Education
2009|
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, with Honors
2008| Kokrobitey Institute, Kokrobitey, Ghana, West Africa
Winter Session, Residential Educational Program, Sustainable Art and Design
2008| Ox-Bow School of the Arts and Artist Residency, Saugatuck, MI
Summer Session, Painting and Printmaking Program
Group Exhibitions
2010|
Clopen Studio, 1100 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
2009|
Greener Pastures, Memorial Hall Gallery, Providence, RI
A Thin Veneer, Gelman Gallery, Chace Center, Providence, RI
Senior Painting Show, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
2008|
Maya Bush, APG, and Bryan Wilson, Benson Hall Gallery, Providence, RI
HUNG (contemporary feminist painting), Memorial Hall Project Space, Providence, RI
Bathers, Memorial Hall Project Space, Providence, RI
Sophomore and Junior Painters, Memorial Hall Project Space, Providence, RI
Painting Department Triennial, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
2007|
Grand Opening, Sarah Doyle Gallery, Sarah Doyle Women's Center, Brown University
Inaugural Show, Memorial Hall Project Space, Providence, RI
2006|
Faculty Exhibition, Valley Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Curatorial Projects
2009| Greener Pastures, Memorial Hall Gallery, Providence, RI
2008| 11/04/08: Election Exhibition, Memorial Hall Project Space, Providence, RI
Awards + Merits
2005-09| Honor Student and Merit Scholarship Recipient, RISD, Providence, RI
2009| Florence Leif Award Recipient, Painting Department, RISD, Providence, RI
2008| Merit Scholarship to attend Oxbow School of the Arts and Artist Residency, Saugatuck, MI
2005| California Governor's Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence, Los Angeles, CA
Professional Experience
2010| D.A.P. / Distributed Art Publishers, Manhattan, NY
Marketing Associate
ARTBOOK @ MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY
Assistant Manager
artbook@INDEPENDENT, Manhattan, NY
Assistant Manager
2009-10| artbook@X-Initiative, Manhattan, NY
artbook@P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY
Fine Art bookseller
2009| X-Initiative, Manhattan, NY
Staff
2009| Fourth Estate Editions, Brooklyn, NY
Assistant to Director
2009| Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, Manhattan, NY
Assistant to Master Printer
2008-09| Office of Information Technology, RISD, Providence, RI
Consultant
2008-09| Michael Assiff Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Artist Assistant
2008| Mimi Leveque: Museum Conservation Seminar, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Participant
2007-08| Painting Department, RISD, Providence, RI
Assistant to Technician
2007-08| Painting Fundamentals Class, Painting Department, RISD
Teaching Assistant
2004-05| Valley Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant to Director