Resume
EDUCATION:
2013-2017 BA in History, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 2017-2019
MAT Art Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 2019-2022
MFA Studio Art, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
JOB EXPERIENCE:
2022- Press Operator, Half and Half Printing, Columbia, SC
Responsible for all steps of production of fine arts screen prints. Duties include: mixing inks, stretching and coating screens, operating presses, cutting and packing prints, shipping orders, client communication, productivity tracking.
2020-2022 Graduate Assistant/Instructor of Record – School of Visual Art and Design, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Responsible for lesson plans and instruction of undergraduate course, planning semester long course schedule, instructing students on techniques of hand building, slip and glaze applications, and wheel throwing, instructing students on the proper process of loading, programming, and firing electric kilns
2021-2022 Studio Technician – Ceramics and Printmaking, University of South Carolina
Responsible of ordering materials for studio art courses, reclaiming clay, mixing glazes, cleaning studio floors, maintaining equipment, updating inventory, and allocating materials per course
Community Engagement:
2023 Guest Lecturer, University of South Carolina Printmaking, Production Serigraphy Presentation
2022 Lead Coordinator for University of South Carolina Printmaking Demonstration put on by Historic Columbia
2022 Juror for Crooked Creek Art League Annual Juried Art Show
2021 Assistant for Paper-making Workshop, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Responsible for assisting Studio Art Professor in beading paper fragments into a pulp and pulling sheets for demonstration.
2021 Printmaking Demonstration, 701 Young Artists Festival, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC
2019 Coordinated Show of Student work from Community Art Program for ARC, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2019 Juror of Student Portfolios for Palmetto Center for the Arts, Richland North East High School
2018 Presented Research at the South Carolina Art Education Conference, Spartanburg, SC
2018 Coordinated Show of Student Work for the Young Artist Workshop Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
EXHIBITION RECORD:
2023 Juried/Regional The Project, Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
2022 Solo Exhibition Thesis Exhibition: Us, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC
2022 Juried/Regional 67th Annual Student Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC
2021 Juried/Regional 66th Annual Student Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC
2020 Juried/Regional 65th Annual Student Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC
2019 Juried/Regional 64th Annual Student Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC
2019 Invitational/Regional The Language of Clay, USC Spartanburg Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
2019 Invitational/Regional The Language of Clay, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC
May 2019 Invitational/Regional Ceramic Exhibition, The Meridian Building, Columbia, SC
August 2019 Invitational/Regional Ceramic Exhibition, The Meridian Building, Columbia, SC
November 2019 Invitational/Regional Ceramic Exhibition, The Meridian Building, Columbia, SC
2019 Juried/Regional The South Carolina Arts Award Luncheon, Ikebana Centerpiece Show/Sale, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC
2018 Juried/Regional 63rd Annual Student Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC
2017 Juried/Regional 62nd Annual Student Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC Invitational/Regional Ways of Creation – Sumter County Gallery of Art, Sumter, SC
AWARDS:
2023 The Project 1st Prize Winner, Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC
2022 Graduate Distinguished Service Award
2021 2nd Place Graduate Award, 66th Annual Student Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC
2021 Graduate Distinguished Service Award
2019 Honorable Mention, 64th Annual Student Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC
2017 Outstanding Undergraduate in Studio Art Award