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Education

Photography, B.F.A - May 2010

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Cum Laude – 3.59 GPA

Awards/Distinctions

Publications

2010 “VCU Women’s Studies Fall Art Show” Richmond, Virginia, Juror: Cassandra Mulheron

2010 “Photography BFA Senior Thesis Show” Richmond, Virginia, Best in Show, Juror: Gina Cavallo Collins

2010 “VCU Women’s Studies Summer Art Show” Richmond, Virginia, Juror: Cassandra Mulheron

2010 “Inspiration: Peru” VCU Student Commons, Richmond, Virginia

2009 “die Ziet of Drawing” Climate/Gallery, Long Island City, New York

2009 “Awesome Doesn’t Pay the Rent” The Soundry, Vienna, Virginia, Jurors: Jennifer Crawford and Melissa Branin

2008 “Undiscovered” The Sara D. November Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, Juror: Scott Elmquist

2007 Amendment Literary Journal

2006 “Scottsville Photography Show” Scottsville, Virginia, Honorable Mention

2006 “McGuffey Art Center Student Exhibition” Charlottesville, Virginia

Community

Volunteer

June to August 2011

Approaching and picking up food donations from businesses and local farmers used to provide the Church Hill community with a free grocery giveaway and a free, vegan meal in the Jefferson Davis park every Wednesday. Preparation and cooking of foods.

Food Not Bombs, Richmond, VA

Co-founder/Organizer 

January  to August 2011

Established a small, non-hierarchal, grassroots organization with Janissa Hamilton, to address and combat the environmental problems of the Richmond area through education, direct action, and examining and adjusting our relationship with food. Activities included recruiting members, hosting meetings, brainstorming discussions, collectively identifying our mission and future goals, collaborating with other local groups to achieve common goals.

Terra (True Earth Remediation & Radical Action) RVA, Richmond, VA

V. President

July 2009 to August 2010

Teaching teen refugees 35 mm film photography basics in coalition with Catholic Charities, fundraising, organizing and promoting events, creative/design, achievement of 501c3 status. 

Project 3rd World Child, Not for Profit

Experience

Freelance Artist and Model                       

From 2008 to Present

Exhibiting and selling original works such as drawings, paintings, and photographs, as well as providing photography and mural painting services. Working with interior designers and clients to to design and produce commissioned pieces. Provided musical accompaniment for Cameron Stuart’s play “The Storm” performed in Atlanta, Georgia, as a part of “Art on the Beltline.” Sitting as an artistic model for photographers and figure-drawing groups.

Richmond, VA - Charlottesville, VA - San Francisco, CA - Atlanta, GA

Bakery Apprenticeship 

February 2011

Operating a small scale bakery, Casa Placencia, within a Bed & Breakfast during a 3-week apprenticeship with owner Jacki Tipton. Activities included cleaning, mixing and baking of ingredients according to recipes from scratch, to produce bakery products. Responsible for operating a booth and the sale of bakery products in the Placencia Arts Festival.

Casa Placencia, Placencia, Belize

Custom Data Entry, Color Correction, Large Format Printer, Gallery Wrap

September to December 2010

A seasonal, full-time position, entering and matching data with images; editing, cropping, and color correcting images; operating a Canon Image PROGRAF, a 12 ink, 44” large format, laser inkjet printer; building gallery wraps from canvas prints.

Richmond Camera, Richmond, VA

Assistant Teacher of “Art and Language”

January to May 2010

Operated as T.A. under professor Tom Adair, in this discussion based course centered around Garth Hallett’s text, “Wittgenstein’s Definition of Meaning as Use.” The course objective was to learn how to speak and write clearly and concisely about one’s work and to build a successful artist’s statement over the course of the semester. Responsibilities varied from engaging with students in class discussions, communicating via email between instructor and students, reading assignments and papers, and working with students individually.

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Summer ARTventure B&W Darkroom Photography Instructor

July 2008

Instructing youths, ages 9-teens on composition, timing, subject matter, basic 35 mm camera operations, and black and white darkroom chemical printing. Would take students on a picture-taking field trip on Tuesday, and have darkroom time for printing the rest of the week.

Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA

Honors Summer Undergraduate Research Program

 From 2008 to 2008

Over an 8 week period of time I worked personally with mentor Tom Adair, reading and researching John Brockman’s text,“Einstein, Gertrude Stein, Wittgenstein, & Frankenstein: Re-Inventing the Universe.” I received a $2000 stipend over the 8 weeks and was required to participate in workshops, weekly meetings, submit progress reports and time sheets signed by my mentor, and give an oral presentation on my collected research at the end of the 8 weeks to the Honors College.

VCU Honors College, Richmond, VA

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