I am an artist currently working in Austin, Texas. I am a third year MFA candidate in painting and teachers assistant at the University of Texas at Austin.

My work revolves around the study of systems and the visual representation of information. I investigate the various methods of science, cartography, philosophy, poetry and visual art, all of which propose different systems of interpreting and recording phenomena. Between science and poetry, this is where I intend my work to operate: at once methodical and impulsive, objective and subjective, cerebral and emotional, and always inquisitive and searching. I am seeking unexpected convergences and compatibilities between otherwise disparate modes of understanding.

I tend to work on paper with a variety of both traditional and experimental media. Paper is compatible with the relationships I am establishing between my work and the document, map or book. Please see the portfolio link above for a selection of my most recent work.








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Education
M.F.A., painting (projected); University of Texas at Austin
B.A. summa cum laude, studio art; Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Professional Experience
Teacher's Assistant; University of Texas at Austin
Freelance Web Designer
Gallery Intern; Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
Artist's Apprentice; Scott Teplin, New York, NY
Graphic & Web Design Intern; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Graphic & Web Design Intern; Oregon Literacy, Portland, OR

Awards and Honors
Learning Tuscany Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin
M. K. Hage Endowed Scholarship in Fine Arts
Jack G. Taylor Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin
College of Fine Arts Student Excellence Fund Scholarship, University of Texas at Austin
Honors in Major, Kalamazoo College
Phi Beta Kappa Nomination, Kalamazoo College
Tedrow-Little-Tyler Grant, Kalamazoo College
Congress-Bundestag Foreign Exchange Scholarship

Exhibitions
Texas National 2010 (juror: Judy Pfaff), Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX
5x7 2010, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX
Source of Inspiration, juried group show, Appleton Art Center, Appleton, WI
Half and Half, group show, Creative Research Laboratory, Austin, TX
5x7 2009, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX
Urban/Street, juried group show, Fab Gallery, Austin, TX
Prospects, juried group show, Creative Research Laboratory, Austin, TX
Grand Opening Show, group show, Fab Gallery, Austin, TX
SECURA Fine Art Exhibition, juried group show, Appleton Art Center, WI honorable mention
In/Organ, solo show, Light Fine Arts Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI

Residencies
Vermont Studio Center, full fellowship resident for four weeks

Bibliography
Texas National 2010 Exhibition Catalog, Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX
Half and Half Exhibition Catalog, Creative Research Laboratory, Austin, TX
"9 to 5," Women Magazine