EDUCATION

2020 M.F.A., Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2015 B.F.A. Painting, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

2014 B.F.A. Printmaking, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

EXHIBITIONS

2023

54th Annual Smoky Hill Art Competition and Exhibition, Hays, KS (Juror: Stephen Gleissner)

43rd National Print Exhibition, Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN (Juror: Marianetta Porter)

2022

"Small Wonders Invitational", Sandzén Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS

Symphony in the Flint Hills Prairie Exhibit and  Auction, Cottonwood Falls Gallery, Cottonwood Falls, KS

"In (and Out of) Place", The Volland Store, Alma, KS

2021 

Solo Exhibition - "Neither Here Nor There", Ebel Gallery, Tabor College, Hillsboro, KS

"Visions of the Flint Hills", Buttonwood Art Space, Kansas City, MO (Juror: Clive Fullagar, Manhattan, KS)

Symphony in the Flint Hills Prairie Exhibit and  Auction, Cottonwood Falls Gallery, Cottonwood Falls, KS (Juror: Kate Meyer, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS)

41st National Print Exhibition, Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN (Juror: Ruth Lingen, New York, NY)

"Parsing Dreams", Printmakers Open Forum Broadside Salon, Online (Curators: Adam Finkelston and James Meara, Editors of The Hand Magazine)

"Fresh Works", Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC (Virtual due to Covid-19)

2020 

Editions/Artists' Book Fair, Lower East Side Printshop, Inc., New York, NY (Virtual due to Covid-19)

"Visions of the Flint Hills", Buttonwood Art Space, Kansas City, MO (Juror: Erin Wiersma, Associate Professor of Art at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS)

"Give Me Space: New Prints 2020/Summer", International Print Center New York (Virtual due to Covid-19), New York, NY (Juror: Chitra Ganesh, Brooklyn, NY)

"Quilts from Quarantine", Mobile Arts Council, Mobile, AL

M.F.A. Exhibition, Georgia Museum of Art (Virtua due to Covid-19), Athens, GA

"Golden Hour", Margie E. West Gallery, Athens, GA

2019 

"Green", Site: Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY

"Codified Color", Suite Gallery, Athens, GA

"Monologue: Five Contemporary Printmakers", Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art, Demorest, GA

"Slaughterhouse 5 Invitational Exhibition", Books & Brews, Indianapolis, IN

"Color/Feld", Glass Gallery, Athens, GA

"MFA: The Next Generation", Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA

2018 

"The Head and the Art", University of Georgia Science Library, Athens, GA

Solo Exhibition - "Prairie Walks", Blue Sage Gallery, Manhattan, KS

"The Head and the Art", University of Georgia Science Library, Athens, GA

"Summer Swan Invitational", Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Annual Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA

Field Journal Exhibition, Symphony in the Flint Hills Gallery, Cottonwood Falls, KS

"Trifecta", Trio Contemporary Art Gallery, Athens, GA

2017 

"Preservation: A Collaborative Print Exchange", Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS

Mid America Print Council Juried Members' Exhibition, Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS (Juror: Sarah Smelser, Professor of Art at Illinois State University and Co-Founder of Manneken Press in Bloomington, IL)

Solo Exhibition - "Home Grown", The Bank Art Space, Matfield Green, KS

2016 

Tallgrass Artist-in-Residence Group Exhibition, The Bank Art Space, Matfield Green, KS

"Fresh Ink", Wonderfair, Lawrence, KS (Juror: Katie Baldwin, Associate Professor of Art at the University of Alabama, Hunstville, AL)

Frogman's Printmaking Workshops, Bancroft Street Market Exhibitions, Omaha, NE

"Whatknot" Intern Exhibition, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY

2015

Idioms Portfolio Exhibition, Spark Box Studio, Canada

Nebraska National Collegiate Juried Art Exhibition, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition in Painting, Chapman Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

2014 

Printmaking Exhibition, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

NASAD Exhibition, Selected by Faculty, Willard Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

“Mismatched”, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY

B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition in Printmaking, Chapman Gallery, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Pussycat Press Printmaking Society Student Exhibition, Butler Community College, Council Grove, KS

“Making: Progress”, Wefald Gallery, Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS (Juror: Kat Griefen, Co-Director of the Accola Griefen Gallery in NYC)

Nebraska National Collegiate Juried Art Exhibition, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, (Jurors: Bobby Silverman, Jeff Whetstone, Rosalyn Richards)

Madonna International Print Exchange and Traveling Exhibition
Branigan Cultural Center, NM; Benedictine University, IL

RESIDENCIES

2020 Artist Development Program Artist Residency, International Print Center New York, New York, NY (Remote due to Covid-19)

2017 Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT

2016 Tallgrass Artist Residency, Tallgrass National Prairie Preserve & Matfield Green, KS

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2019 Willson Center Graduate Research Award, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2019 Mary Rosenblatt Graduate Award, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2018 James A. Fletcher Memorial Award, Manhattan Arts Center, Manhattan, KS

2015 Mark A. Chapman and Cheryl Mellenthin Fine Arts Scholarship, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

2015 Touchstone Magazine 2015 Edition, First Place in Art

2013 Naomi Winston Scholarship in Art, Finalist, National Society of Arts and Letters, St. Louis Chapter

2012 Gallery for Peace and Justice Art Contest, First Place, Manhattan, KS

2010 AmeriCorps NCCC National Video Contest, Second Place

PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS

2022 Artist Panel, The Volland Store, Alma, KS

2021 Meet the Makers, Printmaking Demonstration, Flint Hills Discovery Center, Manhattan, KS

2021 Visiting Artist Presentation, Kristin Powers Nowlin's Careers in Art Seminar Class, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

2021 Visiting Artist Presentation, Kaleena Stasiak's Printmaking Class, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

2020 Visiting Artist Presentation, Melissa Harshman’s Monotype Class, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2020 Three Minute Thesis Finalist, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2017 Artist Workshop: Watercolor, Manhattan Art Center, Manhattan, KS

2016 Public Demonstration: Monotypes & Encaustic, Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, Strong City, KS

2016 Tallgrass Artist Symposium, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, KS

PUBLICATIONS & FEATURES

Laura Berman, Interview, Reflections on Color and Printmaking, December 3, 2020

Kristina Jackson, "Our Neighbors: Manhattan artist mixes work and play in her printmaking pieces", Manhattan Mercury, Manhattan, KS, November 10, 2020.

Cover Illustration, The Compost Reader, Karen Schubert, Accents Publishing, Lexington, KY, 2020

MAPC Journal 30/31 (2020): 80 - 83.

Lilie Beck, MFA Candidate Spotlights, Georgia Museum of Art Blog, April 16, 2020

Athens Rising 2: Transmittance (Documentary), James Preston, Brimms & Riggs, 2020

Cynosure Magazine, Volume II: Shape, Contributing Artist, 2020

The Hand Magazine, Issue 27, Contributing Artist, 2020

Interview, Fresh Blood Art, November 23, 2019

"9 Artists Keeping Collage Contemporary", Format, July 26, 2018. https://www.format.com/magazine/galleries/art/best-collage-artists-portfolio-inspiration

Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal, Volume X: Waterways, Contributing Artist, 2017

Touchstone Magazine, Kansas State University, Spring Edition, Contributing Artist, 2015

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Printmaking Instructor, Sept 2020 - Present
Manhattan Arts Center
Manhattan, KS

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Printmaking Instructor, Aug 2018 - May 2020
Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Graduate Assistant, Printshop Technician, Aug 2017 - May 2018
Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Art Instructor, Oct - Dec 2015, Aug 2016 - July 2017
Manhattan Arts Center
Manhattan, KS

Educational Assistant, July 2016 - Aug 2016
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
Gatlinburg, TN

Studio Intern-in-Residence, Jan 2016 - June 2016
Women's Studio Workshop
Rosendale, NY

Gallery Technician Assistant, Lobby Host, Gallery Attendant, 2011 - 2015
Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
Manhattan, KS

Summer Intern-in-Residence, 2014
Women's Studio Workshop
Rosendale, NY