I am a 25-year-old artist currently based in South Bend, Ind. I work primarily in gouache, watercolor, India ink, and silk screens. I graduated with a BFA in Painting and Drawing and Printmaking with Honors from IU South Bend in 2021. I will be returning for a MFA in Visual Art at Herron School of Art and Design at Indiana University Indianapolis in the fall of 2024 and received the Kenneth E. Tyler Printmaking Fellowship.
My work delves into themes of identity, unconventional femininity, gender expression through self-portraits, figurative works and symbolism. As a gender-queer bisexual growing up in a conservative state, my art tells the experiences and feelings I have faced most of my life, and how I’ve grown to embrace my true self. I hope to give solace to those facing the same struggles, and help those questioning their own identities to find their true self, unapologetically.
Previously, I was an Emmy-nominated morning news producer, but I've since stepped away from that role to focus on my passion of creating and teaching others the power of art.
2024
January - Student and Alumni Show
Indiana University South Bend
April - New Views on Gender
Featured artwork in Indiana University South Bend's Women and Gender Studies' annual
publication.
May - Festival of Banners
Downtown South Bend, South Bend Museum of Art
June - August - Instructor for Youth Drawing & Painting: Summer Exploration
South Bend Museum of Art
August - Artist Talk
Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, Ind.
2023
August - Touch Me: Art Beyond Sight
Eskenazi Fine Arts Center, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
November - “Summer’s Spotlight” ABC57
Featured guest on Summer’s Spotlight focusing on printmaking
2021
January - Student Show
Indiana University South Bend
April - Arts Excellence Award Fine Arts: Printmaking
This is an award given to students who excel in their concentration at IU South Bend.
May-February - South Bend Museum of Art Residency
Selected as a student resident for South Bend Museum of Art’s annual residency program.
September - December - Teaching Assistant for Printmaking
Indiana University South Bend
December - Bachelor of Fine Arts Student Exhibit
Indiana University South Bend
2020
February - Student and Alumni Show
Indiana University South Bend
February - New Views on Gender
Designed the cover for the Indiana University South Bend Women and Gender Studies
Department's annual publication
July - Arts in the Park
Featured Artist, La Porte, Ind.
2019
January - Student and Alumni Show
Indiana University South Bend
April - IU South Bend Fine Arts Student Show
Box Factory for the Arts, St. Joseph, Mich.
October - Look! Scholarship Show
Indiana University South Bend
November - Save St. Inky
Potawatomi Conservatories, South Bend, Ind.
2018
January - Student and Alumni Show
Indiana University South Bend
October - Inside the Mind of a Jungle Demon
Solo Exhibition - Quality Beet, Michigan City, Ind.
August - 2017 Lubeznik Arts Festival
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, Ind.
October - Look! Scholarship Art Show
Indiana University South Bend
December - Printmaking Student Show
Administration Building, Indiana University South Bend
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