EDUCATION
DePaul University 2008
Master’s in Education
Santa Clara University 2004
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, Minor in Art History
Syracuse University in Florence, Italy 2002/2003
Studio Art Program, academic year
GROUP EXHIBITIONS and JURIED SHOWS
2022
Cup of Joy, Trackside Studio, Spokane, WA
Americano Invitational, Clay Akar, Iowa City, IA
AKAR Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
Last Call VII, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Surface, Lark & Key Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Mug Madness, Saltstone Ceramics, Seattle, WA
2021
Cup of Joy, Trackside Studio, Spokane, WA
4th National Invitational Cup Show, Hudgens Center for Art, Duluth, GA
Americano Invitational, Clay Akar, Iowa City, IA
Featured Artist February 2021, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Exquisite Forms III, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Last Call VI, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Mug Madness, Saltstone Gallery, Seattle, WA
2020
Cup, the Intimate Object XV, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Exquisite Forms II, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Functional Ceramics 2020, Ohio Designer Craftsmen at Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
Last Call V, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Mug Madness, Saltstone Gallery, Seattle, WA
2020 Cup Invitational and Winter Warmers Benefit, Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham, WA
2019
Cup, the Intimate Object XIV, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Last Call IV, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Mug Madness, Saltstone Ceramics, Seattle, WA
Cups for Y’all, Asher Gallery, Houston, TX
2018
Handmade Holidays, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Cup, the Intimate Object XIV, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Featured Artist at Lillstreet Gallery, August 2018, Chicago, IL
AKAR Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
Last Call III, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Twin Cups National Exhibition, MWSU Clay Guild, St. Joseph, MO
NCECA Expo, Lillstreet Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2017
Containers, Three Wheel Studio, Providence, RI
Holiday Show, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Cup: The Intimate Object XIII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
NCECA Expo, Lillstreet Gallery, Portland, OR
AKAR Yunomi Invitational, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
Flourish, Lillstreet Faculty Ceramics Showcase, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
Last Call II, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
Cups for Y'All, Asher Gallery, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, TX
Mugshotmonday, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
2016
Half Empty Half Full: Annual Three Wheel Studio Ceramic Show, Providence, RI *Best in Show
Ninth Annual Cup Show: Form and Function, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL
4th Annual Cup Show, Studio 550, Manchester, NH
Lillstreet Holiday Show, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
2015
Handmade Holidays, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
Use It, Cinema Gallery, Urbana, IL and Kirlkand Fine Arts Center, Decatur, IL
2014
Missoula International Cup, The Clay Studio, Missoula, MT
2013
Starbrick National Cup Show, Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, OH
Annual Cup Show, Studio 550, Manchester, NH
Best Served Hot, The Art of the Coffee Ritual, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Student Member Show, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Winter Arts and Crafts Expo, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
GALLERIES and STORES
Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
Moondeer Gallery, Boulder Junction, WI
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lillstreet Art Center 2011 - present
Ceramics Instructor – teach classes in soda firing and wheel throwing
Soda Program Monitor – fire the soda kiln, make slips and other necessary supplies
Lillstreet Ignite 2013 - 2016
Program Director (2014 – 2016)
Develop and facilitate custom arts based professional development workshops for business teams
Teaching artist for custom arts based professional development workshops for business teams
Lincoln Way High School District 210 2007 – 2014
Full time teacher in Ceramics, Photography, Animation, Graphic Design, Art Fundamentals, and Art History