Education
2024 M.F.A. Candidate in Studio Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
2017 B.A. Art & Art History (Studio Art), Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. (Cum Laude)
B.A. English, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. (Cum Laude)
2015 Medieval & 17th c. Lit., British Landscapes, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Summer Life Drawing Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Teaching Experience
2024 Instructor of Record, “SP24 Intermediate Photography,” University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
2023 Instructor of Record, “FA23 Basic Studio Photography,” University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
Workshop, Cellphone Photography at Atwood Farm, Joshua’s Trust, Mansfield, Conn.
Instructor of Record, “SP23 Basic Studio Photography,” University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
2022 Instructor of Record, “FA22 Intermediate Photography,” University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, “Basic Studio Photography” with Clare Benson, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant, “Intermediate Photography” with Janet Pritchard, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
Awards, Fellowships, & Residencies
2023
University Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award (Nominee), University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
Zachs Award, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
2022
Summer Artist-in-Residence, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock, N.Y.
Ford/Knauth Fellowship for LGBTQIA+ Artists, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock, N.Y.
2017
Art & Art History Departmental Honors, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.
The Neilson C. Bridger Memorial Art Prize, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Scattered Shelter, The Distillery Gallery, South Boston, Mass. (curated by José Falconi, Assistant Professor of Art History and Human Rights, University of Connecticut)
BIG TOP, Two Coats of Paint Project Space, Brooklyn, N.Y. (curated by Sharon Butler, Two Coats of Paint)
Something Like Knowing, William Benton Museum of Art, Storrs, Conn.
UN·ART·6, Hartford ArtSpace, Hartford, Conn.
2023
Open Air 2023, Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Conn.
Title TBD, Kinesiology Hall, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
Annual AiR Exhibition, Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock, N.Y.
Ephemerality, Strata Gallery, Santa Fe, N.Mex.
Poem Unlimited, Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Conn. (curated by Kenneth Heyne)
Raid the Archive: Edwin Way Teale and New Works, William Benton Museum of Art, Storrs, Conn.
2022
For Who We Idly Are, Dye & Bleach House Community Gallery, Willington, Conn.
i flee it, it insists, Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
23rd Annual 5 by 7 Show, Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock, N.Y.
Art-n-Stuff V, Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, Pa.
fragment of sky, under the hill, Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
FIVE - Troppus Projects, Kent, Ohio
Like Spilling, Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Conn. (curated by Catherine Nelson)
I Ran Out of Reasons, Mattatuck Museum of Art & History, Waterbury, Conn.
2021
Something Like Happiness, Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
How To Train a Fightin’ Duck, Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
PROUD+, The Studio Door, San Diego, Calif.
EXPOSED, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, Calif.
A View from Near and Far, MINI MUSEUM Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
Photography Without a Lens, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, R.I.
Untitled, MINI MUSEUM Philadelphia, Philadelphia International Airport, Pa.
2020
Philadelphia Forthcoming: The Endless Urban Portrait, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pa.
MUSE, Art Fluent, Sandwich, Mass.
COVID Pictures Archive, Curated by Jennifer Timmer Trail (covidpictures.org)
Sanctuary: A Photo Documentation Exhibition, Hamilton Street Gallery, Bound Brook, N.J.
Grand Opening Exhibition, One For All Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
We Like Small Things V.3, Filter Photo Space, Chicago, Ill.
Photography Without a Lens Pt. 1, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, R.I.
Aging Well for All Juried Exhibition & Contest, National Council on Aging, Arlington, Va.
Beacon for the Future, HOTBED Philly, Philadelphia, Pa.
Eros, C’est la Vie, Gallery 110, Seattle, Wash.
Every One Of Us, TILT Institute for the Contemporary Image, Philadelphia, Pa.
Images 2020, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, Calif.
2019
Time Zero and Beyond, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, R.I.
Art & Art History Alumni Exhibition, Goodyear Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.
2018
understood, birds + Richard Gallery, Berlin, Germany
The Unspeakable: A Dark Show, Pfizer Building, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ceiling Unlimited, Thomas Hunter Project Space, Hunter College, New York, N.Y.
Lectures & Invited Talks
2024
Artist Talk, The Desert Unicorn, William Benton Museum of Art, Storrs, Conn.
Artist Talk, Basic Studio Photography, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
2023
Artist Talk, Basic Studio Photography, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
2022
Artist Talk, Basic Studio Photography, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
Curating & Judging
2023
Raid the Archive: Edwin Way Teale and New Works, William Benton Museum of Art, Storrs, Conn. (Artist and Co-Curator with Janet L. Pritchard, Annie Schwartz, Monica Hamilton, Hanieh Kashani, Mahsa Attaran, and Amira Brown)
2022
UConn 4-H Photography Contest (Juror)
I Ran Out of Reasons, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, Conn. (Curator)
Collections
Dickinson College Department of English
MINI MUSEUM Philadelphia
Reproductions
2022
Long River Review, University of Connecticut
2020
Lose the Film Zine: Irreplaceable Resources, Joey Aronhalt
Quarantine Zine, Issue 2: Alone & Together, Shari Diamond
Publications
Tedeschi, Paul, “Rediscovering Teale.” Connecticut Audubon Society, March 4, 2023
https://youtu.be/BMd3dxiqYaM?si=jNIXtGQucuac0BXo
Butler, Sharon, “Hamlet, Art, and Poem Unlimited.” Two Coats of Paint, Feb. 22, 2023
Kimberly Phillips, “MFA Students Draw Inspiration from the Past to Create in the Present.”
UConn Today, Feb. 20, 2023
University of Connecticut, “Meet UConn’s MFA Studio Class of 2024.” Hyperallergic, Sept. 9, 2021
Crimmins, Peter. "Employees at Philadelphia Museum of Art vote to unionize." WHYY, Aug. 6, 2020
Professional Experience
Graduate Assistant, Digital Arts Services Lab & Darkroom, University of Connecticut, 2021 – 2024
Social Media Coordinator, Society for Photographic Education (NE Chapter), April 2022 – November 2022
Member, Museum Health & Safety Committee, Philadelphia, Pa., 2020 – 2021
Co-Chair, PMA Union Safety Committee, AFSCME DC47, Philadelphia, Pa., 2020 – 2021
Visitor Services & Education Assistant, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pa., 2017 – 2021
Interim Departmental Assistant, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pa., April – June 2019
Studio Assistant & Outreach Coordinator, Laurence Salzmann/Blue Flower Press, Philadelphia, Pa., March – October 2018
Gallery Attendant, Goodyear Gallery at Dickinson College - Carlisle, PA, 2017
Research Intern, Tällberg Foundation - Lakeville, Conn., Summer 2016
Intern, Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art, Peekskill, N.Y., Summer 2016
Research Intern, Tällberg Foundation - Lakeville, Conn., Summer 2015