EDUCATION
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2022-2024 (expected)
Masters of Fine Art in Studio Art, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
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2017
BA in Art and Political Science, cum laude, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee
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2015
Course studies, Slade School of Fine Art, University College London; London, England
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SOLO SHOWS | GROUP SHOWS* | CURATED SHOWS**
2021
"Less | Earth | Bound," The Hall Gallery, Millsaps College; Jackson, Mississippi
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"HOPE," Roaring Artist Gallery; online exhibition*
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"CARE: Art exhibition by Dear Artists in Collaboration With Artist/Mother Podcast," Dear Artists Project*
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2018
"Cotton District Arts Festival Juried Show," Starkville Area Arts Council; Starkville, Mississippi*
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2017
"The Mirth that Exists Between Everything Else," Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee*
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"Exhibition Momentum," Center for the Outreach and Development of the Arts; Memphis, Tennessee*
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"Rahleecoh Ishakarah," Ruka Civic Engagement House; Memphis, Tennessee**
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"BYOA," Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee*
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"Juried Student Show," Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee*
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Wiseacre Tap Room Temporary Group Show, Wiseacre Brewery; Memphis, Tennessee*
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2015
"Juried Student Show," Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee*
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2014
"Refugee Empowerment Program," Crosstown Arts; Memphis, Tennessee**
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COLLECTIONS
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2017
Rhodes College Permanent Collection; Memphis, Tennessee
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PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS
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2021
"Artist Talk," presenter, Millsaps College; Jackson, Mississippi
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"Exhibiting Artists Talk Series - #2," presenter, Roaring Artist Gallery, roaringartistgallery.com
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“Many Voices: Energizing Community Programming with Local Artists,” presenter, Southeastern Museums Conference; Chattanooga, Tennessee
2020
"Experimentation and innovation to address the issue of the social isolation caused by the Covid-19 crisis,” collaborative member, Aspen Tech Policy Hub
"Crafting to Learn: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understand the Work of Jeffrey Gibson,” presenter, Mississippi Arts Commission’s
Whole Schools Summer Institute
2019
"Reconciling with Memories: Museum-Based Therapy,” moderator and presenter, Southeastern Museums Conference; Charleston, South Carolina
"Beyond the Workshop: Engaging Teachers Today,” presenter, Southeastern Museums Conference; Charleston, South Carolina
"Art in Mind: Making Memory Connections Through Art,” presenter, Mississippi Leads the Way: Advances in Alzheimer's and Aging Research; Tupelo, Mississippi
"Engaging with Mississippi Artists,” presenter, Mississippi Art Commission’s Whole Schools Summer Institute; Jackson, Mississippi
"Creative Conversations,” presenter, TECH JXN; Jackson, Mississippi
"Art Works,” presenter, Better Together Commission Youth Summit; Jackson, Mississippi
2018
"Digital Strategies for Engaging Visitors,” presenter, Southeastern Museums Conference; Jackson, Mississippi
2017
“Boundearthless,” gallery talk, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee
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SELECTION COMMITTEES
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2022
Arts & Culture Grant; City of Jackson; Jackson, Mississippi
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2019
Scholastic Art Awards (Regional); Scholastic Art and Writing Awards; Jackson, Mississippi
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MEDIA | PUBLICATIONS
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2022
Issue 17, Juke Joint Magazine; Jackson, Mississippi
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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
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Program Feature: Makers in Their Spaces, 2021 Summer Members' Newsletter, Mississippi Museum of Art
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CARE: Art exhibition by Dear Artists in Collaboration With Artist/Mother Podcast, Dear Artists Project
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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
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2019
Harnessing Creativity, Parents and Kids Podcast, PK Media
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The Museum Experience, Parents and Kids Podcast, PK Media
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2019
Art Across the Heartland, Ovation TV
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2018
Student, Alumnae, and Faculty Artworks Showcase; Rhodes College
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2016
Mortar Board Welcomes New Members, Rhodes College
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2014
Rhodes Art Students Pioneer Summer Art Camp for Refugee Children by Katie Cannon; Rhodes College
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AWARDS
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2023
Ellen Clayton Garwood Scholarship, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
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Michael Frary Endowed Scholarship, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
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2022
Katherine Kay "Katy" Davis Memorial Scholarship, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
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Irving and Jeanette Goodfriend Endowed Presidential Scholarship, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
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Mini Grant (Individual), Mississippi Arts Commission; Jackson, Mississippi
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2021
Rapid Response Mini Grant (Individual), Mississippi Art Commission; Jackson, Mississippi
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2019
Silver Award | Digital Teacher Resources, Southeastern Museums Conference
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2015
Buckman Scholarship for Study Abroad, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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2022-present
Teaching Assistant, College of Art and Art History, University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
Painting I, Painting III, Intermediate/Advanced Life Drawing
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2019-2022
Assistant Curator of Public Programs and Community Engagement, Mississippi Museum of Art; Jackson, Mississippi
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2017-2019
William R. Hollingsworth Fellowship, Mississippi Museum of Art; Jackson, Mississippi
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2017
Ruka Civic Engagement Fellowship, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee
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2014-2016
Visual Resources Assistant Curator, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee
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2015
Studio Assistant, Erin Harmon; Memphis, Tennessee
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2014-2015
Studio Coordinator, Flicker Street Studio; Memphis, Tennessee
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2014
Refugee Empowerment Program Art Camp Leader, Center for the Outreach and Development of the Arts; Memphis, Tennessee
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