artist statement
I combine contemporary materials with traditional techniques in weaving, ceramics and sculpture, to give new relevance to a "craft" that has forever been an ancillary part of our lives and rituals. I gravitate toward using industrial materials, like coaxial cable, to reimagine the traditional vessel form and create a sense of harmony between the machined aesthetic and the biomorphic. Growing up in an environmentally sustainable household informed a value system and ethos that all things can be given new life with the appropriate time and attention. Using unconventional and discarded materials to build something new has evolved into a meditative practice. Finding flow in the process of preparing materials and joining weft to warp is a constant and exciting motivation that keeps me captivated by the discipline of repetition and the beauty of form developing upon itself.
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Education
2019 Yoga Teacher Certification. 200 Hour Hatha. Austin, TX.
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art. School of Art and Design. Texas State University- San Marcos
Concentration in Fibers and Weaving.
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Shedding Skin. Invitational Solo Exhibition. HxWxD Gallery at Joann Cole Mitte. School of
Art and Design Texas State University. San Marcos, TX.
Group Exhibitions
2014 ARTPOP. Invitational Group Exhibition. Studio 8 Architects. Austin TX.
2013 Group Hug!!! Curated by Jill Schroeder. Pump Project Satellite Space. Austin TX.
2012 10,000 Hours Thesis Exhibition. Gallery [1] & [2]. School of Art and Design. Texas State
University. San Marcos, TX.
2012 F.A.S.A. Annual Spring Show. Adjudicated by Jill Schroeder. Pump Project Satellite Space.
Austin, TX.
2011 All Student Juried Exhibition. Adjudicated by Kathy Armstrong. School of Art and Design Texas
State University. San Marcos, TX.
2011 HxWx Depth Gallery at Joann Cole Mitte. Adjudicated by Jean Laman. School of Art and Design
Texas State University. San Marcos, TX.
2011 Mix’N’Mash. Mexic-Arte Museum. Austin, TX.
2011 Local Color. Invitational Group Exhibition. Gallery Wake The Dead. San Marcos, TX.
Awards
2013 Honorable Mention- Eyes Got It! Art Competition.
2013 Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Nominee
2012 Alpha Chi National College Honor Society
2012 GPD Scholarship Recipient
2010-12 College of Fine Arts and Communication Council of Scholars
2009-12 Texas State University Dean’s List
2019 Yoga Teacher Certification. 200 Hour Hatha. Austin, TX.
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art. School of Art and Design. Texas State University- San Marcos
Concentration in Fibers and Weaving.
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Shedding Skin. Invitational Solo Exhibition. HxWxD Gallery at Joann Cole Mitte. School of
Art and Design Texas State University. San Marcos, TX.
Group Exhibitions
2014 ARTPOP. Invitational Group Exhibition. Studio 8 Architects. Austin TX.
2013 Group Hug!!! Curated by Jill Schroeder. Pump Project Satellite Space. Austin TX.
2012 10,000 Hours Thesis Exhibition. Gallery [1] & [2]. School of Art and Design. Texas State
University. San Marcos, TX.
2012 F.A.S.A. Annual Spring Show. Adjudicated by Jill Schroeder. Pump Project Satellite Space.
Austin, TX.
2011 All Student Juried Exhibition. Adjudicated by Kathy Armstrong. School of Art and Design Texas
State University. San Marcos, TX.
2011 HxWx Depth Gallery at Joann Cole Mitte. Adjudicated by Jean Laman. School of Art and Design
Texas State University. San Marcos, TX.
2011 Mix’N’Mash. Mexic-Arte Museum. Austin, TX.
2011 Local Color. Invitational Group Exhibition. Gallery Wake The Dead. San Marcos, TX.
Awards
2013 Honorable Mention- Eyes Got It! Art Competition.
2013 Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Nominee
2012 Alpha Chi National College Honor Society
2012 GPD Scholarship Recipient
2010-12 College of Fine Arts and Communication Council of Scholars
2009-12 Texas State University Dean’s List