EDUCATION Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) — Bachelor of Fine Arts Minor: Art History Milwaukee, WI | 2023–2025 Chicago State University — Art Education (K–12) Coursework University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Guardianship Training Course | 2025 TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee College for Kids Art Instructor | Milwaukee, WI | Summer 2026 Courses Taught Advanced Drawing Colorful Collage Urban Art PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FuzzPop Workshop Studio Assistant | Bay View, Milwaukee, WI | April 2025–May 2026 Jason S. Yi Studio Studio Assistant | Bay View, Milwaukee, WI | April 2025–May 2026 Var Gallery / Hawthorn Contemporary Gallery Intern | Milwaukee, WI | May–October 2025 INDEPENDENT ARTIST & VENDOR EXPERIENCE Selected Art Markets & Festivals Creative Fusion Gala, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (2025) Earth Week Market, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (2025) Makers Market, The Pole Factory MKE (2024) Vendor Night, Opal Studios (2023) Fondue Fest, Gallery & Frame Shop (2023) Fond du Lac Pride Picnic (2023) Fond du Lac Farmers Market (2022–2023) CURATORIAL PROJECTS Solo 2026 Homesick, DIY Gallery, Milwaukee, WI Group 2025 Body Body, Gray Area Gallery, Milwaukee, WI SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2026 Harbor Fest, Harbor District, Milwaukee, WI Communion, Gray Area Gallery, Milwaukee, WI Bridge Work 11: In/Form, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY Harbor Lights, Harbor District, Milwaukee, WI 2025 VAR Collective Exhibition 2025, VAR Gallery, Milwaukee, WI Found and Lost: BW11, VAR Gallery, Milwaukee, WI Encounter and Exchange: Exploring the Burren and Paris, MIAD Gallery, Milwaukee, WI Super Sketchy, VAR Small Works, Milwaukee, WI Overgrown Pavement, Unnamed Gallery, Milwaukee, WI BFA Group Thesis Show, MIAD Gallery, Milwaukee, WI New Studio Practice Show 01, MIAD Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2024 Biota Unbound, Gray Area Gallery, Milwaukee, WI Tracing the Italian Contemporary Aesthetic, MIAD Gallery, Milwaukee, WI Unwritten Chapters, Better Together Café, Milwaukee, WI Of A Familiar Stranger, Gray Area Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 51st Annual Juried Exhibition, Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2023 Luminous Matrix, Grove Gallery, Milwaukee, WI WRAP: Association of Wisconsin Artists, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac, WI Annual Juried Exhibition, President's Gallery, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL 2022 Annual Juried Exhibition, President's Gallery, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL 2021 Annual Juried Exhibition, President's Gallery, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA 2026 Artist Spotlight, Joy Engine Milwaukee Artist Spotlight Interview, Shepherd Express 2025 R2: The River Rat — Featured Short Story Marsha Mack: Growth Edge — Exhibition Essay, Hawthorn Contemporary Grit and Grace — Featured Artist 2024 Junior Project 2024 Catalog — Featured Artist 2023 Connections Interviews — Interviewer GRANTS & AWARDS 2026 Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund Recipient, Greater Milwaukee Foundation. Grant awarded for travel for Bridge Work 11: In/Form, Lexington Art League, Lexington RESIDENCIES 2025-2026 Bridgework 11, Plum Blossom Initiative, Milwaukee WI ARTIST TALKS & WORKSHOPS 2026 Artist Panel Moderator, Art Lit Lab, Madison WI Artist Talk, Lexington Art League Artist Panel, University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts Artist Talk, Ripon High School 2025 Bridge Work Artist Talks, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design SAIC Partner Day Student Gallery Talk Volunteer 2022 Student Council Sip & Paint Instructor