curriculum vitae
EDUCATION
-bachelor of arts - art history, virginia tech school of visual arts, 2016
-bachelor of fine arts - studio practices, virginia tech school of visual arts, 2016
continuing education
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making connections: global impact of art & design conference, st. ambrose university, 2018
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painting workshop & studio visit with kehinde wiley, virginia tech sova, 2014
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collaborative drawing workshop with the four-footed fellows correspondence club, virginia tech sova, 2014
EXHIBITIONS & special projects
2021
-winner: vinyl street banner design contest | midtown raleigh alliance | raleigh, north carolina
2020
-1st place, best in show: harnett chalk art fest | harnett arts council | virtual
-public mural: commissioned for art beats | raleigh arts | downtown raleigh, north carolina
-third place: quad city arts' chalk art fest | virtual
-fundraiser: humbolt artists for blm | humbolt county, california
-workshop: with broadway playwright david henry hwang | augustana college | rock island, illinois
2019
-group invitational show: show your colors | qc pride & midcoast fine arts | davenport, iowa
-people's choice: big picture peoria street art festival | peoria, illinois
-juried show: moline international airport gallery | quad city arts | moline, illinois
-solo invitational show: EPICENE DREAM | artspace gallery | black hawk college | moline, illinois
-group invitational show: the birdhouse exhibit | mli airport gallery | quad city arts | moline, illinois
2018
-workshop: with environmental artist mary miss & the conservation club | river action | quad cities, iowa/illinois
-volunteer muralist: child abuse council | moline, illinois
-juried festival: all senses fest & lowland | rozz-tox | rock island, illinois
-juried show: rock the arts | quad city arts, midcoast fine arts & desoto studios | rock island, illinois
-group invitational show: the biannual city show | moline, illinois
-group invitational show: desoto studios | bucktown center for the arts | davenport, iowa
2017
-juried festival: gallery hop | downtown rock island, illinois
-solo invitational show: SLICE | star dog gallery | davenport, iowa
-solo juried show: CARVE | gallery west at the artery | rock island, illinois
-juried festival: all senses fest & lowland | rozz-tox | rock island, illinois
-juried festival: ya maka my weekend reggae fest | the district | rock island, illinois
-collaborative event: the abandoned art project | east coast, u.s.a.
2016
-invitational: selected for progeny film festival, student films | the lyric theatre | blacksburg, virginia
-solo invitational show: SEE//SELF | patrick henry community college | martinsville, virginia
-makerspace: co-founded the museum of the shenandoah valley makerspace | winchester, virginia
-group show: DIG | the armory gallery | blacksburg, virginia
-group show: SOVA | p. buckley moss center for the arts | blacksburg, virginia
-juried show: SMACK | pop-up gallery | blacksburg, virginia
-installation: seance group performance | xyz gallery | blacksburg, virginia
-installation & performance: procession | the armory gallery | blacksburg, virginia
2015
-interactive installation: the invisible piano | seamus conference | blacksburg, virginia
-installation: budd's trailer | the armory main floor | blacksburg, virginia
-juried show: student-led group show | xyz gallery | blacksburg, virginia
-installation & performance: daeva for npr tiny desk | blacksburg, virginia
2014
-didactic research: to market we go at XYZ gallery | blacksburg, virginia
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in conjunction with dr. kevin concannon
-group invitational show: do you love me? | XYZ gallery | blacksburg, virginia
-collaborative event: the amy poehler project | blacksburg, virginia
2013
-installation: the dome project | outdoor interactive installation | blacksburg, virginia
SELECTED LECTURES, workshops, residencies
-artspace | teaching artist | raleigh, north carolina | 2021
-Black Hawk College | artist talk for EPICENE DREAM | moline illinois | 2019
-qc co-lab | resident artist | davenport, iowa | 2018-2019
-girl scouts of america | summer art activity leader | rock island, illinois | 2018
-mary miss | environmental art workshop with river action | quad cities, iowa/illinois | 2018
-handicapped development center | visiting artist resident teacher | davenport, iowa | 2018
-desoto studios | resident artist | rock island, illinois | 2017-2018
-the current iowa/marriott autograph collection hotels | all-staff lecture series on art collection | 2017
-museum of the shenandoah valley | makerspace instructor, all ages | winchester, virginia | 2016
-walker fine arts center | artist talk for SEE//SELF | martinsville, virginia | 2016
-Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | personal mythologies and their publics research symposium | richmond virginia | 2015
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with dr. robert hobbs
PUBLICATIONS, press, awards
-lurch magazine | bunny issue | 2021
-winner: midtown raleigh alliance street banner design contest | 2021
-best in show: harnett arts council chalk festival | 2020
-3rd place: quad city arts' chalk art fest | 2020
-People's choice winner: big picture peoria festival | draw for a cause event | 2019
-the bite zine | cryptid issue | 2019
-eddy magazine | volume 8 issue 4 | cover article featuring Mary Miss | 2018
-semi-finalist: sheetz art contest | 2018
-average arts magazine | august issue | 2017
-progeny film festival | selected student short film for syd | 2016
-virginia tech school of visual arts | teaching assistant | 2016
-seamus conference | the invisible piano | interactive multi-channel video project installation | 2015
-collegiate times | featured article | “poehler panic: art project leads to frenzy over comedienne” | 2014
VOLUNTEER WORK
-general volunteer/muralist, designer, fund-raiser | foodnotbombs, raleigh & durham nc | 2020-2021
-general volunteer/muralist, designer, fund-raiser | future economy collective/southpaw, blacksburg va | 2020-2021
-advisory board member | black hawk college music department, moline il | 2018-2019
-event coordinator/general volunteer | quad cities unity pride: pride week, quad cities ia/il | 2018-2019
-muralist | child abuse council building | moline il | 2018
-art teacher | handicapped development center, davenport ia | 2018
-general volunteer | john deere classic: birdies for charity, silvis il | 2018
-activity leader | girl scouts of america summer camps, rock island, il | 2018
-veterans at home documentary crew, clean-up crew | history club service project, shenandoah valley va | 2011
-general volunteer | c-cap food relief, winchester va | 2008-2012
COLLECTIONS
-john deere permanent art collection
-desoto studios
-ms. victoria javier