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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
Present Assistant Professor, Cameron University, Lawton, OK
2020-21 Affiliate Instructor, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2020 Part time faculty, Spoon River College, Canton, IL
2018-20 Teaching Assistant, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Professional and Honor Societies
2019-21 Member, The College Art Association of America
2008-09 Vice President, Kappa Pi, National Honor Society in Art, Western Illinois University
2007-09 President and Co-founder, Student Art League, Western Illinois University
Honors and Awards
2020 Graduate Assistantship, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2019 Graduate Assistantship, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2018 Graduate Assistantship, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2017 Graduate Assistantship, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2009 Art Departmental Scholar, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2009 Dean’s List, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2009 Art Talent Grant, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2009 Best of Show, Annual Juried Student Awards Show, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2009 Purchase Award, Annual Juried Student Awards Show, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2008 Dean’s List, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2008 Art Talent Grant, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2008 Patricia Bulkeley Scholarship, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2008 Jo and Bill Sanders Scholars Fund, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2008 Purchase Award, Annual Juried Student Awards Show, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2008 Merit Award, Annual Juried Student Awards Show, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2007 Dean’s List, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2007 Patricia Bulkeley Scholarship, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2007 Jo and Bill Sanders Scholars Fund, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2007 Art Tuition Waiver, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2006 Dean’s List, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Solo Exhibitions
2021 The Big Game, Carl Sandburg College Galleries, Galesburg, IL
2020 What Was, What Could Have Been, Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL
2019 Remodeling the Masters, West Central Illinois Art Center, Macomb, IL
2009 BFA Exhibition, Western Illinois University Galleries, Macomb, IL
2007 Solo Exhibition, Inselhaus, Macomb, IL
Group Exhibitions
2023 Nude Night 2023, National Juried Exhibition, Orlando, FL
2023 Little Gems, National Juried Exhibition, The Rice Gallery, Overland Park, KS
2022 13th Annual Randy Higbee Gallery 6" Squared Exhibition and Sale, Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
2022 Rhode Island Watercolor Society’s Holiday Small Works Show, National Juried Exhibition, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, RI
2022 2022 CCAN Exhibition, National Juried Exhibition, Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX
2022 Contemporary Social Realism, National Juried Exhibition, Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2022 Strange Paradise: A Window into Surrealism, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD (work was accepted by juror, but not shown due to pandemic related shipping issues)
2022 May Group Art Show, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2022 Against The Grain, National Juried Exhibition, Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2022 Human Faces and Figures 2022, Online Exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 CCAN 2021, Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX
2021 Fun House: Art of the Surreal, Fantastic and Bizarre, National Juried Exhibition, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
2021 Figure it Out, National Juried Exhibition, 120Art, Taylor, TX
2021 Self-Reflections, International Juried Exhibition, Foundry Arts Centre, St Charles, MO
2020 Monomyth, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Online Portfolio, Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL
2020 Carry Weight, Hold Light, Invitational Collaborative International Installation Exhibition, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL
2019 Revolving Doors, Invitational Group Show, MacMurray College Galleries, Jacksonville, IL
2019 Child’s Play, International Juried Exhibition, Foundry Arts Centre, St Charles, MO
2019 Alumni Invitational Exhibition, Invitational Group Show, Western Illinois University Galleries, Macomb, IL
2018 To Carry, To Hold, Invitational Collaborative International Installation Exhibition, Studio #222, International Studio and Curatorial Program, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Zoo, MA Thesis Exhibition, Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL
2018 Encompass, Juried Group Show, Madron Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 37th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Quad Cities, IA
2011 Biennial Quad, State Juried Art Exhibition, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
2010 Juried Art Exhibition, Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL
2009 Three Painters, Three Person Show, Inselhaus, Macomb, IL
2009 In and Out, Invitational Group Show, West Central Illinois Art Center, Macomb, IL
2009 Biennial Quad, State Juried Art Exhibition, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
2008 32nd Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Quad Cities, IA
2007 31st Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Quad Cities, IA
Collections
RLI Insurance Corporation, Peoria, IL
Western Illinois University Galleries, Macomb, IL
Bibliography
2020 Broadside, Writers and Artists Literary Arts Journal, Volume 39
2018 Broadside, Writers and Artists Literary Arts Journal, Volume 37