Education:
MFA in Studio Art
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
2006
BFA in Painting
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
2000
Professional Experience:
Lecturer, Contemporary Practices
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2018- Present
Director of Drawing & Painting
Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
2018- Present
Operations Manager and Product Photographer
Michelle Starbuck Designs, Chicago, IL
2017- Present
Youth Arts Program Director
Chicago Center for Arts and Technology, Chicago, IL
2016- 2017
Assistant Manager of Studio Programs
Marwen Foundation, Chicago, IL
2012- 2016
Instructor in Painting, Drawing, and Digital Arts
Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
2009- 2013
Graphic Arts Mentor and Instructor, Summer Arts Apprenticeship Program
Street Level Youth Media, Chicago, IL
2009- 2010
Lead Sales Associate and Key Holder
Blick Art Materials, Chicago, IL (Loop)
2006- 2009
Instructor of Record, Studio Art Foundations
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
2005- 2006
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
2004- 2006
Drawing Instructor
University of Maryland- University College, Adelphi, MD
2004- 2005
Graduate Research Assistant
David C Driskell Archives, Hyattsville, MD
2003- 2004
Production Artist
Rainbow Art and Design, Inc., Tampa, FL
2000- 2002
Grants, Awards and Residencies:
Community Arts Assistance Program Cultural Grant
City of Chicago, 2012
Hatch Projects Residency
Chicago Artists Coalition, 2011- 2012
Community Arts Assistance Program Cultural Grant
City of Chicago, 2009
Juror’s Choice Award
Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2005
David C Driskell Research Assistantship
University of Maryland, 2003
Rickert- Ziebold Finalist
Southern Illinois University, 2000
The Celine Chu Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in the Arts
Southern Illinois University, 1999