Education
2018 Bachelor of Fine Art, Concentration in Glass
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
2014 - 2018
Professional Development / Other Education
2019 Investment Strategies with Patrick Martin
Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance through PGC/2100 Club Partner Scholarship
August 5 – 9, 2019
Stitching as Drawing with Susan Brandeis
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Attendance through Penland Friends Scholarship
May 26 – June 7, 2019
2018 Building Positives with Cortney Boyd and Adam Cohen
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Attendance through Pilchuck/UTA Glass Department Partner Scholarship
May 14 – 25, 2018
Images in Glass with Carrie Iverson
SiNaCa Studios, Fort Worth, TX
Attendance through 2100 Club Officer Scholarship
March 12 – 16, 2018
2017 Building Light Layers: Exploring Pate de Verre with Fahan Sky McDonagh
SiNaCa Studios, Fort Worth, TX
Attendance through SiNaCa / UTA Glass Department Partner Scholarship
March 13 – 17, 2017
Casting on a Different Plane: Beginning to Advanced Press Molds with Jennifer Halvorson
Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance through PGC / UTA Glass Department Partner Scholarship
May 15 – 19, 2017
Kilncast Boxes with Murrine Lids with Nathan Sandberg
SiNaCa Studios, Fort Worth, TX
Attendance through SiNaCa Studios / Anonymous Donation Partner Scholarship
June 19 – 23, 2017
⌘Print with Hannah Smith
Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA
Attendance through Pilchuck Scholarship
July 6 – 23, 2017
Making a Way: Glass in Multi-Media Sculpture with Brent Sommerhauser
UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY
Attendance through UrbanGlass / UTA Glass Department Partner Scholarship
August 21 – 25, 2017
2016 Dark Time, Bright Lights: Intro to Neon with Denzell Russell
UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY
Attendance through UrbanGlass / UTA Glass Department Partner Scholarship
December 17 – 18, 2016
Teaching Experience
Current Instructor: Kilnforming and Glassblowing Studio
SiNaCa Studios, Fort Worth, TX
February 2017 – Current
2019 Instructor: Working with What You Got
WFISD, Wichita Falls, TX
August 12, 2019
Teaching Assistant to Hannah Smith and Ruby Dorchester: Investing in the Multiple
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
July 6 – 23, 2019
2018 Teaching Assistant to Jean Fernandes and Ashley McFarland: Capturing the Transitory
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
May 29 - June 15, 2018
2017 Teaching Assistant to Katerina Verguelis: Beginning Glassblowing
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
August 2017 – May 2018
2016 Teaching Assistant to Neal Paustian: Beginning Glassblowing
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
August 2016 – December 2016
Other Relevant Professional Experience
2017 Research Assistant for Justin Ginsberg
University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX
August 2017 – May 2018
Exhibitions
2019 PIVOT
Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
July 9 – December 22, 2019
6th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition
Artspace111, Fort Worth, TX
June 22 – July 20, 2019
Summer of Glass: Texas Contemporary Glass Exhibition
ARTSPACE, Shreveport, LA
June 7 – August 10, 2019
Glass Art Society Student Online Exhibition
Published Online in March 2019
2018 BFA Exhibition
UTA Gallery, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX
December 3 – 15, 2018
100 for 100
Fort Works Art, Fort Worth, TX
October 27 – November 10, 2018
Fort Worth Art Dealers Association Selection Show
Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
June 1 – June 30, 2018
Art214
South Dallas Cultural Center
March 31 – April 28, 2018
Ideas in Art
Gallery West, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington TX
February 12 – 23, 2018
apARTment
Homes of Parker Commons Apt 1419, Fort Worth TX
April 27, 2017
2016 GAS International Online Student Exhibition
Published Online in December 2016
2014 The Best of Foundations
Gallery West, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington TX
November 12, 2014
Curated Exhibitions
2019 Impetuses: Contemporary Artists Propagating the Studio Glass Movement
Arlington Museum of Art
Co-Curator: Alexander Lozano
May 1, 2019 – May 31, 2019
2017 Under the Wire
Pop Up Exhibition
Co-Curator: Alexander Lozano
December 8, 2017
Bailando con El Diablo: The Devil Masks of Guatemala
Visual Resource Collections and Gallery
February 8, 2017 – June 2, 2017
Public Lectures
2018 Teaching Assistant Slideshow Presentation
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
June 7, 2018
Rendition: Somewhat Familiar
Spotlight Student Research Forum, UT Arlington, Arlington, TX
March 20, 2018
Awards and Honors
2019 Grant: Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass Visionary Fund
Scholarship: PGC/ 2100 Club Partner Scholarship
Scholarship: Penland Friends Scholarship
2018 Nominee: Windgate Fellowship Award
Award: Outstanding Senior Award – UTA Glass
Scholarship: University of Texas Arlington / Pilchuck Partner Scholarship
Scholarship: 2100 Club Officer Scholarship
2017 Award: Ideas in Art Grant
Scholarship: SiNaCa Studios / Anonymous Donation Partner Scholarship
Scholarship: Pilchuck Glass School Partial Scholarship
Scholarship: University of Texas Arlington / SiNaCa Studios Partner Scholarship
Scholarship: University of Texas Arlington / Pittsburgh Glass Center Partner Scholarship
Scholarship: University of Texas Arlington / UrbanGlass Partner Scholarship
2016 Award: 2nd place Glass Art Society International Online Student Exhibition
Scholarship: University of Texas Arlington / UrbanGlass Partner Scholarship
Bibliography
2019 A Stubborn Struggle (Print and Online)
https://www.blurb.com/b/9462470-a-stubborn-struggle
Glass Art Society Member Monday
https://www.glassart.org/gasmembermonday.html
2018 434 Juried Publication (Print)
Spaces Between (Print and Online)
https://www.blurb.com/b/8717827-spaces-between
2017 Impressions (Print and Online)
https://www.blurb.com/b/7936126-impressions