Bio
I grew up in Dallas, Texas interested in everything from swimming to saxophone. Art was always present in my life thanks to my parents, but in an effort to differentiate myself, I majored in biology at Trinity University in San Antonio. While there, I was a high jumper on the track team and lead alto in jazz band, but more importantly, I discovered my love of printmaking. After graduating, I spent the summer working on a trail crew in southeast Alaska through the Student Conservation Association. That experience—along with my biology background—continues to influence my art. I then coached swimming before—and while—expanding my printmaking skills at Brookhaven College. I received my MFA in Visual Art with Honors from the University of Kansas in 2021. I returned to Dallas and am currently teaching printmaking courses at the University of North Texas, and Dallas College’s Brookhaven campus while continuing to make art.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION:
2021 MFA University of Kansas with Honors, Lawrence, KS
2015 BS in Biology cum laude, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
2017 Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX (studio art courses)
EXHIBITIONS
2023 Printmaking in the Rockies and on the Great Plains; Jacomien Mars Reception Gallery The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY
University of North Texas Faculty Art Exhibition; UNT CoLab, Denton, TX
Familia Printmakers Group Exhibition; Norman Brown Gallery, Dallas, TX
Zugunruhe (migratory restlessness); Addison Conference and Theater Centre, Addison, TX
Brookhaven Faculty and Staff Art Exhibition; Forum Gallery, Farmers Branch, TX
2022 Resistance, Revolution, & Resilience MAPC Members Exchange Portfolio Exhibition; Center for Visual Arts, Kent, OH
Familia Gathering; Norman Brown Gallery, Dallas, TX
THREAD; Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
New Horizons: Landscapes; 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, CO
Edible Ink; Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS
2021 At the Threshold; Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO
Nature; The In Art Gallery, https://theinartgallery.com/
Zugunruhe (migratory restlessness) MFA Thesis Exhibition; KU Art and Design Gallery, Lawrence, KS
2020 Printed Pulp; Hang12, Online show
Paper and Clay; Tippetts & Eccles Galleries, Logan, UT
All the Way Home, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2019 Paper and Clay; Tippetts & Eccles Galleries, Logan, UT
2018 Run Riot, Plug Projects, Kansas City, MO
Longview Art Walk July, Longview, TX
2018 Brookhaven College Juried Art Student Exhibition; Farmers Branch, TX
2017 Local Emerging Artists Group Show December, Addison Conference Centre, Addison, TX
Studio Art Classes Exhibition 2, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
Studio Art Classes Exhibition 1, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
Fall Conception Arts Show, Community Beer Company, Dallas, TX
Spring Conception Arts Show, Community Beer Company, Dallas, TX
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
2021 Kenneth Spencer Research Library, Special Collections, Lawrence, KS
2018 Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
PRESENTATIONS, CONFERENCES, & EVENTS
2023 UFOs Over Lubbock High Plains Printslinger Showcase, First Friday Art Trail, Lubbock, TX, October 6
Goldmark Cultural Center Summer Art Walk (Artist via Familia Printshop), Goldmark Cultural Center, Dallas, TX, August 5-6
Print Austin 2023, PrintExpo (Artist), Blue Genie Art Bazaar, Austin, TX, February 10-12
2022 Power of Print; Mid America Print Council Conference (Member) Kent, OH, October 13-16
Awards to Artists 2022 Reception and Artist Talks, Dallas Museum of Art, June 6
Print Austin 2022, PrintExpo (Artist), Blue Genie Art Bazaar, Austin, TX, February 11-13
2021 REU: IDEA Incubator for Porous Materials Guest Artist Talk/Screenprinting demonstration, KU Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, June 11
2019 TexChange, Southern Graphics Council International Conference (Member) Dallas, TX
2018 Altered Landscapes, Southern Graphics Council International Conference (Member) Las Vegas, NV
2017 Woodcut demonstration to Dallas Museum of Art Docents, Brookhaven College, November 14
HONORS & AWARDS:
2022 Dallas Museum of Art’s Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund
2021 The University of Kansas SOTA Research Grant
2019 The University of Kansas SOTA Travel Grant
2018 Brookhaven College Purchase Award (Print) 2018 Brookhaven College Juried Art Student Exhibition
Brookhaven College Purchase Award (Sculpture) 2018 Brookhaven College Juried Art Student Exhibition
Honorable Mention (Print) 2018 Brookhaven College Juried Art Student Exhibition
2015 2015 All Academic Women’s Track and Field Team (NCAA Division III)
2014 Jacob Uhrich Scholarship Award (biology scholarship) 2014-2015
Spurs Sorority Scholarship 2014-2015
2011 Trustees’ Scholarship (academic) 2011-2015
Herndon/Stables Music Scholarship 2011-2015
UNIVERSITY EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
Dallas College, Farmers Branch, TX Adjunct Faculty, August 2022-present
• Taught and wrote the syllabus and assignments for ARTS 2311 (Design III Color Theory Advanced Printmaking) (Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023)
• Taught and wrote the syllabus and assignments ARTS 2333 (Printmaking) (Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023).
• Worked with students of varying skill levels to broaden their printmaking skills and knowledge
University of North Texas, Denton, TX Adjunct Faculty, January 2022-present
• Taught and wrote the syllabus and assignments for Introduction to Printmaking-Relief (ASTU 2601) (Spring 2022, Fall 2022 (two sections), and Summer 2023)
• Taught single-layer, reductive, and multiple block versions of relief printing with woodblocks
• Wrote the syllabus and assignments for Introduction to Print-Screenprinting (ASTU 2602) (Spring 2023 (two sections), Fall 2023 (two sections))
• Taught use of screen filler, vinyl stencils, photo-emulsion, hand-drawn stencils, and digital stencil methods
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Graduate Teaching Assistant Instructor of Record, Visual Art Department, August 2020-May 2021
• Wrote syllabus and assignments for Serigraphy (PRNT 243, 344, 525)
• Wrote syllabus and assignments for Introduction to Printmaking (ART 121)
• Taught serigraphy, monotype, single and multi-layer relief, intaglio, pochoir, and lithography to undergraduates
• Encouraged students to improve their technical skills and develop the content of their work
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Visual Art Department, August 2019-May 2020
• Taught the process of screenprinting to students with guidance from Shawn Bitters (Spring 2020)
• Helped teach Drawing II alongside Michael Krueger to students (Fall 2019)
Spencer Museum of Art Installation Assistant, June 2019-August 2019
• Assisted Andrew Yang in preparing his installations for the knowledges exhibition
KU Natural History Museum Exhibit Assistant, February 2019-August 2019
• Helped maintain and build exhibits throughout the museum
• Maintained and watered the Paleo Garden
• Designed and installed swabbed microbe plate exhibit
Gallery Assistant, September 2018-May 2019
• Patched and painted gallery after a show comes down to ready it for the next show
• Helped with installation/deinstallation of shows if needed
• Adjusted lighting to accentuate the pieces
TAMU AgriLife Research and Extension, Dallas, TX Research Assistant, September 2016-June 2018
• Used map data to determine permeable vs. impermeable surface area in watersheds
• Fixed wiring on solar panels and pumps for rainwater harvesting plots
• Designed and helped build an irrigation system for a runoff sensor experiment
PUBLISHED WORKS
2016 And the Plants came on Tuesday; 1966 vol. 4 Issue 1 p.2
2015 …Giggles: 1966 vol. 3 Issue 1 p. 2
to the party; 1966 vol. 3 Issue 1 p. 78
Pierre; 1966 vol. 3 Issue 2 p. 2