EDUCATION
2009-2011 Framingham State University, Masters of Education in Art. Studied with Keri Straka and
Tim McDonald.
2006-2007 Massachusetts College of Art, Teacher Certification Program. Studied with Lois Hetland
and John Crowe.
2000-2004 Massachusetts College of Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a Concentration in
Ceramics. Graduated with Honors. Additional course work in Photography. Studied with
Ben Ryterband, Janna Longacre, and Keri Straka.
EMPLOYMENT
2011-present Art Teacher 5th-8th Grade, Galvin Middle School, Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Teach 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade art classes a variety of media.
2008-2011 Art Teacher 7th and 8th Grade, Galvin Middle School, Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Taught 7th and 8th Grade art classes a variety of media.
2007-2008 Art Teacher, Wakefield High School, Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Taught Studio Art 1 and Ceramics.
2007, 08, 09 Summer Faculty, Summer Programs and Massachusetts College of Art, Boston,
Massachusetts. Taught Studio Foundation and 2D/3D Fundamentals to high school
students in an intensive Summer Arts Program.
2004-2007 Ceramics Instructor, Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts, Concord, Massachusetts.
Taught children’s classes as well as an adult class.
Helped maintain studio space.
2006 Teacher’s Assistant, Summer Studios at Massachusetts College of Art, Boston,
Massachusetts. Assisted lead teacher with 2D/3D Fundamentals.
Assisted lead teacher with Issues & Images.
2004-2005 Ceramics Instructor, Littleton Community Education, Littleton, Massachusetts.
Taught children’s classes as well as an adult class.
Helped to maintain studio space and fired the kiln.
EXHIBITIONS
2013 WHISTLER HOUSE MUSEUM OF ART ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT, Parker Gallery,
Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, Massachusetts. November 13-December 21.
2013 LOWELL OPEN STUDIOS, Arts League of Lowell, ALL Gallery, Lowell, Massachusetts.
October 5-6.
2013 ART IN THE COURTYARD, LOWELL FOLK FESTIVAL, Brush Gallery, Lowell, Massachusetts.
July 27- 28.
2013 COLLECTOR'S SHOW ARTS LEAGUE OF LOWELL, ALL Gallery, Lowell, Massachusetts.
May 12- June 2.
2013 ARTS LEAGUE OF LOWELL WINTERFEST MEMBERS SHOW, ALL Gallery, Lowell,
Massachusetts. February 8-March 9.
2012 WHISTLER HOUSE MUSEUM OF ART ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT, Parker Gallery, Whistler
House Museum of Art, Lowell, Massachusetts. November-December.
2012 LOWELL OPEN STUDIOS, Arts League of Lowell, Appleton Mills, Lowell, Massachusetts.
October 6-7.
2011 CITY OF LIGHTS, COOL Mobile Art Gallery, Lowell, Massachusetts. November 26.
2011 SOLO SHOW, Brew’d Awakening Coffee Haus, Lowell, Massachusetts. November 19 –
December 9.
2011 LOWELL OPEN STUDIOS, Arts League of Lowell, Appleton Mills, Lowell, Massachusetts.
October 1-2.
2011 SOLO SHOW, Eyeful Beauty Salon, Lowell, Massachusetts. July.
2011 ALL STUDENT ART SHOW, Framingham State University, Mazmanian Gallery, Framingham,
Massachusetts. April.
2011 LES FEMMES, ALL Arts Gallery, Lowell, Massachusetts. March.
2010 2nd ANNUAL UPTOWN MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL, Major’s Pub, Lowell, Massachusetts.
July 24.
2010 I WANT MY LIFE BACK, A night of music and art dedicated to raising awareness and funding
for the National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf Oil Spill Restoration Fund. The Old Court, Lowell,
Massachusetts. July 31
2010 ALL STUDENT ART SHOW, Framingham State University, Mazmanian Gallery, Framingham,
Massachusetts. April. Awarded 2nd Place Jury Prize for To Know What Will Come Is The
Same As To Make It So.
2005 TSUNAMI RELIEF SHOW, Evos Arts Institute, Lowell, Massachusetts. April.
2004 ALL SCHOOL SHOW, Massachusetts College of Art, Student Life Gallery, Boston,
Massachusetts. April.
2004 TEACHERS AS MENTORS, Brush With Arts Gallery, Lowell, Massachusetts. January 9 –
February 8.
2003 MELTING POINT, WORKS IN CERAMIC, Massachusetts College of Art, Tower Gallery, Boston,
Massachusetts. November 20 – December 2.
2003 CLAY BODIES IN HEAT, Massachusetts College of Art, Student Life Gallery, Boston,
Massachusetts. April.
2002 ALL SCHOOL SHOW, Massachusetts College of Art, Tower Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.
April.
PUBLICATIONS
2012 Discover Lowell Brochure. Smokestacks and Steeples chosen as the banner image of the
Cultural Organization of Lowell’s brochure for “Discover Lowell” Series of Events.
2011 Young Angel Midnight: An Emerging Generation in the Arts of Lowell, An Anthology of
Emerging Artists Commissioned by the Cultural Organization of Lowell, Published by
Bootstrap Press, Lowell, Massachusetts. Contributing Artist.