Education
Lakota West High School 2006-2009
School of the Art Institute, Chicago (SAIC) 2008
University of Cincinnati (DAAP), Fine Arts major 2009-present
academic /artistic awards
GMC All District Academic Honors 2007-2008
BRAVO! Visual Art Award, Youth Arts Council (Liberty/West Chester, OH)2008
2008 Art Achievement Award, Lakota West 2008 (Given for visual art ability and leadership)
Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Competition (Regional Winner) 2007-2009
Scholastic Gold and Silver Key Awards (Regional) 2008-2009
Merit Scholarship to attend SAIC intensive 2008
Merit Scholarship to attend UC DAAP 2009
Dean’s List, University of Cincinnati Every quarter, 2009 - Present
artist statement
Many of my current works are created in layers. These layers can represent anything and everything, but more often then not, they some how symbolize a change/growth in my life. My emotions play a huge role in my work and I allow them to take over my hand and let them do the talking. My work deals with many of my emotions and life’s challenges; how I have felt alone, isolated, happy, sad, confused, enraged, being raped and having to deal with that alone at one point, having Fibromyalgia and constantly battling pain, etc. Some paintings act as a symbol of how I used to be and who I am today. They are about becoming at peace with my past and accepting it as a part of me. I use layers to show my personal journey and I try to show the acceptance of my past by carving away at the layers on top. This allows the previous layers to show through which symbolizes a sense of time—a journey of the past to the present and perhaps even the future.