Curriculum Vitae
Education
June 2021 - present Master of Fine Arts in Painting
Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia
(Expected graduation in 2025)
1997 Master of Art in Art Education
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Teaching
Experience
July 2023-present Art Instructor, Saguaro High School - Arizona
September 2023-Dec 2023 Adjunct Professor, Park University - Arizona
July 2022 - May 2023 Art Instructor, Red Mountain High School - Arizona
August 2015 - May 2022 Art Instructor, Fine Arts Department Head and
Art Club Sponsor, Fountain Central High School - Indiana
August 2013 - May 2015 Art Instructor, Covington Elementary - Indiana
August 2013 - May 2015 Art Instructor, Schlarman Academy - Illinois
August 2008 - May 2009 Art Instructor, Covington Elementary – Indiana
August 1998 - May 2000 Art Instructor, Rosa Guerrero Elementary - Texas
June 1999 - August 1999 Museum School Coordinator, El Paso Museum of Art - Texas
August 1997 - May 1998 Art Instructor, Champaign Public Schools - Illinois
August 1996 - May 1997 Art Instructor, Urbana Middle School - Illinois
August 1996 - May 1997 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois
August 1995 - May 1996 Art Instructor, Cleveland Public Schools - Ohio
Related Work Experience:
June 2025-August 2025 Internship at Mesa Contemporary Art Museum- Arizona
September 2009 - May 2014 Business Owner and Instructor – Potter’s Alley Pottery Studio - Illinois and Indiana
November 2009 -Nov 2011 Office Manager- McCarty Law Firm - Indiana
Certification: Arizona Visual Art PreK-12, Indiana Visual Art PreK-12
Additional Experience
Designed, implemented, and oversaw the student creation of a large-scale mural in Rosa Guerrero Elementary in El Paso, Texas.
Had four student artworks published in and on the cover of Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association Journal.
Organized Art Fundraiser “Art with Heart” in conjunction with Fourth Street Gallery to raise funds for local art programs in Covington, Indiana.
Initiated “ARTZ to Go,” an after-school arts program through the Fountain County Arts Council in Covington, Indiana.
Member of Fountain County Arts Council for six years.
Designed and created multiple large-scale murals in Covington Elementary, Indiana.
Supervised and guided the student creations of eight murals within Fountain Central High School in Veedersburg, Indiana.
Had a student place as a 2017 international finalist in the Arteffect project sponsored by the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes.
Helped with the organization and implementation of an online art auction/fundraiser, Sunburnt: Artist for Cancer, for The Melanoma Research Foundation for two years.
Exhibitions
Sunburnt Small Steps to a Cure Online Art Exhibit 2021
Sunburnt Small Steps to a Cure Online Art Exhibit 2020
Cross Currents Online Gallery- Open Theme- Finalist 2024
The Homiens Art Prize- Highly Commended Artist -Fall, 2024
Mental Health Virtual Art Exhibition-Your Art Your Story-2025
Arizona Artist Guild 14th Annual Statewide Exhibition-Best of Show-2025
Artlink of Arizona 24th Annual Juried Exhibition at Axiom Contemporary- 2025
Bold Journey Online Publication, BoldJourney.com, February 2025
Tendrils Premier Issue: Trauma and the Body- Finalist 2025