EDUCATION
2016                 - Master of Arts in Education, PreK-12 Art Endorsement 
                           Pacific University,  Eugene, OR
2014                 - Bachelor of Visual Arts, Suma Cum Laude
                           University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
2004                   -Studio Arts 
                           University of Montana, Missoula, MT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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, University of Montana Western

ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
2015                - McVicker Endowed Scholarship, Pacific University, Eugene, OR
2014                - Dean’s List, Spring Semester, University of Montana Western,    
                           Dillon, MT
                          -1st Place Award Recipient, 2D Category, Student Art Exhibition,
                           University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
2013                - Dean’s List, Fall Semester, University of Montana Western, Dillon,
                           MT
                         - Mary Baker Emerick Art Scholarship, Art Department,
                            University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
                         - Dean’s List, Spring Semester, University of Montana Western,
                            Dillon, MT
                         - Juror’s Recognition, 2D Category, Student Art Exhibition,
                            University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
2012                 - Dean’s List, Fall Semester, University of Montana Western,
                          Dillon, MT
                          - Mary Baker Emerick Art Scholarship, Art Department,
                           University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
                          - Dean’s List, Spring Semester, University of Montana Western,
                           Dillon, MT
                          - 2nd Place Award Recipient, 2D Category, Student Art
​                           Exhibition, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
2011                 - Dean’s List, Fall Semester, University of Montana Western, Dillon,
                          MT
                         - Mary Baker Emerick Art Scholarship, Art Department,
                          University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
                         - Dean’s List, Spring Semester, University of Montana Western,
                          Dillon, MT
2010                - Dean’s List, Fall Semester, University of Montana Western,
                           Dillon, MT
                         - Mary Baker Emerick Art Scholarship, Art Department,
                           University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATIONS
2016-Present   - NAEA (National Art Education Association)
                           - 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 GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017                  - Juried Frida Kahlo Art Contest, The Nest, Eugene, OR
                          - Solo Exhibition, Sweetwater Coffee, Dillon, MT
2015                  - Student/Alumni Exhibition, Pacific University, Eugene, OR
2015                  - Solo Exhibition, Allann Brother’s 5th St. Beanery, Eugene, OR

2014                      - Solo Exhibition, Lines and Landscape, 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
                           - Solo Exhibition, Consumer Friendly, Wildwood Floral, Dillon,
                             MT

2012                  - Student Art Exhibition, University of Montana Western, Dillon,
                            MT
                          - Solo Exhibition, Hindsight, 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, Abstract
• Ceramics: Hand Building, Wheel Throwing, Glazes, Firing
• Sculpture: Wax Casting, Plaster Casting, Cement, Wire, Clay, Glass
• Glass Blowing: Fundamentals, Innealer Functions, Casting
• Printmaking: Relief (with and without a press), Monotype, Intaglio: Acid Etching, Drypoint, Collagraph   
• Aesthetics and Criticism
• Art History: Western and World