EDUCATION
August 2024-May 2027
Southern Illinois University Carbondal, Carbondale, IL
M.F.A Sculpture Candidate
August 2018-May 2023
Nicholls State University. Thibodaux, LA.
B.F.A Sculpture concentration
Minor in Art History
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2026
Visiting Artist, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 11/11/26-11/15/2026
2026-2027
Intro Sculpture Instructor Assistantship, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, School of Art and Design, Carbondale, IL
2025-2026
3D Foundation Instructor Assistantship, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, School of Art and Design, Carbondale, IL
2025-2026
Vice President for Critical Forum Sculpture Club, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2024-2025
Foundry Technician Assistantship, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, School of Art and Design, Carbondale, IL
2023
ESS substitute teacher for St. Charles Parish, LA
EXPERIENCE
Foundry
Wax working, ceramic shell, silicon mold with plaster mother mold, resin bonded sand, investment molds, ceramic shell and investment mold burnout, bronze pours, aluminum pours, iron pours, metal chasing
Metal fabrication
MIG welding, Oxy/Acetylene Welding, plasma cutting
Woodworking
Table saw, band saw, planner, jointer, miter saw, hand power tools, hand tools, belt and disk sander, lathe
Ceramics
Wheel throwing, hand building
Entry-level blacksmithing
Entry-level kiln glass work
Entry level Glass Blowing
EXHIBITIONS
2026
Dianne Komminsk Scholarship Winners Exhibition, Wingate Atrium, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, Juried, Ashley Hope Carlisle and Coulter Fussell
Extended: New Wave 2026, Adrian Center for the Arts, Juried, Robin Dluzen, Adrian, MI
2025
The 2025 Kit Gilbert Juried Showcase, Ross Lynn Charitable Foundation, Juried, Sarah Nguyen, Ruston, LA
Your Friends from Out of Town, University of Tennessee Martin, Invitational, Martin, TN
Natural Elements, Sault Area Art Center, Juried, Charles Colbert, Sault Ste Marie, MI
2024
The Iron Show Group Exhibition, Nicholls State University, Invitational, Thibodaux, LA.
2023
Interactions, Senior Thesis Solo Exhibition, Nicholls State University Gallery, Thibodaux, LA.
Annual Student Exhibition, Nicholls State University, Juried, Thibodaux, LA.
2022
College Art Exhibition, Juried, Mid-City Artisans Gallery 46, 515 Mouton St Ste 202 Baton Rouge, LA.
Storms Exhibition, Kappa Pi student show, Nicholls State University Gallery, Thibodaux, LA.
Annual Student Show, Nicholls State University Gallery, Juried, Thibodaux, LA.
Extinction, international online exhibition, Gallerium Art, juried
2021
Tiny Things, Kappa Pi student show, Nicholls State University Gallery, Thibodaux, LA.
2020
Annual Student Show, Nicholls State University, Juried, Thibodaux, LA.
2019
Annual Student Show, Nicholls State Gallery, Juried, Thibodaux, LA.
PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND LECTURES
2026
Public Artist Lecture at University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Diane Komminsk Scholarship Midsouth Sculpture Alliance confab Panel
Diane Komminsk Scholarship Winners Online Panel
2025
Your Friends from Out of Town, University of Tennessee Martin, Invitational, Martin, TN
AWARDS
2026
Dianne Komminsk Scholarship, Mid-South Sculpture Alliance, $1,000
2023
Mini Grant Recipient, Artworks Committee, Thibodaux, LA, $200
Wingate Scholarship to attend Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, $1,100
First Place in Art History 300 level, Annual Student Exhibition, Juried, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
Best in Show, Annual Student Exhibition, Juried, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
Nicholls State University Artworks Study Abroad Scholarship, $5,000
2022
Mini Grant Recipient, Artworks Committee, Thibodaux, LA, $200
Honorable mention in the College Art Exhibition, Juried, Mid-City Artisans Gallery 46, 515 Mouton St, Ste 202, Baton Rouge, LA.
Wingate Scholarship to attend Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Best in Show in Annual Student Show, Juried, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA.
2021
Faculty Choice in Tiny Things, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA.