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Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Develop and manage exhibition benchmarks, working directly with Curators, Conservators, Designers, and Executive team members, guiding multi-year projects through various phases from initiation to completion. Manage concurrent exhibitions of loans and permanent collection artworks. Serve as primary Project Manager for the facility transfer of Transformer Station to the CMA. Draft, negotiate, and manage exhibition and artwork commission contracts. Identify institutional priorities and assess risk.

Instructor for Art History 415: Museum and Gallery Curatorial Practices.

Support exhibitions needs for multi-location contemporary art exhibition with 70+ artists. Coordinate vendor and partner contracts. Synchronize artist projects and programs across nearly 30 venues. Manage and maintain exhibition tracking materials. Assist with didactic and development tasks.

Course assistant for History of Art 2001 (Introduction to History of Art 1) and 2901 (Introduction to World Cinema). Maintain and report student records according to University policies. Promote learning through engaging and effective course design, curriculum implementation, and assignments. Support student needs and learning through empathy, timely communication, and individualized attention.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Checked assignments, proctored tests, and provided grades according to university standards. Documented attendance and completed assignments to maintain full class and student records. Maintained atmosphere of academic learning and advancement to facilitate learning and development of critical thinking skills.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Provided project support and curatorial assistance for Climate Changing: On Artists, Institutions, and the Social Environment exhibition. Secured image permissions. Organized and managed exhibition files on the internal database. Coordinated artwork assets with galleries and living artists. Collected and organized essential details for installation.

Created collections content for Athena (CMA’s online database) and ArtLens. Assembled research for acquisition proposals and object files. Researched materials for in-development exhibitions and the online collection database.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Supported daily gallery and bookshop operations tasks. Installed, packed, and handled multi-media artworks. Composed press releases and other written material concerning exhibitions and artists. Developed gallery operations, customer service and marketing skills to enhance gallery management knowledge. Researched issues to obtain appropriate answers to customer inquiries.

Hosted over 40 90-minute walking tours of campus for prospective students and campus guests. Depicted student experience at The Ohio State University. Represented The Ohio State University professionally and passionately. Developed tour programming to enhance guest experiences. Answered questions, pointed out important features, and offered authentic student perspective for visitors.

Independently led a crowd-funding campaign for a community-based arts initiative that exceeded its goal by 24%. Wrote proposals for grants, endowments, and other funding opportunities. Identified financial sponsorships for institutional programming. Executed projects that support interdepartmental needs and growth.

Created an engaging and educational experience through thematic tours tailored to the tour audience. Facilitated dialogue among gallery patrons. Provided background information about exhibits. Fostered a positive visitor experience.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Curated photography exhibits from the museum’s permanent collection. Researched artists and produced text for current exhibitions. Prepared acquisition proposals for review by Board of Directors. Attained a working knowledge of The Museum System software.

Master'S Degree, Ma Contemporary Art And Curatorial Practice

Inaugural graduate of MA program in Contemporary Art and Curatorial Practice

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History Of Art And French, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: 2015 Homecoming Court | Student-Alumni Council | Athletic Host | Resident Advisor