I enjoy working and experimenting with many mediums. My favorites include charcoal and graphite drawing and hand-building clay ceramics. I’m from Fluvanna County, which is a small rural town in the greater Charlottesville, VA area. I explored many majors–including engineering and vet tech–in community college before I found my niche in studio art. I then transferred to University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA in 2019 to complete my Bachelor of Arts degree. Some common themes throughout my work include childhood and adolescent isolation, underlying depression, and abstract nature. Two big inspirations for me are Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Tim Burton’s works. I’m currently conceptualizing ideas for my upcoming senior exhibition for Spring 2022. I’m living and loving life in my small city apartment with my support team–my husband Justin and bearded dragon Peanut.
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Education
2023 MEd (expected May 2023), University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
2022 BFA (expected May 2022), University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
2019 AA, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA
2017 AS, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA
2015 Advanced Studies Diploma, Fluvanna County High School, Palmyra, VA
Group Exhibitions
2022 Senior Art Exhibition (expected Spring 2022), University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
2021 Annual Student Art Exhibition, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
2019 Exaggeration: A Figurative Ceramic Exhibition, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
2019 Annual Student Art Exhibition, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA
Scholarships
2021/22 Alfred Levitt Memorial Scholarship in Art, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
2021/22 Polly Updegraff Champ ’61 Scholarship, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
