EDUCATION
2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emphasis in Painting, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, Summa cum laude
AWARDS & HONORS
2023 Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs Magazine 33 Winner
2021 Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs Magazine 31 Winner
2019 Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs Magazine 29 Winner
2016 Grand Champion Hooked Rugs, First Place, Second Place, Arapahoe County Fair, Aurora, Colorado
2015 Outstanding Graduate, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado
2015 Regent’s Scholarship, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado
2011 Instructor’s Choice Award-Drawing, Community College of Aurora Spring Student Art Show, Aurora, Colorado
Third Place, Painting Category, Community College of Aurora Fall Student Art Show, Aurora, Colorado
2010 Runner-up, Association of Traditional Rug Hooking Artists Region 10 Rug Show, Denver, Colorado
Instructor’s Choice Award-Painting, Community College of Aurora Spring Student Art Show, Aurora, Colorado
Instructor’s Choice Award-Drawing, Community College of Aurora Fall Student Art Show, Aurora, Colorado
EXHIBITIONS
2015 Traversing the Tangible, University of Colorado Denver BFA Thesis Exhibition, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2015 Art from CU Denver Juried Exhibition, Anshutz Medical Campus Community, Denver, Colorado
2015 University of Colorado Denver Student Exhibition, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, Colorado (juror Mardee Goff, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art)
2011 Community College of Aurora Spring Student Art Exhibition, Aurora, Colorado
Community College of Aurora Selected Student Spring Art Exhibition, Aurora, Colorado
Community College of Aurora Fall Student Art Exhibition, Aurora, Colorado
Community College of Aurora Selected Student Fall Art Exhibition, Aurora, Colorado
2010 Association of Traditional Rug Hooking Artists Region 10 Rug Exhibition, Denver, Colorado
Community College of Aurora Spring Student Art Exhibition, Aurora, Colorado
Community College of Aurora Fall Student Art Exhibition, Aurora, Colorado
2008 Solo Exhibition, A Hooker’s Journey, Aurora Public Library, Tallyn’s Reach Branch, Aurora, Colorado
2006 Association of Traditional Rug Hooking Artists Region 5 Rug Exhibition, Atlanta, Georgia
2005 Caraway Rug Show, Asheboro, North Carolina
2004 Caraway Rug Show, Asheboro, North Carolina
2003 Association of Traditional Rug Hooking Artists Region 5 Rug Exhibition, Atlanta, Georgia
2002 Association of Traditional Rug Hooking Artists Region 5 Rug Exhibition, Atlanta, Georgia
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2017 - Current Art Students League of Denver
2017 – Current Plein Air Artists of Colorado
2001 - Current Association of Traditional Rug Hooking Artists (ATHA)