Education

2013 BFA - Ceramics, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, Whitewater, WI

Related Experience

2012-13 Studio Assistant – UW-Whitewater, WI

2013 Gallery Assistant – 43rd Annual Ceramics Exhibition, UW-Whitewater, WI

Exhibitions

2013 Best of the Best Exhibition - Fiskum Gallery, Whitewater, WI

2013 Juried Student Exhibition, Juror Colin Matthes - Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI

2012 Best of the Best Exhibition - Fiskum Gallery, Whitewater, WI

2012 Juried Student Exhibition, Juror Fred Stonehouse - Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI

2012 UW-W Art Faculty and Invited Students - Studio 84, Whitewater, WI

2011 Best of the Best Exhibition - Fiskum Gallery, Whitewater, WI

2011 Beijing Normal University, Student Work Exhibition - Beijing Normal University, China

2011 Juried Student Exhibition, Juror Kristen Ferrell - Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI

2011 UW-W Ceramics Exhibition - Whitewater Arts Alliance Cultural Arts Center, Whitewater, WI

2010 Annual Student Photo Contest - Fiskum Gallery, Whitewater, WI

2010 Best of the Best Exhibition - Fiskum Gallery, Whitewater, WI

2010 Juried Student Exhibition, Juror Helen Klebesadel - Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI

2009 Juried Student Exhibition, Juror David Clemons - Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI

Awards

2013 Best of Show - Best of the Best Exhibition, Whitewater, WI

2013 Drawing Award - Best of the Best Exhibition, Whitewater, WI

2012 Friends of Figure Drawing Award - Best of the Best Exhibition, Whitewater, WI

2011 Raymond Light Award - Scholarship Exhibition - Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI

2011 Mary Weiser Award - Scholarship Exhibition - Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI

2010 Mary Weiser Award - Scholarship Exhibition - Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI

2009 Beth Blumberg Award - Scholarship Exhibition - Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI

Publications

2009 Publication in UW-Madison’s PRIME Literary Magazine

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Truly honored to have been featured in the juried student exhibition this year. I must say it is one of the strongest shows we’ve had since I’ve been here at UW-Whitewater.

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Taking myself out on a date tonight.

I’m so nervous… :s

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I’ll admit that I had a pretty good art program at my high school, but if I’m being honest, I wasn’t invested in it. I know that I didn’t understand what the word ‘discipline’ meant, especially in relation to art-making. That’s a common thing in high school though.

I had so many interests and possible avenues to follow into college back then, but somehow I decided on pursuing art. I think I always knew; I just made it official once Whitewater accepted me.

My first feelings about college were ones relating to shell-shock and isolation. Too many people I didn’t know- too many people, altogether. I’d been so deeply rooted and comfortable at home that I didn’t really want to experience anything else. Then I found out that art in college wasn’t the same thing as art in high school and shit really hit the fan, but in a good way…

For instance, Greg Porcaro had us sketching for a few minutes every hour, on the hour, for 24 hours, wherever we were, no matter what we were doing. Thanks, Greg. No, really- thank you. I think that was my first exposure to a level of artistic discipline that I didn’t realize existed and I loved it.

I think my passion for the arts grew out of the nurturing environment afforded by the faculty here in Whitewater and I am so glad I, in turn, cultivated those relationships with my professors.

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