CV
Born in Grand Rapids, MI
Lives and works in Ferndale, MI
EDUCATION
2014 Master of Fine Arts / Fiber
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts / Graphic Design
Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, Michigan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
Paradox, Art in Public Spaces, Saginaw Township Hall, Saginaw, Michigan.
2018
Weave The Waste, Outside Installation, Riverside Art Center Gallery, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
2017
Flop House Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan.
2016
Spatial Contingencies, University Art Gallery, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center,Michigan.
2014
OreGanic, Studio 23, Bay City, Michigan.
2013
Eternity, Gallery A, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
State of the Art Exhibition, Saginaw Township Hall, Saginaw, Michigan.
2020
Local Perspectives, Global Reach, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc., Redford, Michigan.
2019
State of the Art Exhibition, Saginaw Township Hall, Saginaw, Michigan.
Local Perspectives, Global Reach, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc., Redford, Michigan.
International TECHstyle Art Biennial IV, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, California.
We Live Here, 1301 Broadway, Detroit, Michigan.
2018
Local Perspectives, Global Reach, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc., Redford, Michigan.
SVSU Art Alumni Show, University Art Gallery, Saginaw Valley State University,University Center, Michigan.
Tech, Riverside Art Center Gallery, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
From Then Till Downtown, 1301 Broadway, Detroit, Michigan.
Fiber Options: Material Explorations, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland.
Midland Center for the Arts Presents: ArtPrize the Michigan Connection, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, Midland, Michigan.
2017
Cherry Creek Arts Festival’s Five Years Out Art Challenge, Cherry Creek, Colorado.
2016
ReFashion: Form & Concept, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Weave Wars, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Current Conversations, Annual Group Exhibition, Next Step Studio and Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan.
Fiber Art International 2016, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2015
Art in Embassies, Gaborone, US Ambassador’s Residence, Gaborone, Botswana.
Artprize, DeVos Place Convention Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
You are Here (Cartography and Mapping), Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, New York.
2015 Bellingham National Art Exhibition, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington.
Beyond Material Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, (Scene) Metrospace, East Lansing, Michigan.
Passage, Juried Exhibition, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
2014
Drowning in a Sea of Information, Work: Ann Arbor Gallery, University of Michigan, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
New Fibers 2014, Juried Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Fiber Fever, Juried Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri.
Artprize, Juried Exhibition, Harris Building, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Experiencing Perspectives, Juried Exhibition, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Schust House: popUP Gallery, Schust House Studio, Saginaw, Michigan.
Thesis Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Cranbrook Interiors, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Communication: The Breakdown, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
2013
Art Alumni Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, Michigan.
Cranbrook Vision: MFA Exhibition, Delta College, Delta College Art Gallery, University Center, Michigan.
Art Walk Central, Juried Exhibition, Central Michigan University, University Art Gallery, Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Artprize, Juried Exhibition, The BOB, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Experiencing Perspectives, Juried Exhibition, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
2012
Thin Skins: Materials and Metaphors, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
The 51st Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, Midland, Michigan.
Fiber Strains, Kingswood High School, Kingswood Gallery, Cranbrook Education Community, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Art in the Heart of the City: Art 4 All Invitational Exhibition, Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, Michigan.
AWARDS
2019
Juror Award, State of the Art Exhibition, Saginaw Township Hall, Saginaw, Michigan.
2017
1st Place, Five Years Out Art Challenge, Arrow Electronics and Cherry Creek Arts Festival Cherry Creek, Colorado.
2013
3rd place Jurors Award, Art Walk Central, Central Michigan University, University Art Gallery, Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Presidents Award, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Merit Award in Excellence, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
2012
Saginaw Valley State University Artist Award, Merit in Art Excellence, Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Alden B. Dow Museum of Scienceand Art, Midland, Michigan.
Lynn Heatley Award for Distinguished Service for Adjunct Faculty, Delta College, University Center, Michigan.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2023
Juror, State of the Art Exhibition, Saginaw Township Hall, Saginaw, Michigan.
2016
Guest Lecturer, Fiber Department, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
2015
Guest Lecturer, Fiber Department, College of Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan.
Lecturer, Workshop Facilitator, Maun International Arts Festival, Arts in Embassies, Botswana: Artist Exchange, Nhabe Museum, Maun,Botswana.
Mural, Arts in Embassies, Botswana: Artist Exchange, U.S. Ambassadors Residence, Gaborone, Botswana.
Lecturer, Arts in Embassies, Botswana: Artist Exchange, Molepolole College of Education, Molepolole, Botswana.
Lecturer, Workshop Facilitator, Arts in Embassies, Botswana: Artist Exchange, Thapong Visual Arts Centre, Gaborone, Botswana.
Juror, Illustration Competition, Liberal Arts Network and Development Conference, Riverfront Hotel, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
2014
Juror, Illustration Competition, Liberal Arts Network and Development Conference, Double Tree Hotel, Bay City, Michigan.
2013
Curator, Cranbrook Vision: MFA Exhibition, Delta College, Delta College Art Gallery, University Center, Michigan.
Guest Juror, Art Clash 2013, Do All, Inc. Gallery, Bay City, Michigan.
2012
Guest Juror, Art Clash 2012, Do All, Inc. Gallery, Bay City, Michigan.
2011
Curator, October ARTwalk: From the Streets, 10 Downtown Galleries, Bay City, Michigan.
Guest Juror, Art Clash 2011, Do All, Inc. Gallery, Bay City, Michigan.
2010
Guest Juror, Tri-City Wood Cravers: Wood Craving and Art Show, Saginaw, Michigan.
2009
Painting Instructor, Saginaw Correctional Facility, Freeland, Michigan.
2006-2012
Art + Design Advisory Board Member, Delta College, University Center, Michigan
Lives and works in Ferndale, MI
EDUCATION
2014 Master of Fine Arts / Fiber
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts / Graphic Design
Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, Michigan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
Paradox, Art in Public Spaces, Saginaw Township Hall, Saginaw, Michigan.
2018
Weave The Waste, Outside Installation, Riverside Art Center Gallery, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
2017
Flop House Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan.
2016
Spatial Contingencies, University Art Gallery, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center,Michigan.
2014
OreGanic, Studio 23, Bay City, Michigan.
2013
Eternity, Gallery A, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
State of the Art Exhibition, Saginaw Township Hall, Saginaw, Michigan.
2020
Local Perspectives, Global Reach, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc., Redford, Michigan.
2019
State of the Art Exhibition, Saginaw Township Hall, Saginaw, Michigan.
Local Perspectives, Global Reach, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc., Redford, Michigan.
International TECHstyle Art Biennial IV, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, California.
We Live Here, 1301 Broadway, Detroit, Michigan.
2018
Local Perspectives, Global Reach, Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc., Redford, Michigan.
SVSU Art Alumni Show, University Art Gallery, Saginaw Valley State University,University Center, Michigan.
Tech, Riverside Art Center Gallery, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
From Then Till Downtown, 1301 Broadway, Detroit, Michigan.
Fiber Options: Material Explorations, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland.
Midland Center for the Arts Presents: ArtPrize the Michigan Connection, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, Midland, Michigan.
2017
Cherry Creek Arts Festival’s Five Years Out Art Challenge, Cherry Creek, Colorado.
2016
ReFashion: Form & Concept, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Weave Wars, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Current Conversations, Annual Group Exhibition, Next Step Studio and Gallery, Ferndale, Michigan.
Fiber Art International 2016, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2015
Art in Embassies, Gaborone, US Ambassador’s Residence, Gaborone, Botswana.
Artprize, DeVos Place Convention Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
You are Here (Cartography and Mapping), Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, New York.
2015 Bellingham National Art Exhibition, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington.
Beyond Material Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, (Scene) Metrospace, East Lansing, Michigan.
Passage, Juried Exhibition, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
2014
Drowning in a Sea of Information, Work: Ann Arbor Gallery, University of Michigan, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
New Fibers 2014, Juried Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Fiber Fever, Juried Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri.
Artprize, Juried Exhibition, Harris Building, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Experiencing Perspectives, Juried Exhibition, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Schust House: popUP Gallery, Schust House Studio, Saginaw, Michigan.
Thesis Exhibition of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Cranbrook Interiors, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Communication: The Breakdown, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
2013
Art Alumni Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, Michigan.
Cranbrook Vision: MFA Exhibition, Delta College, Delta College Art Gallery, University Center, Michigan.
Art Walk Central, Juried Exhibition, Central Michigan University, University Art Gallery, Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Artprize, Juried Exhibition, The BOB, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Experiencing Perspectives, Juried Exhibition, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
2012
Thin Skins: Materials and Metaphors, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
The 51st Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, Midland, Michigan.
Fiber Strains, Kingswood High School, Kingswood Gallery, Cranbrook Education Community, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Art in the Heart of the City: Art 4 All Invitational Exhibition, Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, Michigan.
AWARDS
2019
Juror Award, State of the Art Exhibition, Saginaw Township Hall, Saginaw, Michigan.
2017
1st Place, Five Years Out Art Challenge, Arrow Electronics and Cherry Creek Arts Festival Cherry Creek, Colorado.
2013
3rd place Jurors Award, Art Walk Central, Central Michigan University, University Art Gallery, Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Presidents Award, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Merit Award in Excellence, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
2012
Saginaw Valley State University Artist Award, Merit in Art Excellence, Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Alden B. Dow Museum of Scienceand Art, Midland, Michigan.
Lynn Heatley Award for Distinguished Service for Adjunct Faculty, Delta College, University Center, Michigan.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2023
Juror, State of the Art Exhibition, Saginaw Township Hall, Saginaw, Michigan.
2016
Guest Lecturer, Fiber Department, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
2015
Guest Lecturer, Fiber Department, College of Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan.
Lecturer, Workshop Facilitator, Maun International Arts Festival, Arts in Embassies, Botswana: Artist Exchange, Nhabe Museum, Maun,Botswana.
Mural, Arts in Embassies, Botswana: Artist Exchange, U.S. Ambassadors Residence, Gaborone, Botswana.
Lecturer, Arts in Embassies, Botswana: Artist Exchange, Molepolole College of Education, Molepolole, Botswana.
Lecturer, Workshop Facilitator, Arts in Embassies, Botswana: Artist Exchange, Thapong Visual Arts Centre, Gaborone, Botswana.
Juror, Illustration Competition, Liberal Arts Network and Development Conference, Riverfront Hotel, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
2014
Juror, Illustration Competition, Liberal Arts Network and Development Conference, Double Tree Hotel, Bay City, Michigan.
2013
Curator, Cranbrook Vision: MFA Exhibition, Delta College, Delta College Art Gallery, University Center, Michigan.
Guest Juror, Art Clash 2013, Do All, Inc. Gallery, Bay City, Michigan.
2012
Guest Juror, Art Clash 2012, Do All, Inc. Gallery, Bay City, Michigan.
2011
Curator, October ARTwalk: From the Streets, 10 Downtown Galleries, Bay City, Michigan.
Guest Juror, Art Clash 2011, Do All, Inc. Gallery, Bay City, Michigan.
2010
Guest Juror, Tri-City Wood Cravers: Wood Craving and Art Show, Saginaw, Michigan.
2009
Painting Instructor, Saginaw Correctional Facility, Freeland, Michigan.
2006-2012
Art + Design Advisory Board Member, Delta College, University Center, Michigan
