curriculum vitae
last updated april 2025
Education
2025
Post-Baccalaureate in Ceramics, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
2024
Bachelor of Fine Arts summa cum laude in Ceramics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Building to Draw, Drawing to Build, Workshop with Malcolm Mobotu-Smith, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Professional Experience
2025
Studio Assistant, JunkPot Studio, West Hartford, CT
Ceramics Instructor, JunkPot Studio, West Hartford, CT (Courses taught: Friday Clay Nights [wheel-throwing for beginners], Handbuilding Workshops [upcoming April 2025])
Teaching Assistant, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT (Introductory Ceramics 1: Handbuilding)
2024
Teaching Assistant, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT (Dirty For a Reason Clay Club Assistant)
2022
Ceramics Instructor and Studio Technician, Westover School, Middlebury, CT
2021-2022
Public Relations Chair, Black Artist and Designer Association at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2021
Studio Assistant, Greg Lewis Photography, Newtown, CT
Awards, Scholarships, and Residencies
2025
Summer Residency (Session 1: Re-Mixed, organized by Bianca Macpherson and Ashley Campbell), Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, Maine (upcoming June 2025)
2024
Windgate University Fellow, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Moeur Award, (Awarded to graduates who complete four consecutive years of school with a 4.0 GPA) Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2020-2024
Dean’s List, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
New American University Scholar - Provost’s Scholarship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Group Exhibitions
2025
Acts of Preservation, Post-Bac Group Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT (upcoming May 2025)
2024
Silver Anniversary 25th Annual Ceramics Holiday Sale, Silpe Gallery, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Common Threads, Juried Exhibition, Drezner Gallery, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon, CT (Juried by Melissa Meredith)
A Mile Through My Eyes, BFA Senior Exhibition, Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2023
2023 Winter BFA Juried Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (Juried by Ryan Takaba)
Sculpting Science, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Body, Architecture, Landscape + Site, Cosanti Originals, Paradise Valley, AZ
2022
Carne Diem, Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Pump Up the Volume, Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Art Welding Showcase, Danelle Plaza, Tempe, AZ
Affiliations
Black Artists and Designers Association, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Clay Club at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
The Color Network
Connecticut Clay Guild
Dirty for a Reason Clay Club, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
NCECA
Farmington Valley Arts Center Volunteer, Avon, CT
JunkPot Studio, West Hartford, CT