EDUCATION
2014-15 Post Graduate Residency - Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
2012 MFA - University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2008 BFA - Sculpture, Lyme Academy College of Fine Art, Old Lyme, CT
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016
Yelizaveta Masalimova: Aqui y Alla - Schiller International University, Madrid, Spain
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019
Grand Opening Member Exhibition - Orchard Art Collective Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
America’s Most Evil Parents - J.O.S. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018
Rasquache Artists in Residence Exhibition - Cocina del Humo Gallery, San Francisco Coapan, Puebla, Mexico
Boricua, Barrio, Barro - Taller Puertorriqueno Gallery , Philadelphia, PA
Spaghetti Paradise - J.O.S. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017
New Life: A Table for Everyone - Contemporary Art Galleries, Storrs, CT
Rich Flavor, Poor Taste: Reloaded - Hygienic Gallery, New London, CT
Jarring - The Delaware Contemporary Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
Summer Sculpture Showcase - Studio 80 & Sculpture Grounds, Old Lyme, CT
Wallpaper - Teton Art Lab, Jackson Hole, WY
2016
Government Cheese – Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Metamorphosis – Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
Lyme.Teach.Do\ Studio Faculty Exhibition – Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
Summer Sculpture Showcase – Studio 80 & Sculpture Grounds , Old Lyme, CT
Centering - Landmark College Fine Arts Gallery, Putney, VT
The Human Figure: A National Juried Exhibition – Main Street Arts Gallery, Clifton Springs, NY
2015
Rough Around The Edges - Art Garage Gallery Space , Hartford, CT
Ghetto Garniture: Wu-Tang Worcester - Ferrin Contemporary Gallery, North Adams, MA
Lyme Academy 10th Alumni Exhibition - Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
Silvermine Center Faculty Exhibition - Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT
2nd National Juried Printmaking Exhibition - Trenton Artworks, Trenton, NJ
You Art What You Eat National Juried Show - Union Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
4th Annual CT Printmakers Invitational – Hygienic Gallery, New London, CT
Go Figure - Zoller Gallery, University Park, State College, PA
2014
Antithesis - Zoller Gallery, University Park, State College, PA
Silvermine Center Faculty Exhibition - Silvermine Gallery, New Canaan, CT
For All Intensive Purposes - Patterson Gallery, University Park, State College, PA
Stop. Collaborate and Listen - Zoller Gallery, University Park, State College, PA
2013
Lyme Academy 9th Alumni Exhibition - Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
Faculty Exhibition - Silvermine Art Center, New Canaan, CT
CT Artlist Pop-Up Exhibition - 730 Kent Road, Gaylordsville, CT
2012
Painting Recalculated/EmergeCT Group Show - University of Connecticut Stamford Art Gallery, Stamford, CT
Do Not Disconnect University of Connecticut 2012 MFA Thesis Exhibition - Soho20 ChelseaGallery, 547 W. 27th St., New York, NY
Do Not Disconnect University of Connecticut 2012 MFA Thesis Exhibition - William Benton Museum of Art, 245 Glenbrook Road, Storrs, CT
2011
13th National Juried Art Exhibition - Baker Arts Center, Liberal, Kansas
Arches Seventh Biennial Student Print Exhibition - The Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts
College Art Association New York Area MFA Exhibition - Times Square Gallery, Hunter College, 450 W. 41stStreet, New York, NY
2010
"Open Haus" Printmaking Program Open House Exhibition - University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
"Inter-Office MFA" MFA Graduate Show - The Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
"Fresh Fish" 1st Year MFA Graduate Show - Student Union Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2009
Bi-Monthly Juried Group Show - Straube Gallery, Pennington, NJ
Out of House and Home - Parachute Factory Gallery, New Haven, CT
Fourth Crossing, Juried Exhibition - Hygienic Gallery, Bank Street, New London, CT
30th Annual Salon des Indespendentes - Hygienic Gallery, Bank Street, New London, CT
2008
BFA Undergraduate Thesis Exhibition - Lyme Academy College of Fine Art, Old Lyme, CT
HONORS & GRANTS
2015 Juror - 8th Annual Juried Photo Show - UConn Stamford Art Gallery , Stamford, CT
2015 Participation Scholarship - National Sculpture Society Head Start Portrait Modeling Competition - Philadelphia, PA
2014 Honorable Mention - 2014 Williams Prize in Drawing for Emerging Artists
2013 Participation Scholarship - National Sculpture Society Figure Modeling Competition, New York Academy, NY
2013 Alumni Speaker - Class of 2013 Commencement Ceremony, Lyme Academy of Fine Art, CT
2012 Graduate Travel Grant, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2011 Graduate Fellowship Tuition waiver, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2010 Graduate Fellowship Tuition waiver, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2004 Adams Academic Four-year Grant, Lyme Academy of Fine Art, Old Lyme, CT
2004 First Place Scholarship Recipient, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT
PUBLICATIONS
‘Rich Flavor, Poor Taste’ Showcased at the Hygienic. New London Day, November 8, 2017.
'Jarring at Delaware Contemporary, organized by Roberto Lugo, a conversation about racial violence that welcomes all.' By Roberta Fallon, Philly Artblog, Aug 6th, 2017 http://www.theartblog.org/2017/08/jarring-at-delaware-contemporary-organized-by-roberto-lugo-a-conversation-about-emmett-till-and-trayvon-martin-that-welcomes-all/
'Artists ‘Do Not Disconnect’: Five MFA Students Unveil Exhibit at Benton Museum.' Daily Campus, April 25, 2012.
2014 Williams Prize in Drawing for Emerging Artists Winners Catalog
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2019 - Rasquache Artist Residency - San Francisco Coapan, Puebla, Mexico
June 2018 - Rasquache Artist Residency - San Francisco Coapan, Puebla, Mexico
July 2015 - Artist Residency - Project ART Studio Residency Program, Cummington, MA
Fall 2010 Printshop Graduate Assistant - University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
June 2007 – August 2008 Studio Manager - Studio 80 & Sculpture Grounds, Old Lyme, CT
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2018 - Part Time Faculty - Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2017- 2018 - Part Time Faculty - Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT
2016-2018 - Part Time Faculty - Lyme Academy College of Fine Art , Old Lyme, CT
2015-2018 - Part Time Faculty - University of Connecticut Stamford Campus
2013-2015 Instructor - Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan, CT
2014 Visiting Artist - Beginning Ceramics with Roberto Lugo, Penn State Universtiy, State College, PA
2014 Visiting Artist - Art and Life with Chris Staley, Penn State University, State College, PA
2013 Continuing Education Instructor - Lyme Academy College of Fine Art, Old Lyme, CT
Spring 2012 Teacher of Record - University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Fall 2011 Teacher of Record - University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Spring 2011 Graduate Assistant Professor - University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Sept. 2009 – May 2010 Art Instructor - Temple Sholom, Greenwich, CT