AbouT THE ARTIST

I grew up loving to draw and paint, and started taking painting lessons in high school. After pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art at Willamette University, I eventually pursued a teaching degree specializing in both Art and Special Education. I like to think of myself as a teacher by day and an artist by night, and in recent years I have created a series of lifelike paintings portraying “tablescapes”. While previous works of mine have explored social and political ideas, my more recent works have primarily served as a source of joy in my life. Living in a city like Portland for about 10 years, I am a big appreciator of food and its visual beauty!

RESUME

EDUCATION

2016 BA in Studio Art, Willamette University

2021 MEd; Art and Special Education, Portland University

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2017 “Inhabit”, MKO Gallery, Portland, OR

2016 BA Thesis Show, Halle Ford Museum of Art, Salem, OR

2015 “Anniversary EcoArt Matters Exhibit,” June Steingart Gallery, Laney College, Oakland, CA

2015 “Generation to Generation” National Bioneers Conference, Marin, CA

2013 “Hopeful Indicators,” June Steingart Galler, Laney College, Oakland, CA

2013 "Turning Vision Into Action" National Bioneers Conference, Community Center, Marin, CA

COLLECTIONS

Berkeley Food Pantry, Berkeley, CA

Affiliated psychotherapy office, Berkeley, CA

Willamette University Archives, Salem, OR

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Summer 2016­  Intern at National Institute for Arts & Disabilities, Richmond, CA

2013­ - 2016  Illustrator/Photographer for Willamette Collegian, weekly college newspaper

2013­ - 2014  Chrysalis magazine editor, Willamette University literary & arts magazine

2013  Teaching Assistant, Intro to Drawing, Berkeley Community College, Fall semester, Berkeley, CA

2009­ - 2012  Co­-creator, organizer and counselor, Summer Art Camp, Albany, CA

2010­ - 2012  Independent events photographer and custom photobooth, East Bay, CA

PUBLICATIONS

2016 Women’s Environmental Artist Directory Magazine, Issue 8 - "New Feminism"

2015 Willamette Collegian, author of feature: “Fine art elitism and the value of pop culture” – 
http://willamettecollegian.com/main/fine­art­elitism-and­the­value­of­popular­culture/

2015 The Mill, Willamette University arts magazine

EXPERIENCE / SKILLS

Digital and film photography

Drawing ­­/ portraiture

Acrylic painting

Photoshop

Adobe FinalCut Pro

Adobe Premiere

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