ARTIST STATEMENT
I work across painting, sculpture, photographic study, and projection-based installation to explore memory, systems, and material ritual. My current practice centers on collected and cast objects: resin forms, found materials, and reflective surfaces, assembled into altar-like structures that suggest soft systems of belief. Each piece becomes a temporary form of preservation, functioning as an archive, a study, or a shrine.
I’m drawn to translucent and cellular forms: glass, water, spores, orbs. These shapes echo themes of containment and distortion. They appear in my paintings as fractured geometries, in my sculptures as suspended keepsakes, and in my photographic study through microscope images of water samples and organic material. These images often become sources for both object-making and time-based projection installations.
My video and projection work draws from a long-standing interest in microscopic observation and environmental systems. Earlier projects explored themes like neural degeneration through time-lapse microscope footage. Today, this observational process continues in my studio as a kind of personal fieldwork, one that allows decay, fluidity, and the unseen to become active materials in the work.
My future practice includes proposals for site-specific installations and artist residencies. I’m especially interested in creating temporary, responsive pieces using locally gathered materials, water specimens, and ecological observation. Some works are intended to exist only for the duration of an exhibition, preserving the moment, the space, and the interaction itself. Given the right venue, I am prepared to scale or adapt the work across formats: sculptural collections, microscope-based projections, and ephemeral arrangements.
After stepping back from exhibitions during the pandemic to focus on healthcare work and sustainable farming, I returned to the studio with a deeper sense of purpose. My recent work is the result of that integration: art as both archive and offering, grounded in care, curiosity, and the strange beauty of what we leave behind.
CIRRICULUM VITAE
Emerging Artist | Visual Storyteller | Community-Based Thinker
Education
2018 – Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, University of Nebraska at Omaha — Omaha, NE
GPA: 3.55
Concentration: Multidisciplinary/Multimedia
Minor: Art History
Selected Exhibitions & Projects
2025
– Group Exhibition, Mixin’ It Up! Disco-ver Art Exhibition, Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha, NE (sold)
– $100 Dollar Art Sale, Project Project, Omaha, NE (sold)
2019
– Artist-in-Residence (granted, unable to attend), Cedar Point Biological Station, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Ogalalla, N
– Group Exhibition, LOOSE JUICE, Maple St. Construct, Benson, Omaha, NE – BFF Omaha (Video Projection) (May)
– Group Exhibition, MaMo Mobile Gallery, BFF “Shakespeare on the Green,” Omaha, NE (June–July)
2018
– Group Exhibition, Private Idaho, Petshop Gallery, Benson, Omaha, NE
– Video Projection Artist, Lincoln Calling Festival, Lincoln, NE (Sept 17–22)
– Solo Exhibition, CTE: American Masculinity, Hexagon Gallery, Omaha, NE (Feb–May)
– UNO Student Exhibition, UNO Art Gallery, Weber Fine Arts Building, Omaha, NE (Feb–May)
– Video Projection Artist, BFF Omaha Event, Omaha, NE (July)
2017
– UNO Student Exhibition, UNO Art Gallery, Weber Fine Arts Building, Omaha, NE (Feb–May)
– State of the Union, Group Exhibition, Hexagon Gallery, Omaha, NE (Oct–Dec)
– Under 200 Show, Group Exhibition, Blue Cat Gallery, Wayne, NE (Nov 3–Dec 23)
2016
– Two-Person Show (with Loy Branson), Special Kneds LLC, Benson First Friday, Omaha, NE (May)
– Group Exhibition, The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE (Dec 13)
2015–2013
– RAW Artists Showcase, Group Exhibition, Sokol Auditorium, Omaha, NE (2015)
– Group Exhibition, Doh Stroh Administration Building, Omaha, NE (May 2014)
– Student Group Exhibition, Summer Artist Festival, Omaha Public Library, Omaha, NE (June 2013)
Residencies, Conferences & Presentations
2025 – Calling Creatives Conference, Culxr House – Omaha, NE
2019 Artist-in-Residence (granted, unable to attend), Cedar Point Biological Station, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Ogalalla, NE
2019 – Artist Participant, Nebraska Arts Council Conference, Omaha, NE
Volunteer & Community Engagement
2025
– Master Gardener Volunteer (In Progress – 80 Hours), University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Dodge County Extension Office – Fremont, NE
– Volunteer, Food Bank for the Heartland (5 Hours), through Sodexo Cares Program – Omaha, NE
2023
– Community Garden Participant, Fremont Community Garden – Fremont, NE (Volunteer commitment of 80 hours)
2022–2023
– Volunteer Art Instructor, Shiloh Center Adult Day Services – Fremont, NE (50 hours)
2019
– WWOOF USA Volunteer, Victory Aquaponics LLC – Londonderry, NH (280 hours)
– WWOOF USA Volunteer, Circle Yoga Shala LLC – Newton County, AR (70 hours)
– WWOOF USA Volunteer, Precious Mud Pottery & Farm – North Ogden, UT (160 hours)
2017
– Intern, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts – Omaha, NE (75 hours)
– Community Garden Volunteer, The Union for Contemporary Art – Omaha, NE (20 hours)
2016
– Children’s Program Volunteer, Joslyn Art Museum – Omaha, NE (60 hours)
Professional Experience
2024–Present – Patient Service Manager, Food & Nutrition Services, Methodist Fremont Health – Fremont, NE
2024 – Lead Food Service Supervisor, Nebraska Medical Center – Omaha, NE (May–Sept)
2021–2024 – Food Service Lead, Methodist Fremont Health – Fremont, NE
2019–2021 – Receptionist and Event Coordinator, Backyard Playworld – Gretna, NE
2018–2019 – Custom Art Framer, Mangelsen’s – Omaha, NE
2017–2018 – Custom Art Framer and Art Dealer, 1200 Images Art & Frame – Omaha, NE
2016–2017 – Sculpture Studio Technician Manager, University of Nebraska at Omaha – Omaha, NE
2016–2017 – Certified Custom Framer & Fine Arts Instructor, Michaels Craft Store – Omaha, NE
Awards & Scholarships
2014–2018 – Athletic Scholarship, Track & Field (UNO)
2018 – Paul L. Beck Memorial Scholarship
2017 – Friends of Art, Art Education Scholarship
2016–2018 – Thompson Learning Center Talent Scholarship
2015 – College of Fine Arts Scholarship, UNO
2015 – Union Pacific Scholarship
2014–2015 – H.A. Banner Fine Arts Scholarship
Professional Development
2025
– Sodexo Food Service Technical Manager Training (20 Hours Continuing Education – ACF Certified)
– Leadership Essentials for People Leaders, Methodist Health System 2-Day Course
– Emergenetics® Cohort 10, Methodist Health System
– Empowering Our Differences, Methodist Health System
2018
– Friends of Art, Speaker
– Panelist Speaker, UNO Freshman Orientation Day
2017
– Member, UNO Student Education Association
– Member, Kappa Delta Pi, Eta Omega Chapter
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