Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
2024 NC Professional Educator’s License in Art K-12
2023 MA Art Education, University of North Carolina, 9 credits, Pembroke, NC
2022 Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop
2022 Adobe Certified Professional in Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator
2019 MFA Illustration, Fashion Institute of Technology, 24 credits, New York, NY
2014 BFA Illustration, Paier College of Art, Summa Cum Laude, Hamden, CT
2012 Scientific Illustration, Connecticut Natural Science Illustrators, Orange, CT
2010 Graphic Communication Degree Program, University of Houston, Houston, TX
AWARDS / EXHIBITIONS / PUBLICATIONS
2024 ArtPop Street Gallery, Public Billboard/National Display Exhibition, Charlotte, NC
2024 The Bird, OUTFRONT Media, Times Square, New York, NY
2024 A Natural View, Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens, Best in Show, Gastonia, NC
2024 Amazing Animals, Camelback Gallery, International Exhibition, Finalist Award
2023 Charlotte Art League, Winter Juried Art Exhibit, Charlotte, NC
2019 Omaha Zoo, Zoofari Gala, Raised $24,000, Omaha, NE
2019 Event Design Trends and Education Showcase, The Special Event Conference, Dreamshape Studios, San Diego, CA
2019 Student and Alumni Show, OKAY Space Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York, Mural, Brooklyn, NY
2018 BELLA: Kindergarten Readiness App; Artistic Consultant; University of Houston, MindTrust Labs
2018 AlifYa: Education App; Artistic Consultant; University of Houston, MindTrust Labs; Yale University
2018 Providence Optical, Window Display, Downtown Providence, RI
2018 Polymer Chemistry Journal, Cover Art, Royal Society of Chemistry
2018 Pops ‘n Jazz, Lead Scenic, Hall High School, West Hartford, CT
2017 Elena Grigorenko, PhD, Child and Adolescent Health and Development, Disease Control Priorities
2017 Pops ‘n Jazz, Lead Scenic, Hall High School, West Hartford, CT
2017 Little Mermaid, Lead Scenic, West Hartford Summer Arts Festival, West Hartford, CT
2016 Shubert Theater’s 100 Year History, New Haven Museum, New Haven, CT
2016 Providence Optical, Window Display, Downtown Providence, RI
2015 Providence Optical, Window Display, Stimuleye, Downtown Providence, RI
2016 Pops ‘n Jazz, Lead Scenic, Hall High School, West Hartford, CT
2016 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Lead Scenic, Northwest Catholic High School, West Hartford, CT
2016 Beauty and the Beast, Lead Scenic, West Hartford Summer Arts Festival, West Hartford, CT
2015 Society of Illustrators, Student Scholarship Show, New York, NY
2015 Tassy Walden Award, Shoreline Art’s Alliance, Illustrator’s Portfolio
2015 Elaine Ostrach Chaika, Humans, Dogs, and Civilization
2015 West Side Story, Lead Scenic, West Hartford Summer Arts Festival, West Hartford, CT
2014 Shubert Theater, Centennial, Marque and Window Display Series, Downtown New Haven, CT
2014 Yale Bowl, Centennial, Window Display Storefront, Downtown New Haven, CT
2014 Society of Illustrators, Student Scholarship Show, New York, NY
2014 Healthy Joints for Life, Dr. Rich Diana, Harlequin Nonfiction
2014 Griffin Hospital Gala, Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, CT
2014 3×3 Magazine, Illustration Annual No. 11, International Student Show
2014 Jay Wright Award for Outstanding Achievement in Illustration
2014 Madison Art Cinemas, Two-Person Exhibition, Dannit Janet, We’ve Done it Again!
2014 New Haven Paint & Clay Club, 113th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
2014 City-Wide Open Studios, Alternative Space, New Haven, CT
2014 On the Town, Lead Scenic, West Hartford Summer Arts Festival, West Hartford, CT
2013 Winter Wonderland, Shops at Yale, Window Display Series, Downtown New Haven, CT
2013 City-Wide Open Studios, Alternative Space, New Haven, CT
2013 Joseph Funaro Memorial Scholarship
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