Experience

University of Arizona

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Galleries / Joseph F Gross Endowed Curator

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  As the Director of Galleries and Gross Endowed Curator I curate, plan, execute, and facilitate exhibitions in two gallery spaces totalling over 3,500 square feet. The Rombach Gallery is reserved for student-driven shows, and focuses on student authorship and agency of the curatorial and exhibition process. The Gross Gallery hosts exhibitions intended to bring the vastness of contemporary art from outside the region to our students in the school of art to advance critical connections within their education, to create community with artists and thinkers in the region, and to proudly feature the work being done within our program to the outside world. Show less



Engaging Collections

• Director

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Art. Archives. Community. Engaging Collections is a Residency and Journal at the intersections of art and equity with libraries, archives, and special collections. Engaging Collections facilitates artists through funding, resources, and advocacy in the making of public art which address underrepresented histories, non-dominant narratives, and community-based legacies. We fund and support underrepresented artists to share untold narratives through creative initiatives that build community. Show less



Asheville Art Museum

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

• Curatorial Fellow

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  · Alongside curatorial staff: perform all aspects of collections management, registration, and curatorial work relating to objects in the Museum’s Black Mountain College Collection. · Research BMC objects from the Collection and write labels for gallery rotations and/or upcoming exhibitions and present public programs - specific focus on women, people of color, and underrepresented BMC narratives. Work with education, curatorial, and communications staff to build original short-form audiovisual resources relevant to the BMC Collection for the Museum’s website, social-media platforms, and/or in-gallery technology. Develop a research project related to the Museum’s BMC Collection that will become content for the forthcoming Digital Black Mountain College Collection and Interconnective Timeline on the Museum’s website. · Finding Aid development, research into archival practices within an art museum setting, and adjusting existing cataloguing processes to meet archival practices. Work with curatorial staff to bring the BMC Collection online through Web Kiosk—the publicly accessible interface of EmbARK—including preparing/uploading images and explanations of artistic media/processes; researching, developing, and uploading biographical materials; assigning keywords/search terms to BMC object records; and researching/adding links to other websites for visitors to further explore BMC artists and/or other related materials. · Further Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion efforts with strategic planning and action-oriented goals. Work with Curatorial staff to research and prepare justifications for BMC objects and objects from BIPOC artists (and artists from underrepresented backgrounds) being considered for acquisition by the collections committee and/or the Collectors’ Circle. Show less



Western Carolina University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Exhibitions Assistant - WCU Fine Art Museum

  • Aug 2018 - May 2021

  As Exhibitions Assistant, I assisted the Exhibitions Manager in installation, curation, and management of Gallery 130 and the Fine Art Museum. I assisted in the installation of exhibitions, registrar tasks including shipping and receiving of works, preparatory work such as handling art objects and building displays, and cataloguing, collections management and care, as well as writing and editing accession records. I managed the student-run Gallery 130, in which I curated, installed, and implemented programming for 4-6 exhibitions per semester. Between the FAM and the Gallery 130 I had the opportunity to work with exhibitions of internationally exhibiting contemporary artists, locally practicing artists, juried shows, student organized shows, and exhibitions of WCU's visiting artists. Show less



Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• All for NC Fellow

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2021

  One of four inaugural fellows in the All for North Carolina Fellowship, all between the ages of 21 and 35, with bold ideas for how to make a difference in North Carolina and its communities. The All For NC Fellowship is a 12-month program designed to provide funding, coaching and mentoring to young North Carolina residents who have a vision and plan that could contribute to a better life for North Carolina’s people and communities. One of four inaugural fellows in the All for North Carolina Fellowship, all between the ages of 21 and 35, with bold ideas for how to make a difference in North Carolina and its communities. The All For NC Fellowship is a 12-month program designed to provide funding, coaching and mentoring to young North Carolina residents who have a vision and plan that could contribute to a better life for North Carolina’s people and communities.



archetypographia studio

• Asheville, North Carolina + Boston, Massachusetts

• Director

  • 2006 - Sep 2020

  lifestyle, editorial, and fine art photography, creative workshops, art direction, styling, curation of art & archives lifestyle, editorial, and fine art photography, creative workshops, art direction, styling, curation of art & archives



Asheville Art Museum

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

• Education Intern - Connections Program

  • Dec 2018 - Nov 2019

  As Connections Intern, I facilitated AAM staff in launching Connections, an arts-based program serving community-dwelling adults with mild to moderate memory loss and their care partners. I developed roster of teaching artists and performers for Connections programming, built capacity with museum staff and docents through training with visiting staff from the Museum of Modern Art, NY, and facilitated art presentations, tours, and activities at the museum and various locations in the community, including the Asheville Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Jewish Family Services Elder Club. Show less



HUB-BUB + Spartanburg County Public Libraries Artist in the Community Residency

• Spartanburg, SC

• Artist in Residence

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  As the first Artist in the Community Resident in partnership with HUB-BUB and the Spartanburg County Public Libraries, I balanced between studio, social and civic practice to build community engagement through creative programming. As the first Artist in the Community Resident in partnership with HUB-BUB and the Spartanburg County Public Libraries, I balanced between studio, social and civic practice to build community engagement through creative programming.



Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center

• 56 Broadway, Asheville, NC

• Development + Outreach

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2016

  Honoring the history of a renowned experimental educational community while extending its legacy: using social media and dynamic content design; by inspiring and managing interns + volunteers; through facilitating creative methods of expansion of membership; and by deepening my own commitment to and interest in the collection through development, research, and outreach. Honoring the history of a renowned experimental educational community while extending its legacy: using social media and dynamic content design; by inspiring and managing interns + volunteers; through facilitating creative methods of expansion of membership; and by deepening my own commitment to and interest in the collection through development, research, and outreach.



Theater in the Open

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visual Art Educator

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2014

  Theater in the Open, Artists in Residence at Maudslay State Park, offers educational programming to youth in a unique and pastoral setting. The Summer Arts Workshop offers an unparalleled opportunity for young people to be creative and build lasting relationships with their peers in a safe, non-competitive environment designed for personal and artistic growth. My experience with this organization is impossible to classify, as I grew up attending the workshop, returned as an assistant in Theater, Art, and Dance in my teen years in the late '90's and returned again in 2010 as the lead Art Teacher with a desire to contribute to the community which I consider mostly responsible for my chosen path in the arts. While teaching Visual Art to groups of 5-8, 9-12, and 13-18 year olds, duties included curriculum planning, management and training of staff, maintaining outdoor classroom and regularly used sites in the state park, utilizing art-historical precedents to engage students and accentuate lesson plans, preparing supplies, development of systems, and strategic planning. Art Fundamentals Alternative Process Photography Bookmaking Fibers & Dyeing Printmaking Collage Environmental Installation & Sculpture Show less



Massachusetts College of Art and Design

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Gallery Manager

  • May 2013 - May 2014

  MassArt's Student Galleries offer more than 3,000 square feet of space which can accommodate an average of 60+ exhibitions per year. The Student Gallery Manager is responsible for all aspects of gallery operations, including: -jurying of exhibition proposals -planning, scheduling, and programming of installation, exhibition, and deinstallation -maintaining a high standard of quality while installing artworks utilizing best practices by educating and assisting exhibit curators and artists -working individually and as part of a team with students, staff, and faculty -inventory, budget, purchasing of supplies, tools, and hardware -prepping, patching, painting walls and pedestals -creative problem solving and troubleshooting difficult curatorial and installation obstacles Show less