EDUCATION
New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Individualized Study: “Arts-Based Community Development and Activism”, May 2008
EXHIBITIONS
"Bodily Functions" Solo exhibition // Woman Made Gallery // Chicago, IL // 2011
"Underground" Group exhibition // Curator // Woman Made Gallery // Chicago, IL // 2011
"Express Train" Group exhibition // Participant // Silver Room // Chicago, IL // 2011
"Cavernous" Group exhibition and fundraiser for Mujeres Latinas En Acción // Co-Curator, Participant // Plaines Project // Chicago, IL // 2011
"Outside America" Group exhibition // Co-curator // Woman Made Gallery // Chicago, IL // 2011
“Criticorps” Project Showcase // Co-Curator // Plaines Project // Chicago, IL // 2010
“DIY/Zine Art Show” Group exhibition in conjunction with Chicago Zine Fest 2010 // Participant // Johalla Projects // Chicago, IL // 2010
“Summer Show” Group exhibition of paintings and drawings // Participant // Attic Gallery // Chicago, IL // 2009
"Colloquium Show" Solo exhibition for B.A. Colloquium // Gallatin School // New York, NY // 2008
PUBLICATIONS
"Ink Fight", mini comic // Creator, distributor // Chicago, IL // 2011
"I Dream of Sharon Green", mini comic // Creator, printer, distributor // Chicago, IL // 2010
"Art Troubles", mini comic // Creator, printer, distributor // Chicago, IL // 2010
"Our Meal Fire Opal" mini comic // Creator, printer, distributor // Brooklyn, NY // 2008
"I Go There with Jack" Collaborative zine of young women's art and writing // Co-Facilitator,
contributor, printer, distributor // Boston, MA // 2002-03
COLLABORATIVE/ COMMUNITY PROJECTS
"Neighborhood Gift Exchange" Art-gift exchange and photo exhibition at Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival // Creator // Chicago, IL 2011
“Criticorps” Performance survey project seeking to highlight participatory observation, evaluation, and criticism during Version10 events and projects, with spontaneous and joyous style // Co-creator // Version 10 Arts Festival // Chicago, IL // 2010
"Poetry Plant" Participatory painting inviting visitors to share their year's accomplishments, which were incorporated in a free-style rap by a local poetry crew // Painter // Dance Theatre Etcetera's fair booth, Red Hook Harvest Festival // Brooklyn, NY // 2008
"Free Portraits!" Free brush and ink portraits drawn and given to neighborhood festival goers // Portraitist // Dance Theatre Etcetera's fair booth, Red Hook Harvest Festival // Brooklyn, NY // 2008
"The Living Domino" Collaborative study and paper on gentrification, green design, and participatory urban restructuring in Williamsburg, Brooklyn // Portraitist and interviewer in an arts-based documentation process designed to gather opinions of neighborhood residents // Brooklyn, NY // 2007
AWARDS
Community Arts Assistance Program (CAAP) Artist grant from Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs // Chicago, IL // Recipient // 2010
Westhaven Park Community Design Project Competition // Finalist // Chicago, IL // 2010
RELATED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
"!WOMEN ART REVOLUTION" Film by Lynn Hershman Leeson, Screening and Panel Discussion // Panelist // DePaul University // Chicago, IL // 2011
"The Dynasty Mural Research Project" Arts-based summer employment program for Chicago youth
through After School Matters and archi-treasures Community Development Organization // Supervisor // Chicago, IL // 2009
"The Future is on the Table" Collaborative art project // Artist Intern // Charleston, SC // 2008
THE POINT Community Development Corporation // Visual Arts Instructor // Bronx, NY // 2007-08
EMPLOYMENT
Woman Made Gallery // Gallery Coordinator // Chicago, IL // 2010-Present