Education
Visual Studies Workshop in association with The College at Brockport, State University of
New York, Rochester, New York.
Masters of Fine Arts in Visual Studies, with additional Certificate in Arts Administration
GPA: 3.74/4.0; graduated magna cum laude
State University College at Buffalo, New York
Bachelor of Science in Art Education, May 2008
GPA: 3.63/4.0; graduated magna cum laude
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, New York
Associate of Applied Sciences in Photography, May 2003
GPA: 3.28/4.0; graduated cum laude
Teaching Experience
Buffalo Public Schools, (multiple Locations) Buffalo, New York
Art Teacher, October 2012 to Present
The College at Brockport, State University of New York
Adjunct Instructor (Introduction to Photography), August 2011 to May 2012
Aspire Center for Learning, Cheektowaga, New York
Art Teacher, June 2008 to August 2010
Nonprofit Experience
NYSATA Region One
Exhibition Coordinator and Secretary, May 2015 to present
People’s Park, Buffalo NY
Teaching Artist, Summer 2013
Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY
Traveling Exhibition Assistant, Fall 2011
Lectures
• NYSATA Convention, Integrating Contemporary And Thematic Approaches, 2018
• NYSATA Convention, Surviving Art on a Cart, 2015
• Graduate Level Masters Research Conference, Visualizing Vacancy, 2013
• Graduate Level Masters Research Conference, The Archive, 2012
• NYSATA Convention, Art for Students with Special Needs, 2010
• Guest Lecturer at Daemen College, Art for Students with Special Needs, 2010
Exhibitions
• Elevate, El Museo, Buffalo, NY 2019. First Place
• Contrast and Contradictions, El Museo, Buffalo, NY 2018. First Place
• NYSATA Region One Members Show, El Museo, Buffalo, NY 2016. Honorable Mention
• Play, Buffalo Art Studios, Buffalo, NY. 2016
• Ink and Paper, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, New York. 2016
• Full Buck Moon, Spool Mfg., Binghamton, New York. 2014
• City of Night, Silo City, Buffalo, New York. 2013
• Visualizing Vacancy, Siskind Gallery, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, New York. 2012
• City of Night, Silo City, Buffalo, New York. 2012
• Idle Land, Visual Studies Workshop, Student Gallery, Rochester, New York. 2011
• Recto/Verso, WNY Book Arts Collaborative, Buffalo, New York. 2011
• Visual Data, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, New York. 2011
• Graffiti on the Great Wall, Sugar City, Buffalo, New York. 2010
• The Memory Remains, The Vault Gallery, Buffalo, New York. 2010
• Scars: The Physical Manifestation of Memory, Hardware Cafe, Buffalo, New York. 2009
• Annual Members Show: Modern Work, WNYAG, Art Dialog Gallery, Buffalo, New York. 2009
• I to I, 464 Gallery, Buffalo, New York. 2009
• The Camera I, Artsphere Gallery, Buffalo, New York. 2009
• National Women’s Exhibition, Impact Artist Gallery, Buffalo, New York. 2009 and 2010
• Big Orbit Gallery Members Show, Buffalo, New York. 2009 and 2010
Publications
Visualizing Vacancy, Afterimage Vol. 41 No. 1, 2013