EDUCATION
2022-2024 (expected)
Masters of Fine Art in Studio Art, 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 SHOWS | GROUP SHOWS* | CURATED SHOWS**
2021
"Less | Earth | Bound," The Hall Gallery, Millsaps College; Jackson, Mississippi
"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*
"Rahleecoh Ishakarah," Ruka Civic Engagement House; 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*
2014
"Refugee Empowerment Program," Crosstown Arts; Memphis, Tennessee**
COLLECTIONS
2017
Rhodes College Permanent Collection; Memphis, Tennessee
PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS
2021
"Artist Talk," presenter, Millsaps College; Jackson, Mississippi
"Exhibiting Artists Talk Series - #2," presenter, Roaring Artist Gallery, roaringartistgallery.com
“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
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
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
Harnessing Creativity, Parents and Kids Podcast, PK Media
The Museum Experience, Parents and Kids Podcast, PK Media
2019
Art Across the Heartland, Ovation TV
2018
Student, Alumnae, and Faculty Artworks Showcase; Rhodes College
2016
Mortar Board Welcomes New Members, Rhodes College
2014
Rhodes Art Students Pioneer Summer Art Camp for Refugee Children by Katie Cannon; Rhodes College
AWARDS
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 EXPERIENCE
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
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
2017
Ruka Civic Engagement Fellowship, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee
2014-2016
Visual Resources Assistant Curator, Rhodes College; Memphis, Tennessee
2015
Studio Assistant, Erin Harmon; Memphis, Tennessee
2014-2015
Studio Coordinator, Flicker Street Studio; Memphis, Tennessee
2014
Refugee Empowerment Program Art Camp Leader, Center for the Outreach and Development of the Arts; Memphis, Tennessee