Experience

Education
Master of Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Painting, May 2008
Concentrations: Painting and Drawing
Philadelphia, PA 2006-2008

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis,
Herron School of Art and Design, Painting May 2006
Concentrations: Painting and Drawing
Indianapolis, IN 2002-2006

Teaching Experience
Tindley Renaissance Academy, Indianapolis, IN, 2016 – 2017
K-5th grade art teacher, grant writer

Franklin College, Franklin, IN
Courses instructed:
  History of Art l: Ancient & Medieval Art
  Color Theory and Design
  Painting I
  Painting III

Ivy Tech Community College, Central Indiana, IN, 2015-2017
Courses instructed:
  Art appreciation
  Art and culture II

The Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 2009-2018
Courses instructed:
  Art history
  Color theory
  Drawing in perspective
  Fundamentals of design
  Life drawing
  Observational drawing
  Portrait painting
  Watercolor painting
  Professional practices
  College bound

Indiana Wesleyan University, Indianapolis, IN, 2016-2018
Courses instructed:
  Art Appreciation

The Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2012-2013
Courses instructed:
  Portrait painting
  Beginning painting

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2008
Courses instructed:
  Life drawing
  Portrait painting

Workshops
Sullivan-Munce Cultural Center, Zionsville, IN, 2009
Portrait Painting (oil and watercolor)

University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN, 2008
-Figurative Drawing

Exhibitions
-Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami, FL, 2019

ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI, 2014,2015

-Newman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2008-present
-Art and Soul Gallery, Carmel, IN, April 2010- May 2011
-Franklin College, Franklin, IN December 2013

Group Exhibitions
-The Indianapolis Art Center, Faculty Show, Summer 2012
-The Indianapolis Art Center, Broad Ripple Art Fair 2012
-The Art Institute of Indianapolis, Faculty Show 2012
-The Art Institute of Indianapolis, Faculty Show 2011
-Sullivan-Munce Cultural Center, “Go Figure”, 2009
-Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, MFA Thesis Show, 2008
-BlinkArt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, “All In Group Show”, 2008
-Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Juried Student Show, 2007

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Early Indy 500, 25″ x 39″, charcoal on paper