Education
2021 | IB certification | Rice University
2019 | MFA | Washington State University
2017 | BFA | University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Work Experience
2020 – Present | Adjunct Instructor | University of Texas of the Permian Basin
· Art History Survey II (Spring 2023)
· Art Appreciation Online (Fall 2022)
· Art Appreciation Online (Spring 2022)
· Art Appreciation Online (Fall 2021)
· Art Appreciation Online (Spring 2021)
· Art Appreciation (Fall 2020)
· Art Appreciation (Spring 2020)
2019 – Present | Lead Art Teacher | Odessa High School
· Art 1
· Art 2
Art 4
· Sculpture 2, 3 & 4
· International Baccalaureate (IB) Visual Arts
· International Honors Art 2
2020-Present | Camp Instructor | Ellen Noel Art Museum
· Weaving at the Ellen Noel Art Museum
· Ceramics at the Ellen Noel Art Museum
· Bugs and Botanicals at the Ellen Noel Art Museum
· Summer camp at the Boys and Girls Club on 16th and Knox, Odessa Texas
2017 – 2019 | Instructor | Washington State University
· Beginning Ceramics (Spring 2019)
· 3D Art and Design (Fall 2018)
· Beginning Drawing (Spring 2018)
· 3D Art and Design (Fall 2017)
2017 – 2019 | T.A. | Washington State University
· Intermediate Ceramics (Spring 2019)
· Intermediate Drawing (Fall 2018)
· Art History 101 (Fall 2017)
2015 -2017 | Lab Tech | University of Texas of the Permian Basin; Work-Study
· Clay and Glaze mixing, Kiln firing (Electric, Crystalline, Gas, Soda, Raku)
· Cleaning Woodshop, Metal shop, Sculpture Studio and Ceramics Studio
· NASAD accredited Program
Exhibitions
UPCOMING: Solo Show at Ellen Noel Museum of Art
2021 Ellen Noel Museum of Art “Folklore and Fairytales-Juried exhibition” Odessa, Texas**
2020 Odessa College “TriColour” Odessa, Texas**
2020 Midland College “Here and There” (WSU Alumni Show) Odessa, Texas**
2019 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art “MFA Thesis Exhibition” Pullman, Washington**
Studio 84 Contemporary Art Space “Entropic” Genesee, Idaho
2018 Gallery 2 “Perpetual Transitions” (WSU) Pullman, Washington**
Stray Galleries Juried Exhibition “Collision” Moscow, Idaho
Ridenbaugh Gallery WSU X UI MFA Exchange Show Moscow, Idaho
Little Pink House Gallery “Fall” Genesee, Idaho
2017 Stray Galleries Juried Exhibition “Shrug Show” Pullman, Washington
Kamiposi: Midland Art Association Juried Exhibition Midland, Texas
2016 Hispanic Art Association Frida Kahlo Show Odessa, Texas
Kamiposi Midland, Texas**
Tall City Blues Festival Juried Exhibition Midland, Texas
2015 Junior/Senior Juried Exhibition (UTPB) Odessa, Texas
Freshman/Sophomore Juried Exhibition (UTPB) Odessa, Texas
2014 Freshman/Sophomore Juried Exhibition (UTPB) Odessa, Texas
Awards
2018 Sidney and Pansy Siler Graduate Fellowship – High Five Award Patrick and Elizabeth Siler
Sidney and Pansy Siler Graduate Fellowship – High Five Award Patrick and Elizabeth Siler
Rec Dinner Fund Fellowship Anderson Ranch
2014 Ann Pinnell Thompson and Martin H. Thompson Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Workshops Attended
· “Lost and Found: Journey for Personal Adornment” Jewelry instructed by Robert Ebendorf at Anderson Ranch Arts Center
Professional Organizations
2019 - Present TAEA: Texas Art Education Association
2015 – Present NCECA: The National Council on the Education for Ceramic Arts
Attended: Kansas City, MO (2016) | Portland, OR (2017) | Pittsburg, PA (2018) | Minneapolis, MN (2019)
Community service
· Mugs for Mutts/Cups for Cats Odessa College, UTPB, Midland College Odessa, Texas
· Empty Bowls West Texas Food Bank Odessa, Texas
· Pots and Prints (NEA Sponsored) Odessa, Texas
· Mary Queen of Angels Chapel (Groundskeeping, painting, building) Las Pampas, Texas
· Repainting and Restoring religious artifacts Presidio, Texas