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Education
Sept. 2006- Present

Currently enrolled in The Ohio State University’s Department of Art Education seeking a Masters of Arts Policy and Administration
Aug. 2004 – June 2006 Ohio Wesleyan University – classes in education, gallery management, creative writing, and feminist philosophy; no degree sought
Sept. 2000-June 2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts Cum Laude, Studio Art, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
   

Work Experience in the Arts and Education
Aug. 2007 – Present

GALLERY 2001, Ohio Wesleyan University – Gallery Manager
• In conjunction with the Richard M. Ross Art Museum, exhibition curating, scheduling, organizing, and hanging, graphic design, crew management, event planning

Sept. 2004 - August 2007

 

The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) – Arts Intern
• Managing the Ohio Department of Education Student Art Exhibition Program: contacting and establishing a relationship with teachers, curating, managing, and relating student artwork to the Fine Arts Academic Content Standards, hanging exhibitions of student artwork throughout the ODE building, advertising exhibitions and opportunities through ODE publications, to date I have organized 24 exhibitions; assisting arts consultants in day to day activities and long term projects

 
Aug. 2004- Sept. 2006 Saint Andrews Latchkey Program – Assistant Teacher
• Interacting and building relationships with children and parents, multi-age and subject tutoring
Sept. 2004 – June 2005 Gallery Management Seminar at Ohio Wesleyan University
• Year long series of weekly seminars with Justin Kronewetter studying and practicing gallery management and maintenance and acting as gallery staff at the M. Ross Art Museum, Delaware, Ohio
June 2003 – Aug. 2004 Ohio Art League - Administrative Intern
• Event planning, article writing, graphic design, assisting with media communication, data entry, research, customer relations
June 2003 – Oct. 2003 Dick Blick Art Materials - Sales Representative
• Customer service, extended knowledge of merchandise, retail and business practices
   
Selected Art Exhibitions
Nov. 2006 – Dec. 2006 12 x 14s
• Solo exhibition in two parts of sixteen 12” x 14” artworks, What the Rock?, Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 2006 – Oct. 2006 Ohio Art League Annual Fall Juried Exhibition 2006
• Exhibition of 91 Ohio artists juried by Melissa Meyers who included two of my artworks, and awarded one the Ohio Art League Associate Award, James A. Rhodes State Office Tower, Columbus, Ohio
Feb. 2006 – April 2006 Art and Artifice
• Exhibition of Ohio Art League members curated by Annegreth Nill, The Richard M. Ross Art Museum, Delaware, Ohio
July 2005 – Oct. 2005 Made in Ohio/Diverse Sources
• Exhibition of 19 Ohio Art League members, in partnership with the Ohio Arts Council, and curated by Annegreth Nill
The Riffe Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Oct. 2004 One Night A-Go-Go
• Ohio Art League fundraising exhibition and auction, The Vault, Columbus, Ohio
June 2004 Advanced Painting Final Show
• Group painting exhibition in partnership with Alan Crockett, Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing, The Ohio State University, BLD Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
March 2004 Apron Stains
• B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Warehouse Café Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Dec. 2003 When Paintings Leave the Nest
• Group painting exhibition in partnership with Teresa Hackett, Autumn 2003 Artist in Residence, The Ohio State University
Hopkins Hall Undergraduate Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Nov. 2003 Choice/ Non-Choice
• Group painting exhibition curated by me of my works and the works of Emmy Hoy and Matt Wolcott, Warehouse Café Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
   
Works Appearing in Private Collections
Forsythia and Secret Frog, 2006, Oil, fabric, felt, graphite, and embroidery on cotton paper, Kim Edwards, Toledo, Ohio
Ben, 2005, Embroidery on stretched muslin, Steve Peeples, New York
   
Service, Organizations, and Activities
Jan. 2007 – Present Warm Up America!
• Active knitter of afghans for donation
June 2003 – Present Ohio Art League – Member
• Volunteer and contribute to organization programs and exhibitions
April 2005 – Nov. 2006 Ohio Arts Education Association – Member
• Contribute monthly to a joint Ohio Department of Education (ODE) – Ohio Arts Education Association (OAEA) weblog to keep art teachers updated on current ODE activities
   
Presentations and Special Projects
November 2006 2006 National Association of State Arts Administrators (NASAA) Face Book
• Face book of 2006 NASAA members for the 2006 conference in New Mexico
September 2005 Studio Talk
• Discussion of the various definitions of painting, career options for BFAs entering the workforce, and my own artwork for Alan Crockett’s multi-level painting class
November 2005 2005 Ohio Arts Education Association Convention – Presenter
• “On the Wall”, a presentation about exhibiting student artwork on a budget in multiple settings, with student involvement and connecting those exhibitions to the Ohio Academic Content Standards
   
Awards and Honors in Academics and the Arts
August 2006 Ohio Art League Associate
• Awarded by Melissa Meyers and the Ohio Art League for exhibition of Alyce Alice in the Ohio Art League Annual Fall Juried Exhibition 2006
Sept. 2000 - June 2004 Dean’s List
• Ohio State University
Sept. 2000 - June 2004 Ohio State University Scholarship
• From the Ohio State University
Sept. 2000 - June 2004 Ohio Academic Scholarship
• From the Ohio State University
Sept. 2002 - June 2003 Brinkley Scholarship
• From the Ohio State University
November 2000 OIE Study Abroad Grant
• From the Ohio State University for the London Honors Program
Sept. 2000 - June 2001 Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio Scholarship
• From the Masons of Ohio
June 2000 Graeter’s Scholarship
• From the Graeter’s Scholarship Program