Education

  • MFA, Interdisciplinary and New MediaMaryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, 2015Honors: Served on faculty committee appointed by Interim VP

  • BFA, PaintingUniversity of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, 2013

  • Study AbroadBurn College of Art, Ballyvaughan, County Clare, Ireland, 2011Focus: Video, Performance, and Interdisciplinary Arts

  • Study AbroadSanta Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy, 2011Focus: Printmaking/Drawing and the Printed Image

  • CDE Alternative LicenseUniversity of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado, 2019ASPIRE to Teach

  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) AuthorizationColorado Department of Education, Denver, Colorado, 2020

Awards/Fellowships

  • Perkins GrantAwarded $45,000, 2021Purpose: To purchase Macs for a new computer lab, expanding girls’ involvement in CTE classes

  • Dedalus FinalistSelected by Kristen Hileman, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Baltimore Museum of Art and by Kerr Houston Ph.D., Theory and Criticism at Maryland Institute College of Art, 2015

  • Merit ScholarshipMaryland Institute College of Art, Master’s in Fine Arts, Baltimore, MD, 2013-2015

  • Best Group of ShowsMichael Paglia, Art Critic, Denver, Colorado, 2013

  • Award, One Square FootRedLine Gallery; Denver, Colorado, 2012

  • First Place, Digital VisionsExperimental Video Category, Starz Filmcenter, Theater 6, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, 2012

Noted Exhibitions

  • Night Lights Denver Daniel’s and Fischer Clock Tower, Denver CO

  • Santa Reparata, Florence Italy

  • Burn Colledge, Ballyvaughn Ireland

  • Denver Digerati, Denver CO

  • Union Station Projection Mapping, Denver CO

  • MICA, Baltimore MD

  • RedLine Gallery, Denver CO

  • Edge, Denver CO

  • CU Denver, Denver CO

  • CVA, Denver CO

  • The Glass Box, Denver CO

  • The Station Building, Baltimore MD

Noted Publications

Westword, Best Group of ShowsMichael Paglia, Art Critic, Denver, Colorado, 2013

ExperienceEast High School, DenverAnimation, Angel Toons, Audio Visual Design, Digital Arts, Illustration, Animation2019-Current

  • Collaborative Artimator

  • Freelance Art and Animation

  • Arts Course Network Lead, Art Department Chair, Full-Time Teacher

Independent Animator2013-Current

Skills

  • Teaching and understanding of anatomy, hand drawing

  • Special effects animation

  • Directing and management skills

  • Procreate/Dreams, Adobe: Cel Animation, Adobe Animate, Fresco, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Procreate, After Effects, Photoshop, Lightroom, XD, Krita, Acrobat Pro

  • Final Cut Pro, Da Vinci Resolve

  • Digital photography and video, lighting

  • Motion Design, Visual Storytelling