BIO

 

CV

Education

2021-           Bachelors of Fine Arts-Ceramics, Art History Minor,  (pending), Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ (expected 2023)

2019-2021   Associate in Arts, Fine Arts (AAFA), Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ 

2003-2004   Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA (Graphic design courses)

Awards/ Scholarships

2021 Visual Arts: 3-Dimensional Winner, MCCCD's 2021 Artists of Promise Juried Art Show, Phoenix, AZ

2020 Arizona Artist Guild Scholarship, Phoenix, AZ

Cover Art, 39th Annual Arizona Governor's Arts Awards, Phoenix, AZ

Visual Talent Scholarship-Spring/Fall, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ

2019 Octopus #2, 1st Place & Best of Arizona, Ceramics-Handbuilding, Arizona State Fair, Phoenix, AZ

Humpback Whale #3, 3rd Place, Freestanding Sculpture, Arizona State Fair, Phoenix, AZ

Arrested Flight, 3rd Place, Mixed Media, Arizona State Fair, Phoenix, AZ

Humpback #1, Best in Category-Ceramics & Best in Show, Fall 2019 Visual Arts Show, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ

Flight Fossil, Best in Show, PVCC Spring Student Show, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ

Exhibitions

2021 Traffic Control Box, Chandler Arts Commission, Chandler, AZ

Call of the Wild Juried Show, SFVACC/SCORE, San Fernando Valley, CA

MCCCD's 2021 Artists of Promise Juried Art Show, Phoenix, AZ

MCC's 2021 Annual Juried Student Art Show, Mesa, AZ 

2020 Arizona Artists Guild Scholarship Show, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ

MCCCD's 2020 Artists of Promise Juried Art Show, Phoenix, AZ

What the World Needs, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ 

Animalz 2020, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2019 Student Show, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ

4th Annual 5x5x5 Show, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA 

Winter 2019 Visual Arts Show, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ

Fine Arts Juried Show, Arizona State Fair, Phoenix, AZ

Fall 2019 Visual Arts Show, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ

Summer 2019 Visual Arts Show, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ

PVCC Spring Student Show, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ

2018 Spring 2018 Visual Arts Show, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ

2017 Spring 2017 Visual Arts Show, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ

Collaborative Projects 

2020 Seven Core Values Mural Panels, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ (Mosaic collaboration, Ceramic Club)

2019 Athena Rising Mural, Scottsdale, AZ (Composite mural collaboration)

Rehabilitation of Gateway to a Lifelong Journey of Learning Sculpture, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ

Publications as Author

“Nautical Fiber Friends” Stuffed: The Crafting of Softies, Spring 2015. pg.68-72

Professional Services

2021 Ceramics Research Museum, Curatorial Fall Intern

2020 President, Ceramic Club, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ

2019 Secretary, Ceramic Club, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ

Fluid Acrylic Workshop, Instructor, Phoenix, AZ

Paper Making Youth Workshop, Instructor, Phoenix, AZ

Technical Abilities

Procreate, Photoshop, Illustrator, Photomatix, Topaz Suite, Auto-CAD, Microsoft Office Suite, Ceramics, Mosaic, Sculpture

Professional Organizations

Arizona Clay Association, Phoenix, AZ

NCECA, National Organization

Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ

Phi Theta Kappa, National Organization

Professional Development 

2021 Incorporating Kanthal Wire in Clay Workshop, Jenni Ward

Paper Clay Sculptures, George Peñaloza, Arizona Clay Association Presentation

Functional Sculpture, Lori Phillips, Arizona Clay Association Presentation

Narrative Figure in Clay and Mixed Media Workshop-Jane Kelsey Mapel

Hyperreality Piece Explained, Danielle Wood, Arizona Clay Association Presentation

2020 Snouts and Snarls Workshop, Ariel Bowman

Plaster Master Workshop-Ariel Bowman, Online

2017-2020 Oils & Acrylics, Phoenix Center for the Arts

2018-2021 All-in-One Ceramics, Phoenix Center for the Arts

Commissions

Free Little Library #83119, Mural Commission, Phoenix, AZ

B-52 Bomber, Painting, Glendale, Arizona

Grey Whale, Soft Sculpture, Canberra, Australia

Blue Whale, Soft Sculpture, Williamsburg, VA

Blue Whale, Soft Sculpture, Hollywood, CA

The Beast Below, Soft Sculpture, Alexandria, VA

Collections

Humpback #2, Sculpture, Public Collection-Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ

Rabbit, Ceramic Sculpture, Private Collection, Auburn, AL

San Francisco Peaks, Ceramic Sculpture, Private Collection, Glendale, AZ

Octopus #1, Ceramic Sculpture, Private Collection, San Lorenzo, CA

Moonrise Howl, Painting, Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ

Cathedral Rock, Painting, Private Collection, Dartmouth, MA

Superstitions #2, Painting, Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ

Flight Fossil, Ceramic Sculpture, Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ

Baby Javelina, Painting, Private Collection, Fountain Hills, AZ

Labrador, Painting, Private Collection, Canyon Lake, CA

Orion Nebula, Painting, Private Collection, Elliot Heads, Australia 

Nebula, Painting, Private Collection, Seattle, WA

Abstract #4, Painting, Private Collection, Houston, TX

Abstract Diptych, Painting, Private Collection, New York, NY

White Whale, Soft Sculpture, Private Collection, Merion Station, PA

Blue Whale, Soft Sculpture, Private Collection, Surprise, AZ

Grey Whale, Soft Sculpture, Private Collection, Lyndhurst, OH

Grey Whale, Soft Sculpture, Private Collection, Washington, DC

White Whale, Soft Sculpture, Private Collection, Salt Lake City, UT

Cactus, Soft Sculpture, Private Collection, Altadena, CA

Humpback Whale, Soft Sculpture, Private Collection, Bristol, United Kingdom

Pufferfish, Soft Sculpture, Private Collection, Caterham, United Kingdom

Humpback Whale, Soft Sculpture, Private Collection, Truckee, CA

Squid, Soft Sculpture, Private Collection, Louisville, KY

Walrus, Soft Sculpture, Private Collection, University Place, WA