EDUCATION

2024- Bachelor of Science Biology, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois

  • Honors: summa cum laude

2015- Bachelor of Science Art with Minor in Biology, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois

Professional Experience

Education Specialist (Aug. 2023-Present) Adler Planetarium, Chicago, Illinois

Instructor (Sept. 2016- July 2022). Education Fellow, Fellowship (Mar. 2021 - July 2022)  Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, Illinois

Gallery Assistant, part-time (Sept. 2015- Dec. 2015)  Art Department, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois

Selected EXHIBITIONS

“Par Excellence: Redux”, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, Illinois. 2021 (Group) Curator: Christopher Jobson

“ROCKED & ROLLED”, Illinois State Museum-Lockport Gallery, Lockport, Illinois. 2019 (Group) SPIN IT album project participant, Guest Curator: Robin-Monique Rios

"HOAX! Conspiracies, Illusions and Creative Hijinks", Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois. 2017 (Group)

"25th Annual Holocaust Intercultural Lecture & Service of Remembrance" Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois. 4.17.2016 (Solo)                                         

“Fall 2015 Senior Capstone Exhibition”, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois. 2015 (Group)      

Awards & Recognition

1st Place in the 2024 Dana Foundation Neuro Art Competition

2016 Latham Baskerville Award for Excellence in Art  Awarded at the 2016 Elmhurst College Founders' Honors Convocation

Featured Artist for the Elmhurst College’s Holocaust Education Project’s 2016 lecture Series Exhibited: Majdanek: A Descendant's Retrospective

Illinois College Press Association 2015 Division A Awards  1st and 2nd place in the category of Other Cartoon, Strip or Panel  Honorable Mention in the category of Editorial Cartoon

2015 Middle Western Voice cover competition winner

2nd Place in the Fourth Juried Student Art Exhibit, Elmhurst College 2015 Juror: Steven Carrelli