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Courses:Winter 2024 - Intro to AnimationFall 2024 - Intro to Animation, Experimental AnimationWinter 2025 - Intro to Animation, 4D Studio, Advanced Animation Projects

Recent Shows (* solo show)- Flower Show, curated by Franco Andrés Rodriguez, Novella Gallery - Philadelphia, PA - 2023- *More Medium Dead, curated by Franco Andrés Rodriguez, Novella Gallery - Philadelphia, PA - 2023- In My Room, curated by Rebecca Schoenthal and Ryan Steadman, Fralin Art Museum, University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA - 2018- Baggage Claims, curated by Ginger Dugan and Judith Fox, Weatherspoon Art Museum - Greensboro, NC - 2018- Baggage Claims, curated by Ginger Dugan and Judith Fox, Orlando Museum of Art - Orlando, FL - 2017- “A Building with a View”, curated by Andrea Andersson, Contemporary Arts Center - New Orleans, LA -2016- Louisiana Contemporary, curated by Bill Arning, Ogden Museum of Southern Art - New Orleans, LA -2016- * Live in Jacksonville, Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville - Jacksonville, FL - 2015- CalArts MFA Thesis Show, Mercantile Centre/Cooper Design Space - Los Angeles, CA - 2015- * Live in Santa Clarita, California Institute of the Arts Main Hall - Valencia, CA - 2015- * Arranging Suitcases, Le Meridien Hotel New Orleans - New Orleans, LA - 2105

- Design and implement experimental arts curriculum for after school program. - teach 45 students each semester- Organize culminating show of student work

- Coordinated and installed gallery shows for non-profit art space- Managed budgets of around $20,000 per show- Liaised between gallery directors and visiting artists- Arranged accommodation and international travel for artists- Organized video and photographic documentation of each show

- Served as graduate assistant for visiting artists Joel Kyack and Anna Craycroft- Helped prepare Anna and Joel’s classes (Childish Art and Sculpture foundations, respectively)- Helped lead sculpture foundations class critiques- Lead workshops in tool usage and construction techniques

- Assisted students with construction projects in wood, plaster, metal and plastic- Maintained clean, organized shop

- Designed and taught weekly arts enrichment in puppetry class for 15 middle school students- Taught students skills in hand puppet construction and performance- Created with the students a video shown at culminating event for the enrichment classes

- Co-taught a three-week art curriculum for 20 students in the Community Arts Partnership Summer Academy- Selected participating students with small selection committee- Co-developed art-making lessons and activities with 5 other instructors

- Founded and managed a design studio and print shop- Maintained business operations, including: leasing and development of commercial space, design and renovation, budgeting, brand identity, website and marketing campaigns

Before Flavor Paper relocated to NYC, I worked as a printer for a few months in their New Orleans facility producing custom screen-printed wall coverings.

- Illustrated a fine press printing of Homer’s Iliad and Odysssey for a publisher of limited edition, fine press books - Created 52 original drawings and 10 medallions for the slipcased two-volume edition with Dutch cloth binding and dust jackets- Art directed original content for each chapter in coordination with scholar of Greek Antiquity