EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts Tampa, FL
The University of Tampa May 2018
Majors: Art Therapy and Painting
GPA of 3.79 on a 4.0 scale
Magna Cum Laude
High School Diploma Rockaway, NJ
Morris Knolls High School June 2014
EXHIBITIONS:
2021: “Artist of the Month” Randolph, NJ Waterwall Gallery
2020: "Fall Harvest Festival" Ocean Grove, NJ
2020: “Heliotrope: Turning Towards the Light” Artfront Galleries Online Exhibiton
2020: "Anything Goes" New Jersey Art Association Online Exhibition
2019: "Featured Local Artist of the Month" Denville, NJ Cafe Metro
2019: “Boonton Arts Dog Days of Summer” Boonton, NJ Main Street Boonton
2019: “Randolph Arts in the Park” Randolph, NJ Randolph Community Center
2018: “As Far As I Know…” Tampa, FL Scarfone/Hartley Gallery
2018: “Nude Nite” Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
2017: “Annual Juried Student Art Show” Tampa, FL Scarfone/Hartley Gallery Juried by Peter Schreyer
2017: "Single fare 4" New York, NY Highline Stages
2017: “Annual Juried Student Art Show” Tampa, FL Scarfone/Hartley Gallery Juried by Julie Heffernan
2016: “Art Council of Hillsborough County 5x5 Show” Tampa, FL Tampa Museum of Fine Art
2016: “Annual Juried Student Art Show” Tampa, FL Scarfone/Hartley Gallery Juried by Karen Kunc
2014: “Blackwell Student Art Show” Morristown, NJ Morris County Courthouse
2014: “AP Art Exhibition” Rockaway, NJ Morris Knolls High School
2014: “Egg-zibit: The Story of Eggs” Morristown, NJ Morris Museum
Publications
2020: 2021 Town Planner
2020: Morris County Travel Guide
2017: Neon Magazine
2014: Spectrum Magazine
Awards
2017-2018: Dorfmuller Art Scholarship
An extremely competitive award, in which a select group of faculty in the Art Department at the University of Tampa awards a scholarship from the Dorfmuller funds to the most qualified and deserving art student
2017: Blick Select Award
Awarded to a select number of artists in the Juried Student Art Show at the University of Tampa
2017: 2nd Place Overall Award
Awarded by the visiting artist, Julie Heffernan, at the University of Tampa in the juried student show
2016: Las Damas de Arte Award
Awarded to students in the Juried Student Art Show at the University of Tampa of the visiting artists’ choosing
INTERNSHIP:
2018: Art Therapy Intern, Champions for Children
Facilitates puppet-making and other art projects with children of various ages to help with bullying, abuse, or other trauma related issues
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
2018: Art Therapy Volunteer, The Portico
Facilitated therapeutic art projects with the homeless population of Tampa, FL
2018: Spring Break Camp, VSA Florida
Collaborated with VSA Florida and UT Art Therapy Department to provide art, music, and theatre to children in Hillsborough County with disabilities
2017: Service Learning Project, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
Created a therapeutic environment by facilitating an art therapy drawing project for children at the hospital
2016: Service Learning Project, Tampa General Hospital
Created a therapeutic environment by facilitating an art therapy stain glass project for adult patients at TGH
2015 – 2017: Woodshop Technician, University of Tampa Department of Art
Trained and certified to use various machinery, such as the table saw, miter saw, band saw, drill bit, brad nailer, crown stapler, and supervise students in the woodshop
2015 – 2016: Social Media Coordinator, University of Tampa Department of Art
Became proficient in social medias, such as Facebook and Instagram, by promoting the artwork of the students in the Art Department at the University of Tampa
2016: ROTC/Art Therapy Mural Project, University of Tampa
Collaborated with the ROTC program at the University of Tampa to create four large 4’x6’ panels to create a mural that depicts the life of a student and ROTC member
2014 – 2016: Healing Arts Club, University of Tampa
Actively involved as the secretary of this organization which promotes health and wellbeing through alternative therapies throughout campus
WORKSHOPS:
2018: Monica Cook, Three-day workshop
Perfected skills in painting flesh and translucency with oil paint
2017: Steven Assael, Three-day workshop
Perfected skills in drawing from life with graphite, charcoal, and ball point pen
2017: Julie Heffernan, Two-day workshop
Perfected skills in painting from life and painting landscapes with oil
2016: Alyssa Monks, Two-day workshop
Perfected skills in figure painting with oil
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Adobe: Photoshop
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat