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Education

2010-2013            MFA candidate
                           School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
                           Tufts University, Boston, MA
2009                    BFA, emphasis in Sculpture and Painting, minor in Art History
                           Washington State University, Pullman, WA
                           cum laude

Awards and Honors

2012                President's Research Award, SMFA, Boston, MA
2010-2012        SMFA Graduate Scholarship, SMFA, Boston, MA
2009                College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Senior in Fine Arts, WSU, Pullman, WA
2008-2009        R & M Cline Endowed Scholarship, WSU, Pullman, WA
2008-2009        Ellen Warren Roberts Fine Art Scholarship, WSU, Pullman, WA
2003                 First Place (Painting) South Puget Sound's Festival of Arts, South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA

Professional Experience

2013                Graduate Teaching Fellow, Screenprinting A-Z
2012                Graduate Teaching Assistant, Advanced Screenprint, SMFA, Boston, MA
2012-2013        Graduate Teaching Assistant, Screenprinting A-Z, SMFA, Boston, MA
2012-2013        Screenprint Shop Monitor and Tech, SMFA, Boston, MA
2011-2012        Curator and Lead Coordinator, SMFA Graduate Open Studios, Boston, MA
2010                 Muralist Assistant, MB Hanrahan, Ventura, CA
2010                 Installation Assistant, Harbor Village Gallery, Ventura, CA
2009                 Chaperone, Outdoor Education, Ventura, CA
2009                 Co-Chair, Visual, Performing & Literary Arts Committee (VPLAC), WSU, Pullman, WA
2009                 Intern, Museum of Art/WSU Pullman, WA
2009                 Installation Assistant, Chris Ireland, Portland, OR
2008-2009        President, Art Student Union, WSU, Pullman, WA
2008-2009        Student Committee Member, Visual, Performing & Literary Arts Committee (VPLAC), WSU, Pullman, WA
2007-2009        Private Studio Assistant, Michelle Forsyth, Pullman, WA
2007-2008        Vice President and Treasurer, Art Student Union, WSU, Pullman, WA

Public Works

2010                 MB Hanrahan mural, Assistant, Saticoy Elementary, Ventura, CA
2008                 Art Student Union collaborative mural project, Moose Lodge, Pullman, WA

Selected Exhibitions

2013                Chloroforce [MFA Thesis Exhibition] Fourth Wall Project, Boston, MA
2013                Vestments, 17 Cox, Beverly, MA
2012                Hold On, 27 Ludlow, New York, NY
2012                LandEscapes, Sparring Partners, Boston, MA
2012                Print + Paper Annual Show, SMFA, Boston, MA
2012                SMFA Graduate Open Studios (curator and participant), Boston, MA
2011                Pig Latin, Mission Hill Gallery, SMFA, Boston, MA
2011                Trans(Pattern)cy, Mission Hill Gallery, SMFA, Boston, MA
2009                Juried Show, the Laurel Gallery, Ventura, CA
2009                BFA Thesis Exhibition, Gallery III, WSU, Pullman, WA
2009                BFA Showcase, Compton Union Gallery, WSU, Pullman, WA
2007-2009       Juried Show, Gallery III, WSU, Pullman, WA
2007                Flat Out Color, Gallery 2, WSU, Pullman, WA
2007                Art Student Union Showcase, Schweitzer Event Center, Pullman, WA
2003                Festival of Arts, Student Union Building, SPSCC, Olympia, WA

Publications

2008                The Daily Evergreen, "Art Student Union Makes Art for all to Enjoy." WSU; Pullman, WA
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