Education
2020 BFA cum laude with Departmental Honors, Studio Art with an
emphasis in Sculpture Webster University, St. Louis, MO
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Certifications and Licenses
2019 Certified Peer Educators (CPE)
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Awards/Grants/Fellowships/Honors/Scholarships
2022 Summer Artist-In-Residence, National Blues Museum, St. Louis, MO
2020 John Hilgert Award
2020 The Next Century Leaders Endowed Scholarship Fund, Webster University, St. Louis, MO
2019 Gyo Obata Fellow, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis
2016 Dean’s List, Webster University, St. Louis, MO
2016-2020 Webster University Academic Scholarship, Webster University, St. Louis, MO
2016 A+ Scholarship
2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (Silver Key), The Write to Learn Conference, Tan – Tar – A Resort, Osage Beach, MO
Exhibitions
2022 The National Blues Museum and Portfolio Gallery: Biennial Community Art Show, National Blues Museum (curated by Lillian Gardner and Robert A. Powell)
2022 Blues on the Block: Art Exhibit, National Blues Museum
2021 Listen, Look: A Reconciliatory Journey Through Black Grief and Joy, The Griot Museum of Black History (curated by Precious Musa)
2020 After Dark, Online ( https://www.dadahexhibitions.com ), Webster
University, St. Louis, MO
2020 Webster-Cuba-ISA, Instituto Superior de Arte, Havana, Cuba
2019 STL Open Studio Student Exhibition, Visual Arts Studio, Webster Groves, MO
2018 Sisu, Arcade Contemporary Art Projects, St. Louis, MO (curated by Alex Owens and Kaitlin Wilfing)
2014 HAT (Hands-on Art Training) Institute of Emerging Artist Exhibition, Hunt Gallery Visual Arts Studio, Webster Groves, MO
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Bibliography
Jay Scherder, “Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis Revives Impactful Job Training Program for College Students,” February 15, 2022
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Jay Scherder, “Gyo Obata Fellow Writing Novel, Kickstarting Brand,” In the News, Newsroom Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, February 10, 2022
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Andrea Y. Henderson, “Black St. Louis Artists Explore Generations Of Racial Trauma And How Joy Heals,” St. Louis Public Radio, February 18, 2021
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Katie Slinger, “Webster’s Art Exhibit,” The Journal, March 30, 2018
Lectures and Presentations
2022 Kemper Live: Here and Now, “Poetry Was My Music: Lyrics for a Lifetime,” Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO, May 14
2021 The Open Door series, “I Am a Symphony” and “TWO,” Poetry Foundation (Virtual), December 14
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2020 Back to Our Roots: A Discussion with the Curators, Webster University, St. Louis, MO, February 21
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Professional Activities
2018- Present Art Tutor
2016- Present Owner and Founder of Tapezoid, St. Louis, MO
Member, Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority- Gamma Zeta Chapter
2016-2020 Connection/ Orientation Leader Curatorial Projects
2022 The National Blues Museum and Portfolio Gallery: Biennial Community Art Show, National Blues Museum (curated by Lillian Gardner and Robert A. Powell)
2020 Back to Our Roots, Arcade Contemporary Art Projects, St. Louis, MO,
Assistant Director and Co-Curator with Sophia Coon (Director), Sarah Houseman, and Danielle Sartori
2019 STL Open Studio Student Exhibition, Visual Arts Studio, Webster Groves, MO Public Art
2022 Public Art (temporary installation), acrylic on canvas, City Social (Downtown), St. Louis, MO 2021 Public Art, acrylic and wood mural, One For the Crow Community Garden (Dutchtown), St. Louis, MO
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Travel
2020 Study Abroad, Drawing and Printmaking, Havana, Cuba