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Education
2018-2020 New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
MFA Ceramic Art
Thesis: ORIENTED: Mx/Aligning Body & Space
Advisors: Linda Sikora, Linda Sormin, Meghan Smythe, Sarah Blood
2017-2018 Kent State University, Kent, OH
Post-Baccalaureate Ceramics
Advisors: Peter Christian Johnson, Emily Duke
2015-2017 Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY and Florence, Italy
MA Art History, Florence Graduate Program in Renaissance Art
Thesis: Dominicans and the Art of Healing: The Maiolica Pharmacy Jars of San Marco
Advisors: Dr. Sally J. Cornelison, Dr. Molly Bourne, Dr. Jonathan K. Nelson
2008-2012 Kent State University, Kent, OH
BFA Crafts, concentration in Ceramics (cum laude)
BA Art History (cum laude)
Advisors: Kirk Mangus, Eva Kwong
2011 University of Georgia Studies Abroad
Cortona, Italy - Spring Semester
Faculty: Lauren Gallaspy, Ridley Howard, Danielle Carrabino, Nathan Dube, Pamela Olson
Related Course Work
2008 Summer Ceramics, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Teaching Experience
2020
Adjunct Faculty, Division of Art History, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, fall semester
2018
Instructor of Record, Beginning Ceramics, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, fall semester
Residencies
2021 American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), Pomona, CA, July 2021- June 2022
2020 Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, August 2020 - May 2021
2019 C.R.E.T.A. Rome, Rome, Italy, May 29 - June 25, 2019
Selected Exhibitions
2021
In Residence: 14th Edition, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, Aug. 14 - Oct. 9, 2021
A Very Short Engagement: Fellows in Craft, Box 13 ArtSpace, Houston, TX, Dec. 5, 2020 – Feb. 6, 2021
2020 ISC Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards, Artsy, hosted by the International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ, Oct. 21, 2020 – Jan. 31, 2021 (online only; in person exhibition cancelled due to COVID)
2020
Lexicon 1 [FOD], Artists in Residence Space, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, Nov. 12, 2020-present
In Through the Out Door: MFA Alumni 2020, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery and Robert C. Turner Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, Oct. 30-Nov. 20, 2020
Double Take, Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred, NY, Sept. 24-Nov. 21, 2020
ORIENTED: Mx/Aligning Body & Space, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, April 25-29, 2020 (cancelled due to COVID)
The Ceramics Forum: 10 Years Towards the Dialogue, in conjunction with NCECA & the Grand Valley State Ceramics Forum, River Fox Realty, Richmond, VA, March 25-29, 2019 (cancelled due to COVID)
Confluence, Robert C. Turner Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, Jan. 17-31, 2020
2019
Girls Girls Girls, Robert C. Turner Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, Nov. 1 - 22, 2019
Past & Present II, C.R.E.T.A, Rome, Rome, Italy, October 2019
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, collaboration with Len Curran, Cohen Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, Aug. 22 - Oct. 4, 2019
Resident Artist Exhibition, C.R.E.T.A. Rome, Rome, Italy, June 2019
Inter-Disciplinary, Robert C. Turner Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, Jan 24 - Feb 8, 2019
2018
26th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Juried by Ben Carter, Kevin Lehman's Pottery, Lancaster, PA, Sept 22 - Oct 27, 2018
Second Annual Mug Show, Juried by Kurt Anderson, Dog's Eye Gallery, Eye of the Dog Art Center, San Marcos, TX, May 5-31, 2018
Last Call III, Juried by Brett Kern, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN, March 3 - April 15, 2018
Darkslide: Skate Deck Show, Cuyahoga Community College, Highland Hills, OH, Dec 12, 2017 - Feb 2, 2018
2014
The Morganites: Fiber in Flux, Curated by Tom Balbo, Heights Arts, Cleveland Heights, OH, April 25 – June 7, 2014
2013
Snail Mail Paper Trail, Benefit silent auction for the Morgan Conservatory, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH, September 2013
12” and Under, Annual Small Works Group Show, the Gallery at Lebanon Picture Frame and Fine Art, Lebanon, PA, September 2013
21st Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Juried by Jim Connell, Kevin Lehman’s Pottery Studio, Lancaster, PA, Sept. 13 – Nov. 2, 2013
Inspired Art, Benefit silent auction for America SCORES Cleveland, smARTspace at 78th Street Studios, Cleveland, OH, June 22, 2013
2012
In the Vernacular, BFA Exhibition, School of Art Main Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH, Dec. 3 – 7, 2012
On/Of Paper, Project Site, Joseph McCullough Building, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH, Oct. 15 – Dec. 8, 2012
2011
La Mostra, Spring semester faculty and student show, Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy
Inspired Art, Benefit silent auction for America SCORES Cleveland, smARTspace at 78th Street Studios, Cleveland, OH
Annual Small Works Competition, Kent State School of Art Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
2010
School of Mangus, Undergraduate Ceramic Show, Studio 425, Kent, OH
Annual Small Works Competition, Kent State School of Art Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
Work and Professional Experience
2018 - Present
Customer Success Representative (remote position), Gary’s Wine & Marketplace, Wayne, NJ, June-August 2020
Graduate Kilns and Facilities Manager, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, Spring 2020
Graduate Teaching Assistant, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, Fall 2018-Spring 2020
Member, Graduate Advisory Committee, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 2019-2020 academic year
Gallery Liaison and Organizer, 2020 MFA Exhibitions, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 2019-2020 academic year
Curator, Confluence, Robert C. Turner Gallery, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, Jan. 17-31, 2020
2017
Server/Bartender, Momocho Mod Mex, Cleveland, OH, Jan 2017 - Aug 2018
2016
Student Orientation Assistant, Syracuse University Florence, Florence, Italy
2015
Intern Coordinator and Paper Studio Assistant, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory, Cleveland, OH, January 2014 – August 2015
Hostess, Momocho Mod Mex, Cleveland, OH, May 2014 – September 2015
Assistant, Gina DeSantis Ceramics, Lakewood, OH, November 2013 – July 2015
2014
Gallery One Studio Play Assistant, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, May 2014; Aug. 2014 (contract, as-needed)
Artist's Assistant, Steve Pittelkow, Cleveland, OH, October 2014 (paper marbling)
Artist's Assistant, Tom Balbo, Cleveland, OH, August 2013 – February 2014 (hand papermaking)
2013
Research Assistant, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory, Cleveland, OH, June 2013 – Aug. 2015
Intern, Curatorial Department of Renaissance and Baroque Art, the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, January – May 2013
2012
Tour Guide, School of Art, Kent State University, Kent, OH, August - Dec. 2012
Intern, Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory, Cleveland, OH, May - Dec. 2012
Assistant, Outreach Program and Papermaking Residency with the Morgan Conservatory, Hudson Montessori School, Hudson, OH, Nov. 2012
Volunteer, Watermarks Conference, Five-day joint international papermaking conference of the Friends of Dard Hunter and International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists (IAPMA) hosted by the Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH, Oct. 2012
Volunteer, 5th Annual Open House and Silent Auction, Morgan Conservatory, Sept. 2012
Volunteer, Rainey Institute, Outreach Program with the Morgan Conservatory, June 2012
Pottery Wheel Instructor, Kiln Pottery, Brecksville, OH, Sept. 2011 – March 2012
2011
Studio Maintenance, Ceramics Lab, Kent State University, Kent, OH, Aug. – Dec. 2011
Stipend Student, University of Georgia Studies Abroad, Cortona, Italy, Feb. – May 2011
2008
Intern, Lancaster Heritage Center Museum, Lancaster, PA, Sept. 2007 – Jan. 2008
Awards and Honors
2020
Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, International Sculpture Center, 2020
Teaching Assistantship, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 2018 - 2020
2019
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Summer Conference Award, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Grant, Bernstein Family Student & Faculty Development Fund, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2015
Fellowship, Florence Graduate Program in Renaissance Art, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY and Florence, Italy (1 of 5 fellows)
2012
President's Scholarship, Trustee Scholarship, University Award, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 2008-2012 (entire undergraduate career)
2011
Undergraduate Scholarship, Kent State School of Art, Kent, OH
Scholarship, Ceramics Workshop, Kent Blossom Art, Kent, OH
Scholarship, Jewelry/Metals Workshop, Kent Blossom Art, Kent, OH
2010
Undergraduate Scholarship, Kent State School of Art, Kent, OH
Stipend Scholarship, University of Georgia Studies Abroad, Cortona, Italy, Spring 2011
Friends of Arrowmont Scholarship, Ceramics Workshop, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Scholarship, Ceramics Workshop, Kent Blossom Art, Kent, OH
Scholarship, Glass Workshop, Kent Blossom Art, Kent, OH
NFHCA Division 1 Academic Squad, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 2009, 2010
KSU Academic Excellence Award, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 2009, 2010
Athletic Grant, Field Hockey, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 2008-2010
Publications
2021
Spotted | January 2021: Electric Fire and Microbes, Cfile, published online Dec. 30, 2020
Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award feature, Sculpture Magazine, January/February 2021 issue
2013
Exposure, Ceramics Monthly, November 2013 issue
Professional Affiliations (current and past)
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Renaissance Society of America
American Craft Council
Glass Art Society (GAS)
Art Axis