EDUCATION.
2025. Masters of Fine Arts in Fiber & Material Studies at School of the Art Institute of Chicago (attaining) | Chicago, IL
2021. Bachelors of Fine Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL
EXHIBITIONS.
2024. Beyond The Page an Advanced Artists Books Class Exhibition at Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection + Archives | Chicago, IL
2024. With Every Fiber of Our Being a group exhibition at School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL
2023. Beneath the Visible – Exhibition Curated by Silvia Iñes Gonzalez & Program Coordinated by Aidan Anne Frierson at Hyde Park Art Center | Chicago, IL
2023. “What Time Is It?” A Cultural & Civic Archive – Exhibition Muralist at Chicago Art Department | Chicago, IL
2022. The Happening Closing Tattoo Reception for “This Is My House” Bob Thompson Exhibition at Smart Museum of Art | Chicago, IL
2021. Aftermath – a group exhibition at Weinberg Newton Gallery | Chicago, IL
2019. Farm Sale – a Papermaking Demonstration at Hook Pottery Paper Studio & Farm | LaPorte, IN
2019. Show Your Paper – a group exhibition at Woman Made Gallery | Chicago, IL
2019. Small Works – a group exhibition at School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL
2019. Asian Enough – a group exhibition & Thai Kozo Papermaking Demonstration at University of Illinois at Chicago Montgomery Ward Gallery | Chicago, IL
2016. Express Yoself – a group exhibition at Union Street Gallery | Chicago Heights, IL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES.
2025. Papermaking Teaching Assistant | Fiber & Material Studies Department School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL
2025. Center Program Coordinator for the Hyde Park Art Center | Chicago, IL
2024. Pulp Processing Technician | Fiber & Material Studies Department School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL
2024. Teaching Artist for Pulp Please!!! Handmade Papermaking Workshop at The Greystone Studio | Chicago, IL
2024. Studio Assistant for Workshop Session 6: Papermaking in the Field taught by Andrea Peterson at Penland School of Craft | Penland, NC
2023. Papermaking Teaching Assistant | Fiber & Material Studies Department School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL
2023. Center Program Coordinator for the Hyde Park Art Center | Chicago, IL
2023. Teaching Artist for Indelible Mark-Making: a Hand Poke Tattoo Workshop at The Greystone Studio | Chicago, IL
2022–2023. Program Coordinator for Early College Arts at Chicago Public Schools Department of Arts Education | Chicago, IL
2022. Teaching Artist for Pulp Please!!! Handmade Papermaking Workshop at Marwen | Chicago, IL
2021. Artist in Residence at My Place Tattoo Studio | Chicago, IL
2020. Virtual Teaching Cohort at Marwen | Chicago, IL
2020. Teaching Artist at Sitter Studio | New York City, NY
2020. Studio & Education Intern at Dieu Donné Papermill | Brooklyn, NY
2019. Farm & Studio Intern at Hook Pottery Paper | LaPorte, IN
2019. Research-Artist for the Seagrass Papermaking Project at Mystic by the Sea LLC | St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
2016–2020. Admissions Student Ambassador Coordinator at School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL
AWARDS.
2024. New Altitudes Scholarship Recipient | North American Handmade Papermakers Conference | Denver, CO
2024. New Grellner Scholarship Recipient | OxBow School of Arts & Artist’s Residency | Saugatuck, MI
2023. Individual Artist Program Grant Recipient City of Chicago DCASE | Chicago, IL
2022. 3Arts Ignite Fund Grant Recipient for the Indelible Mark-Making Project | Chicago, IL
2019. 2nd Place Winner of Arnold Grummer's 3rd Annual Paperfest | Greenlake, WI