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1983 Born in Belleville, IL
2008 Master of Fine Arts, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL.
Professional Work Experience
2022 - present
Director of the William and Florence Schmidt Art Center, Belleville, IL. 62221,
2021-present
Director of Talent Development, Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville, IL. 62220
2019-present
Curator, William and Florence Schmidt Art Center
2013 – present
Art Department Chair, Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville, IL.
2010-2013
Assistant Professor of Art, Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville, IL.
2008 - 2011
Assistant Director/Curator, Philip Slein Gallery, Saint Louis, MO
2008
Gallery Assistant, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED CURATED EXHIBITIONS
October 2023 Gateway East Artists Guild Gateway to Art 2023
Prospectus, Schmidt Art Center
August 2023 Flood, Bryce Robinson, Schmidt Art Center
March 2023 Schmidt Art Center High School Student and SWIC Art
Exhibition, Schmidt Art Center
Feb. 2023 Plastic Golems, Edo Rosenblith, Schmidt Art Center
Feb. 2023 Sargassum, Janie Stamm, Schmidt Art Center
Jan. 2023 Faster Than the Sun Could Set, Lauren Brady, Schmidt
Art Center
Jan. 2023 Souvenirs, Jessica Forys-Cameron, Schmidt Art Center
Jan. 2023 Threshold Guardians, Metra Mitchell, Schmidt Art Center
Oct. 2022 Art on the Square Poster Reveal Party, Schmidt Art Center
March 2020 High School Student Art Show and Congressional
Competition, Schmidt Art Center
Dec. 2019 Pottery and Art Sale, Schmidt Art Center
Dec. 2019 Repurpose, Reengineer, and Relocate, Angel Brame,
Schmidt Art Center
Dec. 2019 Flow Chart, Joe Page, Schmidt Art Center
Oct. 2019 Sweet Jammy Nightmares, Amy Reidel, Schmidt Art Center
Oct. 2019 B.Y.O.B./Bring Your Own Burgers, Matt Pierson, Schmidt
Art Center
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Living Proof Houska Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2016 Within/Without Cathy Gregory Studio Gallery
2015 Smile Like You Mean It William and Florence Schmidt Art Center
PUBLIC WORKS
2018 Angad Arts Hotel, Chameleon Lounge Series and “eye pillows” for guest rooms
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 Faculty Show William and Florence Schmidt Art Center, Belleville, IL.
2011 Faculty Show William and Florence Schmidt Art Center, Belleville, IL.
2008 Senior Thesis Show New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2006 Rickert - Zeibold Trust Award Exhibition, University Museum, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL.
2006 Rickert - Zeibold Competition Group Exhibition, The Glove Factory, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL.
2006 Go Forth and Multiply, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL.
2006 Love at the Glove, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL.
Awards
Nominated Class Representative and elected commencement speaker for the graduating class of 2008 New York Academy of Art Master’s Program.
Recipient of the Rickert -Zeibold Trust Award in the School of Art and Design at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2006