Bio
I received my BFA in Printmaking from the University of Montana in 2010. After graduation I became the print shop coordinator and outreach educator for the ZACC. Through my work I witnessed printmaking’s impact on the Missoula community. The ZACC’s print shop patrons created t-shirts for their garage bands, yard signs for their political campaigns, and fliers for their local businesses. Printmaking’s accessibility connected people and empowered civic engagement.
After moving to Nebraska I continued to promote printmaking as a public good through teaching workshops in public schools and art non-profits.
I am aligning my education and studio practice community activism to promote safe spaces for Queer Nebraskans. Currently, I serve on the Board of Directors for OutNebraska a statewide LGBTQIA+ advocacy group, and am the creator of queerPOP which organizes pop-up events for Queer people in brick and mortar business. I received the Nebraska Individual Artist Fellowship Grant in 2022. My upcoming solo shows will explore Queer culture and symbols.
Artist Statement
My artwork simulates the ways distressing events are stored and remembered through kaleidoscopic imagery, collage-like compositions, and impossible perspectives. Physically breaking up images allows me to digest disturbing memories and reconstruct a narrative that feels cohesive.
Previously, my work has confronted the intersections of agriculture and mental health. My in-process work is a rumination on the ways Queer people navigate perceived heteronormativity, as well as projects featuring the voices of Queer people living and working in rural spaces.
CV
Exhibitions
2025
Queer Ecology
solo show
Fred Simon Gallery / June
Omaha, NE
Country Queer
solo show
ZACC Main Gallery / June
Omaha, NE
2024
Flagging
solo show
Project Project / August
Omaha, NE
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Nine Nebraskans
invitational public art project
Constellation Studio / July
Lincoln, NE
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Instructor Show
group show
Lux Center for the Arts / July
Lincoln, NE
2023
Lavender Country
invitational group exhibition
West Gallery
Lux Center for the Arts / May
Instructor Show
group exhibition
Lux Center for the Arts / June
Lincoln, NE
2022
Gifting
invitational group exhibition
Lux Center for they Arts, Lincoln, NE / December
Faculty Show
group exhibition
Lux Center for the Arts / June
Lincoln, NE
2021
PorchARTpalooza
juried art tour organized
by Tugboat gallery / August
Lincoln, NE
2020
Monsters
group show
ZACC,Missoula, MT / Feburary
2019
Holiday Show
juried show
Radius Gallery, Missoula MT / November
That's What She Said
featured artist
St. Louis, MO/ March
2012
Grievances
solo show
ZACC, Missoula, MT / Februrary
Day of the Dead
group show
ZACC, Missoula, MT / October
Obsession
juried group show
Last Best Print Fest, Missoula, MT / July
Awards and Recognitions
Stellar Awards
Community Artist Nominee / 2024
Starcity Pride, Lincoln NE
Stellar Awards
Community Artist Nominee / 2023
Starcity Pride, Lincoln NE
Individual Artist Fellowship
for Visual Arts,
Nebraska Arts Council / 2022
Slave Free Nebraska
Public Art Instillation Awardee / 2014
Slave Free Nebraska Orginization
Residencies
LGB Artist in Residence
ZACC Printshop / Missoula, MT / June, 2025
Upcoming artist in residency
Artist in Resident
Art Farm / Marquette, NE / May, 2022
Selected for Summer residency, completing large wheat pasted relief instalation
Artist in Resident and Teaching Assistant
Evil Prints / St. Louis, MO / 2010
Assisted artistTom Huck in implementing and teaching his adult Woodcut Bootcamp
Instructor & Teaching Experience
Educator for Lincoln Arts CouncilLincoln Public Schools / Lincoln, NE / 2022-presentCoordinated and teach on-site educational programing related to art for the Lincoln City Arts Council.​CCLC
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Educator for Lux Center for the Arts Lincoln, NE / 2022-presentCoordinated and teach on-site educational programing related to art for the Lincoln City Arts Council.​CCLC
Printshop & Education Outreach Coordinator,Independent InstructorZACC / Missoula, MT / 2008-2014Coordinated and taught off-site educational programming, maintained printshop, organized events and festivals which educated the public about printmaking, such as “The Last Best Print Fest” and hosted a monthly printmaking event, introducing the public to a new process each month.Taught printmaking classes for adults, children and families including; relief, etching, collagraph,screen printing and mono-printing.Taught workshops as an independent contractor, including: Alternative Printmaking Methods, Acrylic Painting, Plein Air Painting, Papermaking,DIY Steam Roller Prints, Graffiti and Street Art.Instructor
County, MT / 2013Traveled to middle schools and high schools in theFlathead Indian Reservation and Missoula County with a mobile printing press, teaching relief printmaking, plexi-glass etching, and screen printing.​​
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Post Bac Work
University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska Omaha
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking
University of Montana, Missoula MT