Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Photography, Art Education, University of South Dakota
Master of Arts: Art Education, Boston University
Master of Fine Arts: Candidate in Photography, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Experience:
Graduate Photography Instructor
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, August 2018-present
Documentation Lab
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, August 2017-August 2018
Art Teacher-Photography and Sculpture (Long term substitute)
Harrison High School, West Lafayette, IN, August 2016-May 2017
Graduate Teaching Assistant-Photography
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, August 2016-December 2016
Adjunct Art Instructor: Drawing and Art Appreciation
Western Iowa Tech Community College, Sioux City, IA, January 2016-May 2016
Adjunct Art Instructor-Art Appreciation
Wayne State College, Wayne, NE, August 2015-May 2016
Art Teacher-K-12
Centerville Public School, Centerville, SD, August 2014-August 2015
Art Teacher-AmeriCorps
Academy Prep, St. Petersburg, FL, June 2013-June 2014
Workshops/Performances
2018
8th International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron, Scranton, PA
UW-Milwaukee Chromoskedasic Workshop, Milwaukee, WI
9th Annual Pour’n Yer Heart Out, Madison, WI
2017
UW-Platteville Iron Pour, Platteville, WI
UW-Whitewater Iron Pour, Whitewater, WI
13th Annual Hot Iron Days, Lamberton, MN
14th Annual Down on the Farm Pour, Decorah, IA
2nd Annual Fire Festival, Cambridge, WI
Equinox Iron Pour, Chicago, IL
8th Annual Pour’n Yer Heart Out, Madison, WI
2016
5th Annual Type on the Cob, Mt. Pleasant, IA
12th Annual Hot Iron Days, Lamberton, MN
13th Annual Down on the Farm Pour, Decorah, IA
1st Annual Fire Festival, cambridge, WI
Awards, Grants, and Fellowships
2018 Frederick R. Layton Graduate Fellowship
2017 Frederick R. Layton Graduate Fellowship
2016 South Dakota Arts Council Project Grant
2014 Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Grant
Jan Chase Rutz Grant
Excellence in Education, Sioux Falls Area Foundation
3rd Place Nude Category, 6th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards
Finalist, 6th Pollux Awards
Finalist, 6th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards
2013 CURCA Grant
Silver Light Award, Wilber Stillwell Exhibition
Dean of Students Award, Wilber Stillwell Exhibition
2012 Honorable Mention, All of US Exhibition
Honorable Mention, The Hand Made Photograph
Silver Light Award, Wilber Stillwell Exhibition
CFA Dean’s Award, Wilber Stillwell Exhibition
2011 Distinguished Scholar Award, University of South Dakota
Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence
2010 Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic
Summit League Commissioner List
Residencies
2017 Haleakala National Park Finalist, Maui, HI
Shows
2018 Woman Made gallery-21st International Open, Chicago, IL
Works on Paper 2018, Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
Small Works, International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Headquarters, Scranton, PA
RedLine 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, RedLine, Denver, CO
The Built Environment, Orr Street Studios, Columbia, MO
MidSummer Arts Festival, Wailoa Center, Hilo, HI
2018 Midwest Photo Emerge, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS
4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery M, Milwaukee, WI
Sculpture + Metals Show, 4th floor, UWM, Milwaukee, WI
Var Gallery 30x30x30 Show, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Union 45th Annual Juried Show, Union Gallery, UWM, Milwaukee, WI
2017 Object Show, INOVA Gallery, UWM, Milwaukee, WI
Palate to Palette, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Traverse City, MI
2016 Artists as Thinker, Maker, Feeler, Cade Gallery, Arnold, MD
Haunted, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., VT
Westwood Exhibition, President’s House, West Lafayette, IN
2015 The Local Artist, Exposure Gallery, Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota and University of North Dakota Traveling Exhibition, variable locations, SD and ND
2014 3rd Int’l Biennial of Photography, Municipal Museum, Malaga, Spain
Wondrous Indeed, Center for Fine Art Photography, Denver, CO
The Kallitype Process, Beede Gallery, SD
2013 Art Kudos International Competition, Online Gallery
Defined By Nature, Washington Pavillion, Sioux Falls, SD
Strange Rangers-BFA Exhibition, John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, SD
Stillwell Student Juried Show, John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, SD
Krappy Camera International Competition, SOHO Gallery, New York, NY
2012 The Handmade Photograph, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY
All of Us Juried Exhibition, Vermillion Area Art Council, Vermillion, SD
Amalagam-A Collaborative Collection, Vermillion Area Art Council, Vermilion, SD
South Dakota Universities Invitational Exhibition, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
Painting and Photography Showcase, Vermillion Area Art Council, Vermillion, SD
2010 Wilber Stillwell Student Juried Show, John A. Day Gallery, Vermillion, SD
University of South Dakota Photography Show, Yankton, SD
Publications
2015 The Local Artist, Sioux Falls, SD
Speaking Engagements and Visiting Artist
2019 Visiting Artist at the University of South Dakota
2018 Society for Photographic Education Northwest
Society for Photographic Education South Central