EDUCATION
M.A., The University of Oklahoma, Museum Studies, 2013
B.A., Baylor University, Art History, 2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
2019-Present: Director of Exhibitions and Museum Studies Instructor
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
2018-2019: Interim Gallery Director and Instructor
2016-2018: Gallery Assistant/Communications Coordinator
SELECTED CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2023
Enmeshed Worlds, the unavoidable entanglement of technology and our social order, curator
Ft. Britt Ransom, Alejandro T Acierto, Jon Chambers, and Tiffany Funk
i’m sorry for your loss…Meditations on Discomfort and Change, co-curator with Alexandra Chamberlain
Featuring Kim Brandt, Rick Briggenhorst, Michelle Burdine, Charles Clary, and Axelle Kieffe
The Figure, Reclaimed, co-curator with Mara Cressey
Featuring Aneka Ingold and Livia Xandersmith
Contemporaries, curator
Featuring Madeline Brice, Zoe Hawk, Cortney Metzger, and Dryden Wells
2022
Transcending Voids, curator
Featuring Eric Beltz, Joel Daniel Phillips, and Winnie Truong
Humanities, Vol. 1, contributing co-curator, Springfield Art Museum
Selection: African / American, Kara Walker
Mapping Awareness: Social Objects and Detritus, co-curator with Shauna Smith
Featuring Catherine Reinhart and Giovanni Valderas
Collected Memories and Rooted Objects, curator
Featuring Leticia Bajuyo and Kerry Phillips and a juried body of work from Haelim Choi Allen, Ahmed Ozsever, and Jesse Ring
2021
Moonment: Sizhu Li & Hothouse: Rachel Youn, curator
Back in my Body: Rae Senarighi, curator
Human +: Living and Making during the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, curator
Featuring Ben Cuevas, Kairon Liu, Darryl D Terrell, and Jessica Whitbread
2020
Chromaphone: Brianna Bass, curator
Textiles: A Social Media, co-curator with Amanda Smith
Featuring Erin Castellan, Kayla Mattes, Amy Jarding, Yvonne Osei, McKenzie Phelps, and Sherri Lynn Wood
2019
Abstractions: Anne Marchand, curator
Unpacking Social Practice Art: Collaboration in the Age of Art and Social Activism, curator
Featuring projects by Matthew Mazzotta, Women on Waves, Ritual Fields, and Aravani Art Project
2018
Unknown/Unknown: Uncovering the Curiosities of Unattributed Art, curator
Teaching Practice: A History of Mentorship at Indiana State University, curator
Featuring work by Jack Gates, Philip Lindsay Mason, and Adrian Tio
The Flat Object: sculptural prints and installations, curatorial assistant
Featuring work by Susanna Crum, John Hitchcock, Daniel Luedtke, Katarina Reising, and Sarita Zaleha
2017
The State of Work: Artists laboring for equality, curatorial assistant
Featuring work by StudioREV, Santiago Ferrero, Gulf Labor Artist Coalition and a selection from the Works Progress Administration Collection at Indiana State
University
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
2023
I’m sorry for your loss…Meditations on Discomfort and Change exhibition catalog, co-authored with Alexandra Chamberlain
University Galleries Exhibition Anthology, Vol. 1, published by Missouri State University
Curatorial Guest Lecture, Department of Art + Design, Missouri State University
2022
Collaborative Co-Curatorial Discussion Panelist, Humanities, Vol. 1, Springfield Art Museum
Curatorial Guest Lecture, Department of Art + Design, Missouri State University
2021
The Trans and Nonbinary Silhouette, paper delivered at SECAC 2021, Art History’s Omissions Panel
The Business of Art & Design Podcast, host and producer (ongoing)
Curatorial Guest Lecture, Department of Art + Design, Missouri State University
2020
The Academic Gallery as Commonwealth: Holistic Approaches to Engaging the Academic Gallery Community, panel chairperson, SECAC
Defining Museums Today, paper delivered at the University of Florida’s Museums Challenge Symposium
Pose: Royal Bodies and Gendered Accoutrements in 18th Century Portraiture, paper delivered at the 2020 College Arts Association Conference, Rulers,
Consorts & Mothers: Queens in the Long 18th Century panel
2019
The Virgin Diaries: Symbological Sanctity in Early Modern European Painting, paper delivered at SECAC 2019, Holiness, Virginity, and Martyrdom: Female
Bodies and Sanctity in Early Modern Europe panel
Talking Heads: Creating Dialogue in Polarized Communities, paper delivered at the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Conference
On Display, On Display: Exploring the Female Body’s Role in Contemporary Art and Culture, paper delivered at the University of St. Thomas
interdisciplinary BODIES Conference
Unpacking Social Practice Art: Collaboration in the Age of Art and Social Activism, catalog published by Indiana State University
2018
Unknown/Unknown: Uncovering the Curiosities of Unattributed Art, catalog published by Indiana State University
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
MST350 Citizen and Service-Learning in Museum Studies, Missouri State University
MST380 Museum Collections Management, Missouri State University
MST381 Museum Exhibits, Missouri State University
MST382 Museum Programs, Missouri State University
ART499 Senior Exhibition Professional Practices, Missouri State University
ARTH481/6 Curatorial Practices I and Curatorial Practices II, Indiana State University
COURSES TAUGHT
Instructor of record
MST 350 Citizenship and Service- Learning in Museum Studies, Department of Art and Design
MST 380 Museum Collections Management, Missouri State University, Department of Art and Design
MST 381 Museum Exhibits, Missouri State University, Department of Art and Design
MST 382 Museum Programs, Missouri State University, Department of Art and Design
ART499 Senior Exhibition Professional Practices
ARTH 481 Curatorial Practices I, Indiana State University, Department of Art and Design
ARTH 581 Curatorial Practice I, Indiana State University, Department of Art and Design
ARTH 486 Curatorial Practices II, Indiana State University, Department of Art and Design
ARTH 586 Curatorial Practices II, Indiana State University, Department of Art and Design
ARTP 495 Art Internship Independent Study, Indiana State University, Department of Art and Design
ARTP 496 Final Visual Exhibition, Indiana State University, Department of Art and Design
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
2024 Missouri State University Public Sculpture Committee
2024 AAMG State Representative, 3 year appointment
2023 Springfield Sculpture Walk Review Committee, 23-24 8th collection
2022 Missouri State University Homecoming PSU Window Painting and Chalk n Rock, judge
2022-Present AAMG, Communications Committee, ongoing appointment
2020-24 College Arts Association, Committee on Women in the Arts, 4 year appointment
Recruitment Subcommittee, chair
Feminist Interview Project subcommittee member
2020-2021 Lawn Art With Neighbors, Springfield (L.A.W.N.), founding organizer
2019-22 College Arts Association Annual Conference Council of Readers
2019-20 ArtCurious Podcast, Research Assistant
2019 Baylor Mentor Network, Baylor University, ongoing
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2020-2021
Diversity Scholar, Missouri State University
2019
Principle Investigator, University Arts Endowment Grant, Indiana State University Office of Sponsored Programs
2018
Key Personnel, National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works, Fall 2018-Spring 2019
Principle Investigator, Experiential Learning and Community Engagement Grant, Indiana State University Office of Community Engagement
Co-Principle Investigator, Neighborhood Partnership Grant- Ryves and Riverscape, Indiana State University Office of Community Engagement
Indiana State University Outstanding Supervisor Award
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2019-Present Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG)
2018-Present SECAC
2014-Present American Alliance of Museums
2005-Present College Arts Association
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2023
The Fundamentals of Nazi-Era Provenance Research, The University of Denver
2020
State of Inclusivity Conference, Inclusive Impact Institute
2019
Addressing Diversity Challenges in the Classroom and Difficult Conversations, Missouri State University, Public Affairs
2018
Generations in the Workplace: Working with Millennial’s and Gen Z students, Indiana State University, Career Center
Student Mental Health Awareness Series: Empowerment and Healing, Indiana State University, Student Counseling Center and Student Health Promotion
The Racial Climate on Campus: A Community That Embodies Inclusive Excellence, Indiana State University, Office of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Motivating Students, Communicating in the Classroom, and Fostering deep learning, Indiana State University, Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence