Education
Bachelor of Fine arts | anticipated May 2021 | Towson University
- Major: Metalsmithing & Jewelry
- GPA: 3.97
- Honors: Dean’s list
Applied Jewelry Professional | July 2020| Gemological Institute of America
- Jewelry Essentials, Colored Stone Essentials, Diamond Essentials
- Learned elements of the jewelry industry as well as principles of salesmanship
High School diploma | 2016 | George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
- Concentration: Sculpture
Related experience:
- Baltimore Jewelry Center Radical Jewelry Makeover Symposium, 2017
Exhibitions
- Academics in Pandemic. Ethical Metalsmiths online exhibition. 2020.
- Buckle Expo: Selections from the 2019 World Championship Belt Buckle competition, Form & Concept, Santa Fe, NM, 2019
- World Championship Belt Buckle competition. online exhibition, 2019
- Undergraduate Juried Art Exhibition, Towson University, MD, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Art in the Garden, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 2018
- Provenance: A Study in Stories (tales and work from the Radical Jewelry Makeover project), Storage Space Gallery, Towson, MD, 2017
- Radical Jewelry Makeover: Baltimore, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD, 2017
- Alumni Exhibition, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology Gallery, Towson, MD, 2017
- Senior Exhibition, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology Gallery, Towson, MD, 2016
Awards
- Jurors Choice Award, Washington Guild of Goldsmiths scholarship, 2020
- Alexander E. Sidorowicz Memorial Fund Scholarship, Towson University, Fall 2020
- Honorable Mention, World Championship Belt Buckle Competition, 2019
- Dean’s List, Towson University, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019
- Award winner, Radical Jewelry Makeover: Baltimore, Baltimore Jewelry Center, 2017
- Merit Award, National YoungArts Foundation, 2016
Experience
Metals and jewelry teaching assistant | Towson
University | August 2020-present
- Assist lead teacher in instruction, demonstration of techniques and supervision of student work.
Metals Studio Monitor | Towson University | 2018-2020
- Supervise studio activity, assist students as necessary.
- Maintain order in studio, tidy tools and supplies
Treasurer | Towson University Contemporary Craft Guild | 2018-2019
- Keep an Excel spreadsheet of organization funds, accept donations.
American Craft Council Let’s Make! BOOTH Attendant | Towson University | 2018
- Answer visitor questions, perform public metalsmithing demonstrations