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

2026
— Emerging Artists Exhibition, Artists’ Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, NE (Dec 30, 2025 – Feb 1, 2026)
— Museum of Alternative History (upcoming), Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment (PACE)

2025
— Artist Participant, Nebraska City Art Walk, Nebraska City, NE — Best in Sculpture
— Group Exhibition, Blick Art Materials, Omaha, NE
— VIVID, Group Exhibition, Cover24, Omaha, NE
— Group Exhibition Art Walk, Cali Commons, Omaha, NE
— Mixin’ It Up! Disco-ver Art Exhibition, Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha, NE (sold)
— $100 Dollar Art Sale, Project Project, Omaha, NE (sold)

2019
— LOOSE JUICE, Group Exhibition, Maple St. Construct, Benson, Omaha, NE
— BFF Omaha (Video Projection), Omaha, NE (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)
— CTE: American Masculinity, Solo Exhibition, 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 Exhibition (with Loy Branson), Special Kneads LLC, Benson First Friday, Omaha, NE (May)
— Group Exhibition, The Waiting Room, Omaha, NE (Dec 13)
— Artist Consignment, Down the Rabbit Hole, Omaha, NE

2013–2015
— 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)

Volunteer & Community Engagement

2025
— Master Gardener Volunteer (80 hours), University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Dodge County Extension Office, Fremont, NE
— Volunteer, Food Bank for the Heartland (5 hours), Sodexo Cares Program, Omaha, NE

2023
— Community Garden Participant (80 hours), Fremont Community Garden, Fremont, NE

2022–2023
— Volunteer Art Instructor (50 hours), Shiloh Center Adult Day Services, Fremont, NE

2019
— WWOOF USA Volunteer (280 hours), Victory Aquaponics LLC, Londonderry, NH
— WWOOF USA Volunteer (70 hours), Circle Yoga Shala LLC, Newton County, AR
— WWOOF USA Volunteer (160 hours), Precious Mud Pottery & Farm, North Ogden, UT

2017
— Intern (80 hours), Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
— Community Garden Volunteer (20 hours), The Union for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE

2016
— Children’s Program Volunteer (60 hours), Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE

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

2025 — Nebraska City Art Walk — Best in Sculpture (1st Place)

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

 

Articles & Press

— “‘Special moments in their life are worth pausing for’: Methodist staff finds ways to celebrate patients in the hospital,” Methodist Health System / BestCare.org, April 24, 2025 — highlights how Lauren Doeschot, Patient Service Manager for Food Services, brings joy to patients’ lives by organizing celebration moments like birthdays and special occasions during hospitalization. (bestcare.org)

— “Ceramics Students Hold Show at Petshop Gallery,” The Gateway, University of Nebraska at Omaha, March 5, 2019 — coverage of a student ceramics exhibition at Petshop Gallery.