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