EXPERIENCE
HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHER
AUG 2022 - Current
Chicago Public Schools
AUG 2022 - Current
Chicago Public Schools
UNION DELEGATE
FEB 2024 - Current
Chicago Teachers Union
FEB 2024 - Current
Chicago Teachers Union
CERAMICS INSTRUCTOR
OCT 2021 - OCT 2023
Chicago Ceramic Center, Chicago, IL
Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL
OCT 2021 - OCT 2023
Chicago Ceramic Center, Chicago, IL
Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL
ARTS TEACHER
JUL 2021 - AUG 2025
Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Marwen, Chicago, IL
JUL 2021 - AUG 2025
Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Marwen, Chicago, IL
DESIGNER / FABRICATOR
JUL 2021 - AUG 2021
Building Brown Workshop, Chicago, IL
JUL 2021 - AUG 2021
Building Brown Workshop, Chicago, IL
WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
JUL 2021 - AUG 2021
Mobilize! Creative Blocks, Collective Dreams, Chicago
JUL 2021 - AUG 2021
Mobilize! Creative Blocks, Collective Dreams, Chicago
TEACHING ASSISTANT
JAN 2020 - MAY 2020
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
JAN 2020 - MAY 2020
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
GROUP SHOWS
RE:CONNECT – Teacher’s Art Exhibit
C33 Gallery, Chicago, IL
Group show, highlighting artwork of public educators
Group show, highlighting artwork of public educators
Upcoming:
Cherry Knot, Spring 2026.
SCHOLARSHIPS
UIC School of Art & Art History Art Department Award
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
Marianne and Carl Larson Scholarship
Penland School of Craft, North Carolina
Penland School of Craft, North Carolina
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Art Education, May 2022
University of Illinois at Chicago
Magna Cum Laude Honors
Magna Cum Laude Honors
Studied Fine Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2018-2020