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