Education:
2016-2019
Master of Fine Arts, Metalsmithing and Jewelry
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2011-2016
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Metals and Jewelry
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
Professional Experience:
2022 - 2024
Digital Print Technician
Area Environments, Minneapolis, MN
2020-2022
Digital Fabrication Lead Technician
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2016-2019
Digital Fabrication Lab Technician
UNT College of Visual Arts and Design,
Denton, TX
2017-2019
TA / TF CVAD ART Building
UNT College of Visual Arts and Design,
Denton, TX
2012-2016
Gallery Assistant
Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin- Whitewater,
Whitewater, WI
2014-2016
Metals Studio Assistant
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
Awards/Scholarships/Recognition:
2025
American Craft Council Fest Tabling
Union Station, Saint Paul, MN
2025 Art-A- Whirl Tabling
Northeast, Minneapolis, MN
2021
How to Spot Those Pesky and Expensive Lodging Fees Image
New York Times, Laser Cutting Collaboration with Megan Berkheiser
2018
“Digital Meets Handmade Jewelry” Speaker
Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
2017
“ The Mack Mathes Scholarship”
UNT College of Visual Arts & Design, Denton, TX
2016
“Triple Parade: Dialogue across You and Me to Them: Creator, Wearer, Viewer”
TAFA Art Museum Book, Tianjin, China
Gauguin Gallery, Beijing, China
2016
Oral Presentation Undergraduate Research S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall, Asheville, NC
2016
Undergraduate Research Arts Finalist Award
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2016
“Learning a Word a Day”, Undergraduate Research Grant
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2015
Hmong Collaboration: Contemporary Jewelry Design
Asian Month Hmong Fashion Show, UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin
2015
Grandchildren University, Heirloom Project Assistant
UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin
2015
Meltzer Scholarship Award
College of Arts and Communication, UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2015
Annual Student Juried Show, Honorable Mention for Metals Award
Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
2014
Annual Student Juried Show, Honorable Mention Award
Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
Exhibitions:
2022
“A Word After A Word”
Baltimore Jewelry Center Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2021-2020
In School Suspensions
JV Collective Online Exhibition
2019
Draw Back
MFA Exhibition, Denton TX
2018
4th Triple Pride Biennale for Contemporary Jewellery
Biennial, Shanghai
2018
(Non) Standard , North Texas Digital Fabrication Symposium: Humanizing The Digital
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2018
Student MADE Exhibition, SNAG Conference
Portland, OR
2017-2018
The Permanent 2017
Alliages Gallery, Lille, France
2017
Materials Hard & Soft, International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition
Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX
2017
Repair and Renewal: Making Things Whole Again
Exhibition Magazine, Metalsmith Magazine
2017
OMNI
Columbus Museum of Art Design, Columbus, IN
2016 Ring On It
Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
2016 Triple Parade
TAFA Art Museum, Tianjin, China
Gauguin Gallery, Beijing, China
2016
Development Delay, BFA Thesis Exhibition
Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
2016
National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Owen Hall, Asheville, NC
2016
Annual Juried Show
Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
2015
Invisible: VisAble
Abernathy Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2015
Best of the Best
Roberta Avonn Fiskum Art Gallery, UW-Whitewater, WI
2015
42nd Annual Juried Show
UW-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2015
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
2015
Section 708
Anderson Library, Whitewater, WI
2014
SAA Art Exhibition
Culture Arts Center, Whitewater, WI
2014
Revisit
Roberta Avonn Fiskum Art Gallery, UW-Whitewater, Whitetwater, WI
2014
Best of the Best
Roberta Avonn Fiskum Art Gallery, UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2014
Whitewater Arts Alliance, Body Adornment Exhibition
Roberta Avonn Fiskum Art Gallery, UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2014
Annual Student Juried Show, Juried Exhibition
Crossman Gallery, UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2013
Annual Student Juried Show, Juried Exhibition Crossman Gallery, UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
Presentations and Workshops Attended:
2018
Artist Talk
Visual Art Collective, Denton, TX
2018
SNAG Conference, Portland, OR
2018
North Texas Digital Fabrication Symposium: Humanizing The Digital
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2017
SNAG Conference, New Orleans, LA
2016
SNAG Conference, Asheville, NC
2016
ZOOM, Milwaukee, WI
2015
SNAG Conference, Boston, MA
2015
Crafting Connections Symposium, East Carolina University, NC
2014
Indiana University & University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Collaboration Workshop
Whitewater, WI
Organizations:
2014-2019
Society of North American Goldsmith
2016-2019
UNT Metals Organization
University of Denton Texas, Denton, TX
2013-2016
Alloy, Student Metalsmithing Organization
UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2014-2016
Student Art Association Organization
UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI