Education

Brown University, 2010

Bachelor of Art in Visual Arts

Rhode Island School of Design

Study in Visual Arts

Providence, RI

University of Hawai’i at Manoa, 2012

Post-Baccalaureate Study in Visual Arts

Honolulu, HI

Pacific Northwest College of Art, 2015

MFA in Applied Craft + Design

Portland, OR

Experience in Higher Education

Teaching Experience

2023-2025 Assistant Professor

3D Design Foundations

Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR

2022 3D Technical Specialist

Department of Art

Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR

2019 – 2021 Studio Instructor

Departments of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Product Design

University of Oregon College of Design

Eugene, OR

2014 Curriculum Director

Northwest Noggins STEAM Outreach Group

Pacific Northwest College of Art and Portland State University, Portland OR

2013 Ceramics Instructor

Oregon State University Ceramics Center

Corvallis, OR

Guest Lectures and Critiques

2022 Guest Lecturer, Design and Fabrication with Physics

Departments of Chemistry and Physics

Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR

Portland, Oregon

2021 Guest Lecturer, Design and Fabrication in Timber Tectonics

Department of Architecture

University of Oregon College of Design, Eugene, OR

2021 Guest Critic, First Year Design/Build Intensive

MFA in Applied Craft + Design

Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR

2018 Featured Guest Critic, Advanced Design Seminar

Department of Engineering

Brown University, Providence, RI

2016 Guest Lecturer, Professional Practices and Applied Creativity in Art Careers

MFA in Applied Craft + Design

Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR

2015 Guest Critic, MFA Candidate Thesis Review

MFA in Applied Craft + Design

Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR

2009 Guest Lecturer, Ceramics in the Ancient World: Process and Material

Department of Anthropology Joukowsky Institute Graduate Program

Brown University

Providence, RI

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

2019–2021 Equity Council Representative

University of Oregon College of Design

Eugene, OR

2016—2018 Founder, Lead Instructor

LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Apprenticeship Program

Chisel Creative Design/Build and Studio School

Portland, OR

2014 Featured Lecturer, Throw Like a Girl: A Conversation on Women in Sports

Rock Creek Diversity Outreach Council, Portland Community College

Portland, OR

2003-2004 ESL Ceramics Instructor

Corvallis Art Center Community Outreach

Corvallis, OR

Residencies

2021 Golden Spot Residency in Ceramics

East Creek Ceramics and the Hallie Ford Foundation

Willamina, OR

2016 Emerging Artist Residency

Collect Young 2020

Portland, OR

2015 Northlands Creative Glass

Lybster, Scotland

2003 Emerging Artist-in-Residence

Oregon State University Ceramics Center

Corvallis, OR

Professional Experience

2023 - Current Past Lives Studio Co-Operative, Ceramics

Portland, OR

2022 -2023 IdeaWorks Studio Co-operative, Ceramics

Portland, OR

2018-2021 University of Oregon Ceramics Center

Eugene, OR

2015- 2018 Design/Build Lead

Chisel Creative Studio School

Portland, Oregon

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2016 Window Project

PDX Contemporary, Portland, Oregon

2016 I’ll Introduce Myself

Collect Young 2020, Portland, Oregon

2012 Beginnings

MC Design Studios

Honolulu, Hawai’i

2010 Woodworks: Explorations in Sculptural Furniture Design

Brown University List Gallery

Providence, RI

Group Exhibitions

2025 Human Nature

ADX Gallery

2024 Cute AF

Past Lives Galllery, Portland, Oregon

2018 Celebration

Gather:Make:Shelter, Portland, Oregon

2018 Garrington Health Center Gala

Cascade Behavioral Health

Portland, Oregon

2017 Dislocation

PDX Contemporary

Portland, Oregon

2016 PDX Holiday Box

PDX Contemporary

Portland, Oregon

2015 Address

Zoiglhaus Brewery

Portland, Oregon

2015 Several Steps Removed