Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION:
2021 Master of Fine Arts, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Thesis Title: “Un-Censorship: Suspended Between Concealment and Revelation”
2014 Bachelor of Liberal Arts: Art/Art History, New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL, USA
Thesis Title: “Seeing the Light: Spirituality Embodied”
2017 Less than Associate Degree (Educator's Preparation Institute), Broward College, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
2010 High School Diploma, Hernando High School, Brooksville, FL, USA
Valedictorian: Rank 1/316
2009 Less than Associate Degree, Pasco Hernando Community College, Brooksville, FL, USA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
August 2019 to Current Art and Animation teacher for 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade, FL, USA
March 2020 Pedagogy Residency Workshop for Undergraduate Students: “Visualizing Literature: An Illustration Workshop,” Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL, USA
August 2019 to 2021 Makerspace teacher for 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade, FL, USA
March 2016 to May 2019 Math and Science teacher for 6th and 8th Grade, FL, USA
September 2015 to March 2016 Substitute Teacher, FL, USA
February 2014 to May 2014 Printmaking Teacher's Assistant, New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL, USA
September 2012 to May 2014 Teacher's Assistant, New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL, USA
SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS:
2022 STARs Residency Award, Florida Alliance for Arts Education, Hermitage Artist Retreat
2021 Phi Kappa Phi Membership, Jacksonville University
2019 Teacher of the Month for Hernando County, Hernando County Schools
2018 Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship, Hernando County Schools
2015 Jane Vee Memorial Scholarship
2014 Honorable Mention in Juried Student Art Exhibition, New College of Florida
2014 CAA Allocation, Thesis Funding
2013 Student Research and Travel Grant, Thesis Funding
2013 CAA Allocation, Soft Sculpture Tutorial
2013 CAA Allocation, Watercolor Tutorial
2012 Women Contemporary Artist’s Scholarship, Women Contemporary Artists
2010 NCF Scholarship, New College of Florida
2010 Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholarship
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2014 Seeing the Light: Spirituality Embodied, Isermann Gallery, Sarasota, FL, Non-juried
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2021 Graduate Showcase Exhibition, Word Revolt Gallery, Jacksonville, FL, Juried by: Theresa Rykaczewski
2020 MFA: In The Works: Hidden Emotions, Online, Sponsored by Jacksonville University
2018 Nature Coast Art Show, Temple Beth David, Sarasota, FL, Juried by: Barbara Blavatt
2018 Art in the Park, Tom Varn Park, Brooksville, FL, Juried by: Emilio Vergara
2017 A Touch of Blue, Uptown Art Gallery, Brooksville, FL, Juried by: Judith McIntire
2014 Juried Student Art Exhibition, Isermann Gallery, Sarasota, FL, Juried by: Ann Albritton
2013 Juried Student Art Exhibition, Isermann Gallery, Sarasota, FL, Juried by: Michael Wyshock
2011 void loop ( ), New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL
COMMISSIONS:
2011 Public Art Commission, Bedrock Café, large-scale painting (5 x 20 feet), acrylic on panel, L.R.E. Ground Services, Inc., Brooksville, FL
COLLECTIONS:
Private Collection, Orlando, FL
Private Collection, Tampa, FL
Private Collections, Brooksville, FL
SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Certifications: Valid Florida Teacher’s Certificate: Art and Science
Technology: Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Adobe Premiere
Printmaking: Intaglio Printmaking, Screenprinting, Drypoint, Photopolymer Etching, Photopolymer Relief Printing
Shop Tools: Gas Welding, Flux-core (wire) Welding, Miter Saw, Band Saw
VOLUNTEERING:
August 2021 to Current 1st Chair Clarinetist, Hernando Symphony Orchestra, FL, USA
August 2015 to 2021 2nd Chair Clarinetist, Hernando Symphony Orchestra, FL, USA
May 2017 to 2019 Member At Large/Secretary, Hernando Symphony Orchestra Governing Board, FL, USA
July 2022 to Current Volunteer, Humane Society of the Nature Coast, FL, USA