EDUCATION
School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Masters of Art in Art Therapy, May 2016
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honors, December 2010, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Honors, December 2010
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
HUMAN SERVICE EXPERIENCE
Art Therapy Counselor - 2015-2016
Neumann Family Services, Chicago, IL
Provided group and individual community support, counseling, and art therapies to adults living with intellectual disabilities and chronic mental health needs within both outpatient and residential settings through a formal internship
Art and Expressive Therapy Counselor - 2015
Chicago Lakeshore Hospital, Children’s Pavilion, Chicago, IL
Created programing, administered assessments, and led art therapy groups for both children and adolescents at inpatient behavioral health hospital providing short term services to youth in crisis through a formal internship
Community Arts Instructor - 2014
Bayview International Center for Education and the Arts, Madison, WI
Organized and conducted a drawing and screen printing workshop for over thirty 6 to 15-year-old youths which included creating artwork, transferring drawings, preparing screens, and printing apparel
Art Instructor - 2013-2014
Gondolfi family, Madison, WI
Worked with a young man with autism to improve communication and interpersonal skills through discussion, art making, and exercise
Art Therapy Aid - 2013-2014
Bayview International Center for Education and the Arts, Madison, WI
Assisted in art therapy sessions led by a licensed art therapist serving a subsidized housing complex with a predominantly immigrant, English as a second language population
Art Instructor - 2012
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD
Organized fundraising and promotions items and events and provided printing demonstrations for a nonprofit offering art programing to students and the surrounding community
Research Assistant - 2009-2010
University of Wisconsin-Madison Culture and Cognition Laboratory, Madison, WI
Aided in conducting research investigating the relationship between psychological processes and cultural context: including creating psychological measures, briefing and running participants, and examining data
ARTS AND GRAPHICS EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer/Consultant - 2015
University of Chicago, Youth Health Leadership Corps, Chicago, IL
Provided consultation and design services to the Chicago Center for HIV Elimination and the University of Chicago for a program engaging youth in community based preventative and sexual health training
Production Manager - 2012-2014
EmbroidMe, Madison, WI
Acted as production manager, head printer, and designer for custom clothing business
Illustrator - 2013-2014
Delenda Press, Kenosha, WI Provided original cover artwork for novels Snowshoe and Lincoln’s Horse
Shop Assistant - 2012-2013
Tandem Press, Madison, WI
Assisted master printers and nationally/internationally recognized artists in creating fine art prints
Consultant/Designer - 2012
North/Eastside Senior Coalition, Madison, WI
Designed promotional materials for center that serves seniors of Madison’s north and east sides
Graphic Designer/Printer - 2012
DJ Trayze, Washington, DC
Provided design and printing for promotional apparel for music event sponsored by Red Bull
Key Holder - 2011-2012
Plaza Artist Materials and Picture Framing, Silver Spring, MD
Provided customer service and instruction on using art materials, as well as conducting general clerical and retail needs
Greeter - 2010
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
Acted as guide and greeter for functions held a the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Graphic Designer/Illustrator - 2009-2010
Café Costa Rica, Madison, WI
Provided illustration and design pf promotional materials for restaurant and catering business
Illustrator - 2009
University of Wisconsin Child Emotion Laboratory, Madison, WI
Provided artwork to be used as visual stimuli for studies investigating social and emotional development
Cartoonist - 2007-2008
The Badger Herald, Madison, WI
Co-creator and illustrator of comic strip featured in daily issues of area newspaper, with a circulation of 15,000
Illustrator - 2006-2007
Anomalos Publishing, Madison, WI Provided concept designs and illustrations for science fiction novel Logic’s End
Illustrator - 2004-2006
Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, WI
Created instructional illustrations for lab manuals and class materials used in physical therapy courses
RESIDENCIES AND PROJECTS
Pyramid Atlantic Key Holder Artist in Residence - 2012
Awarded an artist residency which included creating an original series of screen prints, providing instruction in screen printing technique, and conducting a public lecture
Walt Disney National ImagiNations Competition 2011, Finalist - 2011
Selected as a finalist in the international Walt Disney Imagineering design competition
Walt Disney National ImagiNations Competition 2010, Semifinalist - 2010
Selected as a semifinalist in the international Walt Disney Imagineering design competition
ART PUBLICATIONS
Illuminations - 2010
Art featured in magazine showcasing visual art and literature
Women in Redzine - 2009
Art featured on the cover of magazine highlighting women and race issues
SELECTED SOLO AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS
Racial Justice in Praxis Conference, National Louis University, Chicago IL - 2016
Art of Connection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Sullivan Gallery, Chicago, IL - 2016
Art(therap)ist, Soko Rafiki Gallery, Fine Arts Building, Chicago, IL - 2015
Push & Pull: Steamroller Spectacular, Spudnik Press, Chicago, IL - 2015
Material Vocabularies, The Silver Room, Chicago, IL - 2014
Salon Exhibition, Alchemy Arts, Milwaukee, WI - 2013
Ruins, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD - 2012
Artomatic, Artomatic, Crystal City, VA - 2012
Fortress, Social Justice Center& Jackie Macaulay Gallery, Madison, WI - 2011
Union Exhibition, Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, WI - 2011
T / F, 7th Gallery, Madison, WI - 2010
A Changing Human Landscape, Social Justice Center & Macaulay Gallery, Madison, WI - 2010
Spring Symposium, Memorial Union, Madison, WI - 2010
Justice Collective Exhibition, Social Justice Center & Macaulay Gallery, Madison, WI - 2010
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Spanish (speaking, reading, writing)
English (speaking, reading, writing)
Fluency in clinical language and writing