Education
2020 MFA in Studio Art - University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, IL
2016 BFA in Studio Art, Painting, Summa Cum Laude - Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2000 BS Individual Studies - Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Selected Exhibitions
2024 Statewide Exhibition - Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
2024 Voices of the Midwest Exhibition - Kavanagh Gallery, St. Charles, IL
2024 8th Annual Black and White Exhibition - Fusion Art, Santa Fe, NM
2023 Used: Attleboro Arts Museum National Juried Exhibition - Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA. Juror: Russell LaMontagne
2023 Chris Beaty and Jessica Lambert - Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2023 Circle of Light: Halos in Contemporary Art - 33 Contemporary, Chicago, IL. Juror: Sergio Gomez
2023 Community College Faculty Invitational Exhibition - Northern Illinois University, Annette and Jerry Johns Art Gallery, DeKalb, IL
2022 Resident Artist/Faculty Exhibition - Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL
2022 National Juried Exhibition - Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2021 Resident Artist/Faculty Exhibition - Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL
2021 Master Copies/Interpretations - Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, NJ. Juror: Jennifer Thompson
2020 New Perspectives in Drawing and Painting Virtual Exhibition -St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO. Juror: Justin Henry Miller
2020 MFA Thesis Exhibition - Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
2019 Returning MFA Exhibition - Link Gallery, Champaign, IL
2019 West of Wicked- East Wall Gallery, Champaign, IL
2018 National Wetpaint MFA Biennial - Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago, IL. Juror: Sergio Gomez
2018 Returning MFA Exhibition - Link Gallery, Champaign, IL
2017 Annual Juried Student Exhibition - Crisp Museum, Cape Girardeau, MO. Juror: Megan Singleton
2016 Printmaking Exchange Exhibition - Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Organizer: Myles Calvet
2016 Small Works and Coffee - STA Coffee House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Anonymous/Ominous: BFA Capstone Exhibition - River Campus Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Below the Clouds and Above the Weeds - Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Sunshine and Happiness, Summer Fun Forever - Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Growing Up: The Naivety of Innocence - Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Summer in the Studios - Dobbins Center, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 School’s Out for Summer - Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Dream State - Cape Girardeau Public Library, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Fritos: The Collapse of Abstraction - Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Annual Juried Student Exhibition - Crisp Museum, Cape Girardeau, MO. Juror: Ron Fondaw
2016 Piezoelectricise - Dobbins Center, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Pointy Unity - Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Notre Quatriéme Meilleuron - Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 The Dream Machine: Behind These Gray Walls - Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 What Once Was Small - Southeast Missouri State University Art Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO
2015 Mentoring/Mentors - Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2015 Art Guild Fall Exhibition - Dobbins Center, Cape Girardeau, MO
2015 Summer Arts Festival Ceramics Show and Sale - Southeast Missouri State University River Campus, Cape Girardeau, MO
2015 Grand Opening Exhibition - Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2015 Prodigy School Exhibition - Cup ‘n Cork Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO
2015 Annual Juried Student Exhibition - Crisp Museum | Cape Girardeau, MO. Juror: Chris Kahler
Professional Experience
2024-Present Adjunct Faculty, North Central College|, Naperville, IL
2024-Present Adjunct Faculty, University of Saint Francis, Joliet, IL
2023 Adjunct Faculty, Elmhurst University, Elmhurst, IL
2022-Present Adjunct Faculty, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL
2021-2024 Adjunct Faculty, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL
2021-2022 Adjunt Faculty, City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2020-2022 Instructor, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL
2017-2020 Instructor of Record, The University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
2019 Instructor, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (Graduate Academy) University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
Artist Residencies, Awards and Grants
2024 3rd Place, Statewide Exhibition, Springfield Arts Association, Springfield, IL
2024 Artistic Excellence Award, 8th Annual Black and White Exhibition, Fusion Art, Santa Fe, NM
2023 Juror’s Award, Attleboro Arts Museum National Juried Exhibition, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
2022 3rd Place, National Juried Exhibition, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO
2017-2020 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (6 semesters), University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
2018 Graduate College Conferences Travel Award, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
2018 Graduate Event Travel Award, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
2016 Jean A. Chapman Endowed Art Scholarship, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Honorable Mention – Ceramics, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Honorable Mention – Painting, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Student Representative, Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2015 Jean A. Chapman Endowed Art Scholarship, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2015 Merit Award – Painting, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2015 Artist-in-Residence, Heather MacDonald Greene Multimedia Center, Cape Girardeau, MO
Artist Presentations and Workshops
2019 Visiting Artist/Instructor, Monotypes: Direct Painting Method, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2018 Lecturer, Paint as Flesh, Catapult Creative House: After Hours Lecture Series, Cape Girardeau, MO
2017 Lecturer, Benefits of Catapult Creative House and Campus Involvement, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Lecturer, Preparing for the Foundation Review, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
Curatorial Projects and Collaborations
2020 Curator - Handheld Galleries, Bloc Gallery, Champaign, IL
2019 Curator - Handheld Galleries, Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2018 Creator - Dance/Draw (interdisciplinary collaboration with University of Illinois Department of Dance) University of Illinois Dance Studios, Champaign, IL