Experience

Buffalo AKG Art Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Curator

  • May 2023 - Present

  Buffalo, New York, United States

• Assistant Curator

  • Mar 2021 - May 2023

  Buffalo, New York, United States

• Curatorial Assistant

  • Jul 2018 - Mar 2021

  Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Curatorial Fellow

  • Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area -Assist Chief Curator and the rest of the curatorial department in all exhibition and programming related activities -Contributing author for forthcoming permanent collection handbook -Collaboratively organize traveling exhibition "We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women 1965-85" for Albright-Knox presentation (February - May 2018) -Curate "The Swindle: Art Between Seeing and Believing," an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection (May - October 2018) -Contribute… Show more -Assist Chief Curator and the rest of the curatorial department in all exhibition and programming related activities -Contributing author for forthcoming permanent collection handbook -Collaboratively organize traveling exhibition "We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women 1965-85" for Albright-Knox presentation (February - May 2018) -Curate "The Swindle: Art Between Seeing and Believing," an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection (May - October 2018) -Contribute artwork descriptions and artist biographies for consideration for acquisition by Board of Directors



Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Exhibitions

  • Dec 2015 - Jun 2017

  Richmond, Virginia Area -Oversee all gallery operations including exhibition planning and installation, security, staffing, and facility improvements -Direct and plan exhibitions and installations, programs, and special events -Develop didactic materials such as gallery guides, wall text, and website content -Supervise a team of employees and manage scheduling, payroll, and timekeeping -Implement and maintain a social media presence -Establishing programming that engages VCU students, faculty, staff… Show more -Oversee all gallery operations including exhibition planning and installation, security, staffing, and facility improvements -Direct and plan exhibitions and installations, programs, and special events -Develop didactic materials such as gallery guides, wall text, and website content -Supervise a team of employees and manage scheduling, payroll, and timekeeping -Implement and maintain a social media presence -Establishing programming that engages VCU students, faculty, staff, and the community

• Gallery Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2015

  Richmond, Virginia Area



Virginia Commonwealth University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

  Richmond, Virginia Area



Virginia Commonwealth University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2010 - May 2013

  Instructor of Record during academic year 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 for undergraduate courses in: --Survey of Western Art: Renaissance - Contemporary Art Assisted Faculty of Record during academic year 2010-2011 in undergraduate courses in: --Museums of the 21st Century --Survey of Asian Art



Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Curatorial Intern, Modern and Contemporary Art

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Richmond, Virginia Area -Conducted research for upcoming exhibition, “Judith Godwin and Late Abstract Expressionism” -Continued previously initiated investigation on Vogel Collection in preparation for future exhibition projects

• Intern, Development Office

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Richmond, Virginia Area -Updated and organized Endowment Profile database -Assisted with donor special events and invitations -Performed general administrative duties



Art Adventures

• Office Manager

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

  Midlothian, VA -Organized client lists and art class schedules -Managed business finances using QuickBooks and Intuit programs -Interacted with clients and students on a day-to-day basis



Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Curatorial Intern, Modern and Contemporary Art

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Richmond, Virginia Area -Assisted with research on current collections and exhibitions projects for curators of Modern and Contemporary Art -Compiled exhaustive three volume bibliography on Vogel Collection titled "Fifty Works for Fifty States"



Fundacion Guayasamin - La Capilla del Hombre

• Museum Guide

  • Jul 2009 - Dec 2009

  Quito, Ecuador -Provided guided tours to tourists in Spanish, English, and Italian -Translated museum documents into English -Greeted and introduced tourists to museum and the museum complex



William & Mary

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant, Department of Modern Languages and Literature

  • Aug 2008 - May 2009

  Williamsburg, VA -Taught Italian Drill for undergraduate students -Wrote syllabi and lesson plans for bi-weekly classes -Mentored students of Department of Modern Languages and Literature -Tutored students outside of scheduled class time --Elementary Italian Drill --Intermediate Italian Drill