Workshops, Residencies and Speaking
2016 Speaker, Austin Maker Faire, Austin, Texas
2016 Visiting Artist for Production Pumpkin Making, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
2015 Guest Lecturer, Design Bank, Indianapolis, Indiana
2015 Visiting Artist for Production Pumpkin Making, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
2014 Visiting Artist in Residence, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL ( Spring semester)
2013 Artist in Residence, S12 Open Access Studio and Gallery, Bergen, Norway
Visiting Artist in Residence, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL (Fall semester)
Teaching Assistant for Judy Hill: “A Casting Foundations Sampler” The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
2012 Beth Lipman and Leo Tecosky: “Icon/Our Con: Exploration of Imagery, ” Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
Teaching Assistant for Charlie Cohan: Visiting Artist Workshop, SIUC, Carbondale, Illinois
2011 Ulrica Hydman-Vallien: “Artist’s Ideas for Design and Industry,” Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
Robin Rogers: Furnace Building Workshop, SIUC, Carbondale, Illinois
Cappy Thompson: “Glass Painting,” The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
Exhibitions (solo exhibitions marked with *)
2014 Crossroads: Converging, Media Studio B. Creative Exchange, Indianapolis, Indiana
2014 Emerge, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Supercool Glass, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont
2013 Young and Loving, S12 Open Access Studio and Gallery, Bergen, Norway
Grand Point Weird, Grand Point North, Burlington, Vermont
2013 International Online Student Exhibition (Third Place Winner), Glass Art Society
New Works - from SIUC Glass Program, 3rd Degree Glass Factory, Saint Louis, MO
MCGAG Emerging Artist Exhibition, Echt Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Senior Exhibition, Surplus Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale, Illinois
Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award Competition, Surplus Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale, Illinois
3D Thesis Show, Surplus Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale, Illinois
2012 International Student Exhibition, Glass Art Society Conference, Toledo, Ohio
MCGAG Emerging Artists Exhibition, Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago,Illinois
Playing with Fire, 3rd Degree Glass Factory, Saint Louis, Missouri
34th Annual Purchase Awards, Art Alley, SIUC, Carbondale, Illinois
Glass: A Juried Art Show 2012 (Juried by Katherine Gray), Minnetrista, Muncie, Indiana
Photography & Painting (with Laura Partain), Vergette Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale, Illinois
C4 Juried Exhibition (Juried by Ivy Cooper), Surplus Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale, Illinois
Sustain (Juried by John Drury & Robbie Miller), University Museum, Carbondale, IL
2011 Push and Pull Press - First Outing, Rustle Hill Winery, Cobden, Illinois
Night of the Living Doug, Douglas School Art Place, Murphysboro, Illinois
*Portraits on Glass, Vergette Gallery, SIUC, Carbondale, Illinois
Advanced Perspectives: Southern-Illinois University Carbondale, 3rd Degree Glass Factory, Saint Louis, Missouri
Art and Design Showcase: No Boundaries, Exploring the Arts in Architecture, SIUC Student Center, Carbondale, Illinois
Kentucky National 2011 (Juried by Matthew Strauss), Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray Kentucky
Awards, Scholarships and Honors
2013 2013 International Online Student Exhibition, Glass Art Society, Third Place WinnerRickert-Ziebold Trust Award FinalistWindgate Fellowship Nominee
2012 Birkhill Glass Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
2011 Pilchuck Partner Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Corning Incorporated Award Nominee, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Windgate Charitable Foundation Undergraduate Research Grant, SIUC, Carbondale, IL
CUF Artist Series Artist of the Month, Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship Carbondale IL
Professional Experience
2016 Studio Assistant for Jiyong Lee, Carbondale, Illinois (Summer)
2015 Hot Shop Instructor Glassworks Camp, 3rd Degree Glass Factory, St. Louis, Missouri (June)
2014 Hot Shop Instructor Glassworks Camp, 3rd Degree Glass Factory, St. Louis, Missouri (June)
Teaching Assistant for Intro to Glass, SIUC, Carbondale, Illinois
2013 Kiln Shop Instructor Glassworks Camp, 3rd Degree Glass Factory, Saint Louis, Missouri
Teaching Assistant for Intro to Glass, SIUC, Carbondale, Illinois
2012 Studio Assistant for Jiyong Lee, Carbondale, Illinois
