CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

2023               BFA with Distinction (pending), Ceramics, Towson University, Towson, MD (expected December 2023)

2021               AA with Distinction, Graphic Design, Cecil College, North East, MD

2019               Diploma, North East High School, North East, MD

EXPERIENCE

2019-23         Owner, AlliLeftStudios, North East, MD

2022-23         Fine Arts Counselor, Upper Chesapeake Summer Center for the Arts, Washington College, Chestertown, MD

HONORS/SCHOLARSHIPS

2023               Doris H. and Raymond L. Markley Art Enhancement Fund, Towson University, Towson, MD

2021-23         Dean’s List, Towson University, Towson, MD

2019-21         Hiram C. Brown Memorial Scholarship, Cecil College Foundation

2019-21         President’s List, Cecil College, North East, MD

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2023               Lab Monitor, Interdisciplinary Object Design, Towson University, Towson, MD

EXHIBITION RECORD

2023               This is Not Clay, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

2023               Senior BFA Exhibition, Center for the Arts Gallery, Towson University, Towson, MD

2023               Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Holtzman MFA Gallery, Towson University, Towson, MD (Juror: Caitlyn Gill, Exhibitions/Program Manager at Maryland Art Place)

2022               6^th Annual Emerging Artist Show, The Palette and The Page, Elkton, MD (curated by Patti Paulus)

2021               Annual Juried Art and Design Virtual Student Exhibit, Cecil College Virtual Gallery

2020               Annual Juried Art and Design Virtual Student Exhibit, Cecil College Virtual Gallery

2018               Annual Juried Visual Communications Student Exhibit, Cecil

2018               Cecil County Fine Arts Winter Art Show, Cecil County Arts Council

2014-18         Annual UCSCA Visual Art Exhibit, Washington College, Chestertown, MD

TECHNICAL ABILITIES

CERAMICS | Ceramic Fabrication: Handbuilding and Potter’s Wheel, Glaze and Clay Formulation, familiarity with Alternative Firing Methods (Wood, Soda, and Raku)

PRINTMAKING | Silkscreen Process, Linoleum and Wood Relief Carving, Plaster Mold-Making, Digital Photography

MACHINERY | L&L Easy Fire Series Electric Kilns, Peter Pugger Pugmill, Universal Lab PLS 4.75 Laser Cutter, Intaglio/Etching Printing Press, Cricut Explore 2, Heat Press, AMACO Brent – Model C Pottery Wheel, Nidec-Shimpo VL-Lite Pottery Wheel

SOFTWARE | Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, Procreate, iMovie, Cricut Design Space, familiarity with Adobe InDesign and Rhino 7

AFFILIATIONS

2022-23         Towson Ceramic Guild, Towson University, Towson, MD

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jane Bellmeyer, “Author, artists featured at Palette & The Page on First Friday”, Cecil Whig, January 10, 2022. https://www.cecildaily.com/features/arts_and_culture/author-artists-featured-at-palette-the-page-on-first-friday/article_c6bd667d-aadc-5144-a906-05b1471ad918.html