Maryland Institute College of Arts, Baltimore, Maryland
Master of Fine Arts, expected 2013
Community Arts
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Bachelor of Arts with Honors, May 2008
Studio Arts – Graphic Design focus
Founded and direct a burlesque performance troupe.
Co-founded and co-manage a multi-artist studio space and performance venue.
Founded and operate a freelance print and web-design company.
Manage all aspects of a sole-proprietorship print + web design business.
Part of a twelve member board that manages the finances and direction of Iowa City's Public Access Television station, member of the Outreach committee.
Co-manage day to day operations and head grand schemes for a visual arts community space.
Edit full programs and create graphics for local arts and culture news pieces. Most recently edited interviews of Kate Nash and Valerie Plame.
Act as creative and operational director and perform as Tough Köokie in a performance art troupe that has sold-out shows all over Iowa.
Collaborate with seniors and assist with the technical aspects of shooting and editing to help put together 4 hours per month of locally-run programming. Regularly help to produce "Neighbors and Friends," a series hosted by 86-year-old Elsie Vega that focuses on LGBTQ issues in the community.
Lay-out textbooks.
Set up a traveling vintage resale shop out of the trunk of a gold volvo all the way to California, published blog.
Organized annual design show, managed finances, scheduled meetings, guest speakers, activities.
Managed and trained a team of three to six graphic artists to design info-graphics and illustrations for the University of Iowa's newspaper, published five times per week.
Expanded print info-graphics position to include television. Learned and then trained others in programs.
Produced business and financial info-graphics for an international newswire. Some published in print.
"The Wherehouse Academy of Hard Art"
Submitted for critique and discussion the notion of the space as an art super-organism, gave a talk with a multi-media slideshow.
"The Tableaux Vivants of Les Dames du Burlesque"
Presented a series of classic horror tales and urban legends in tableau vivant form. Produced backdrop video projections from found YouTube footage and graphics that created a narrative during short dramatic scenes, and a spotlight effect on tableaux.
"Hopey Changey Things"
Collaborative work with the Bubbly Water Drawing Club
"Murder Mystery"
Midnight burlesque performance as part of the installation and art show of visiting art collective Paintallica
"Missionaries of the Free (@rt) Sch001 present The Faux Show!"
Multimedia + live performance as Princeß Tralabeeka as part of group show
"Gettin' Lippy"
Animation Screening
"Exploring Graphic Design History Using New Media"
BFA show, Honors Thesis presentation