EDUCATION
2024 (expected)
Masters of Fine Art in Studio Art (painting), University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
2017
BA in Art and Political Science, cum laude, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee
2015
Course studies, Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, London, England
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Less | Earth | Bound, The Hall Gallery, Millsaps College; Jackson, Mississippi
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
All Else: UT Studio Art MFA Showcase, Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX
Soon Moon, Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX
2023
2023/24 UT Austin MFA Studio Art, Good Dad Gallery, Austin, TX
Twilight on the Trail, The Trail Conservancy, Austin, TX
2022
48th Annual Bi-State Art Competition and Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
2021
HOPE, Roaring Artist Gallery; online exhibition
CARE: Art exhibition by Dear Artists in Collaboration With Artist/Mother Podcast, Dear Artists Project
2018
Cotton District Arts Festival Juried Show, Starkville Area Arts Council; Starkville, Mississippi
2017
The Mirth that Exists Between Everything Else, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee
Exhibition Momentum, Center for the Outreach and Development of the Arts; Memphis, Tennessee
BYOA, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee*
Juried Student Show, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee
Wiseacre Tap Room Temporary Group Show, Wiseacre Brewery; Memphis, Tennessee
2015
Juried Student Show, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee
COLLECTIONS
2017
Rhodes College Permanent Collection; Memphis, Tennessee
AWARDS
2024
(Nominee) Dedalus Foundation Masters of Fine Arts Fellowship
2023
Ellen Clayton Garwood Scholarship, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
Michael Frary Endowed Scholarship, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
2022
Katherine Kay "Katy" Davis Memorial Scholarship, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
Irving and Jeanette Goodfriend Endowed Presidential Scholarship, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
Mini Grant (Individual), Mississippi Arts Commission; Jackson, Mississippi
2021
Rapid Response Mini Grant (Individual), Mississippi Art Commission; Jackson, Mississippi
2019
Silver Award | Digital Teacher Resources, Southeastern Museums Conference
2015
Buckman Scholarship for Study Abroad, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee
PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS
2023
"Fresh from the Studio," Women and Their Work, Austin, TX (Zoom)
2021
"Artist Talk," Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi
"Exhibiting Artists Talk Series - #2," Roaring Artist Gallery, roaringartistgallery.com
“Many Voices: Energizing Community Programming with Local Artists,” Southeastern Museums Conference; Chattanooga, Tennessee
2020
"Experimentation and innovation to address the issue of the social isolation caused by the Covid-19 crisis,” Aspen Tech Policy Hub
2019
"Reconciling with Memories: Museum-Based Therapy,” Southeastern Museums Conference; Charleston, South Carolina
"Beyond the Workshop: Engaging Teachers Today,” Southeastern Museums Conference; Charleston, South Carolina
"Art in Mind: Making Memory Connections Through Art,” Mississippi Leads the Way: Advances in Alzheimer's and Aging Research; Tupelo, Mississippi
2018
"Digital Strategies for Engaging Visitors,” Southeastern Museums Conference; Jackson, Mississippi
2017
“Boundearthless,” Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee
SELECTION COMMITTEES
2022
Arts & Culture Grant; City of Jackson; Jackson, Mississippi
2019
Scholastic Art Awards (Regional); Scholastic Art and Writing Awards; Jackson, Mississippi
MEDIA | PUBLICATIONS
2024
Pickerel, A. "'All Else': Studio art graduate students showcase work in exhibit before receiving MFA," The Daily Texan
2022
Issue 17, Juke Joint Magazine; Jackson, Mississippi
2021
Compassion, Art, People, and Equity: The Story of the Center for Art and Public Exchange at the Mississippi Museum of Art, Mississippi Museum of Art
Program Feature: Makers in Their Spaces, 2021 Summer Members' Newsletter, Mississippi Museum of Art
CARE: Art exhibition by Dear Artists in Collaboration With Artist/Mother Podcast, Dear Artists Project
2020
COVID-19 Peer Responses: The Mississippi Museum of Art, CultureConnect, LLC.
Mississippi museum brings the arts to adult cancer patients at UMMC, The University of Mississippi Medical Center
2019
Art Across the Heartland, Ovation TV
2018
Student, Alumnae, and Faculty Artworks Showcase; Rhodes College
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022-present
Teaching Assistant, College of Art and Art History, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
Painting I, Painting II, Painting III, Painting IV, Intermediate/Advanced Life Drawing, Intermediate Print: Monotype, Advanced Printmaking
2019-2022
Assistant Curator of Public Programs and Community Engagement, Mississippi Museum of Art; Jackson, Mississippi
2017-2019
William R. Hollingsworth Fellowship, Mississippi Museum of Art; Jackson, Mississippi