Education

 

2026     

             Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics and Entrepreneurial Studies, Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI), Kansas City, MO 

 

2024    

            Associates of Fine Arts, Ceramics, Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC), Springfield, IL

 

Honors and Awards

 

2026   

             Regnier Venture Creation Challenge Finalist, University of Missouri-Kansas, Kansas City, MO

 

             Bruce and Rose Dawson Award, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME

 

             Leap Award, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

    

             Janet K. Miller Award Proposal, Kansas City Friends of Alivn Aliey, Kansas City, MO

    

             McKeown Special Project Award, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

 

2024  

             James S. Murray Memorial Award, Lincoln Land Annual Juried Exhibition, Lincoln Land 

            Community College, Springfield, IL

 

2023  

            Drawing Excellence Award, James S Murray Gallery, Lincoln Land Annual Juried Exhibition, 

            Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL

    

Professional Experience

 

2026    

            Teaching Assistant, Elaine Buss Workshop, Elaine Buss, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 

            Haystack, ME

 

            Teaching Assistant, Innovation in the Multiple, Paul Donnelly, Kansas City Art Institute,  

            Kansas City, MO

 

2025  

            Teaching Assistant, Fundamentals of Wheel Throwing, Pierce Haley, Kansas City Art Institute, 

            Kansas City, MO

    

            Teaching Assistant, Educators Art Lab, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City MO

 

            Teaching Assistant, Pre-College Art Lab, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City MO

 

            Exhibition committee member, Scratching the Surface, Kansas City Art  Institute, Kansas City, MO

    

            Intern, Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO

 

2024    

           Creative Director, FEAR 101, Lincoln Land Police Department, Springfield, IL

 

2021-2024    

           Assistant Florist, Trendsetters Design and Floral, Chatham, IL

 

2016 -Present  

            Farmer, Lieber Farms, Pawnee IL

 

Exhibitions

 

2026        

            Lady Like, East Building, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

 

             Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art’s Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Albrecht-Kemper 

             Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO

 

             Convos Around the Dinner Table, Gallery Athanor, Vuples Bastille, Kansas City, MO

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             Intercollegiate Ceramics 2026 Exhibition, Stifel Fine Arts Center, Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, WV

 

             Galex 59 National Juried Exhibition, Galesburg Community Arts Center, Galesburg, IL

        

2025         

             In Bloom, Kavanagh Gallery, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL

 

             Year-End Art Extravaganza, KBM Art Gallery, Riverside, CA

 

             Can You Dig It?, Stern Ceramics Building, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

 

             Scratching the Surface, Stern Ceramics Building, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

 

             STEAM Presentations, NCECA, Formation, Salt Lake City, Utah

 

                 Burning Down the House,  Stern Ceramics Building, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO

 

             Winewalk in the Vines, Burgamount Winery,  Kansas City, MO

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2024         

            Ceramic Merit Award, Illinois State Community College Juried Exhibition, Governors State University, University Park               IL 

 

            Annual Juried Student Show,  James S Murray Gallery, Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield IL

      

            Creative Director, FEAR 101, Lincoln Land Police Department, 

            Springfield, IL

 

           Illinois Community College Juried Exhibition, Governors State University, University Park, IL

 

Publications

 

2026      

           New Medium Magazine, March Issue 2025 Issue, Museum of Northern California Art, Chico,         CA 

 

           New Medium Magazine, February Issue 2025 Issue, Museum of Northern California Art, Chico,         CA 

 

           Penn Journal of Arts and Sciences, January 2026, University of Pennsylvania, PA

 

2025  

           New Medium Magazine, November 2025 Issue, Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA 

           Instagram Feature, a process documentation video for “Project: Stump”, directed for Meta, New York NY

 

Skills

 

Skilled in clay and glaze formulation, mold making. Extensive experience in firing, building and maintaining electric, gas, and atmospheric kilns. Proficient in digitally designing Blaauw programs for hyper specific firing needs.

 

Proficient in digital modeling and fabrication techniques such as 3D printing, CNC milling, and vacuum forming. Software includes. Rhino.3DM, Adobe Suite, Procreate. 

 

Experienced in digital marketing and documentation through videography, photography, and website development. 

 

Strong background in carpentry and electrical work, with additional expertise in operating heavy machinery including forklifts, tractors, excavators, lulls, scissor lifts, trucks, trailers, bulldozers, skid steers, and trenchers.