EDUCATION
2013 (expected) Master of Fine Arts, University of Cincinnati, Department of Art, Architecture and Planning
2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Northern Kentucky University (Summa Cum Laude)
2010 Western Kentucky University Study Abroad Program, Florence and Rome
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2012 University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, Department of Art Architecture and Planning
2012 Graduate Assistantship, University of Cincinnati Department of Art Architecture and Planning
2011 University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, Department of Art Architecture and Planning
2011 First Place 2D Artist of the 21st Century Juried Exhibition at West Tennessee Regional Art Center (Juror Andrea D. Rudloff)
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts–Summa Cum Laude, Northern Kentucky University
2011 Joined Dutch Artists Collective Collectieve Kleuren
2010 NKU International Study Scholarship
2010 Bertrand B. Khan Visual Arts Scholarship
2009 Best of Printmaking NKU Student Show 2009
2009 “Bird Parts” selected for Cover Art, Licking River Review
2008 Cincinnati Entertainment Award Nomination for Artist of the Year
2007 Billboard Design selected for 94.9 The Sound re-branding design competition
2001 Arthur B. Damen Art Scholarship
SELECTED ART EXHIBITIONS
2012 840 Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2012 Motherlodge Live Arts Exchange, Louisville, OH
2012 The Minute Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2012 Pipeline Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2011 Opened, Pop Revolution Gallery, Mason, OH
2011 The Romance Show, Museum Gallery / Gallery Museum, Cincinnati, OH
2011 Fools, Juried Exhibition, Passages Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2011 Artists of the 21st Century, Juried Exhibition, West Tennessee Regional Art Center, Humboldt, TN (Juror Andrea D. Rudloff)
2011 Motherlodge Arts Exchange, The Rudyard Kipling, Louisville, KY
2011 Emergence, Juried Exhibition, Passages Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Senior Thesis BFA Exhibition, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2010 Alchemy, 1329, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Final Friday Gallery Walk, Segway, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Music in Art, Fishbowl Gallery, Highland Heights, KY
2010 City lights: Abstraction and Absence, Artisan’s Enterprise Center, Covington, KY
2010 Juried Student Show, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2009 Juried Student Show, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2008 Heart of Art, Kennedy Heights Art Center, Cincinnati, OH
2007 First Friday Gallery Walk, Swayne on Main, Covington, KY
2007 Middletown Arts Center, Middletown, OH
2007 !Art Attak!, Sorg Theater, Middletown, OH
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011 For A Better World, Poems and Drawings on Peace and Justice by Greater Cincinnati Artists (edited by Saad Ghosn)
2010 The Joplin Globe, December 10
2010 Citybeat Magazine, October 27
2010 AEQAI, March 22
2009 Citybeat Magazine, June 24
2007 Alternative Addiction, October 2
2007 Dayton Daily News July 20
2007 Middletown Journal, April 6
SELECTED TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 Teacher’s Assistant for Jane Alden Stevens, University of Cincinnati, DAAP, Practicum Professional Practices for Artists Course
Reviewed and graded resumes and other professional documents
Organized and led field trips to local galleries
Lectured about professional practices for artists
Lectured about setting up a blog and website
Led demonstrations about photographing art work
Coordinated daily with instructor and other TA’s
2000-present Freelance web and graphic design. Created branding, logos, and dynamic websites for clients ranging from record labels like Sony BMG and MCA Records to restaurants, wineries, hair salons, etc. including:
2009-Present Oriental Wok
Webdesign, photography for Cincinnati area’s premiere Chinese Restaurant
2005 Bluegrass Barkery
Logo design and branding for Lexington Kentucky dog bakery
2004-2008 Talon Winery
Webdesign, photography, and advertising for Lexington KY winery
2005-2007 Media Five Entertainment
Webdesign, logo design and branding for Bethlehem PA entertainment management company.
2009 Photography II Teacher’s Assistant for Barry Anderson, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY.
Led critiques and provided feedback about student work
Assisted with grading projects
Individual instruction about photographic techniques
Helped students learn new editing techniques using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
2004 Private Guitar Teacher, Lexington, KY.
Private individual instruction in beginning guitar
Covered music theory basics, reading, and technique
1999 Drawing Tutor, Miami University Middletown, Middletown, OH.
Individual instruction in beginning drawing
Helped beginning students understand the basics of drawing including fundamental skills including perspective, rendering, and shading
Coordinated with instructor to address the specific needs of individual students
SELECTED SKILLS
Proficient with Mac and PC creative computer programs including Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe Illustrator CS2, Adobe Flash CS2, Adobe Lightroom, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Fetch, iPhoto, Apple Pages, Apple Keynote, Apple Numbers, Adobe Acrobat. Programming languages including HTML, some Javascript and PHP, and experience setting up and maintaining mySQL databases. Musical proficiency at guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, percussion, and recording music recording software programs including Apple Logic Pro, Sony Soundforge, Apple Waveburner, and Cakewalk Sonar. Some video editing experience with Adobe Premier and Magix Movie Edit Pro. Proficient with many fine art mediums including oil painting, acrylics, encaustic, egg tempera, watercolor, ink, oil crayon, colored pencil, graphite, and charcoal. Knowledgeable in historical methods such as pigment grinding and creating paints from raw materials. Basic wood working skills and knowledge of power tools.
Résumé
EDUCATION
2013 (expected) Master of Fine Arts, University of Cincinnati, Department of Art, Architecture and Planning
2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Northern Kentucky University (Summa Cum Laude)
2010 Western Kentucky University Study Abroad Program, Florence and Rome
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2012 University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, Department of Art Architecture and Planning
2012 Graduate Assistantship, University of Cincinnati Department of Art Architecture and Planning
2011 University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, Department of Art Architecture and Planning
2011 First Place 2D Artist of the 21st Century Juried Exhibition at West Tennessee Regional Art Center (Juror Andrea D. Rudloff)
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts–Summa Cum Laude, Northern Kentucky University
2011 Joined Dutch Artists Collective Collectieve Kleuren
2010 NKU International Study Scholarship
2010 Bertrand B. Khan Visual Arts Scholarship
2009 Best of Printmaking NKU Student Show 2009
2009 “Bird Parts” selected for Cover Art, Licking River Review
2008 Cincinnati Entertainment Award Nomination for Artist of the Year
2007 Billboard Design selected for 94.9 The Sound re-branding design competition
2001 Arthur B. Damen Art Scholarship
SELECTED ART EXHIBITIONS
2012 840 Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2012 Motherlodge Live Arts Exchange, Louisville, OH
2012 The Minute Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2012 Pipeline Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2011 Opened, Pop Revolution Gallery, Mason, OH
2011 The Romance Show, Museum Gallery / Gallery Museum, Cincinnati, OH
2011 Fools, Juried Exhibition, Passages Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2011 Artists of the 21st Century, Juried Exhibition, West Tennessee Regional Art Center, Humboldt, TN (Juror Andrea D. Rudloff)
2011 Motherlodge Arts Exchange, The Rudyard Kipling, Louisville, KY
2011 Emergence, Juried Exhibition, Passages Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Senior Thesis BFA Exhibition, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2010 Alchemy, 1329, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Final Friday Gallery Walk, Segway, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Music in Art, Fishbowl Gallery, Highland Heights, KY
2010 City lights: Abstraction and Absence, Artisan’s Enterprise Center, Covington, KY
2010 Juried Student Show, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2009 Juried Student Show, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2008 Heart of Art, Kennedy Heights Art Center, Cincinnati, OH
2007 First Friday Gallery Walk, Swayne on Main, Covington, KY
2007 Middletown Arts Center, Middletown, OH
2007 !Art Attak!, Sorg Theater, Middletown, OH
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011 For A Better World, Poems and Drawings on Peace and Justice by Greater Cincinnati Artists (edited by Saad Ghosn)
2010 The Joplin Globe, December 10
2010 Citybeat Magazine, October 27
2010 AEQAI, March 22
2009 Citybeat Magazine, June 24
2007 Alternative Addiction, October 2
2007 Dayton Daily News July 20
2007 Middletown Journal, April 6
SELECTED TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 Teacher’s Assistant for Jane Alden Stevens, University of Cincinnati, DAAP, Practicum Professional Practices for Artists Course
2000-present Freelance web and graphic design. Created branding, logos, and dynamic websites for clients ranging from record labels like Sony BMG and MCA Records to restaurants, wineries, hair salons, etc. including:
2009-Present Oriental Wok
Webdesign, photography for Cincinnati area’s premiere Chinese Restaurant
2005 Bluegrass Barkery
Logo design and branding for Lexington Kentucky dog bakery
2004-2008 Talon Winery
Webdesign, photography, and advertising for Lexington KY winery
2005-2007 Media Five Entertainment
Webdesign, logo design and branding for Bethlehem PA entertainment management company.
2009 Photography II Teacher’s Assistant for Barry Anderson, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY.
2004 Private Guitar Teacher, Lexington, KY.
1999 Drawing Tutor, Miami University Middletown, Middletown, OH.
SELECTED SKILLS
Proficient with Mac and PC creative computer programs including Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe Illustrator CS2, Adobe Flash CS2, Adobe Lightroom, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Fetch, iPhoto, Apple Pages, Apple Keynote, Apple Numbers, Adobe Acrobat. Programming languages including HTML, some Javascript and PHP, and experience setting up and maintaining mySQL databases. Musical proficiency at guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, percussion, and recording music recording software programs including Apple Logic Pro, Sony Soundforge, Apple Waveburner, and Cakewalk Sonar. Some video editing experience with Adobe Premier and Magix Movie Edit Pro. Proficient with many fine art mediums including oil painting, acrylics, encaustic, egg tempera, watercolor, ink, oil crayon, colored pencil, graphite, and charcoal. Knowledgeable in historical methods such as pigment grinding and creating paints from raw materials. Basic wood working skills and knowledge of power tools.