Education:

MAM - Columbia College Chicago

BFA - School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Selected Projects:

2024

Exhibiting Artist, YarnCon, Chicago

Solo Exhibit, Epiphany Center for the Arts

Exhibiting Artist, International Exhibition Portrait, CICA Museum of Art; South Korea

2023

Exhibiting Artist, Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center, PA

Book Inclusion, The Textile Portrait by Anne Kelly

Exhibiting Artist (2 person show), Quad City Art Center

Exhibiting Artist (honorable mention), From Fiber, Springfield Art Association

Artist, Graffiti Showcase, Firehouse Art Center

Exhibiting Artist, Maker Showcase, Harold Washington Library

Exhibiting Artist (1st place), The 11th International Mini Textile and Fibre Art Exhibition, Scythia; Ukraine

Exhibiting Artist, Fiber Art International, Museum of Art Fort Collins

Exhibiting Artist (honorable mention), Transformative Craft at Susquehanna Art Museum

Adoptable Pet Portrait Collaboration, Animal Care League

Resident, Connect Residency

Solo Exhibit, Rendezvouz Arts

Exhibition Judge, DuPage Art League

2022

Yarn Sponsorship, Universal Yarn

Adoptable Pet Portrait Collaboration, Animal Care League

Exhibiting Artist, Fiber Art International

Exhibiting Artist; About Face, Webster Arts

Solo Exhibit, Portraits of Covid: Harold Washington Library

2021

Made It, season 1 episode 2; The Design Network/Michael’s stores

Maker in Residence, Harold Washington Library

Graffiti Showcase Artist, Firehouse Arts Center

Individual Artist Grant recipient, Illinois Arts Council

2020

Cover Image, Advanced Functional Materials Journal; Harvard Press

2019

Solo exhibition, Harold Washington Library

Solo exhibition, Old Town Art Center

Artist in Residence, Dye Hard Yarns

Exhibiting artist, Stitches Midwest

Exhibiting artist, Vogue Knitting Live, NYC

2018

Contributing artist, Milk X Magazine, Hong Kong

Collaborative artist, Barbeline, UK

Exhibiting artist, The Other Art Fair, Chicago

Press, Articles, and Reviews:

2023

Art by Artists, YouTube Channel Feature

Handwerken Zonder Grenzen, Netherlands

Artemobia, Italy

2022

Fiber Chats, YouTube Interview

Textile Curator, UK

Textiel Plus, Netherlands

Demilked, Lithuania

CBS News, Faces of Covid Exhibit; Chicago

2021

CBS News, Maker in Residence, Harold Washington Library; Chicago

2020

Tiny Studio Creative Life (cover and feature), New Zealand

South African Artist/South African Craft, Africa

Handwerken Zonder Grenzen (cover and feature), Netherlands

Simply Knitting #199, UK

Baba Mail, Israel

Fubiz, France

Juicy World, Russia

My Modern Met, NYC

City Magazine, Serbia

2019

School of Stitched Textiles, UK

Lectures and workshops:

2024

Knitting Machine Workshop, Harold Washington Library Chicago

Guest Speaker, Oak Park and River Forest High School

2023

Guest Speaker, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Guest Artist, Oak Park & River Forest High School

Windy City Knitting Guild

DuPage Art League

2022

Portraits in Procreate, Sktchy

Madison Knitting Guild

2021

Harold Washington Library

Puddletown Knitters Guild

2020

Hyde Park Art Center

2019

Harold Washington Library

Fox Valley Knitting Guild

Dye Hard Yarns

Additional Experience:

2015-present Professional Artist, Dartily, LLC

2023-present Board Member, Rendezvous Arts; Chicago, IL

2020-2021 Sample Knitter, Bellish; Australia

2013-2015 Director of Education and Outreach, Elmhurst Art Museum; Elmhurst, IL

2012-2015 Commissioner, Public Art Commission; Village of Oak Park, IL

2010 Art Selection Juror, ArtRageous!; Oak Park, IL

2010-2014 Art Selection Juror, Village of Oak Park;

Oak Park, IL

2010 Community Leadership Project, Community Foundation of Oak Park and River Forest/Dominican University; Oak Park, IL

2008-2011 Art Advisory Committee Member, Park District of Oak Park; Oak Park,IL

2007-2012 Executive Director, Oak Park Art League;

Oak Park, IL

2001-2005 Program Coordinator, The Youth Campus, Pathways to Development; Chicago, IL

1998-1999 Gallery Director, Sullivan Galleries (formerly SUGs) School of the Art Institute of Chicago

1999 Cows on Parade, Advisory Board SAIC Student Representative