Artist Resumé
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Quigley Gallery, Dubuque, IA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Who is the DAAC?, Smokestack, Dubuque, IA
2022 Morbid Muse Gala, Pop-up Art Exhibition, Dubuque, IA
2021 Morbid Muse Gala, Pop-up Art Exhibition, Dubuque, IA
2020 Morbid Muse Gala, Pop-Up Art Exhibition, Dubuque, IA
2017 Emerging Artist Exhibition, ArtHaus, Decorah, IA
Summer Showcase, Quigley Gallery, Dubuque, IA
Fall Into Art, Fischer Building, Dubuque, IA
2016 Summer Showcase, Quigley Galley, Dubuque, IA
Fall Into Art, Kirby Building, Dubuque, IA
Sophomore / Junior Showcase, Quigley Gallery, Dubuque, IA
The Dark Slide, Dubuque Area Arts Collective, Dubuque, IA
Online Exhibition Art Kudos International Juried Art Competition and Exhibition
2015 Summer Showcase, Quigley Gallery, Dubuque, IA
Fall Into Art, Kirby Building, Dubuque, IA
Sophomore / Junior Showcase, Quigley Gallery, Dubuque, IA
PUBLICATIONS
2018 Just to Live is Holy: Women Religious and a Tradition of Art, Faith, and Justice, Dubuque Museum of Art Exhibition Catalog, curatorial statement
2018 The Tenth Muse, Clarke University Magazine
2017 The Tenth Muse, Clarke University Magazine
2016 The Tenth Muse, Clarke University Magazine
AWARDS
2023 Iowa State Champion Title, Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival. Dubuque, IA
2021 People's Choice Award, Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival. Dubuque, IA
2020 7th place National Ranking, U.S. National Snow Sculpting Championship. Lake Geneva, WI
2020 2nd place State Runner Up, Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival. Dubuque, IA
2019 Iowa State Champion Title, Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival. Dubuque, IA
2019 People's Choice Award, Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival. Dubuque, IA
2018 Vasari Art History Award
2018 Mary Ellen Caldwell, BVM Religious Studies Award
PRESS
"Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival" Interview with 365 Ink Magazine | February 2, 2023
"Dubuque resident to be featured as snow sculptor in Disney+ special" 106.1 Super Hits | November 17, 2022
"Iowa Artist to Show off Unique Skills on Disney Show" K92.3 | November 17, 2022
"Dubuque Resident to be Featured as Snow Sculptor on Disney+ Special" Interview with Elizabeth Kelsey, The telegraph Herald | Novemeber 16, 2022
"Clarke University graduate to appear in Disney+ show" KWWL | November 16, 2022
"Dubuque resident to be featured in New Disney+ Holiday Special" Y105 | November 16, 2022
"Alumna Featured in Disney's 'Best in Snow'" Interview with Clarke News | November 14, 2022
"Pints in a Textile Factory" Interview with Noah Mulgrew, The Beer Nomad Podcast - | Oct. 18, 2022
"2021 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Competition in Dubuque Underway" Interview with KCRG | Feb. 11, 2021
career
2023 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival, Dubuque, IA
2023 U.S. National Snow Sculpting Championship, Lake Geneva, WI
2022 Cast Member (Professional Sculptor), Disney's "Best in Snow" on Disney+
“Best in Snow” is a festive holiday special, hosted by Tituss Burgess, featuring teams from around the world transported to a magical snowy village, Snowdome, and thrown into a spirited competition to compete for the title of Best in Snow. With the help of Snowdome’s finest carvers, teams will transform their 10-foot, 20-ton blocks of snow into beautiful creations inspired by Pixar, Marvel, Walt Disney Animation, Walt Disney Studios and The Muppets Studio.
2022 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival, Dubuque, IA
2022 National River Museum & Aquarium: Ice Fest, Snow sculptor, Dubuque, IA
2021 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival, Dubuque, IA
2020 Adjunct Ceramics Professor, Clarke University, Dubuque, IA
2020 Mural Artist for local business, BustinAxe, Dubuque, IA
2020 U.S. National Snow Sculpting Championship, Lake Geneva, WI
2020 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival, Dubuque, IA
2019 Art Instructor, Dubuque Museum of Art(DuMA), Dubuque IA
2019 Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Festival, Dubuque, IA
2018-2023 Ceramic Instructor, Creative Adventure Lab, Dubuque, IA
2018 Voices Mural Workshop, Dubuque, IA
Planned and executed large-scale murals under the guidance of graffiti/mural artists: Gaia, Luis Valle, & Mario Gonzalez
2018 Studio assistant under direction of sculpture artist: Jamie Burmeister
Fabrication of large outdoor metal installation displayed at DuMA
2018 Exhibition & Collections Assistant, Dubuque Museum of Art(DuMA), Dubuque, IA
Organized and designed the museum’s exhibition, Just to Live is Holy: Women Religious and a Tradition of Art, Faith and Justice; September 22, 2018 to January 6, 2019
2017-2018 Exhibitions Intern, Dubuque Museum of Art(DuMA), Dubuque, IA