Education
2021 — The Ohio State University. MFA, Art & Technology. Graduate Teaching Assistantship
2017 — St. Mary’s College of Maryland. BA, Digital Media. Film & Media Studies Minor. Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List
Field Studies
2019 — University of Tsukuba. Pop Culture Field Study. Ibaraki, Japan
2016 — Accademia Italiana. Animation & Design Study. Florence, Italy
Teaching Experience
2021—2022 — Columbus College of Art and Design. Creative Summer Workshop and College Preview Instructor. Curriculum Development for Youth & Community Learning.
2022 — Columbus City Schools. CCS STEAM Pathways, Curriculum Development Specialist.
Columbus Academy. ArtsMania Workshop Instructor. Comics & Narrative Practice.
2018—2021 — The Ohio State University. Instructor of Record.
Community Leadership
2022-Current — Navigator, Greater Columbus Arts Council – Member of an inaugural cohort of artists serving as a liaison between local resources, city/state funding, and emerging creators. Specific focus on LGBTQ+ and disabled artists.
2021-2022 — Co-Founder, Columbus Cartoon Coalition – Develops programming and community space for local comic artists. Event coordination, volunteer projects, publications.
2018-2021 — Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee Member for the Council of Graduate Students at OSU – Developing rules, policies and standards for graduate students, with a specific interest in promoting LGBTQ+ friendly policy.
Public Collections & Works
2023 — Egg Prize Installation, Columbus Metropolitan Library. Columbus, OH
2022 — Sullivant Avenue Revitalization Project, utility mural. Columbus, OH
Columbus Metropolitan Library Newspaper Archive. Columbus, OH
2021 — Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum. Columbus, OH
2018 — Lucky Cat Museum. Cincinnati, OH
2017 — Artists-Environmentalist Collection. St. Mary’s City, MD
Solo Exhibitions
2022 — Animunculi, Blockfort Studios. Columbus, OH
2017 — r e s i s t w a v e, Montgomery Hall. St. Mary’s City, MD
Leaving Normal, Cole Cinema. St. Mary’s City, MD
2016 — Working Observational, Candy Cummings Gallery. Lexington Park, MD
Group Exhibitions
2023 — GOOD TIMES by Mujer Manifesto. Moontower Cider Company. Austin, TX
2022 — Correspond. Atrium Gallery at Western Michigan University. Kalamazoo, MI
17 Days Project. The Bret Llewellyn Art Gallery at Alfred State College. Alfred, NY
17 Days Project. Atrium Gallery at Western Michigan University. Kalamazoo, MI
2021 — Franklinton Pride Film Festival. Gravity. Columbus, OH
Proximity, Urban Arts Space. Columbus, OH
Fergus Scholarship Exhibition. Urban Arts Space. Columbus, OH
2020 — North Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Robinson Film Center. Shreveport, LA
Louisiana LGBT+ Film Festival. LGBT Center of New Orleans. New Orleans, LA
Giving OUT. Campus Pride. Charlotte, NC
Mad Royal Film Festival. Wexner Center for the Arts. Columbus, OH
Cloud Crusher. Hopkins Hall Gallery. Columbus, OH
East-Central ACDA Screening. Western Michigan University. Kalamazoo, MI
2019 — Golden Hour. The Fort. Columbus, OH
Chromatic: LGBTQ+ Experience in Columbus. Wild Goose Creative. Columbus, OH
No Evil Eye: Radical Microcinema. Wexner Center for the Arts. Columbus, OH
COMPAS Art & Technology Showcase. STEAM Factory. Columbus, OH
Ohio Shorts. Wexner Center for the Arts. Columbus, OH
Threads. Hopkins Hall Gallery. Columbus, OH
2018 — Columbus Moving Image Art Review. Hagerty Cinema. Columbus, OH
Your Arts Mag: Pride Exhibition. 934 Gallery. Columbus, OH
49th Annual Exhibition. Boyden Gallery. St. Mary’s City, MD
Awards and Fellowships
2022 — Nominee for the Core Value Award: Respect. Columbus College of Art & Design
2021 — Individual Artist Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council
John Fergus Family Scholarship, Fergus Foundation
Nominee for the Graduate Associate Teaching Award, The Drake Institute
2020 — Society of Fellows Graduate Research Grant, Global Arts + Humanities
Best Short Film. Mad Royal Film Festival
Tech Hub Student Projects Grant, Tech Hub
2019 — Art & Technology Award, COMPAS Art Educators
2018 — LGBTQ Advocacy Award, Academic Services at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Rhoda-Stark Memorial Award for Queer Activism, Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Joanne Klein Memorial Award for Activist Filmmaking, Department of Theater, Film, and Media Studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Juror’s Choice Award for Outstanding Work, Boyden Gallery
2017 — St. Mary’s Professional Fellowship, Department of Computer Science at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Department of Theater, Film, and Media Studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
2015 — St. Mary’s Merit Grant, St. Mary’s College of Maryland (2015-2017)
Continued Education Grant, St. Mary’s College of Maryland (2015-2017)
Publications
2023 — GOOD TIMES. Published by Mujer Manifesto
2022 — CX3 Anthology. Published by Columbus Cartoon Coalition.
Polar to Prairie. Getaway Zine. Published by 934 Gallery.
Mittens. Published in Issue #9 of The Columbus Scribbler
2021 — Apoqueerlyptic. Published by The Ohio State University Department of Art
Across Adobe. Instructional eBook. Published by the New Media and Robotics Lab
2019 — EnbyLife Journal. Spring 2019. Published by Pink Advocate
2018 — Avatar Magazine. Spring 2018, Cover. Published by St. Mary’s College of Maryland
2017 — Avatar Magazine. Spring & Fall 2017. Published by St. Mary’s College of Maryland
2016 — Avatar Magazine. Spring & Fall 2017. Published by St. Mary’s College of Maryland
We Will Win! – Resistance Zine Vol. 1. Published by Philadelphia Socialists
Curation
2022 — Zenith. Loann Crane Center. Columbus, OH
Create Together Group Show. Joseph V. Canzani Center. Columbus, OH
2021 — Saturday Morning Artists Exhibition. Loann Crane Center. Columbus, OH
Emerging Artists Exhibit. Loann Crane Center. Columbus, OH
REvisitations. New Media Laboratory. Columbus, OH
Radicant Bodies. Hopkins Hall Gallery. Columbus, OH
2020 — Art of the Remix. New Media Laboratory. Columbus, OH
Can You See My Screen? Hopkins Hall Gallery. Columbus, OH
2019 — Non-Human Intelligence. Hopkins Hall Gallery. Columbus, OH
2018 — Fields of Transduction. Collaboratory. Columbus, OH