                Illinois High School Art Exhibition, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
                Eat to the Beat, Harris Theater, Chicago, IL
2015         45th Annual Pilsen East Artists' Open House, Chicago, IL
                Fall Juried show, Chiarts, Chicago, IL
2014         Spring Juried show, Chiarts, Chicago, IL
                Fall Juried show, Chiarts, Chicago, IL
                Fall Juried show, Chiarts, Chicago, IL
2012         42nd Annual Pilsen East Artists' Open House, Chicago, IL
2011          41st Annual Pilsen East Artists' Open House, Chicago, IL

Awards
2022        The Cooper Union School of Art, Vena Tompkins Carrol Award for excellence in art
2017.         Illinois High School Art Exhibition, Painting Bronze Medal
                Scholastic Art and Writing Award, Art Portfolio Silver Key, Painting Gold Key
                Scholastic Art and Writing Award, Sculpture Gold Key American Vision Nomination
                Illinois Student Assistance Commission, 2017 2018 State Scholar
2016         MCAD Summer Sessions, Full Ride 
                Scholastic Art and Writing Award, 2 Painting Silver Keys, 2 Painting Honorable Mentions
                Anderson Ranch, Full Ride Residency
                Bruce Nauman Award, Excellence in Conceptual Thinking and Development
                Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Full Ride Scholarship for 5-Week Portraiture Class
                Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Full Ride Scholarship for 5-Week Simplifying Colour Class

Skills
Lateral thinking, level-headed under pressure,
Versed in all Printmaking mediums 
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Animation
Taxidermy, Art Handling, Metal / Wood Working