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Education
2022 Master of Fine Art, Studio Art with a focus in metalsmithing, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
2020 Bachelor of Fine Art magna cum laude, Three-Dimensional Studio Media and Art History, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
Teaching Experience
2023-Present Adjunct (Temporary, as needed), Jewelry and Metalsmithing, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
2023 (Spring) Instructor of Record, Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois Courses Taught: Beginning through advanced, and graduate level
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2021-2022 Instructor of Record, 3D/4D Foundations, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
Employment History
2023-Present Bench Jeweler at Jones Brothers Jewelers, Peoria, Illinois
2022 Bench Jeweler at Dahlkemper's Jewelry Connection, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
2021 Bench Jeweler at Jared’s Design and Service Center, Toledo, Ohio
2020 Jewelry and Metalsmithing Technical Assistant, Bowling Green State University
Bench Jeweler at Towne Square Jewelers, Charleston, Illinois
2017 - Bench Jeweler’s Apprentice at Jared the Galleria of Jewelry, Orland Park, Illinois
2020
Awards/Scholarships
2023 Brooke Hannan Memorial Emerging Artist Award, Ohio Designer Craftsman, Best of 2023, Ohio Craft Museum
2022 Brooke Hannan Memorial Emerging Artist Award, Ohio Designer Craftsman, Best of 2022, Ohio Craft Museum
First Place in 3D, NOWOH 15, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
Honorable Mention, Silver & Gold III, Envision Arts, Denton, Texas
2021 Glass Studio Master Class Scholarship, Toledo Museum of Art
2020 Best in Show, All Student Show, Eastern Illinois University
1st Place in Jewelry/Metals, All Student Show, Eastern Illinois University
Honorable Mention, All Student Show, Eastern Illinois University
Miranda Rice Weiss Art History Scholarship, Eastern Illinois University
Irene Couchman Buzzard Scholarship, Eastern Illinois University
Outstanding Senior Award in Studio 3D, Eastern Illinois University
Outstanding Senior Award in Art History, Eastern Illinois University
Talented Student Award, Eastern Illinois University
Grant-in-Aid Art Award, Eastern Illinois University
2019 Art Department Gift Award, Eastern Illinois University
Miranda Rice Weiss Art History Scholarship, Eastern Illinois University
CLAS Dean’s Award, Eastern Illinois University
Mary Caroline Simpson Academic Excellence in Art Award, Eastern Illinois University
Melinda Clancy Hegarty Memorial Travel Fund, Eastern Illinois University
2018 Irene Couchman Buzzard Scholarship, Eastern Illinois University
Talented Student Award – Art, Eastern Illinois University
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Exhibitions
2023 Emerging Artist Traveling Exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio
Hotter ‘N Hell 2023, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
Art of the State, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
Best of 2023, Ohio Designer Craftsman, traveling exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum
Columbus, Ohio
2022 Hope is Resiliency, New York City Jewelry Week, Society of North American Goldsmiths, New York
Romanian Jewelry Week, Assamblage National Jewelry Association, Bucharest, Romania
Reflexo Exhibition, Artly Mix Galleries, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jewelry Invitational, River Gallery, Rocky River, Ohio
Best of 2022, Ohio Designer Craftsman, traveling exhibition, Ohio Craft Museum
Columbus, Ohio
Silver & Gold III, Envision Arts Gallery, Denton, Texas
Metals 2022, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Baldwin National 2022, Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas
Empower vs. Exploitation, Cape Cod Cultural Center, Yarmouth, Massachusetts
NOWOH 15, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
We are SNAG: Anthology 2022, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Online exhibition
2021 #Social2021, Czong Institute of Contemporary Art, South Korea
Battle of the Rings, Danaca Design Studio, Online exhibition
Small Works Exhibition, Jag Gallery, Key West, Florida
We are SNAG: Anthology 2021, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Online exhibition
SNAG 2021 Conference: Student Exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Online Exhibition
Graduate Arts Virtual Show, Bowling Green State University
2020 10x10x10xTieton, Mighty Tieton Warehouse, Tieton, Washington
Halstead Design Challenge: Connection, Online exhibition
BFA Show, Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University
All Student Show, Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University
2019 What It Is: A Metalsmithing Exhibition, 1910 Gallery, Eastern Illinois University
2018 Safety Is Required, Metalsmithing & Jewelry Show and Sale, 1910 Gallery, Eastern Illinois University
Lectures and Demonstrations Given
2022 Artist Talk and Demonstration on Wood Carved Jewelry, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
Publications
2023 Cover Artist for Thought Art Magazine, Issue No. 7, Denton, Texas
Inclusion in reference catalogue, Inspiramais Design Hub, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Workshops/Conferences Attended
2023 East Carolina University Annual Metalsmithing Symposium, Greenville, North Carolina
2022 Annual Conference, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Providence, Rhode Island
2021 Structural Flameworking Masterclass with Kit Paulson, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
2020 Northwest Jewelry and Metals Symposium, Seattle Metals Guild
2019 Workshop with Daniel DiCaprio - Wood Jewelry, Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft, Columbia, North Carolina
2016 Workshop with Veronica Fremont at Cicada Pi Art Studio, Oak Park, Illinois
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Professional Memberships
2020-Present College Art Association
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Women’s Jewelry Association
Additional Organization Involvement
2018-2020 President of Phi Alpha Eta, Co-ed merit and service fraternity, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois