Education
2012 M.F.A., Visual Arts | Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University | St Louis MO
2005 B.A., Art | North Park University | Chicago IL
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Plastic Longing | Carlson Tower Gallery | Chicago IL
2014 Multi-metaverse | Carlson Tower Gallery | Chicago IL
Collaborative Work
2019 Habits (curated by Maya Durham Rayner and Kelly K Wright) | Parallax Art | Chicago IL
2016 “Study for Shore,” Tim Lowly and Maya Durham Rayner “Identity Insight: Unfolding the visual Narrative" | Koplin Del Rio Gallery | Seattle WA
Group Shows
2019 Habits | Parallax Art | Chicago IL
2017 AKUKO UWA | Carlson Tower Gallery | Chicago IL
2017 Certain Obscurities | Brandel Library| Chicago IL
2013 Biomythology | LeMr Art House | Chicago IL
2012 4 – an [eccentric] alumni exhibition | Carlson Tower Gallery | Chicago IL
2012 Where We Live | Bridgeport Art Center | Chicago IL
2012 The No List | Washington University MFA Thesis Satellite Exhibition | St Louis MO
2012 Washington University MFA Thesis Exhibition | Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum | St Louis MO
2012 Deliberate: Law as a Collaborative Mode | Anheuser-Busch Hall | St Louis MO
2012 In the Heart of the Heart of the Country, Inland Symposium: CST | St Louis MO
2011 Sing for Japan | Old Orchard Church | St Louis MO
2011 MFA Invitational | St Charles Community College | St Louis MO
2011 First-Year Exhibition Des Lee Gallery | St Louis MO
2011 States of Mind | Student Commons, Anheuser-Busch Hall | St Louis MO
2010 North Park Alumni Triennial | Carlson Tower Gallery | Chicago IL
2009 Lillstreet Art Center Members Show | Chicago IL
2009 Pilsen Together Chamber of Commerce Art Festival | Chicago IL
2009 Print Works (juried exhibition) | North Shore Arts League | Winnetka IL
2008 Winter Print Show, Evanston Art Center and One Horse Press | Chicago IL
2008 Pilsen Together Chamber of Commerce Art Festival | Chicago IL
2008 Summer Print Show, Evanston Art Center and One Horse Press | Chicago IL
2007 North Park University Alumni Art Exhibition, Carlson Tower Gallery | Chicago IL
2007 Scientific Aesthetics, Altered Esthetics | Minneapolis MN
Residencies
October 2019 Creative Living Center - Winter Session | Murray Creek CA
March 2020 Creative Living Center - Spring Session | Murray Creek CA
Professional Experience
2018 - present
Assistant Professor – Art & Graphic Design | North Park University | Chicago IL
2016 – 2018
Communication Manager / Graphic Designer – First United Methodist Church of Arlington Heights | Arlington Heights IL
2014 – 2016
Adjunct Professor – Graphic Design & Drawing – Westwood College | Chicago IL
2014
Printmaking Teaching Assistant | Penland School of Crafts | Penland NC
2013 – 2018
Adjunct Professor – Graphic Design, Printmaking, Drawing: North Park University | Chicago IL
2013 – present
Freelance Web & Graphic Designer – Lapin Design | Chicago IL
2012
Printmaking Department Teaching Assistant: Washington University | St Louis MO
2011
Island Press Teaching Assistant: Washington University | St Louis MO
2011
Volunteer Coordinator: Southern Graphic Council Conference | St Louis MO
2010 -11
Island Press Print Shop Technician: Washington University | St Louis MO
2010
Printmaking Teaching Assistant: Penland School of Crafts | Penland NC
2009 -10
Print Shop Assistant: Hummingbird Press at Lillstreet Art Center | Chicago IL
Technical Abilities
Adobe Creative Suite – InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Adobe Premiere Pro
HTML and CSS
Professional Affiliations
College Art Association
AIGA - the professional association for design
Leonardo/The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology
FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education)