EDUCATION
2012 Master of Fine Arts, Photography
New Mexico State University
2008 Associate of Applied Science, Commercial Photography
Metropolitan Community College
2002 Bachelor of Arts, English
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Minors: Fine Art and Political Science
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2012/13 Teaching Fellow—Photographic Arts
Northland College, Ashland, WI
2007/13 Adjunct Photography Instructor
Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE
2010/12 Instructor of Record, Graduate Teaching Assistant
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2013 Vanity/Vanitas, Dexter Library, Northland College, Ashland, WI
Agscapes, Dexter Library, Northland College, Ashland, WI (Solo)
2012 Spinning Yarns: Narrative Photography, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR (Juror: Cris Moss)
2012 Hot New Pics Show, Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS (Juried)
MFA Thesis Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
2011 Dialogue, Wells Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
SPESW 2011 Juried Member’s Exhibition, Marion Center for Photographic Arts, Santa Fe, NM (Jurors: Steve Fitch, Tony O’Brien, David Scheinbaum)
Where in the World? People Places and Events, MPLS Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN (Juror: Toby Kamp)
Instant • Eternal, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
Science, Poetry and the Photographic Image, Northlight Gallery, Phoenix, AZ (Jurors: Mary Ann Lynch and Dr. Deborah Willis)
ASU Intercollegiate Exchange, The Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2011 Student Exhibition, NMSU Art Gallery, Las Cruces, NM (Jurors: David Chickey and Darius Himes)
Science, Poetry and the Photographic Image, Trois Gallery, Atlanta, GA (Jurors: Mary Ann Lynch and Dr. Deborah Willis)
Arrangement, Vermont Photo Space Gallery, Essex Junction, VT (Juror: Paula Tognarelli)
2010 The Mythical State of Jefferson, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR (Juried)
Pin-up Show, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
We Cannot Paint, Barnhart Gallery, Lexington, KY
Miss Fortune, The Actors Guild, Lexington, KY (Solo)
2009 Black Friday, Desotorow Gallery, Savannah, GA (Juried)
Potluck Art for Food, Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha, NE
2008 I.NT.ER.VALS. (2.0), Gallery of Art and Design, Elkhorn, NE
I.NT.ER.VALS., Gallery of Art and Design, Elkhorn, NE
Pictures of Things: Contemporary Still Life Photography, Visual Arts Center, Portsmouth, VA (Juried)
Photismos: Visions of Light, Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, NE
Estrogenre: Representations of the Feminine Self, Meadowlark Coffee and Espresso, Lincoln, NE
COLLABORATIONS
2011/12 heARTlines: A campus/community yarn-bombing event, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Filter Through, multi-media installation with Aubrey du Cheubell, Wells Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
PUBLICATIONS
2013 F-Stop Magazine, April 2013
2009 Huffington Post, September 13, 2009
MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2013/14 Volunteer, Chequamegon Humane Association, Ashland, WI
2006/14 Member, Society for Photographic Education
2011/14 Member, College Art Association
2010/12 Member, NMSU Photo Club, Las Cruces, NM
2011 Art Donor, 18th Hunger Benefit, Casa de Peregrinos, Las Cruces, NM
2010/11 Volunteered with Prof. Barry Thatcher and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Documented health outreach in West Texas colonias
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Curriculum Vitae (condensed)