Group Exhibitions

2023             Jun
May
2022             Dec
Dec
Sep
May
Spring
            April
2021             Dec
Nov
Aug/Sep
April
March
2020           April
Nov
2019             Nov
Spring
2018     Summer


Collect, Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, ME
The 2023 Mother Exhibition, Lenscratch, online - curator: Aline Smithson
Twelfth Night, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, Portland, ME
Photo A GoGo, The Bakery Photo Collective, Portland, ME
Shifting Sequences, The Maine Mag, online
Thesis Show, Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, ME
Fridge Show, The Curated Fridge, online - curator: Karla Guerrero
Art PM, Buoy Gallery, Kittery, ME
Almost Free, Almost Gallery, Portland, ME - curator: Joshua Reiman
BFA Show, Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, ME 
Pop-Up Exhibition, Maine Community Real Estate, Portland, ME
Merit Show, Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, ME
Creating Space, Maine College of Art & Design, Portland ME
Merit Show, Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, ME
BFA Show, Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, ME
SYL Show, Friedman Gallery, Portland, ME
Spring Show, Concinnity Deli & Lounge, Bath, ME - curator: Katia Dermott
Summer Show, Concinnity Deli & Lounge, Bath, ME - curator: Katia Dermott

Publications

2022
2021
2020
2018




Color Tag Magazine, Hiraeth, group zine, online
One Twelve, Poignant Pics, no 56 On Katia Dermott's "Justine," online
SPACE, Broadcasts: Art in the Age of Social Distancing, Issue 17: Touchpoints, online
Kalamazoo College, The Cauldron, vol. 38, section 2: Gods, pg. 50, literary magazine
                                   The Cauldron, vol. 38, section 2: Gods, pg. 57
                                   The Cauldron, vol. 38, section 3: Breathing, pg. 91
                                   The Cauldron, vol. 38, section 3: Breathing, pg. 93

Awards

2022

2021

2020
2018
2017



Irving B. Ellis and Judy Ellis Glickman Endowed Scholar Award, MECA&D
Al Lazzari, Jr. Endowed Scholar Award, MECA&D
Professional Studio Short Text Award, MECA&D
Jury’s Select Award, Merit Show, MECA&D
Irving B. Ellis and Judy Ellis Glickman Endowed Scholar Award, MECA&D
Stephanie Vibbert Award, Kalamazoo College
Mandelle Award, Kalamazoo College

Work Experience

2022 -  pres
2022 -  pres
2021 -  pres
2017 -  pres
2022 - 2022
2020 -  2021
2018 - 2020


Studio Assistant, Sal Taylor Kydd, Rockport, ME
Teaching Assistant, Maine Media Workshops + College, Rockport, ME
Administrative Assistant, Gemstone Tattoo, Portland, ME
Freelance Photographer, ME based
Film Producer, Dylan Hausthor, Rockland, ME
Social Media Manager, Thirty Acre Farm, Bremen, ME
Art Coordinator, Concinnity Deli & Lounge, Bath, ME

Internships

2022
2021
2020 - 2021


Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, Director's Intern, Portland, ME
Jill Hoyle Photography, Photographer's Assistant, Portland, ME
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, Director's Intern, Portland, ME

Education

2019 - 2022

2017 - 2018

2013 - 2017

2016


Maine College of Art & Design ─ Portland, ME
Bachelor of Fine Arts, photography
Kalamazoo College ─ Kalamazoo, MI
Coursework for BFA
Dublin School ─ Dublin, NH
College preparatory, High School Diploma
The Putney School ─ Putney, VT
Summer art intensive, photography & poetry


Skills

Administrative :: Cataloging (art), communications, filing, leadership, organization, transcription

Photography :: Color correction, commercial lighting & staging, costuming, digital & analog
camera operation, dry mounting, editing, film processing, mat cutting

Computer :: Adobe Bridge, InDesign, Lightroom, Photoshop; Google Suite; Mac Numbers, Pages; Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word; Silverfast

Writing :: Creative nonfiction, poetry, research, editing

Printing :: Black & white darkroom, cyanotype, Epson Inkjet, platinum & palladium, Van Dyke Brown

Other :: Book making, cooking, mathematics, sewing

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