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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

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