EDUCATION
MFA - University of Florida - Painting, Drawing, Printmaking - 2028
Certificate - NYU (in collaboration with Rolling Stone) - Modern Journalism - 2024
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BA - University of California Santa Barbara - Art - 2018
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Certificate - Sotheby's Institute of Art London - Art Marketing and Business - 2016
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High School - University of North Carolina School of the Arts - 2014
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SELECTED SHOWS | 2016 - present
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In Between - Group Show - The Gallery ATX - Austin, TX - 2025
30th Annual Artist Self Portrait Exhibition - Group Show - Ghost Fleet Gallery - Nags Head, NC - 2024
Unsettled - Solo Show - Swellsa' Brewing - Kill Devil Hills, NC - 2024
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What Killed the Cat - Solo Show - Treasure Hill Artist Village - Taipei, Taiwan - 2024
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ReBORN - Group Show - Teduh House - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia - 2024
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North American Aurora - Group Show - Bjarmanes - Skagaströnd, Iceland - 2023
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Honey Hunters - Solo Show - Siddhartha Gallery - Babermahal, Kathmandu, Nepal - 2023
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Women in Action - Group Show - Davu Gallery - Kathmandu Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal - 2023
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Reefer Madness - Group Show - Future Shock Records - Portland, OR - 2022
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Power Positions: a Dismantling of Phallacies - Group Show - Elisabeth Jones Art Center - Portland, OR - 2022
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Think With Your Art - Group Show - Future Shock Records - Portland, OR - 2022
Tits, Pits, and Naughty Bits - Group Show - Leicester, UK - 2021
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Daydreams - Solo Show - Just Bob PDX - Portland, OR - 2021
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Global Arts Festival - Group Mural Exhibition - Elisabeth Jones Art Center - Portland, OR - 2021
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Part I: the Era of Seclusion - Group Exhibition - Visionary Projects - New York, NY - 2020
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The View From Here - Group Exhibition - Elisabeth Jones Art Center - Portland, OR - 2020
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Man's Relationship with the Wild - Collaborative Show - Elisabeth Jones Art Center - Portland, OR - 2019
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Neighborhood Associations Rock - Collaborative Show - Elisabeth Jones Art Center - Portland, OR - 2019
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No Place Like Home - Group Show -Elisabeth Jones Art Center - Portland, OR - 2018
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Encyclical: Honoring Humanity's Relationship with Earth - Collaborative Show - Elisabeth Jones Art Center - Portland, OR - 2018
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Barely Gone - Group Show - Glass Box Gallery - Santa Barbara, CA- 2018
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UCSB Undergraduate Exhibition - Group Show - ADA Museum - Santa Barbara, CA - 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2018
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Reel Loud Film Festival - Group Show - Campbell Hall (UCSB) - Santa Barbara, CA - 2018
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Jones - Solo Show - Glass Box Gallery - Santa Barbara, CA - 2016
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PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Visual Arts Juror - Yolk Literary - Montreal, Canada - 2023 - Present
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Audio Editor - Sauce Podcast - Los Angeles, USA - 2021
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Curator - Bugs Aplenty Virtual Exhibition - 2021
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Art Director - Elisabeth Jones Art Center - 2020-2021
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Project Coordinator - Elisabeth Jones Art Center - 2020
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Contract Painter - Elisabeth Jones Art Center - Portland, USA - 2018-2021
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Editor and Guest Reporter - League of Women Voters PDX Newsletter - Portland, USA - 2018-2019
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Studio Assistant - Tom Pazderka - Santa Barbara, USA - 2017
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Exhibition Design Intern - ADA Museum - Santa Barbara, USA - 2015-2016
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Assistant Painter - Stars and Candy Wrappers with Stephen Westfall - ADA Museum - Santa Barbara, USA - 2015
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RESIDENCIES + FELLOWSHIPS + WORKSHOPS
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Sketchbooks: Figures of Thought - Fine Art Work Center - Provincetown, MA - July 2025
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Rimbun Dahan - Artist in Residence - Kuang, Selangor, Malaysia - March 2024
NES Artist Residency - Artist in Residence - Skagastrond, Iceland - December 2023
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Space A - Artist in Residence - Kathmandu, Nepal - March 2023 - April 2023
Duplex AIR - Artist in Residence - Lisboa, Portugal - September 2022 - October 2022
Art Vallarta - Artist in Residence - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - June 2021 - December 2021
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Huerto Roma Verde - Artist in Residence - Mexico City, Mexico - September 2021
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Penland School of Craft - Kenan Fellowship - Penland, North Carolina - July 2015
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PROJECTS + GRANTS
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Jewelry Collaboration - Mother Sierra - 2023
Mural - Lao Hostel - Mendoza, Argentina - 2022
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Poster Campaign - Drops Candies - Oregon, USA - 2021
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Mural - Yo Yo Yogi - Portland, Oregon - 2021
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International Mural x Mail - Elisabeth Jones Art Center - Portland, Oregon - 2020-2021
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URCA Grant Recipient - Santa Barbara, CA - 2017-2018
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Mural - Cahoon's Cottages - Nags Head, NC - 2016
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TEACHING + TALKS
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Guest Lecturer and Instructor - Kathmandu University School of Art and Design - 2023
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Privacy and Feminism - Power Positions Symposium with keynote speaker Annie Sprinkle - 2022
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Artist Talk: Intimate Gospels - Elisabeth Jones Art Center - 2022
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Female Painters and the Self - Elisabeth Jones Art Center - 2020
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Art Dose Talks: Essie Somma - Art Dose Magazine - 2020
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PUBLICATION FEATURES (Visual Art)
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UPENN Journal of Arts and Sciences - University of Pennsylvania - 2024
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Goddess Art Magazine - 2024
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Untitled Magazine 10th Anniversary Rebel Issue - The Untitled Space - 2022
​Daydreamer (Coffeetable book) - Urban Ivy - 2022
Rag Tag Magazine - 2021
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Paper Bag Journal No. 13 - University of California Santa Barbara - 2021
PUBLICATIONS (Written Work)
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Feature Writer - Freelance - Farmville Herald - Sustainable Sexual Wellness - 2024-present
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Feature Writer - Freelance - Viola Green - Sustainable Sexual Wellness - 2024-present
Feature Writer - Freelance - Perspective Words - Politics and Art - 2023-present
Art Critique and Reporter - Freelance - Gotham Art News - Online Arts News - 2023/2024​​
Solo: Collage, Identity, and Personal Growth - Article - Rag Tag Magazine - 2021