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Education
2022 BFA in Photography, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Awards
2023 Best in Photography, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Brick City Gallery, Springfield, MO
2022 Second Place, Fresh Gallery Photography Show, Fresh Gallery, Springfield, MO
2022 Best in Photography, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, The Carolla Arts Exhibition Center, Springfield, MO
2022 Best in Photography, Fresh Gallery Juried Show, Fresh Gallery, Springfield, MO
2019 First Place, Alton High School Annual Photography Contest, Alton, IL
2019 First Place, Jacoby Arts Center 6th Annual Regional High School Exhibition, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL
2018 First Place, 2018 Southwest Conference Art Exhibit, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL
Solo Exhibitions
2022 After Month of Burning Brightly, Brick City Gallery, Springfield, MO
Group Exhibitions
2023 Time, PH21 Contemporary Photography Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2023 The Streets, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Juror: Robi Chakraborty
2023 The Natural and the Artificial, PH21 Gallery Exhibition in Art150 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2023 The Still(ed) Life: Celebrating Handmade Photographic Art, Light Art Space Gallery, Silver City, NM
Juror: Diana Bloomfield
2023 Landscape: Serene and Savage, Modern Visual Arts Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
2023 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Brick City Gallery, Springfield, MO
2023 Magnificent Monochrome 8th Annual National Juried Photography Show, SAGE Community Arts, Sheridan, WY.
Juror: Keith F. Davis; former Senior Curator of Photography at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, MO.
2022 Current Works, KCSCP Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO
Juror: April M. Watson; Senior Curator of Photography at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, MO.
2022 Fresh Gallery Juried Show, Fresh Gallery, Springfield, MO
2022 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, The Carolla Arts Exhibition Center, Springfield, MO
2022 Fresh Gallery Photography Show, Fresh Gallery, Springfield, MO
2021 First Friday Art Walk Anniversary Art Contest, The Coffee Ethic, Springfield, MO
2021 Fresh Gallery Juried Show, Fresh Gallery, Springfield, MO
2019 Jacoby Arts Center 6th Annual Regional High School Exhibition, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL
2018 Southwest Conference Art Exhibit, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL
Related Experience
2021-22 Photography Studio Lab Monitor
As a photography lab monitor in the Missouri State University Art and Design Department, my responsibilities included giving technical advice to students while they developed film and made gelatin silver prints, cleaning and organizing film developing gear, mixing chemicals, organizing prints, keeping work spaces clean and dust free for proper printing conditions, and ensuring students adhered to safety rules in regards to chemical disposal and equipment use.
2021-22 Student Photographer, Missouri State University Photo Services
As a student photographer with Missouri State University photo services, I photographed for clients within the university. I photographed basketball, soccer, baseball, soccer, football, softball and volleyball games, and I traveled from Springfield, MO to St. Louis, MO with MSU’s men’s basketball team to cover their participation in the Missouri Valley Conference. I documented banquets, art exhibitions, theater productions, celebrity speakers, and musical artists that perform at campus venues. My work was published in various university publications and is used for social media and marketing purposes.
2022 Freelance Photographer for the Springfield News-Leader
As a freelance photographer for the Springfield News-Leader I photographed high school football games, to accompany sports articles and for photo galleries for their online publications.