Group Exhibitions

2024             Jan
2023            Dec
Dec
Jun
May
2022             Dec
Dec
Sep
May
Spring
            April
2021             Dec
Nov
Aug/Sep
April
March
2020           April
Nov
2019             Nov
Spring
2018     Summer


W/here We Are, Glickman Family Library, Portland, ME - curator: Tabitha Barnard
Alumni Show, NOLA Community Printshop, New Orleans, LA
Photo A-GoGo, The Bakery Photo Collective, Portland, ME
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

Artist Lectures

2023


San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA
7 Minutes in Heaven, Luce Spirits, Rockland, ME
Maine Media Staff Lecture Series, Maine Media College, Rockport, ME

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
2017 -  pres
2023 - 2023
2021 - 2023
2022 - 2022
2020 -  2021
2018 - 2020


Studio Assistant, Sal Taylor Kydd, Rockport, ME
Teaching Assistant, Maine Media College, Rockport, ME
Freelance Photographer, ME based
Gallery Installation Assistant, Maine Media College, Rockport, ME
Administrative Assistant, Gemstone Tattoo, Portland, ME
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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