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Education
2017 — BFA Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)
Major: Integrated Studio Arts
Minor: Art History
2016 — AICAD Exchange Student, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Awards
2020 — Wisconsin Visual Arts Achievements Award, Emerging Category
2018 — gener8tor Art, entrepreneurial grant and 12-week mentorship program
2017 — Mary L. Nohl Fellowship, Emerging Artist Category, Milwaukee, WI.
Residencies / Programs
2022 — Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN) Mentorship Program: Mentor
2022 — AYZHA Fine Arts Gallery Artist in Residence, Milwaukee, WI.
2021 — Al and Mickey Quinlan Artist in Residence, Door County, WI.
2017 — New Studio Practice Artist in Residence at MIAD, Milwaukee, WI.
2012 — Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation summer program, Colorado Springs, CO.
Lectures / Workshops
2022 — Artists Now! Guest lecture series, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
2020 — Artist Talk (virtual), Boston University, School of Visual Art, Boston, MA.
2020 — Portraying the Self, spring continued education workshop taught at MIAD
2019 — Artist Talk, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI.
2019 — No Studios Dialogue, moderated by John Riepenhoff, Milwaukee, WI.
2019 — Pieces and Shapes, fall continued education workshop taught at MIAD
2018 — Artists Now!, Guest lecture series, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
2017 — Ordinary Moments, lecture at MOWA satellite gallery: St John’s on the Lake, Milwaukee, WI
2017 — About Face, presenter at Kohl’s Generation hosted by the Milwaukee Art Museum, WI
Solo Exhibitions
2026 — TBA, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
2024 — High Profile, Buckham gallery, Flint, MI.
2023 — Art is Her, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton WI.
2023 — Standby, SŌMI Gallery, Door County, WI.
2021 — Primary Characters, Miller Art Museum, Door County, WI.
2020 — Ariana Vaeth: New Work, The Lynden, Brookfield, WI.
2018 — Close Contact, the Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 — Now You See Me:Self-Portraits by Wisconsin Artists, Cedarburg Art Museum, Cedarburg, WI
2024 — MOREOVER, Curator: Michelle Grabner, Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2024 — Spruced Up, Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI
2022 — EXPO Chicago, Pigment International (Booth P4), Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
2022 — Ain’t I a Woman? Curated by Fatima Laster, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI.
2021 — Beautiful Fiction, Curated by Ann Orlowski, Abel Contemporary Gallery, Stoughton, WI.
2021— This is America, 5 Points Art Gallery and Studio, Milwaukee, WI.
2021 — Claiming Space: A New Century of Visionary Women, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI
2021 — Wash&Set, Hawthorn Contemporary, Milwaukee, WI
2021 — Unraveled. Restructured. Revealed., Curated by Tyanna Buie, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
2019 — Wisconsin Triennial, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI.
2019 — Body of Work, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
2018 — MKE Influencers, Var West Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2018 — FORWARD, Charles Allis Museum, Milwaukee, WI
2018 — The Space We Grow Into, Curated by Adia Sykes, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 — Mary L. Nohl 15th Anniversary, Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI
2017 — Ordinary Moments, MOWA satellite gallery: St John’s on the Lake, Milwaukee, WI
2017 — Gift, Curated by Lois Bielefeld and Heidi Park, Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2017 — 20th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2017 — Figure Now!, Portrait Society Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2016 — BROMIDE, Terrault Gallery, Baltimore, MD