Education
HOUGHTON COLLEGE, HOUGHTON NY — BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, 2017
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SCHOOL FOR AMERICAN CRAFT — CERAMICS MFA
CANDIDATE - Expected Graduation - Spring 2025
Professional Experience
2019- 2024 Teaching artist at the Flower City Arts Center
2019-2022- Studio Assistant at Cat Clay
Assisted in all aspects of studio production (mixing glazes, firing kiln, post firing cleanup, glaze
R&D)
2021-2023- Artist in Residence at the Flower City Arts Center
2023-2024- Graduate Assistant for Kyle Lascelle, Rochester Institute of Technology, CCER 501
Sculptural Wheel Forms
2023-Present- Sculpture Studio Monitor, Rochester Institute of Technology
Maintain safety and cleanliness of studio, assist students with operation of power tools (saws,
welders, plasma cutters)
2024- ArtEx Ceramics Department Liaison, Rochester Institute of Technology
Ran several workshops for undergraduate STEM students, ran digital component of the
program for ceramics
2024 Graduate Assistant for Peter Pincus, Rochester institute of Technology, CCER 501 Sculptural
Wheel Forms
2024-Present- Historic Village Interpreter (potter), Genesee Country Village and Museum, Mumford NY
Demonstrates 19th century pottery production and historical context, assist with production of
villages wood/salt fired production line.
2024- Ceramic Fabricator for Rochester Museum and Science Center, Haudenosaunee project,
fabricated large (3’x3’) slip cast wall hanging in collaboration with RIT 3d digital design
department
2025-Present- Plaster room coordinator, Rochester Institute of Technology
Maintain cleanliness of plaster room, assist students with plaster related projects such as mold
making
2025 Upcoming- Flower City Arts Center Summer Residency (2025)
Exhibitions and Festivals
2016- Houghton College Senior Exhibition, Ortlip Gallery, Houghton NY
2018- Purple Painted Lady Festival
2019- Clothesline Festival, Letchworth Arts and Crafts show, Allentown Arts festival, Buffalo NY
2020- Hand to Hand, Flower City Arts Center teachers exhibition, Rochester NY
2021- The Earth Laughs, solo exhibition at Wyoming County Arts council, Perry NY
2021- Heart to Art, Flower City Arts Center teachers exhibition, Rochester NY
2022- Clothesline Festival, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester NY
2022- Letchworth Craft Arts and Crafts Show invited artist, Perry NY2023- Kitty Comforts, Resident exhibition with Maliya Travers Crumb, Flower City Arts Center, Rochester
NY
2023- All These Things Are True, Group exhibition at the Yards Collective, Rochester NY
2023- Sip, a Cup Show, group juried exhibition, Savannah Clay Community, Savannah GA
2024- Western New York Pottery Festival, demonstrating artist, Avon NY
2024- My My Tigers Eye, Invitational Exhibition Curated By Alex Paat, Flower City Arts Center, Rochester
NY
2024- Art Out, group juried exhibition, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY
2024- ArtEX exhibition, group exhibition of work by ArtEX program faculty and students, Rochester NY
2025- Feathers, Fins, and Fur, group juried exhibition, Queen City Clay, Cincinnati OH
2025- Members Exhibition, Flower City Arts Center
2025 Upcoming- MFA thesis exhibition, RIT City Art Space, Rochester NY
2025 Upcoming- Heatwork, group juried exhibition, Queen City Clay, Cincinnati OH
2025 Upcoming- Western New York Pottery Festival, Invited Demonstration Artist, Avon NY
Grants and Awards
2020- Rising Star Artists Fellowship from the Wyoming County Arts Council
2025-2026 Upcoming- Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist
Skills
High level expertise in wheel throwing, handbuiliding, plaster working (casting and shaping), clay and
glaze chemistry, atmospheric firing techniques, and operation of electric, gas, and wood kilns, as well
as specialized firing techniques for large sculptural work.