EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University
Master of Art Education
Richmond, VA
Graduated December 2015
Tulane University
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art
Major: Printmaking
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
New Orleans, LA
Graduated May 2012, Cum Laude
EXPERIENCE
Louisiana Children's Museum
New Orleans, LA
Studio in the Park Manager
August 2019 - Present
Longue Vue House and Gardens
New Orleans, LA
Director of Youth Education & Programming
September 2018 - Present
Planned and facilitated garden & arts education programming for schools, children, and families in Longue Vue's educational garden.
Previously: Education Manager, Summer Camp Director, Camp Educator
2015-2018
Byrdie's Pottery Studio
New Orleans, LA
Wheelthrowing Teacher
May 2018 - present
Board Member
November 2017 - present
Mini Art Center
Teaching Artist
New Orleans, LA / 2016-2019
Community Works
Teaching Artist
New Orleans, LA / January - May 2016
Taught after-school printmaking to 2nd and 3rd grade students at Wilson Charter School.
The Contemporary Arts Center
Teaching Artist (Visual Arts, Culinary Arts, Field Trips)
New Orleans, LA / 2015 - 2017
Developed and implemented curricula to a variety of age groups spanning from 5 to 14-years-old as a part of summer camp and school-year field trips to the museum.
Bellevue Elementary School &
Douglas Freeman High School
Student Teacher
Richmond, VA / Fall 2015
Developed and implemented curricula to grades K-5, and high school Art 2, Art 4, and Art 5 students. Elementary units included color & shape collage, upcycled public art, leaf studies, collaborative mixed media drawings, and Basquiat-inspired artworks. High school unites included colored pencil collaborations, collagraph printmaking, drawings of the human skeletal sysem, and recycled papermaking.
Clover Hill High School & Binford Middle School
Secondary Practicum
Midlothian & Richmond, VA / Spring 2015
Developed and implemented a unit on Kindness for a multi-level video class. Students created public service announcement videos to share with the school discouraging bullying and promoting respect. Developed and implemented an arts integrated curriculum in a middle-school Spanish classroom. Students connected digitally with children in Potrero, Costa Rica and investigated ideas about community and personal identity through art.
Elementary Practicum
Richmond, VA / Fall 2014
Taught a variety of lessons to K-5 grade levels in three elementary schools in Richmond, VA. Projects involved an assortment of media including watercolor, monotype, crayon resist, and collage. Inspiration included improvisation, collaboration, fall leaves, and the solar system.
Discovery Camp
Co-Instructor
Richmond, VA / Summer 2014
Developed and implemented a curriculum to middle schoolers in which they learned about recycled papermaking, book binding, and public art for at social justice.
EXHIBITIONS / PRESENTATIONS
Workshop Educator - Plastic Bag Rope
The Green Project
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
New Orleans, LA / 2018-2019
Taught several workshops in collaboration with "Trashtronaut" Brett Gardner to teach participants how to make rope out of plastic bags using a handmade rope-twisting device. Rope has been used to make jump ropes, plant hangers, Mardi Gras throw necklaces, and more.
Hand-Pulled; Hand-Thrown
5 Press Gallery / New Orleans, LA / May-June 2017
Antheia
Annunciation Hall Gallery / New Orleans, LA / May-June 2017
HER: Exploring the Talents of Women in the Arts
Magazine St Art Market / New Orleans, LA / February 2017
Vessels of Resistance
Potence Collective Gallery / New Orleans, LA / January 2017
Rebirth Arts Festival / Exhibiting Artist
as a part of GrassRoots Artists NOLA / August 2016
Exhibited an interactive installation and hosted a "Listen, Y'all."
storytelling event at Rebirth Arts Festival in Easton, CT.
Krewe of King James / Float & Throw Design Leader
2016-2018
National Art Education Association Convention
Presented Research / New Orleans, LA / 2015
"How did we get here? Personal journeys into art education." (with Buffington, M., Kahari, M., Ogier, E., & Williams, A.)
We Are Creatures / Puppeteer
Richmond, VA / Spring 2015
Disability Advocacy Day
Presenter / VCU / Richmond, VA / Spring 2014
RAW Artist Showcase
Selected Presenter / New Orleans, LA / Fall 2012
Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
New Orleans, LA / Tulane University 2012
Undergraduate Juried Exhibition
Selected / New Orleans, LA / Tulane University 2010, 2012
AWARDS
VCU Graduate Student Travel Grant Award
Awarded funds to travel and present research at NAEA convention
in New Orleans, LA
Spring 2015
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate Assistant
Richmond, VA
Fall 2013 - Spring 2015
Assisted VCU Art Education professors with research, curriculum development, and teaching needs. Aided in the implementation of and data collection for CurrentLab, a research initiative devoted to
the development of digital arts education.
Visual Arts Center
Volunteer
Richmond, VA
Summer 2014 - Spring 2015
Art180
Volunteer
Richmond, VA
Spring 2014 - Spring 2015
Art180 is a non-profit organization providing arts programming for teens in challenging circumstances.
Carver Elementary School
Volunteer Mentor
Richmond, VA
Spring 2014 - Spring 2015
The Museum of Modern Art
Intern
Education Department / Teen Programs
New York, NY
Summer 2010
CERTIFICATION
Post-Graduate Professional License, VA
Completed December 2015
PRAXIS II (Art: Content Knowledge)
Adult/Pediatric CPR & AED Certified