Curriculum Vitae
Education:
2011, MFA, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI (Summa Cum Laude)
2007, Bachelor of Art Education, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI (Cum Laude)
Residencies:
Two Twelve Arts Center, Saline, MI, March-August 2014
Mackinac Island Artist in Residence, Mackinac Island, MI, September 16-October 6, 2019
One & Two Person Exhibitions:
Greenfied Village: Up Close & The Meaning Behind, Ann Arbor, MI 2017
Saline District Library Exhibit with Jean Canavan, Saline, MI 2017
Saline Community Education Exhibit, Saline, MI 2015
Greenfield Village: Up Close, Saline, MI 2014
In A Word, Saline, MI 2013
Wordplay, Dexter, MI 2013
Tangentials, Ann Arbor, MI, 2012
Communications Through Incidentals, Grand Rapids, MI, 2011
BRAINS, Grand Rapids, MI, 2011
Group Exhibitions:
Val, Keith, & Katherine: Watercolorists, Saline District Library, Saline, MI, 2018
Val, Keith, & Katherine: Watercolorists, Salt Valley Arts, Saline, MI, 2018
The Common Cup: 10-Year Retrospective, Ann Arbor, MI, 2017
Ann Arbor PowerArt! (Permanent installation), Ann Arbor, MI, 2016
212 Arts Center 10th Anniversary Retrospective Show, Saline, MI, 2016
Eastern Michigan University Alumni Exhibition, Ypsilanti, MI, 2014
Two Twelve Arts Center Student Exhibition, Saline, MI, 2014
Two Twelve Arts Center Instructors’s Exhibition, Saline, MI, 2012
Transformation, Juried Exhibition, Hudsonville, MI, 2011
Salmagundi, Grand Rapids, MI, 2011
ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI, 2011
Autumnal Respire, Grand Rapids, MI, 2011
Michigan Water Color Society Juried Exhibition, Birmingham, MI, 2011
KCAD Continuing Studies Instructors Exhibit, 2011
Art.Downtown. Grand Rapids, MI, 2011
MEGA Juried Exhibition, KCAD, 2011
Mini Masters Postcard Art Show, Grand Rapids, MI, 2011
Free Radical Exhibition, Grand Rapids, MI, 2010
The Art of the Bridge Mindshare 2010, Grand Rapids, MI, 2010
Art.Downtown. Grand Rapids, MI, 2010
Concentration Kendall College of Art and Design, 2010
Kendall College New Student Exhibit, 2009
Graduate Student Exhibition, 2009
Watercolorists at EMU, 2005-2008
Intermedia Gallery Group Thumbtack Show, 2007
EMU Undergraduate Exhibition, 2006-2007
EMU Honors Exhibition, 2006
Professional Experience:
Restaurant Review Illustrator, The Ann Arbor Observer, 2017-present
Arts Reporter, TheSalinePost.com, 2017-2018
Art Instructor, Brecon Village, Saline, MI, 2017-present
Art Instructor, Salt Valley Arts Center, Saline, MI, 2016-present
Art Instructor, StoryPointe, Saline, MI, 2016
Art Instructor, Saline Area Senior Center, Saline, MI, 2014-present
Art Tutor/Private Art Instructor, 2009-present
Juror, Brighton Art Guild Exhibit, Brighton, MI, 2015
Guest Critic, Senior Thesis Exhibition, Adrian College, Adrian, MI, 2015
Art Instructor, 212 Arts Center, Saline, MI, 2012-2016
Substitute Teacher, Honey Creek Community School, Ann Arbor, MI, 2012-present
Instructional Assistant, Honey Creek Community School, Ann Arbor, MI, 2013-2014
Program Assistant, Kendall College of Art & Design Continuing Studies Program, Summer 2013
Guest Critic, Adrian College Senior Thesis Exhibition, Adrian, MI, 2013
ESL Tutor, Ann Arbor, MI 2012-2013
Copywriter, DegreeSearch.org, 2011-2013
Co-Curator, Free Radical Exhibition, CODA Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, 2011
Art Instructor, Kendall College Continuing Studies Program, 2010-2013
Graduate Assistant, Kendall College Continuing Studies Program, 2010-2011
Art Teacher, Honey Creek Community School, Ann Arbor, MI, 2008-2009
Instructional Assistant, Honey Creek Community School, Ann Arbor, MI, 2008-2009
Substitute Teacher, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, 2008-2009
Student Teacher, Ann Arbor Public Schools, 2007
Art Instructor, Saline Community Education, 2007
Awards and Honors:
WHAT Group Scholarship, 2011
Honorable Mention, The Art of the Bridge, 2010
EMU College of Education Celebration of Excellence Award, 2008
EMU Undergraduate Exhibition - 3rd Place in 2-D Category, 2007
Dean’s List, 2003-2007
Lucie Ann McCall Art Ed. Scholarship, 2006-2007 Academic year
Leadership & Volunteer Experience:
City of Saline Arts & Culture Committee Member, 2017-present
Saline Area Players Board Member, 2016-present
Committee Member, Saline District Library Art Display Committee, 2016-present
Saline Celtic Festival Executive Committee Member, 2015-present
Chair, “Wee Folks Island,” Saline Celtic Festival, 2008-present
Kendall MFA Club, Treasurer, 2010-2012