Creative based out of the Ozarks
EDUCATION
2017 – MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN VISUAL STUDIES, EMPHASIS IN DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION AT MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, SPRINGFIELD, MO.
2011 – BACHELOR OF DESIGN WITH DISTINCTION, EMPHASIS IN ILLUSTRATION AT MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, SPRINGFIELD, MO.
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
PROFICIENT IN TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION TECHNIQUES. KNOWLEDGEABLE IN ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE, TOON BOOM HARMONY + STORYBOARD PRO, 3DS MAX, COREL DRAW, AND MICROSOFT OFFICE. ILLUSTRATIVE WORKS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS, ANIMATIONS, GRAPHIC DESIGNS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND PERIODICALS. EXPERIENCE IN PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM, DESIGN, AND ANIMATION.
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2017 – 3×3’S INTERNATIONAL ILLUSTRATION NO. 14 HONORABLE MENTION.
2015 – 3×3’S INTERNATIONAL ILLUSTRATION NO. 12 MERIT WINNER.
2011 – MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, ART AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT “SENIOR AWARD”.
2011 – JUROR’S CHOICE AT MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY’S DESIGN EXHIBITION AT MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY’S SEC.
2011 – FIRST PLACE AT MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY’S DESIGN & IMAGE EXHIBITION AT MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY’S SEC..
2010 – NATIONAL SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS’ STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP EXHIBITION AT MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION IN NEW YORK, NY.
2009 – THIRD PLACE IN STUDENT EXHIBITION CENTER SHOW ENTITLED DESIGN & IMAGE EXHIBITION SPONSORED BY
MARLIN ADVERTISING AGENCY.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
2019 – DRURY MAGAZINE, SPRING 2019, SPRINGFIELD, MO.
2018 – PUSH & PULL NO. 2, SPRINGFIELD, MO.
2017 – BATBUTT NO. 5: SUPERMARKET, JOHANNESBURG, ZA.
2017 – 3×3’S INTERNATIONAL ILLUSTRATION NO. 14.
2015 – 3×3’S INTERNATIONAL ILLUSTRATION NO. 12.
2014 + 2015 – POSTER AND SEND-OUT DESIGNS FOR BRICK CITY GALLERY.
2014 – GRADUATE PROMOTIONAL CATALOG DISTRIBUTED IN NEW YORK CITY, NY.
2012 – FOUNTAIN DESIGN FOR FRIENDS OF THE GARDEN, SPRINGFIELD MO.
2010 – EXECUTED ILLUSTRATION FOR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE BROCHURE.
RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 – 99X: CIRQUE AMERICANA, SPRINGFIELD ART MUSEUM, SPRINGFIELD, MO.
2017 – MSU MFA SHOWCASE, SPRINGFIELD ART MUSEUM, SPRINGFIELD, MO.
2017 – THE FIRST AND LAST, ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, KRAKOW, POLAND.
2016 – CONSUMPTION, SUGAR ART GALLERY, FAYETTEVILLE, AR.
2016 – THE FIRST UNTITLED, IDEAX FACTORY, SPRINGFIELD, MO.
2015 – MFA EXHIBITION, MISSOURI STATE STUDENT EXHIBITION CENTER.
2011 – DESIGN & IMAGE EXHIBITION, MISSOURI STATE STUDENT EXHIBITION CENTER.
2011 – STUDENT DESIGN EXHIBITION, ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, KRAKOW, POLAND.
2010 – SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP EXHIBITION. NEW YORK, NY.
