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
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020
-1st place, best in show: harnett chalk art fest | harnett arts council | virtual
-juried/commissioned: art beats mural | raleigh arts | downtown raleigh, north carolina
-third place: quad city arts' chalk art fest | virtual
-fundraiser: humbolt artists for blm | humbolt county, california
2019
-group invitational: show your colors | qc pride & midcoast fine arts | davenport, iowa
-people's choice: big picture peoria street art festival | peoria, illinois
-juried: moline international airport gallery | quad city arts | moline, illinois
-solo invitational: EPICENE DREAM | artspace gallery | black hawk college | moline, illinois
-group invitational: the birdhouse exhibit | mli airport gallery | quad city arts | moline, illinois
2018
-juried: all senses fest & lowland | rozz-tox | rock island, illinois
-juried: rock the arts | quad city arts, midcoast fine arts & desoto studios | rock island, illinois
-group: the biannual city show | moline, illinois
-group invitational: desoto studios at bucktown center for the arts | davenport, iowa
2017
-group: gallery hop | downtown rock island, illinois
-solo invitational: SLICE | star dog gallery | davenport, iowa
-solo juried: CARVE | gallery west at the artery | rock island, illinois
-juried: all senses fest & lowland | rozz-tox | rock island, illinois
-group: skellington swerve | skellington manor | rock island, illinois
-group: ya maka my weekend reggae fest | the district | rock island, illinois
-juried: bubble tea | southpark mall | moline, illinois
2016
-solo invitational: SEE//SELF | patrick henry community college | martinsville, virginia
-group: DIG | armory gallery | blacksburg, virginia
-group: SOVA | center for the arts | blacksburg, virginia
-juried: SMACK | pop-up gallery | blacksburg, virginia
2015
-juried: XYZ gallery | blacksburg,
2014
-didactic research: to market we go at XYZ gallery | blacksburg, virginia
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in conjunction with dr. kevin concannon
-group invitational: do you love me? | XYZ gallery | blacksburg, virginia
SELECTED LECTURES
-Black Hawk College | gallery talk for EPICENE DREAM | moline illinois, 2019
-Patrick Henry Community College | gallery talk for SEE//SELF | martinsville virginia, 2016
-Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | personal mythologies and their publics | richmond virginia, 2015
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with dr. robert hobbs
selected PUBLICATIONS
-the bite zine | cryptid issue | 2019
-eddy magazine | volume 8 issue 4 | cover article featuring Mary Miss | 2018
-average art magazine | august issue | 2017
-“poehler panic: art project leads to frenzy over comedienne,” collegiate times, 2014 (contains misquote)
VOLUNTEER WORK
-foodnotbombs general volunteer/banner painter, raleigh & durham nc
-general volunteer/muralist, future economy collective/southpaw, blacksburg va
-advisory board member: music department, black hawk college, moline il
-child abuse council mural, at the c.a.c., moline il
-art club teacher, handicap development center, davenport ia
-event coordinator, quad cities unity pride: pride week, quad cities ia/il
-general volunteer, john deere classic: birdies for charity, silvis il
-guest activity leader, girl scouts of america summer camps, davenport ia
COLLECTIONS
-john deere permanent art collection
-desoto studios
-ms. victoria javier