EDUCATION

2023   MFA Ceramics, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2021   BA Chemistry, Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

2020   Minnesota New Institute of Ceramics Education Advanced Certificate Program, Northern Clay Center,
Minneapolis, MN

2019   Ceramic Wood-Firing Workshop with Josh Copus, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN

2019   Hollow Core Construction with Bobby Scroggins, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN

2019   The Whole Pot Workshop with Bandana Pottery, Penland School of Craft, Bakersville, NC

2018   Red Clay Every Way with Maggie & Tom Jaszczak, Penland School of Craft, Bakersville, NC

AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS

2021 - 2023     Gilbert Fellowship, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2020 - 2021     Mildred B. Erickson Scholarship/Fellowship, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

2019    Work-Study Scholarship, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN

2019   Work-Study Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, Bakersville, NC

2018   Work-Study Scholarship, Penland School of Craft, Bakersville, NC

RESIDENCIES

2023   Township10, Marshall, NC

2022   STARworks Ceramics, Star, NC

2022   Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME

2021   Ceramics School, Hamtramck, MI

2019 - 2020    Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2023 - Current Visiting Professor, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2022 - 2023    Mentorship Program, The Color Network, Remote Position

2020   Ceramics Educator, Romero House Potters, Tucson, AZ

2019 - 2021     Ceramics Educator, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

2020 - 2022   Remote Production Assistant, Debbie Carlos, Lansing, MI

2019 - 2020    Production Generalist, Grey Fox Pottery, Minneapolis, MN

2017 - 2019    Studio Manager & Technician, Romero House Potters, Tucson, AZ

SELECT EXHIBITIONS

2023   AACAA, The Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2023   Project M, The Mason Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

2023   La Quema del Diablo, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2022   Altar Show, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2021   Artist-in-Residence Exit Show, Ceramics School,  Hamtramck, MI

2020   MN NICE Graduate Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN

2019   Work-Study Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Gatlinburg, TN

2018   PeopleScape, Tucson Museum of Art: Arizona Biennial, Tucson, AZ

PUBLICATIONS

2021    “Pinch Pot Meditations,” Studio Potter, September 1, 2021.

LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS

2023 Breath, Connection, Reflection: Clay Altars, Project Presentation, NCECA, Cincinnati, OH

2022 Ceramic Hand-Building Workshop, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI

2022 Artist-In-Residence Lecture, STARworks, Star, NC

2022 Artist-In-Residence Lecture, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME

2021 Artist-In-Residence Lecture, Ceramic School, Hamtramck, MI

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES

2019 Visiting Artist & Lecture, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI, November 11 -18.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

The Color Network