Professional Experience
EDUCATION:
COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ARKANSAS CITY, KS, MAY 2012 ASSOCIATES OF ARTS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, WICHITA, KS, ESTIMATED GRADUATION: MAY 2016 CURRENTLY ATTAINING A BACHELOR’S OF FINE ARTS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN, AND AN ADDITIONAL BACHELOR’S OF FINE ARTS IN PAINTING
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
HUE GALLERY, WICHITA, KS, AUGUST 2013-PRESENT CO-OWNER
WARD ART HOUSE, WICHITA, KS, JULY 2012-PRESENT CO-OWNER
SHIFTSPACE GALLERY, WICHITA, KS, JANUARY 2014-MAY 2014 ADVERTISEMENT CHAIR
ARTIST CENTRAL, WICHITA, KS, DECEMBER 2012-AUGUST 2013 RESIDENT ARTIST/WEBMASTER
WARD PHOTOGRAPHY, WICHITA, KS DEC 2005-FEB 2012 OWNER
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, WICHITA, KS, ~SPRING 2006-SPRING 2007 PHOTOGRAPHER FOR NUMEROUS GREEK-LIFE RELATED EVENTS
YESS PROGRAM, WICHITA, KS, SUMMER 2001-2004 VOLUNTEERED AT THE YESS PROGRAM, WHICH IS A SUMMER ACTIVITY CAMP FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFILITIATIONS:
PHI DELTA THETA, WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, FALL 2005-FALL 2009 HELD HISTORIAN OFFICE POSITION FOR 5 SEMESTERS, CURRENT ALUMNUS
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF AMERICA, 2006-2010 ACTIVE MEMBER FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS.
AIGA, WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, FEB 2013-CURRENT CURRENTLY AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF AIGA.
WICHITA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, JANUARY 2014-CURRENT CURRENTLY AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF WCOC.
PAST ART SHOWINGS:
ARTIST CENTRAL, WICHITA, KS, RESIDENT ARTIST DECEMBER 2012 – AUGUST 2013, FEATURED SOLO EXHIBITION IN JULY 2012, FEATURED GROUP EXHIBITION IN JANUARY 2013
CENTURY II CONCERT HALL, WICHITA, KS JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2013: 2-MONTH FEATURED GROUP EXHIBIT
GREEN ACRES, WICHITA, KS FEBRUARY 2013: FEATURED GROUP EXHIBITION
KANSAS MASONIC HOME, WICHITA, KS APRIL 2013: FEATURED GROUP EXHIBITION
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY MCKNIGHT ART CENTER: PROJECT RUNAWAY, WICHITA, KS APRIL 2013: PART OF RUNWAY EXHIBITION, WON RUNNER UP IN THE “DARK MATTER” CATEGORY
FRIENDS OF THE WICHITA ART MUSEUM 54TH ANNUAL ART & BOOK FAIR, MAY 2013, FEATURED GROUP BOOTH
BOTANICA COMPOSITIONS, JULY 2013, FEATURED GROUP BOOTH
WATERWALK KEYN FESTIVAL, JUNE-JULY 2013, FEATURED GROUP EXHIBIT
TONANTZIN SOCIETY’S THE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS TOPEKA 2013 JURIED ART EXHIBITION, JULY-OCTOBER 2013, “DEATH CAN’T BREAK OUR LOVE” WAS ACCEPTED AND DISPLAYED IN THIS EXHIBITION
KANSAS CITY ARTIST’S COALITION’S UNDERGRADUATE EXHIBITION, APRIL 2014, JURIED ENTRY GROUP EXHIBITION, “THE EIGHTFOLD NOBLE PATH” WAS ACCEPTED AND DISPLAYED IN THIS EXHIBITION
MIDWEST CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY’S PHOTOGRAPHY FINAL EXHIBITION, APRIL-MAY 2014, GROUP EXHIBITION, “SMALL WORLD” WAS DISPLAYED IN THIS EXHIBITION
FRIENDS OF THE WICHITA ART MUSEUM 55TH ANNUAL ART & BOOK FAIR, MAY 2014, FEATURED SOLO BOOTH
A/NT GALLERY’S MIXED (E)MOTIONS EXHIBITION, SEATTLE, WA, JULY 2014, JURIED ENTRY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, “THE FALL” WAS ACCEPTED, DISPLAYED AND WON “HONORABLE MENTION”
ORANGE COUNTY CREATIVES’ “FACES” EXHIBITION, Laguna Beach, CA, March 2015, JURIED ENTRY NATIONAL EXHIBITION, “AUDREY” WAS ACCEPTED AND DISPLAYED
CITY OF OVERLAND PARK, HUMAN EXPERIENCE - ABSTRACTS EXHIBITION, Overland Park, KS, July 2015, JURIED ENTRY NATIONAL EXHIBITION, "Currents" and "Humphrey" was accepted and will be displayed
EDITORIALS
Gallery Showcase Full Page Article, Wichita Eagle, Jason Dilts, January 2, 2015
Gallery Showcase Partial Page Article, Liberty Press, January 2015
Gallery Showcase Full Page Article, Splurge Magazine, May 2015