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Education
2020 MFA in Painting, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2018 MA in Painting, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2009 BFA cum laude, in Studio Art, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL;
Fall 2009 Art Departmental Scholar
Teaching Experience
2021-26 Assistant Professor, Cameron University, Lawton, OK
2020-21 Affiliate Instructor, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2020-21 Instructor, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, IL
2020 Part-time Faculty, Spoon River College, Canton, IL
2018-20 Teaching Assistant, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Solo Exhibitions
2026 A Figurative Practice, Solo Exhibition, Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery, Lawton, OK
2024 An Exploration of the Figure, Solo Exhibition, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL
2020 What Was, What Could Have Been, Solo Exhibition, Heuser Art Center,
Peoria, IL
2019 Remodeling the Masters, Solo Exhibition, West Central Illinois Art Center, Macomb, IL
Small Group Exhibitions
2026 The Full Circle, (4 person show with Arlyn Brantley, Alyssa Cox, and Christen Humphries), Chisholm Trail Arts Council, Duncan, OK
2018 Zoo, M.A. Exhitbiion, (3 person show with Peter Ahart and Natalie Zelman), Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL
2009 Three Painters, (3 person show with Kevin Mercer and Sarah Swift), Inselhaus, Macomb, IL
Bibliography
2026 Studio Visit Magazine, Open Studios Press, Volume 55, Juried by Dominic Molon, Interim Chief Curator and Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
2025 Studio Visit Magazine, Open Studios Press, Volume 54, Juried by Sarah Harper, Assistant Curator at the Fitchburg Art Museum
2025 Fragments: Reflections on Memory, Kay Daugherty Gallery, Exhibition Catalog
2024 Studio Visit Magazine, Open Studios Press, Volume 53, Juried by Sarah Montross, Senior Curator at the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA
2023 Studio Visit Magazine, Open Studios Press, Volume 52, Volume 52, Juried by Francine Weiss, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Cheif Curator at the Newport Art Museum
2020 Broadside, Writers and Artists Literary Arts Journal, Volume 39
2018 Broadside, Writers and Artists Literary Arts Journal, Volume 37
Awards
2026 1st Place, CCAN 10, Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX
2025 Honorable Mention, PAA Members’ Show, The Paseo, Oklahoma City, OK
2024 2nd Place, Holiday Art Show & Sale, Chisholm Trail Arts Council, Duncan, OK
2022 Citation of Recognition, State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
Grants
2026 Student Travel Grant, The Sense of Beauty, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Cameron University, Lawton, OK
2026 Lectures and Concerts Grant, Hannah Harper, Visiting Artist Program, Cameron University, Lawton, OK
2025 Student Travel Grant, Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Cameron University, Lawton, OK
2024 Student Travel Grant, The Impressionist Revolution from Monet to Matisse, Dallas Museum of Art, Cameron University, Lawton, OK
2024 Research Grant, Practicing Painting: A Quick Guide to a Confident Head Study, Cameron University, Lawton, OK
2023 Student Travel Grant, True Nature: Rodin and the Age of Impressionism, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Cameron University, Lawton, OK
2009 Art Talent Grant, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2008 Art Talent Grant, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Student Mentorship
2026 Camila Ramos, acceptance into MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art
2026 Melissa Heilig, acceptance into MFA program at Savana College of Art and Design
2025 Jaden Pebeahsy, acceptance into MFA program at Oklahoma University
2025 Krystal Solis, acceptance into MFA program at Arizona State
2023 Alyssa Cox, acceptance into MFA program at Texas Women’s
2022 Michele Pierce, acceptance into MFA program at Texas Tech
2022 Elizabeth McMains, acceptance into MFA program at Texas Tech