Education
Chicago State University, Chicago IL
Bachelors of Art in Studio Art

Experience
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Gumbo Media, LLC. Summer 2017 – Fall 2018
  • Contributing Photographer, a visual storyteller contributing grassroots content for, from and around Blackness. “#fullyhued storytelling about the beautiful complexity of Black life.”
CSU Art & Design Department Spring 2015 - Fall 2017
  • Ceramics studio assistant, assisted in maintenance of ceramic studio – glaze mixing, kiln shelves washing, loading and unloading kilns, firing Skutt kilns, organizing raw materials, washed tables and floors as well as tutored and guided students on assignment objectives.
Rahmaan “Statik” Barnes Inc. Fall 2014 - Spring 2015
  • Intern, assisted with artwork and completed data entry under the supervision and mentorship of Rahmaan ”Statik” Barnes.
Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship Summer 2014
  • Fellow, led in guided tours and completed workshops in museums and institutions during the Andrew W. Mellon Summer Academy at the Art Institute of Chicago.
CSU Art & Design Department Fall 2013
  • Intern, assisted with yarn bombing at Motorola offices in Chicago under the guidance and instruction of Professor Lindsay Obermeyer.

Residency
DAWA Virtual Residency                                              Spring 2022
Dear Artists with Anxiety, Chicago IL

Grants
2022-2023 Chicago Artists Coalition                            Summer 2022
SPARK Grantee 
Chicago Artists Coalition, Chicago, IL

​Group Exhibition
Perspectives: Figuration and Abstraction in                 Fall 2022
Black Contemporary Art               
ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL

Woman Made: Moments Like This                                 Summer 2021
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
IG Live with Marisa Miles, Woman Made Gallery

The Martin: RETURN Gallery Show                                 Summer 2021
The Martin, Chicago, IL

Woman Made: Refreshing Feminism                               Spring 2019
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

Woman Made: 2nd Midwest Open                                   Spring 2019
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

100 Days: The Creatives Respond                                    Spring 2017
Matchbox Gallery, Oshkosh, WI

Not Just Another Pretty Face                                            Fall 2016
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL

Ladies First: The ArtisTTable’s 3rd Annual                       Fall 2015
Women’s Show
ArtisTTable Gallery, Acme, MI

Journey: The Art of Healing                                             Spring 2015
Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL

CSU Student Art Show                                                     Spring 2014 – Fall 2017
Chicago State University’s
President’s Gallery, Chicago, IL

Publication
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Colorlines, The Artist’s Way to Self Care, www.colorlines.com/content/photo-essay-artists-way-self-care, June 13, 2017
River + Bay, 100 Days: the Creatives Respond, https://riverandbay.com/100-days-the-creatives-respond, April 30, 2017
Southside Weekly, Girls of the Southside, https://southsideweekly.com/girls-of-the-south-side/, October 5, 2016

Awards
  • Merit Scholarship, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL (2013)
  • Merriment Around, Honorable Mention, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL (2014)
  • The Art Lies in the Ritual, Honorable Mention, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL (2015)
  • Fractured: Zenith, Honorable Mention, ArtisTTable Gallery, Acme, MI (2015)
  • Art Talent Scholarship, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL (2014-2017)
  • Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship, Mellon Fellow, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (2014)
  • The Marva Jolly Excellence in Ceramics Award, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL (2016)
  • Student Honors Award at the 60th Annual Honors Convocation, Chicago State University, Chicago IL (2017)

Skills
  • Photography – Photo editing
  • Fiber Arts
  • Drawing
  • Painting - Color Theory - Watercolor - Acrylic
  • Ceramics Technician – Studio Maintenance
  • Printmaking
  • Languages: English (native speaker), French (intermediate writer and speaker)


References
Available upon request.