Photo: Megan Karson
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ARTIST STATEMENT
I am inspired by the practice of religious ritual, discarded material culture, and vernacular manifestations of belief. Through my work, I am interested in re-imagining traditional iconographies, narratives and symbolic codes within a contemporary context by questioning assumed boundaries that dictate what is perceived as sacred and profane. It is my aim to encourage new readings of traditional forms and inherited identities. |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Holy Ground | Steeple of Light Gallery | Kansas City, MO | 2017
Charting Devotion | Kansas City Kansas Public Library | Kansas City, KS | 2016
Trip the Light Fantastic | UMKC Gallery of Art | Kansas City, MO | 2016
Rituals of Release | Grace Episcopal Cathedral | Topeka, KS | 2015
As Above, So Below | Plus Modern Design |Kansas City, MO | 2015
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
Commence | 2nd Place Award | Tomayko Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 2023
Transcendental Arrangements: 109th Annual Online Sale | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 2023
Balanced Response | Robert Morris University | Moon Township, PA | 2023
Growth | Creative Citizen Studios & Associated Artists of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 2023
Art of the State | State Museum of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | 2022-23
__alachian [ah-LATCH-en] | Three Rivers Arts Festival | Pittsburgh, PA | 2022
108th Annual Exhibition | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 2021
Into the Light | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 2021
Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Art Show | Hoyt Art Center | New Castle, PA | 2021
25th Annual Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Regional Exhibition | Best in Show | Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art | Ligonier, PA | 2020
Kansas City Flatfile & Digitalfile | H&R Block Artspace | Kansas City, MO | 2018
12 x 12 | Honorable Mention | Lawrence Arts Center | Lawrence, KS | 2017
Mudras | Leedy-Voulkos Art Center | Kansas City, MO | 2017
Shades of Blue: Contemporary Cyanotypes | Potter Art Gallery | St. Joseph, MO | 2016
UMKC Student Exhibition | UMKC Gallery of Art | Kansas City, MO | 2016
2015 Annual Diversity Art Exhibition | 1st Place in Photography | EXPO New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
UMKC Student Exhibition | UMKC Gallery of Art | Kansas City, MO | 2015
Between Me & Thee | Greenlease Gallery | Kansas City, MO | 2011
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
This Road Is the Heart Opening | Museum of Contemporary Religious Art | St. Louis, MO | 2022
Surface to Source | Museum of Contemporary Religious Art | St. Louis, MO | 2020
Arts @ Keystone | Keystone Methodist Church | Kansas City, MO | 2017
Holiday Plums | Ward & Ward Fine Art Gallery | Kansas City, MO | 2016
La Reina | Mattie Rhodes Center | Kansas City, MO | 2015
Experiments in Blue | Plus Modern Design | Kansas City, MO | 2015
Enactus Arts & Entrepreneurship Project | Bloch School of Management | Kansas City, MO | 2015
Dia de Los Muertos | Mattie Rhodes Center | Kansas City, MO | 2015
Tortilla Pachanga | Mattie Rhodes Center | Kansas City, MO | 2015
My Dress Hangs There | Mattie Rhodes Center | Kansas City, MO | 2012
Dia de Los Muertos | Mattie Rhodes Center | Kansas City, MO | 2011
Arts in the Heart | Donnelly College | Kansas City, KS | 2011
San Benedetto e suoi Monasteri a Subiaco | Il Monastero di San Benedetto | Subiaco, Italy | 2010
WORK EXPERIENCE
Director/Curator | Verostko Center for the Arts
Latrobe, PA | July 2018 - Present
Curatorial Assistant | Hallmark Art Collection
Kansas City, MO | March 2017 - July 2018
Framer and Installation Technician | Ward & Ward Fine Art Framing & Gallery
Kansas City, MO | November 2010 – June 2018
Art & Environment Liaison | St. Francis Xavier Parish
Kansas City, MO | November 2013 - July 2018
Graduate Teaching Assistant | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO | August 2014 – May 2016
Service Learning Coordinator | Donnelly College
Kansas City, KS | January 2010 – August 2014
Community Arts Space Coordinator | Donnelly College
Kansas City, KS | March 2011 – August 2014
Gallery Consultant | Farm to Market Bread Co.
Kansas City, MO | May 2013 – January 2014
Benedictine Volunteer | Il Monastero di San Benedetto
Subiaco, Italy | September 2009 – September 2010
Intern & Exhibitions Assistant | Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
Collegeville, MN | August 2007 – May 2009
Retail Associate | Durwin Rice Art & Antiques
Kansas City, MO | March 2006 – August 2007
EDUCATION
Master of Arts – Studio Art
University of Missouri – Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | 2016
Bachelor of Arts – Studio Art
Saint John’s University | Collegeville, MN | 2009
Holy Ground | Steeple of Light Gallery | Kansas City, MO | 2017
Charting Devotion | Kansas City Kansas Public Library | Kansas City, KS | 2016
Trip the Light Fantastic | UMKC Gallery of Art | Kansas City, MO | 2016
Rituals of Release | Grace Episcopal Cathedral | Topeka, KS | 2015
As Above, So Below | Plus Modern Design |Kansas City, MO | 2015
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
Commence | 2nd Place Award | Tomayko Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 2023
Transcendental Arrangements: 109th Annual Online Sale | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 2023
Balanced Response | Robert Morris University | Moon Township, PA | 2023
Growth | Creative Citizen Studios & Associated Artists of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 2023
Art of the State | State Museum of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | 2022-23
__alachian [ah-LATCH-en] | Three Rivers Arts Festival | Pittsburgh, PA | 2022
108th Annual Exhibition | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 2021
Into the Light | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 2021
Annual Hoyt Regional Juried Art Show | Hoyt Art Center | New Castle, PA | 2021
25th Annual Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts Regional Exhibition | Best in Show | Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art | Ligonier, PA | 2020
Kansas City Flatfile & Digitalfile | H&R Block Artspace | Kansas City, MO | 2018
12 x 12 | Honorable Mention | Lawrence Arts Center | Lawrence, KS | 2017
Mudras | Leedy-Voulkos Art Center | Kansas City, MO | 2017
Shades of Blue: Contemporary Cyanotypes | Potter Art Gallery | St. Joseph, MO | 2016
UMKC Student Exhibition | UMKC Gallery of Art | Kansas City, MO | 2016
2015 Annual Diversity Art Exhibition | 1st Place in Photography | EXPO New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
UMKC Student Exhibition | UMKC Gallery of Art | Kansas City, MO | 2015
Between Me & Thee | Greenlease Gallery | Kansas City, MO | 2011
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
This Road Is the Heart Opening | Museum of Contemporary Religious Art | St. Louis, MO | 2022
Surface to Source | Museum of Contemporary Religious Art | St. Louis, MO | 2020
Arts @ Keystone | Keystone Methodist Church | Kansas City, MO | 2017
Holiday Plums | Ward & Ward Fine Art Gallery | Kansas City, MO | 2016
La Reina | Mattie Rhodes Center | Kansas City, MO | 2015
Experiments in Blue | Plus Modern Design | Kansas City, MO | 2015
Enactus Arts & Entrepreneurship Project | Bloch School of Management | Kansas City, MO | 2015
Dia de Los Muertos | Mattie Rhodes Center | Kansas City, MO | 2015
Tortilla Pachanga | Mattie Rhodes Center | Kansas City, MO | 2015
My Dress Hangs There | Mattie Rhodes Center | Kansas City, MO | 2012
Dia de Los Muertos | Mattie Rhodes Center | Kansas City, MO | 2011
Arts in the Heart | Donnelly College | Kansas City, KS | 2011
San Benedetto e suoi Monasteri a Subiaco | Il Monastero di San Benedetto | Subiaco, Italy | 2010
WORK EXPERIENCE
Director/Curator | Verostko Center for the Arts
Latrobe, PA | July 2018 - Present
Curatorial Assistant | Hallmark Art Collection
Kansas City, MO | March 2017 - July 2018
Framer and Installation Technician | Ward & Ward Fine Art Framing & Gallery
Kansas City, MO | November 2010 – June 2018
Art & Environment Liaison | St. Francis Xavier Parish
Kansas City, MO | November 2013 - July 2018
Graduate Teaching Assistant | University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO | August 2014 – May 2016
Service Learning Coordinator | Donnelly College
Kansas City, KS | January 2010 – August 2014
Community Arts Space Coordinator | Donnelly College
Kansas City, KS | March 2011 – August 2014
Gallery Consultant | Farm to Market Bread Co.
Kansas City, MO | May 2013 – January 2014
Benedictine Volunteer | Il Monastero di San Benedetto
Subiaco, Italy | September 2009 – September 2010
Intern & Exhibitions Assistant | Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
Collegeville, MN | August 2007 – May 2009
Retail Associate | Durwin Rice Art & Antiques
Kansas City, MO | March 2006 – August 2007
EDUCATION
Master of Arts – Studio Art
University of Missouri – Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | 2016
Bachelor of Arts – Studio Art
Saint John’s University | Collegeville, MN | 2009