Education
2016 MFA, Sculpture, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2009 BFA (1), Painting & Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2009 BFA (2), Sculpture & Extended Media, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2002 Certificate of Attendance, Visual Arts, Governor’s School for the Arts, Norfolk, VA
Selected Exhibitions
2021 Revival Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA
2020 (Canceled Solo Exhibition due to COVID-19) Seattle, WA
2020 Solo Exhibition, Floral Tendencies, Private AirBNB studio exhibition, Seattle, WA
2019 Solo Exhibition, Floral Tendencies, Abrams Chiropractic Phinney Wood Art Walk, Seattle, WA
2019 Solo Exhibition, If you give an ASMRtist a Solo, (Funded by 4Culture) Common Art Space, Seattle, WA
2019 Southern Constellations Cohort Exhibition, Elsewhere Museum & Residency, Greensboro, NC
2018 Art & Sol, Hillman City Collaboratory hosted by Arts Corps, Seattle, WA
2016 CTRL + [JE], HTLMles New Media Festival, Studio XX, Montreal, Canada (Curated by Laura Baigorri)
2016 Digital Culture, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
2016 Votes for Women, Kelsey Projects @ Dutoit Gallery, Front Street Warehouse, Dayton, OH
2016 1000 Prints!, Blue House Gallery, Dayton, OH
2016 The Real Real Spectacle, Cave Gallery, Detroit, MI, (Live performance installation)
2016 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2015 Threads, Hermitage Museum and Gardens, Norfolk, VA
2015 Sculpture X, Forum Gallery Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2015 Native, Work | Release, Rutter Family Art Foundation, Norfolk, VA (Curated by Charlotte Potter and Gayle Forman)
2015 Dark Matter, Hosted offsite by Alchemy, Norfolk, VA
2013 New Waves, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA (Juried by Carla Hanzal)
2013 Alchemy Block Party Exhibition, Alchemy, Norfolk, VA
2013 Petals, Art|Gallery, Norfolk, VA
2012 Ransom, Wayfarers, Brooklyn, NY
2012 I Like Soup, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA (Curated by Heather Hakimzadeh and Jason Levesque)
2012 Artspace International Juried Printmaking and Photography Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA (Juried by James Stroud)
2012 Retooled, Hermitage Museum and Gardens, Norfolk, VA
2010 Art | Everywhere, Downtown Norfolk Revitalization, Norfolk, VA
2009 Two person exhibition, Sugar in the Raw, Vacant Spaces, Richmond, VA (with Artist Chino Amobi)
2009 Annual VCUarts Juried Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
2009 I Love It Against My Better Judgment, Fine Art Building Senior Shows, Virginia Commonwealth University
2009 Painting and Printmaking Senior Show, Fine Art Building Senior Shows, Virginia Commonwealth University
2008 Wooden Erections, Fine Arts Building, VCUarts, Richmond, VA
2008 Command Print, Southern Graphics Council Student Exchange Exhibition, VCUarts, Richmond, VA
2008 Annual VCUarts Juried Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA (Juried by Beverly Semmes)
2007 Gateway Asia, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA (Curated by Amanda Robinson)
2007 Invisible Children: Charity Silent Auction, Plant Zero Art Space, Richmond, VA
2007 Annual VCUarts Juried Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA (Juried by Eric Heist)
2007 Nine Over One Hundred Twenty One, Fine Art Building, VCUarts, Richmond, VA
2006 Uber: Wearable Art 9 Juried Exhibition, 1708 Gallery @ La Diff, Richmond, VA ( [1st Place] Panel Jurors: Pam Reynolds, Kristin Caskey, Katie Ukrop, Sally Bowring, Heidi Story, Michael Taylor, Carole Garmon and Chris Humes)
2006 Winners Exhibition for Uber, The Phoenix, Richmond, VA
2006 Annual VCUarts Juried Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA (Juried by Heide Trepanier)
Public Art Projects
2023 VCU Yarn Bombing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (Forthcoming temporary institution collaboration pending Arts Council approval)
2019 City Living Room, Belltown Regrade Park, Downtown Seattle Association (Semi-permanent)
2019 Belltown Activations, Belltown Regrade Park, Seattle Parks and Recreation (Seasonal temporary)
2017 Piles Of Freedom, Fremont & Belltown Neighborhoods, Seattle, WA (Gorilla street installations)
2015 D/ND/N Diaries, A Forgotten Pet Fish Market, Miami, FL (Outdoor public performance art)
2015 D/ND/N Diaries, Cranbrook Academy Grounds, Bloomfield Hills, MI (Outdoor public performance art)
2015 Native, Work | Release, Rutter Family Art Foundation, Norfolk, VA (Public facing video projection)
2014 Cleft and Sutures, Operation Smile World Headquarters, Virginia Beach, VA (Outdoor commission)
2013 Progression of Literature, City of Norfolk, Barron F. Black Library, Norfolk, VA (Outdoor commission)
2012 Drawing From Structure, Art | Everywhere 2, Norfolk, VA (Temporary window Installation)
2010 Reverting Between the Lines, Art | Everywhere, Norfolk, VA (Temporary window Installation)
2008-2007 WORN Gallery, InLight Festival, VMFA Zine Night, Various First Friday locations, Richmond, VA (Mobile wearable social public art)
Public Talks
2022 Petcha Kucha, VCUarts Department of Graphic Design, Institute of Contemporary Art, Richmond, VA
2019 Artist talk, Southern Constellations Fellows, Elsewhere Museum and Residency, Greensboro, NC
2018 Panel Discussion - Education & Innovation Spaces, Center for Architecture & Design, Seattle, WA
2016 Sculpture MFA Candidates Artist Lectures, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2013 Artist Talk, ‘Petals’ Exhibition Art|Gallery, Norfolk, VA
Selected Awards, Grants, Project funding, & Residencies
2022 VCUarts Adjunct Research Grant, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2021 Payroll Protection - Government Issued COVID-19 Relief, United States of America
2020 Emergency Relief Grant - Foundation for Contemporary Art, New York, NY
2020 Alumni Artist COVID-19 Relief - Elsewhere Museum And Residency, Greensboro, NC
2019 Project Grant for Solo exhibition and 4 Sensory Social events, 4Culture, Seattle, WA
2019 Venture Award- Sensory Socials, Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, Seattle, WA
2019 Southern Constellations Fellowship, Elsewhere Museum and Residency, Greensboro, NC
2014 Nominee National Level, Jack Kent Cook Graduate Arts Fellowship, Lansdowne, VA
2012 Printmaking Workshop Financial Aid, Zea Mays Printmaking Studio, Florence, MA
2009 Undergraduate Research Grant, VCUarts Dean’s Office, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2009 Faculty Achievement Award, VCUarts, Sculpture and Extended Media, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2009 Dangerous Artist Award, VCUarts, Sculpture and Extended Media, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2008 VMFA Fellowship, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (undergraduate category)
2008 2nd Year da Vinci Center Scholar, VCUarts Dean’s Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2007 Reynolds Gallery Scholarship, VCUarts, Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2007 da Vinci Center Scholar, VCUarts Dean’s Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2007 Dangerous Artist Award, VCUarts Sculpture, and Extended Media, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2006 Best in Show, 1708 Gallery ‘Uber’ Wearable Art Exhibition, Richmond, VA
2005 Most Valuable Volunteer Muralist Award, United Way, Richmond, VA
2005 Academic Achievement Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2005 VCU Vice Provost Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Professional Positions & Contracts
Current Administrative Affairs Coordinator-Design, VCUarts, Richmond, VA
2022 Juror for Recontextualizing Richmond, Reclaiming the Monument, Richmond, VA
2022-19 ‘D/ND/N Projects’ Business Owner, National, USA
2021 Museum Exhibition Preparator, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
2020 Community Building and Studio Conversion Consultant, Double Rainbow, Bellingham, WA
2019 Artist Consultant, Seattle Parks and Recreation & Downtown Seattle Association, Seattle, WA
2019 Sculpture Production Artist, Codor Designs, Seattle, WA
2019 Sculpture Production Artist, Taiji Miyasaka @ MadArt, Seattle, WA
2019 Sculpture Production Artist, Grand Image, Seattle, WA
2018-2017 Program Manager and Infographic Designer, Highline Creative Schools Initiative Arts Corps, Seattle, WA
2017 Exhibition Builder and Artifact Handler, Terracotta Warriors Exhibition, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA
2014-2011 Associate Department Chair, Exhibitions and Public Art Project Manager, Visual Arts, Governor’s School for the Arts, Norfolk, VA
2011-2010 Production Assistant, The Martin Agency, Production Department, Richmond, VA
2010 Exhibitions & Education Intern, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA
2009-2008 Artist Assistant & Exhibition Installer: Mia Feuer, Jenn Figg, Lily Cox, Brian Taylor, Hope Ginsburg, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2009-2005 VCUarts work-study for administrative support in Dean’s Office, Admissions, Art Foundation, and Sculpture & Extended Media dept, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Teaching Experience
Spring & Fall 2022 Adjunct Professor, VCUarts AFO, Virginia Commonwealth University (Surface Research)
2020 Private Instructor, Double Rainbow, Bellingham, WA, (Art Integration for homeschooling)
2019 Private Instructor, Common Art Space, Seattle, WA (Professional artist practice, Business ownership)
2018 Teaching Artist, Para Los Ninos, Seattle, WA (k-4th grade recycled art projects)
2017 Teaching Artist, New Holly Education Center, Seattle, WA (Hand sewing and machine sewing)
2016 Gallery Instructor, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Art Education Department, (City of Pontiac art education outreach, ‘Silkscreen lessons for Andy Warhol exhibition’)
2014 Private Instructor, Fawn Street Studios, Norfolk, VA (Professional practice and mentorship: Mixed Media)
2014-2011 Full time Faculty, Governor’s School for the Arts, Fine Arts Department (Sculpture: Intro to sculpture, site-specific sculpture, wearable art, Public Art, Mixed Media, Senior Portfolio & Senior Show, Art History: Contemporary Practices, Conceptual Strategies and Criticism, Found objects Sculpture for Technical Theater Students, Special Exhibitions instructor for ‘Side By Side’ exhibition at Chrysler Museum)
2010 Gallery Guide, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Education Department (Current exhibition tours)
2009 Substitute Instructor for Mia Feuer, VCUarts, Department of Sculpture & Extended Media, Virginia Commonwealth University (Summer Intensive Found Object Sculpture)
2009 Substitute TA for Graduate Students, VCUarts, Department of Sculpture & Extended Media (Intro to Sculpture)
2007 & 2008 In-class printmaking teaching assistant for Barbara Tisserat (Print Cleanup & Repair Techniques)
Artist Affiliations
2020 Resident Artist, Double Rainbow, Bellingham, WA,
2019 Resident Artist, Common Art Space, Seattle, WA
2019-2018 Member & Resident Artist, Apex Belltown Coop, Seattle, VA
2013-2014 Resident Artist, Alchemy NFK on Granby Street, Norfolk, VA,
2013-2012 Resident Artist, Fawn Street Studios, Norfolk, VA, Resident Artist
2009 Resident Artist, 36th Street Studios, Churchill, Richmond, Resident Artist
Professional Service
Current Committee member, VCUarts Diversity, Equity, Inclusion committee, Richmond, VA
2022 Community Art Volunteer for Hospice Patients, Caris Healthcare, Anderson, SC
2021 DEI volunteer for Communications team, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
2019 President, Board of Directors, Apex Belltown Coop
2019-18 Committee member on Membership, Building, and Board of Directors, Apex Belltown Coop
2015 Television Extra, Art21 Nick Cave, Cranbrook Museum of Art
2015 Committee and Student Group Member, M.O.V.E., Cranbrook Academy Of Art
2014-13 Board Member, NEON art district formation, Norfolk Arts District Board of Directors
2013 Public Art Committee Member, Norfolk Arts District
2013 Public Programming Committee Member, Norfolk Arts District
2013 Better Blocks Community Public Art Project, Granby Street, Norfolk
2012 Public Art Selection Committee: Multi-Modal Project, Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Norfolk
2011 Diversity and Mentorship Committee Member, The Martin Agency
2009 Student Representative for Director Search Committee, da Vinci Center, VCU, Richmond, VA
2008 Event Photographer and Registration Assistant, VCU Southern Graphics Council, Richmond, VA
2004 Volunteer Muralist, Friends Association for Children, Richmond, VA
Bibliography
Clare L. van Loenen, “The Many Lives of the Messy Museum: Site, Memory and Voice.” Art & the Public Sphere 9, no. 1-2 (2020): 195–209. https://doi.org/10.1386/aps_00041_1.
Clare L. van Loenen, Beyond the Social: Artist Project Spaces, 2003 to 2016, Virginia Commonwealth University, acknowledgment, Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation 2021
Whitney Bashaw, Artist interview for Common Area, published online: whitneybashaw.com/blog/tag/artist August 2019
Fanny Gravel-Pantry, Sur l’existence d’un lieu à soi à l’ère d’Internet – Les HTMlles au Studio XX. Compte rendu de l’exposition CTRL + [JE], online paper: Academia.edu
Teresa Annas, Common "Threads" weaves together yarn of our past, The Virginia Pilot 02.05.2015
Mike Hixenbaugh, “Out of decay, Norfolk’s art scene rises”, Distinction Magazine, May 12, 2013
Teresa Annas, “Warhol Wonder of Pop Art”, The Virginia Pilot. 08.09.2012
VCUarts Viewbook, Alumni Profiles, 2011, 2012
AltDaily.com, Artist profile, May 2011
People Magazine, Mentos Print Advertisement, March Issue. 2011
USA Weekly, Mentos Print Advertisement, March Issue. 2011
OK!, Mentos Print Advertisement, March Issue 2011
Richmond Style Weekly Magazine, Martin Agency Portfolio page 19, 2011
Alan Blackwell “Designing with Texture”, Interdisciplinary Centre for Creativity in Professional Practice, City University of London. (Cited under examples of current sculpture artists) 2010
VCUarts Viewbook, honor college image, page 63, 2010
Alan Blackwell “Designing with Texture” presentation, International Conference on Mobile and UbiquitousMultimedia, Cambridge UK (Referenced under examples of current sculpture artists) 2009
Janet Koplos’s Exhibition Review of “Displacement: Mia Feuer”, Exhibition Photography, Art in America, Online2009
Featured Guest Artist, Online Bio and Gallery. Ambre-UK July 2009
Artist Feature (Sculpture), ‘Poictesme’, VCUarts and Literature Journal 2004-2005
Collections
The City of Norfolk, Department of Cultural Affairs & Barron F. Black Public Library
Operation Smile Headquarters, Virginia Beach, VA
Southern Graphics Conference Archives, University of Mississippi
VCUarts Print Archives, Virginia Commonwealth University
Private Collections: Larry Lindsey, Jason Fialkoff, Heather Rae Sparkles, Daniel Lauzon, Heather McGill, Geraldine Nicholson, Careyann Weinburg, Melanie Christian, Tommy White, Carolyn Henne, Elizabeth King and Carlton Newton, Matthew Brandon, David Wood, Adrienne Daniel, Harold Edwards, Heather and Kevin Hakimzadeh, Sayaka Suzuki.
