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      EDUCATION

      Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD. MFA Candidate - July 2025 projected completion. 

      University of Saint Thomas, Houston, TX. Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts, Art History, Philosophy, 1999, Minor in Studio Art

      MUSEUMS

      • Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Two works in the permanent collection 

      • Contemporary Art Museum Houston - Group Exhibition, April 2023

      • Contemporary Art Museum Houston CAMHLab - Group Exhibition, May 2022 

        SOLO EXHIBITIONS

      • Reeves Art + Design, Houston, TX. A Human Day, October 2023

      • G Contemporary Gallery, Houston, TX. Formal/Informal, (January 2022)  

      • Lone Star College - Mary Matteson Parrish Gallery, Montgomery, TX. Happy Days, November 2021

      • Hardy and Nance Studios. Houston, TX. Main Gallery (December 2020)

      GROUP EXHIBITIONS

      • Contemporary Art Museum Houston, Houston, TX, April 2023

      • Reeves Art + Design, Houston, TX, Septet, October 2022 Artists included Erika Whitney, Matt Messenger, Tod Bailey, Tom Bandage, Peter Healy, and Tommy Taylor.

      • MICA - Leidy Gallery - Baltimore, MD, (July 2023)

      • MICA - Lazarus Center- Exhibition Space, Baltimore, MD, July 2022 

      • Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX, 27th Annual VAA Show, May 2022 Curated by Alison de Lima Greene, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, MFAH top 10 in the open call.

      • Hardy & Nance Studios.  Houston, TX, For Ellen (May 2022) Curated by Matt Messinger. 30+ artists including: Patrick Renner, Jack Massing, Emily Peacock, DUAL, Chris Cassio, Paul Kremer, Robert Hodge, Will Bentsen.

      • Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, TX, 26th Annual VAA Show, August 2021 Curated by Dr. Harry Cooper, Senior Curator/Head of Modern and Contemporary Art Smithsonian - National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.  Two works selected.  Awarded 3rd place in the open call. 721 total works entered; 100 selected for the show.

      • Archway Gallery, Houston, TX, 13th Annual Competition, August 2021 Curated by Wayne Gilbert.

      • Lawndale Art Center. Houston, TX, The Big Show, May 2021 Curated by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill. “Girls & Boys” was selected by Glasstire’s Betsy Huete as a top 10 piece out of 280 works.

      • Downtown Art Space. Houston, TX, Collect It for the Culture III, February 2021 Curated by Robert Hodge.  Invited to show 7 works alongside 40 artists including: Jamal Cyrus, Rick Lowe, and Robert Hodge.  

        CURATORIAL CREDITS

      • Contemporary Art Museum Houston, CAMHLab, TAG Show, May, 2022

      • Monterroso Gallery, Houston, TX, Whole in Pieces, May, 2022

      • Hardy & Nance Studios, Houston, TX, Rise & Fall, April 2021  

        ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

      • University of Houston School of Art (MFA program) - guest lecturer/studio visits with MFA candidates, August 2021

      • Contemporary Arts Museum Houston - Teacher Advisory Group, 2021 - 2022

      • Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Glassell School of Art - Full-course scholarship, August 2020

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