EDUCATION:
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, MFA 2012
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration, 2001
SOLO SHOWS:
2024 Full Moon, Contemporary Gallery, STLCC- Florissant Valley St. Louis, MO 2024 Visiting This World, Gallery of Art & Design, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE 2023-2024 Tranquility, Cheekwood Estate and Gardens Art Museum, Nashville, TN 2023-2024 Shifting the Sun, Tointon Gallery, Greenly, Colorado 2023 Umbra, Olin Art Gallery,Olin Fine Arts Center at Washington & JeffersonCollege, Washington, PA 2023 Untrimmable Light, Art Gallery, East Central College, Union, MO 2023 Trinity, Branigan Cultural Center, Las Cruses Museums, Las Cruse , NM 2023 April, NYC Phoenix Art Gallery, An Artist Collective, New York , NY 2023 Something Precious to the Earth, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering OH 2023 Light that Dwells, Martha Fernstermaker Memorial Visual Arts Gallery, Laredo College, Texas 2023-2022 Walking Out of the Shadows, 3S Artspace, Portsmouth, NH 2022 Abecedarian For the Dangerous Animals, Fielding Wright Art Center, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS 2022 The things of this world, George Caleb Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia MO 2022 Alighted Whispers, Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, West Superior- Alma, MI 2022 Broken Nature, Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum, Hamilton, OH 2022 Cut Fire Fuse, Fitton Center For Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH 2022-2021 Diaphanous Bodies, Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery, Broward College, Davie, Florida 2021 So They Were Named,Pump House Regional Arts Center La Crosse, WI 2021 Storytelling, COS Art Gallery College of the Sequoias Visalai, CA 2021 Naked as Paper, Morey Family Gallery at Art Reach of Mid- Michigan, Mt. Pleasant, MI 2020 Gathering the Names, The Gallery at Penn College, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
2019 Become, Becoming, Works on Paper, Sinclair Community College, Ohio
2019 Portrait of a Lady, Resident Arts, Columbia, MO
2019 Women To Watch: Heavy Metals & Soft Materials, Art Ventures Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2019 Winged Eclisped, Momentary Shadows, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO
2019 Furious Beauty, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas
2019 Realer Than The Body, Joan Derryberry Gallery, Tennessee Tech, TN
2019 Break Into Blossom, Outer Gallery, Unviersity of Central Missouri, MO
2018 Bearing the Light, Mildred M. Cox Gallery Kemper Center for the Arts, William Woods University Fulton, MO
2017 Consulting a Harvestman, M.G. Nelson Family Gallery, SAA Visual Art Center, Springfield, IL
2017 All the Illustrious Shadows, Kishwaukee College Art Gallery, Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL
2017 They Lay Down Their Bones, Wiseman Gallery, Roque Community College, Grants Pass, OR
2016 Shadow Journeys, Janalyn Hanson White Gallery, Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA
2015-2016 The Mystery of Waking, Gallery 2, Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Tech University, TN
2015 Restless Shadows, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC
2015 Kami, Main Gallery, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
2015 Tabimakura, Studio Kura Gallery, Studio Kura Co. Ltd. Itoshima
2015 Mysterious Bodies New Arts Program, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA
2013 These Shadows Remain, Underground Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2013 My Dream Cain, Gallery 115, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
2013 Faces of Motherhood, Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA
2012 The Pale Cast of Thought, Lens Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
SELECTED SMALL GROUP SHOWS:
2023 Entangled Memories, with Eden Radfarr and Mami Takahashi (S.E.M. Collective), University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art and Design, Warrensburg, MO 2022 Fresh Form with Gabe Duggan and Mayuko Ono, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR 2022 Entangled Reflections, with Eden Radfarr and Mami Takahashi (S.E.M. Collective), Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts LSMSA Gallery, Natchitoches, LA 2021 In Lieu of Flowers, (with Joy Wilson) Habitat Contemporary Gallery, Kansas City, MO 2020 Small Expansive Moments, (with Christopher McNutty and Lynx Nguyen) Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Greenville, SC 2017 Cave Dwellers, Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Oneonta, NY 2017 Clara Hatton Gallery (with Angie Piehl) Colorado State University. Fort Collins,CO
2016 East Meets West, Buckham Gallery Flint, Michigan
2016 R. G. Endres Gallery, Prairie Village, Kansas
2015 Before, Then, and Now (with Paul Martyka and Jonathan McFadden) Arts Council of York County Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill, SC
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
2024 Paper trails, View Arts Center, Old Forge , NY 2024 About Books, Not Real Art , Los Angeles, CA 2024 Baker National Exhibition 2024, Holt Russell Gallery and University Art Collection Baker University, KS 2023 Genesis, Jewish Art Salon The Interchurch Center, New York , NY 2023 44th Annual Paper in Particular (invitational), Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia College, MO 2023 Beautifully Broken, Carlisele Arts Learning Center, Carlisle, PA 2022 Art From The Heartland, Indianapolis, IN 2022 Art In the Park, Columbia, MO 2021 Biafarin Awards,Ontario, Canada 2021 Cal National 2021, Conroe Art League, Conroe, Texas 2021 February Group Show, Jones Gallery Kansas City, MO 2020 The Space Between- Women's Caucus for Art New York City Chapter, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ
2020 Global Impact, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO
2019 Stranger/Host, True/False Film Festival, Picture House, Columbia, MO
2019 Fresh Cuts: The Art of Papercraft, Crooked Tree Arts Center, MI
2018 Open Spaces (curated by Dan Cameron),Truman Library and Museum, Independence, MO
2018 Art From the Heartland Exhibition, Indianapolis, Indiana
2018 Solo Show(Down),Fort Worth Community Art Center, Fort Worth, TX
2018 Color of the Year Presented by Pantone and X-Rite,Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
2017 Solar Flair: Celestial Bodies in Motion, Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO
2017 Light and Shadow, Mildred M. Cox Gallery Kemper Center for the Arts
William Woods University, Fulton, MO
2017 The 19th Annual National Juried Competition,: “Works of Paper” 2017, Long Beach Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, NJ
2017-2018 Teardrops That Wound: the Absurdity of War, George Tsutakawa Art Gallery, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian and Pacific American Experience,Commission Work “ Break Into Blossom”, In collaboration with Phong Nguyen and Justin Shaw
2016 Vision: An Artist’s Perspective, Gutfeund Cornett Art Kaleid Gallery San Jose, CA
2016 Novus Conceptum , Hannah Bacol Busch Gallery Bellaire, TX
2015 Generations: Forty Hues Between Black and White, OCCCA (Orange County Center for Contemporary Art), Santa Ana, CA
2015 Somewhere Between Black and White, Fiber Art Network, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2015 Old Enough To Know Better, Cranes Art Gallery 105, Philadelphia, PA
2014 The 2nd Annual Juried Artist’s Book Exhibition, WoCA Projects, Fort Worth, Texas
2014 The Living Mark, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland OR
2014 Subconscious, Flow Art Gallery , St Louis MO
2014 A Dream and a Memory, St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis MO
2013 Missouri 50, Fine Art Building Sedalia , MO
2013 Art/Identity, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
2013 26th Annual Women’s Work, Old Court House, Woodstock, IL
2012 Contemporary Women Artists XVI, Saint Louis University Art Museum, St. Louis MO
2012 UCM Faculty Show, UCM Gallery of Art and Design, Warrensburg, MO
2012 Color!, BWAC, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Appearances, Provincetown Green Arts Festival, Shore Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2011 UCM Faculty Show, UCM Gallery of Art and Design-Main Gallery, Warrensburg, MO
2011 RMRE: 29th Annual River Market Regional Exhibition, Kansas City Artist Coalition, Kansas City, MO
2011 Cosmic Bodies, Hamilton Hall, Philadelphia, PA
2011 W.I.P, Hamilton Gallery, Philadelphia, PA2011 Art Unleashed, Hamilton Hall Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 UCM Faculty Show, UCM Gallery of Art and Design-Main Gallery, Warrensburg, MO
2010 W.I.P Show, Hamilton Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Drawing Studio, Rosenwald Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Small Works, N.A.W.A, New York, NY
2010 Small Works, The Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI
2008 The Aftermath, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
2008 Are We There Yet?, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 Traditions, Visions, and Herstory: Experiments in Wisdom, Rhonda Schaller Studio, New York, NY
2008 Open Painting 2008, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
2008 11th International Exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 Bitter Fruits, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN
2007 Small Works Exhibition, Attleboro Art Museum, Attleboro, MA
VISITING ARTIST/ RESIDENCIES:
2024 Visiting Artist , Bookmaking, The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing
Martha’s Vineyard, MA 2023 Martin Shallenberger Artist- in Residence, Cheekwood Estate and Gardens Nashville, TN 2023 Artist Residency, Connect Residency, Chicago, IL 2023 Visiting Artist, Shadow Play, Laredo College, Ft McIntosh Campus Visual & Performing Arts Center, Laredo, Texas 2021 Artist Residency, Metamorphoses, FAVELab, Athens, Greece 2021 Artist Residency, Germinate, Ayatana Researchers, Ontario, Canada 2021 Artist Residency, “Artist in Standby”Belgrade Art Studio Residency Program, Belgrade, Serbia 2021 Artist Residency, North Louisiana Virtual Residency, The Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation Ruston, LA 2020 Visiting Artist, College of Western Idaho, Nampa, Idaho 2020 Artist Residency, World of Co International Artist Residency, Sofia, Bulgaria
2020 Artist Residency, Isolation, Murze Magazine, Online Artist Residency
2020 Visiting Artist, The Gallery at Penn College, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
2019 Artist Residency, ARC Short Term Residency, S.T.A.R program, Chattanooga, TN
2018-2019 Artist Residency In Motherhood (started by artist Lenka Clayton) Columbia, MO
2018 Visiting Artist The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing
Martha’s Vineyard, MA
2018 Visiting Artist Wing Luke Museum of the Asian and Pacific Experience, Seattle
2017 Visiting Artist Colorado State University. Fort Collins,CO
2016 Visiting Artist/ Residency, Studio Berry St Benoit du Sault, Loire Valley, France
2016 Visiting Artist Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2016 Visiting Artist Tennessee Tech University Smithville, TN
2015 Visiting Artist/ Residency, Studio Kura, Fukuoka, Japan
2015 Consultation Residency, New Arts Program, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA
2011 Visiting Artist, Black Hawk College, IL
Workshop: Egg-Tempera techniques, Mixed Media Techniques, Studio Visits to Foundation classes
AWARDS:
2024 Baker National Exhibition Award 2024, Holt Russell Gallery and University Art Collection Baker University, KS 2023 Pittsburgh Seen Innovation Grant, Pittsburgh, PA 2022 Art From The Heartland, Indianapolis, IN, Best of Show 2022 City of Columbia Bicentennial Commemorative Poster Columbia, MO 2020 Telly Award for Charitable/Not-for-profit “Making” Sarah Nguyen KMOS PBS, Warrensburg, MO 2018 UCM Foundations Grant, University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO
2018 Grand Prize Winner, Fort Worth Community Center Fort Worth, TX 2018 Artist Creation Grant Galleri 2987, Detroit, MI 2017 Best In Show Mildred M. Cox Gallery Kemper Center for the Arts,William Woods University, Fulton, MO
2015 New Arts Program, Winner of Solo Exhibition and Consultation Residency, Lehigh Valley and Berks, PA
2013 Honorable Mention, MO 50, Sedalia, MO
2013 Founder’s Choice Award, 26th Annual Women’s Work, Old Court House, Woodstock, IL
2007 Award of Distinction: Attleboro Art Museum, Attleboro, MA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
2020 Green Mountain Review, Issue V. 311, Johnson, Vermont
2020 Roundabout Author: Phong Nguyen Moon City Press, Author Series, Springfield, MO
2018-2019 Mid- American Review, Fall/Winter 2018 and Spring/ Summer 2019 Bowling Green State University, Ohio
2017 Creative Magazine Issue III, Work selected by Bridgette Mayer Johnson Creative Magazine
2017 Sophia and The Boy Who Fell Author: Traci Brimhall SeedStar Press, MO
2016 The Adventures of Joe Harper Outpost 19, CA
2016 The End of Pink, BOA Editions, Rochester, NY (cover)
2015 The Oklahoma Review, Fall/ Winter Issue 2015 , Cameron University, OK (cover, interior)
2014 Original Bodies, Southern Indian Review, New Harmony, IN (cover and cover design)
2014 Francis Jammes, Pleiades Press, Warrensburg MO (cover)
2014 Textbook of Alternate History, Queens Ferry Press, New York, NY (cover)
2013 Maternal Aesthetics: The Surprise of the Real Volume 5, Issue 2, 2013 Birkbeck University of London (interior)
2013 Kestrel, Fairmont State University, Fairmont WV (cover, interior)
ART RELATED POSITIONS:
2022-present Art Installation Curator, True/ False Film Fest, Columbia, MO 2021-2022 Art Installation Assistant, True/ False Film Fest, Columbia, MO 2014- Present ART DIRECTOR Pleiades Press and Pleiades Magazine, UCM, Warrensburg MO
TEACHING:
2024 Art Workshop, Minnesota Center for Book Arts: Paper cutting, Online 2018-2019 Art Instructor, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, MO Courses taught: Drawing I and Art Appreciation, Business of Art
2009- 2018, Art Instructor, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
Classes taught: Drawing I, Drawing II, Design I, Design II, Painting I, Illustration Concepts, and Advanced Illustration, Ideas and The Visual Arts, Independent Studies in Painting and Illustration, Ideas in the Visual Arts
ART RELATED EXPERIENCE:
2020 Featured Artist/ Interview, Art Mums United, England, United Kingdom 2018 Art Juror, Critters, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
2018 Art Juror, Give A Gift of Art, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
2016 Art Juror, Give A Gift of Art, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
2014 Art Juror, Appetite, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
2012 Art Juror, Eat Me!, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
2011 Art Juror, Red, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO
2011-2012 co-Curated, Don’t Look Down, West Collection, Oaks PA. An aerial installation of sculpture and photography