Education

  • 2023     

    MFA (pending), University of Texas – Arlington , Arlington, TX (expected May 2025)

  • 2016     

    BFA cum laude, Glass, University of Texas – Arlington , Arlington, TX

Teaching Experience

  • 2024-Present    

    Graduate Teaching Assistant,  University of Texas – Arlington , Arlington, TX (Intermediate Glassblowing)

    Teaching Assistant, Pilchuck Glass School – Stanwood, WA (Some of its Parts, Amanda Stern, Summer 2024

    Artist Assistant, Pilchuck Glass School – Stanwood, WA (Joseph Newman, Summer 2024)

    Graduate Teaching Assistant,  University of Texas – Arlington , Arlington, TX (Beginning Glassblowing)

  • 2023-2024          

    Graduate Teaching Assistant,  University of Texas – Arlington , Arlington, TX (Beginning Glassblowing)

  • 2022-2023          

    Graduate Teaching Assistant,  University of Texas – Arlington , Arlington, TX

 

Exhibitions and Design Activites

  • 2024     

    Rising Eyes of Texas, A juried Exhibition, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX

    Unique by Nature, A juried Exhibition, McKinney Performing Arts Center, Mickinney, TX

    Goggleworks 16th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, Cohen Gallery, Reading, PA

  • 2023     

    Rising Eyes of Texas, A juried Exhibition, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX

  • 2020     

    UrbanGlass|ware Open Call – a juried selection, UrbanGlass Gallery, New York City

  • 2018     

    Drink Dine Design finalist, Adelaide Airport, Adelaide, Australia

  • 2015     

    Deep Ellum Windows, Deep Ellum, TX

Awards

  • 2023     

    Bobbitt Family Endowment Research and Travel Grant – University of Texas – Arlington

    College of Liberal Arts Scholar

    College of Liberal Arts Research Award

    UrbanGlass Summer Intensive half tuition Scholarship, New York, NY

    Tulsa Glass School – summer intensive half tuition scholarship, Tulsa, OK

    Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass Visionary Scholarship

    Pilchuck Glass School – summer intensive partial scholarship, Stanwood, WA

  • 2022     

    Bobbitt Family Endowment Research and Travel Grant – University of Texas – Arlington

    College of Liberal Arts Scholar

  • 2016     

    Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Glass, Arlington, TX, Juror’s pick – University of Texas – Arlington BFA Exhibition

    Pittsburgh Glass Center summer intensive full scholarship, Pittsburgh, PA

    UrbanGlass summer intensive full partner scholarship, New York, NY

    Penland School of Crafts Work Study scholarship, Penland, NC

    Corning summer intensive full scholarship, Corning, NY

  • 2015     

    Dubois Scholarship – full scholarship to Pilchuck Glass School, Arlington, TX

    Selected for The Glass Art Society International Online Student Catalog

    434: Advanced a juried selection, Dallas, Texas, A publication permanently archived at the Corning Museum of Glass

  • 2014     

    434: Advanced glass – a juried selection, Dallas, Texas A publication permanently archived at the Corning Museum of Glass