Public Art Commissions

2021

  • Awarded commission to create “Dancer” for Florissant Civic Center Theatre

  • Selected to install artwork at St Louis Lambert for FLyStL, a curated art art exhibit

  • Selected to exhibit at Muse Gr for ARTPRIZE Grand Rapids. MI

2020

  • Awarded commission to create “Batter” and “Pitcher” sculptures for City of Poplar Bluff, MO

  • Awarded public art commission to create three sculptures - City of Lee’s Summit, Poplar Bluff, and Brentwood to place in public parks

  • Installed temporary papercut installations at City of Ellisvile’s CIty hall and Parks office

2019/2018

  • Awarded public art commission by City of Ellisville to create “We belong” a two-sided 8’ sculpture

  • Three sculptures selected as part of Sculpture on the move by the CIty of Manchester and Brentwood

  • Awarded public art commission to design, lead and create a mural project at Arscope

  • The sculpture “The Kick” selected by City of Ballwin MO

  • Commissioned by City of Poplar Bluff MO to create three sculptures “Micro & Macro”

  • Public art commission by City of Ballwin, MO to create an outdoor mural for City’s aquatic center

Selected Art Awards and Grants

2021

  • Selected as a TEDX STL speaker 2021

  • “Visualizing Hope” Invitational exhibit for Gretchen Bingham Gallery, St. Louis, MO

2020

  • Awarded Dreams Live Digitally Scholarship for CodaWORX Public Art Summit

  • “Together/ Apart”- Honorarium prize for Global Impact, Foundry Art Center’s show

  • “Our voting daughters” - Juried, Foundry Art Center’s show,

2019- 2013

  • “Micro and Macro” - solo show, Kranzberg Arts Center

  • “Art is Labor”- Invitational exhibit, Webster Art Gallery

  • “Flores” - Invitational exhibit, Missouri History Museum

  • “Symbols and Stories”- Invitational exhibit at Erica Popp Gallery

  • Ann Metzger Memorial National Biennial Exhibition- Juried winner of “Richard Silverman award,” St. Louis Artist Guild

  • Featured Artist- solo show, Renaissance hotel lobby

  • Selected to create public art sculptures for Artica festival Selected to create an exhibit at Kranzberg Arts Center

  • Selected by University City to create two Traffic Boxes as part of a public art project

  • Selected to create outdoor sculptures for St Louis fringe festival

  • Selected to create public art sculptures for Artica festival

  • “The three”- solo show, City of Chesterfield

  • Regional Arts Commission Artist Support Grant to create a Public Art Commission

  • Regional Arts Commission Artist Support Grant awarded for marketing and website

Residencies and Teaching Experience

2020-2014

  • Pulitzer Arts Foundation, City of Ellisville, City of Manchester- Basics of papercutting

  • Juror for “Paperworks” Art show for Foundry Arts Center

  • St. Louis Artist Guild- Introduction to papercutting

  • Lead teaching Artist for CAM’s teen LEAP program

  • Presenter at Summer Institute workshop for Arts Integration at COCA STL

  • Lead Summer workshop at MO History Museum

  • Conducted multiple “Mandala” workshops for Winter school

  • Lead teen leaf program at the Contemporary Art Museum

  • Conducted workshops and residencies as a teaching artist and presenter at St Louis County Library

  • Conducted workshops and residencies as a teaching artist and storyteller at International Institute

  • Conducted Workshop as a visiting artist at St.Louis Art Museum


Volunteering and Community Outreach

  • “Bread and Roses” board member 2015- present

  • “Creative Community Alliance” founding board member 2015- 2019

  • “Community Arts Training” graduate from Regional Arts Commission 2015


Professional Partnerships


Press