Artist Curriculum Vitae:
Art Festivals
2019 Summit Stage Fest Highland Square, Akron, OH
2018 Summit Stage Fest Highland Square, Akron, OH
2017 Summit Stage Fest Highland Square, Akron, OH
2017 Akron Pride, Akron, OH
2013 Kent Masterpieces on Main Art & Wine Festival, Kent, OH JURIED
2012 Kent Masterpieces on Main Art & Wine Festival, Kent, OH JURIED
2012 Columbus Pride, Columbus, OH
2012 Cleveland Pride, Cleveland, OH
2011 Akron Arts Expo, Akron, OH JURIED
2011 Cleveland Pride, Cleveland, OH
2010 Cleveland Pride, Cleveland, OH
2010 Willoughby Arts Fest, Willoughby, OH JURIED
2010 Akron Arts Expo, Akron, OH JURIED
2010 Art in the Square, Akron, OH
2009 Cabin Fever Art Fair at Lock 3, Akron, OH
2009 Cleveland Pride, Cleveland, OH
2009 Akron Arts Expo, Akron, OH JURIED
2009 Kent Art in the Park, Kent, OH JURIED
2009 GLBT Health & Lifestyle Expo, Akron, OH
2009 Santa’s Holiday Wonderland Arts & Crafts Show, Akron, OH
2008 Cabin Fever Art Fair at Lock 3, Akron, OH
2008 Vagina Monologues Art Exhibit, Akron University, Akron, OH
2008 Pride ArtsFest ’08: Church of Our Savior, Akron, OH
2008 Akron Arts Expo, Akron, OH JURIED
2008 Kent Art in the Park, Kent OH JURIED
2007 Pride ArtsFest ’07: Church of Our Savior, Akron, OH
2007 Akron Arts Expo, Akron, OH JURIED
2007 Art in the Square, Akron, OH
2007 Boettler Park Art-A-Palooza, Green, OH JURIED
2007 Harvest of the Arts, Wellington, OH JURIED
2007 Holiday Craft Extravaganza, Akron, OH
2006 Art in the Square, Akron, OH FEATURED ARTIST
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Every Blooming Thing: Freedom to Marry Fundraiser & Art Exhibit, Akron, OH
2012 EFC: Artist Exhibition, Akron, OH
2008 Angel Falls Coffee: Retrospective ONE, Akron, OH
2006 Local Girl Gallery: Stripped Simple, Lakewood, OH
2005 Art Der Kultur: Structured Through Frames, Dresden, Germany
2004 Talkies Film & Coffee Bar: Structured Through Frames, Cleveland, OH
2001 Longview Mansion: Graduate Studio Arts Exhibit, Nashville, TN
Group Exhibitions
2013 Summit County Ohio Building: Room with a View Exhibit, Akron, OH
2011 HRC 15th Annual National Dinner: Silent Auction Art Showcase, Washington D.C.
2010 Peninsula Art Academy: Storytelling: An Exhibition in Photojournalism, Peninsula, OH JURIED
2008 Lake Erie Gallery: Habitat for Humanity Benefit, Cleveland, OH
2008 Spaces Gallery: ArtMart 2008, Cleveland, OH
2007 Spaces Gallery: ArtMart 2007, Cleveland, OH
2004 GOPA (Gallery of Photographic Arts): Rapid Stasis: Time and Space on Cleveland’s Transit Line, Cleveland, OH
Gallery Affiliations:
2008 Lake Erie Artist Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2008 Red Light Galleries and Studios, Akron, OH
2008 Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2007 Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2006 Local Girl Gallery, Lakewood, OH
2005 GOPA (Gallery of Photographic Arts), Cleveland, OH
2004 GOPA (Gallery of Photographic Arts), Cleveland, OH
Related Experience:
2008 Guest Lecturer, Working as a female photographer, Intro. to Women’s Studies, Akron University, Akron, OH, Jan 29
2007 Collaborative Project, Breathe: The Truths That Underlie (A social awareness choreography production blending dance and photography), in collaboration with choreographer Sara Schwendeman, St.V-St.M High School, Akron, OH, May 19-20
2006 Interview on ACL-TV, Spotlight on Local Artists, Avon Lake TV, Hazel Chapman Show, Lakewood, OH, Aug.
2003 NFL Game Photography, Browns vs Colts, Sun Newspapers, Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, OH, Sept. 7
Awards:
2013 1st Place, NMRA Photography Contest, Atlanta, Georgia
2010 1st Place Honorable Mention, Storytelling: Art Academy Exhibition in Photojournalism, Peninsula, OH
2006 U.S. National Champion, Portrait Excellence in the Cap & Gown Divisions, Lifetouch Portraits, NE OH
2006 U.S. National Finalist, Portrait Excellence in Individual Divisions, Lifetouch Portraits, NE OH
2006 U.S. National Finalist, Portrait Excellence in Group Divisions, Lifetouch Portraits, NE OH
2004 1st Place Merit Scholarship Award, Photojournalism Student Arts Competition, Lakeland CC, Kirtland, OH
Publications:
2009 Billboard Photo, Battered Women’s Shelter, 25th Anniversary National Crime Victim’s Rights Week, Akron, OH
2009 Magazine Cover Photo, Folio: A Literary Journal at American University, Washington D.C.
2009 Poster Photo, Gender Symposium, Akron University, Akron, OH
2007 Web Photo, NowPublic: A Citizen Journalism News Network,
2007 Newspaper Photo, West Side Leader, Spotlights: Art in the Square highlights eclectic Highland Square, Akron, OH
2004 Brochure Photos, Greater Cleveland Community Shares, Social advocacy workplace giving fed., Cleveland, OH
2004 Magazine Photos, Luna Negra Magazine, KSU art & literary publication, Kent, OH
2004 Magazine Photos, Fusion Magazine, KSU sexual-minority publication, Kent, OH
2003 Magazine Photos, Uhuru Magazine, KSU black united students publication, Kent, OH
2003 Magazine Photos, Fusion Magazine, KSU sexual-minority publication, Kent, OH
2002 Magazine Photos, Uhuru Magazine, KSU black united students publication, Kent, OH
2002 CD Cover Photo, Guitarist Doug Wood: Solace, Cleveland, OH
Reviews:
2007 Lakewood Observer, Gallery Watch, Lakewood, OH, July 25
2004 Cleveland Scene, On View: Rapid Stasis: Time and Space on Cleveland's Transit Lines, Cleveland, OH, Dec. 22 & 29