Education
2022
-Master of Fine Arts | Interdisciplinary Studio
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
2019
-Bachelor of Arts | Studio Art
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC
Exhibitions
2022
-Sprengeri Studio Gallery
MFA Thesis Exhibition: Amaranthine
Rock Hill, SC
2021
-Online Performance Art Festival
Attempting Insanity
https://www.facebook.com/groups/312737635724995/permali nk/1531791537152926/
https://youtu.be/GAre5FSRsQ4
Online
2019
-Florence County Museum: Pee Dee Regional Art Competition
Hobson’s Choice
Florence, SC
-Portfolios: Senior
Hobson’s Choice
Conway, SC
2015
-16th Annual Horry-Georgetown High Schools Juried Art Exhibition
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night
Myrtle Beach, SC
*Awarded Best in Show
-15th Annual Horry-Georgetown High Schools Juried Art Exhibition
Self Portrait
Myrtle Beach, SC
Speaking Engagements
2022
-Artist Talk
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eEGj4Qg77MfDQEEPeEtw5vXfRpGxs-Zy?usp=sharing
-MFA Graduate Open Studios
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
-3MGS
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
https://www.winthrop.edu/graduateschool/3-minute-graduate-showcase.aspx
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a2kKuYbepIyPaoi15vJYfWZNPFEFWcRZ/view?usp=drivesdk
*Awarded 1st Place
2021
-Artist Talk
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MixJWlfUIHWAPTwxHBO8f9B52XXqrABK/view?usp=sharing
-Virtual Workshop
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DkgrAEWNOXtTGIeQPuIYcoHHLfP5uW67/view?usp=sharing
-3MGS
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gyc-SBGp4OASLsJfYKM0LvxBFoNKj1fa/view?usp=sharing
-Guest Lecturer
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
2020
-Artist Talk
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
-MFA Graduate Open Studios
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
2019
-Artist Talk
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC
Publications
2019
-Archarios, 28th Edition
Jermaine
-Archarios, 28th Edition
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night
2018
-Archarios, 27th Edition
Fathers Are Dads Too
Related Experience
2019 – 2022
-Graduate/Teaching Assistant
Department of Fine Arts
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
-Manages and creates content, programming, and promotional materials for department social media accounts and department events including recruitment and visiting artists (image and writing).
-Manages, assists, and participates in special projects that highlight the Department and Fine Arts students on campus and in the community (i.e. Murals, university/college/community events, homecoming, and recruitment events) as well as other duties required by the department.
-Manages the student gallery spaces, which are available for students to use for exhibitions and exhibition testing, and aids them in their installations by teaching them how to install artwork by gallery standards using traditional and/or unorthodox methods, proper tool usage and room restoration if necessary.
-Manages the “Creator Space”, a technology library that is available for students to check out various pieces of equipment (cameras, speakers, microphones, etc.) as well as to use the stationary equipment in the room (large format printers, 3D printers, VR headset, etc.
2018 – 2019
-Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery
Student Assistant/Work Study
Manages the gallery space, (helps keeps it in a constant state of cleanliness and organization), meets exhibiting artists and assists in setting up their pieces throughout the gallery. Completes various tasks including, but are not limited to, cutting different materials (wood, glass, metal, etc.), constructing apertures that will be placed in the gallery, altering the gallery space to accommodate the artist’s needs, adjusting necessary lighting, creating special arrangements within the space, and contributing to an overall pleasing appearance.
-Office of New Student and Family Programs
Orientation Leader
Engages with students to be a resource, as well as to lead them, throughout their transition into Coastal Carolina University, present to various groups of people by using public speaking/ communication skills, received vigorous training in team building exercises to provide a comfortable, but growth-inducing, environment among co-workers, obtained the necessary knowledge for any conflict resolution situation, learned information the students and/or family members may need to know when consulted, and how to be an efficient, present, encouraging, adapting, observant, understanding, and humble leader.
Awards, Grants, Scholarships
2022
-3MGS 1st Place Award
Winthrop University
Amaranthine
Rock Hill, SC
300
https://www.winthrop.edu/graduateschool/3-minute-graduate-showcase.aspx
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a2kKuYbepIyPaoi15vJYfWZNPFEFWcRZ/view?usp=drivesdk
2015 – 2019
-Coastal Carolina University
Horry County Higher Education Commission Visual and Performing Arts Award
2,500
-Coastal Carolina University
Visual Arts Performance Award
2,100
-Coastal Carolina University
Visual and Performing Arts Scholarship
2,000
-Myrtle Beach Art Museum
Best in Show
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night
200
2022
-Master of Fine Arts | Interdisciplinary Studio
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
2019
-Bachelor of Arts | Studio Art
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC
Exhibitions
2022
-Sprengeri Studio Gallery
MFA Thesis Exhibition: Amaranthine
Rock Hill, SC
2021
-Online Performance Art Festival
Attempting Insanity
https://www.facebook.com/groups/312737635724995/permali nk/1531791537152926/
https://youtu.be/GAre5FSRsQ4
Online
2019
-Florence County Museum: Pee Dee Regional Art Competition
Hobson’s Choice
Florence, SC
-Portfolios: Senior
Hobson’s Choice
Conway, SC
2015
-16th Annual Horry-Georgetown High Schools Juried Art Exhibition
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night
Myrtle Beach, SC
*Awarded Best in Show
-15th Annual Horry-Georgetown High Schools Juried Art Exhibition
Self Portrait
Myrtle Beach, SC
Speaking Engagements
2022
-Artist Talk
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eEGj4Qg77MfDQEEPeEtw5vXfRpGxs-Zy?usp=sharing
-MFA Graduate Open Studios
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
-3MGS
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
https://www.winthrop.edu/graduateschool/3-minute-graduate-showcase.aspx
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a2kKuYbepIyPaoi15vJYfWZNPFEFWcRZ/view?usp=drivesdk
*Awarded 1st Place
2021
-Artist Talk
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MixJWlfUIHWAPTwxHBO8f9B52XXqrABK/view?usp=sharing
-Virtual Workshop
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DkgrAEWNOXtTGIeQPuIYcoHHLfP5uW67/view?usp=sharing
-3MGS
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gyc-SBGp4OASLsJfYKM0LvxBFoNKj1fa/view?usp=sharing
-Guest Lecturer
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
2020
-Artist Talk
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
-MFA Graduate Open Studios
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
2019
-Artist Talk
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC
Publications
2019
-Archarios, 28th Edition
Jermaine
-Archarios, 28th Edition
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night
2018
-Archarios, 27th Edition
Fathers Are Dads Too
Related Experience
2019 – 2022
-Graduate/Teaching Assistant
Department of Fine Arts
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
-Manages and creates content, programming, and promotional materials for department social media accounts and department events including recruitment and visiting artists (image and writing).
-Manages, assists, and participates in special projects that highlight the Department and Fine Arts students on campus and in the community (i.e. Murals, university/college/community events, homecoming, and recruitment events) as well as other duties required by the department.
-Manages the student gallery spaces, which are available for students to use for exhibitions and exhibition testing, and aids them in their installations by teaching them how to install artwork by gallery standards using traditional and/or unorthodox methods, proper tool usage and room restoration if necessary.
-Manages the “Creator Space”, a technology library that is available for students to check out various pieces of equipment (cameras, speakers, microphones, etc.) as well as to use the stationary equipment in the room (large format printers, 3D printers, VR headset, etc.
2018 – 2019
-Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery
Student Assistant/Work Study
Manages the gallery space, (helps keeps it in a constant state of cleanliness and organization), meets exhibiting artists and assists in setting up their pieces throughout the gallery. Completes various tasks including, but are not limited to, cutting different materials (wood, glass, metal, etc.), constructing apertures that will be placed in the gallery, altering the gallery space to accommodate the artist’s needs, adjusting necessary lighting, creating special arrangements within the space, and contributing to an overall pleasing appearance.
-Office of New Student and Family Programs
Orientation Leader
Engages with students to be a resource, as well as to lead them, throughout their transition into Coastal Carolina University, present to various groups of people by using public speaking/ communication skills, received vigorous training in team building exercises to provide a comfortable, but growth-inducing, environment among co-workers, obtained the necessary knowledge for any conflict resolution situation, learned information the students and/or family members may need to know when consulted, and how to be an efficient, present, encouraging, adapting, observant, understanding, and humble leader.
Awards, Grants, Scholarships
2022
-3MGS 1st Place Award
Winthrop University
Amaranthine
Rock Hill, SC
300
https://www.winthrop.edu/graduateschool/3-minute-graduate-showcase.aspx
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a2kKuYbepIyPaoi15vJYfWZNPFEFWcRZ/view?usp=drivesdk
2015 – 2019
-Coastal Carolina University
Horry County Higher Education Commission Visual and Performing Arts Award
2,500
-Coastal Carolina University
Visual Arts Performance Award
2,100
-Coastal Carolina University
Visual and Performing Arts Scholarship
2,000
-Myrtle Beach Art Museum
Best in Show
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night
200
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