EDUCATION

2016                 
MAT - Art Education, PreK-12 Art Endorsement, Pacific University,  Eugene, OR

2014                 
BFA - Visual Arts, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT

2004                
Studio Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2019-Present 
Curator of Education, University Galleries of Illinois State University, Normal, IL

2017-2019       
Art Teacher, Douglas High School, Winston, OR

2017                 
Adjunct art instructor, Spring Semester, Drawing and 2D Fundamentals, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT

2016                 
Student teaching: 9-12 grade, Visual Design and Drawing and Painting, Monroe Middle School,
Eugene, OR         
  
2015                 
Printmaking Instructor, June, Oregon Art Supply, Eugene, OR
Printmaking Workshop Instructor, June 27, Whiteaker Printmaking Studio, Eugene, OR
Printmaking Instructor, May, Oregon Art Supply, Eugene, OR

2012                 
Assistant Leader of Three-Week Cultural Immersion Trip to Germany, Butte High School, Butte, MT

2010                 
Assistant to Chair of Art Department, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
Assistant Grant Coordinator, Art Department, University of Montana Western


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATIONS

2020-Present                
IAEA Museum Coordinator

2016-Present   
NAEA (National Art Education Association)

2016                   
TASH 

2015                   
Whiteaker Printmakers Member, Eugene, OR

2014                   
The Backstreet Gallery Member, Florence, OR

2012-2013         
The Art Scene Gallery Member, Dillon, MT

SOLO AND GROUOP EXHIBITIONS

2020                 
-Faculty Biennial, University Galleries of Illinois State University, Normal, IL (upcoming)
-Threads, Solo Exhibition, Sauk Valley Community College, Dixon, IL
                             
2018                 
-Roots to Routes, Solo Exhibition, The Axe and Fiddle, Cottage Grove, OR
-125 Artworks for 125 Years, Alumni and Faculty Exhibition, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT

2017                  
-Landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, Solo Exhibition, Sweetwater Coffee, Dillon, MT                         
-PEO Foundation Donation, Art auction for women’s education University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
-Juried Frida Kahlo Art Contest, The Nest, Eugene, OR
-Solo Exhibition, Sweetwater Coffee, Dillon, MT

2016                 
-Alumni and Student Exhibition, Pacific University, Eugene, OR

2015                 
-Student/Alumni Exhibition, Pacific University, Eugene, OR
​-Solo Exhibition, Allann Brother’s 5th St. Beanery, Eugene, OR

2014                      
-Lines and Landscape, Solo Exhibition, Sweetwater Coffee, Dillon, MT
-Student Art Exhibition, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
-Roots to Routes, Patchwork Photography Studio, Dillon, MT 
-Featured Artist, Art Scene Gallery, Dillon, MT

2013                  
-Student Art Exhibition, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
-Featured Artist, Art Scene Gallery, Dillon, MT
-Consumer Friendly, Solo Exhibition, Wildwood Floral, Dillon, MT

2012                  
-Student Art Exhibition, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
-Hindsight, Solo Exhibition, Sweetwater Coffee, Dillon, MT
-Juried Student Art Exhibition, Villa Pieve Country House, Corciano, Italy

2011                  
-Student Art Exhibition, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT

STUDIO PROFICIENCIES

• Painting: Oil, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor
• Drawing: Fundamentals, Advanced, Abstract
• Ceramics: Hand Building, Wheel Throwing, Glazes, Firing
• Sculpture: Wax Casting, Plaster Casting, Cement, Wire, Clay, Glass
• Glass Blowing: Fundamentals, Annealer Functions, Casting
• Printmaking: Relief (with and without a press), Monotype, Intaglio: Acid Etching, Drypoint, Collagraph   
• Fiber: ​Wet and Dry Felting, Sewing, Embroidery
• Aesthetics and Criticism
• Art History: Contemporary, Western, and World