EDUCATION
GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY | Des Moines, Iowa - Bachelor of Arts Degrees
• Visual Arts | Drawing and Painting
• Creative and Performing Arts | Theatrical Design
• Graphic Design | Adobe Creative Suite
summa cum laude, 3.92 GPA
EXHIBITIONS
PAINTPUSHERS ANNUAL ART SHOW | 2006 - 2016 & 2018
PALEK GALLERY | Solo Exhibit | 2016
FINDERS CREEPERS | 2010
INSTINCT GALLERY | 2010
HERITAGE GALLERY ART ANNUAL | 2004
LOTUS MOMENTS | Solo Exhibit | 2010
OCTAGON ANNUAL FIBER SHOW | 2011
ART FESTIVALS
OCTAGON ART FESTIVAL | Ames, IA | 2011 - 2018
GENEVA ART ANNUAL | Geneva, IL | 2014 - 2018
ARTFEST MIDWEST | Des Moines, IA | 2011 - 2016 & 2018
ART FAIR ON THE SQUARE | Madison, WI | 2018
SPRINGFIELD OLD CAPITOL ART FAIR | Springfield, IL | 2017
SIOUX CITY ART CENTER’S ART SPLASH | Souix Falls, IA | 2017
UPTOWN ART FAIR | Minneapolis, MN | 2012 - 2016
COLLEGE HILL ART FAIR | Cedar Falls, IA | 2011 - 2016
LAKEVIEW EAST FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS | Chicago, IL | 2015
KANELAND ART FESTIVAL | Maple Park, IL | 2015
57th STREET ART FAIR | Chicago, IL | 2014 & 2015
BAYOU CITY ART FESTIVAL | Houston, TX | 2013
PEORIA ART GUILD | Peoria, IL | 2012
CHERRY CREEK ART FESTIVAL | Denver, CO | 2012
BROOKSIDE ART ANNUAL | Kansas City, MO | 2011
METRO ARTS EXPO | Des Moines, IA | 2011
SUMMER OF THE ARTS | Iowa City, IA | 2011
DES MOINES ART FESTIVAL (Emerging Artist) | Des Moines, IA | 2003
CITY SOUNDS PIANO | Des Moines, IA | 2018
SKETCH BOOK PROJECT | Brooklyn, NY | 2011
STICKS INC. | Painter & Fabric Painting Team Lead | Des Moines, IA | 2003 - 2010
AMOS HIATT LIBRARY & ENTRY WAY MURALS | Des Moines, IA | 2006
WELLS FARGO CONSTRUCTION MURALS | Des Moines, IA | 2000
PROJECTS & EXPERIENCE
People’s Choice | SIOUX CITY ART CENTER’S ART SPLASH | Souix Falls, IA | 2017
Paid Speaker/Demonstator | KANELAND ART FESTIVAL | Maple Park, IL | 2015
Best in Painting | COLLEGE HILL ART FAIR | Cedar Falls, IA | 2015
Best of Show | OCTAGON ANNUAL FIBER SHOW | 2011
Honorable Mention | INSTINCT GALLERY | Des Moines, IA | 2010
Best of Painting for Persephone | HERITAGE GALLERY ART ANNUAL | Des Moines, IA | 2004
1st Alternate Barbizon Costume Design | KENNEDY CENTER AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATRE FESTIVAL REGIONALS | Cedar Falls, IA | 2003
1st Place Regional Undergraduate Competition | KENNEDY CENTER AMERICAN COLLEGE THEATRE FESTIVAL REGIONALS | Kansas Citt, KS | 2002