Resume
Selected group exhibitions2025Moments 2
HMVC Gallery New York
Times Square Screen on Duffy Square
Chaos Exhibition
Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art
Women In Art 2025
Las Laguna Art Gallery Los Angeles, CA
Perfectly Impefect: The Flawed Human Form
The Cunneen Hacket Art Center, New York
Selected Publications2025Gulf Stream Magazine
South Florida’s Literary Current - Issue 36
Novum Artis
The New Artistic - Issue 007
Gallerium & The Book of Arts
2025 Annual Juried Exhibiton, Publication, Sales
ExperienceArtist; upstate new york — 2021-present
Actively develop unique works of art. Currently I have a body of work numbering more than 100 oil paintings.
Assistant to creative director The SaMARKAND Retirement communities; Santa Barbara, California — 2008-2010
Worked in tandem with Creative Director creating and leading artistic opportunities for residents. Collaborated with local community members who provided worksop experiences.
Supervisor-art section Barnes & noble; Santa Barbara, California — 2005-2007
Provided leadership/training for all newly hired staff. Managed daily operational procedures. Oversaw finance management.
Teacher, United States Peace Corps; Bukhara, Uzbekistan — 2003-2005
Taught grant and creative writing to students ranging from primary school to university level. Worked with teachers and staff in implementing modern standards of curriculum. Designed workshops focused on sustainability with an emphasis on current devloped world standards regarding gender and youth equality.
Assistant Art Teacher, 3-1 programs; sonoma, california — 2001-2003
Instructed aspiring college high school students encouraging creativity and artistic confidence.
Advertising associate student representative, sonoma state university; sonoma, California — 2000-2001
Curated school billboards. Created series of advertisements for local community led events.
Project scholars tutor, united states americorps; sonoma, California — 1999-2001
Assisted academically at risk students in building scholastic and interpersonal skills. Created fun community art activities. Collaborated with school staff and administrators on art related projects.
EDUCATIONSonoma State University, Sonoma, California — BA in Studio Art, 1996-2003
Sonoma State University, Sonoma, California — BA in Liberal Studies, 1996-2003
SKILLSServed on board of student and staff collaboration which secured a prestigious art grant worth $10,000 enabling the selection and creation of a permanent art mural for the Charles Schultz funded library at Sonoma State University.
FOREIGN LANGUAGESFluent in German. Conversational in Spanish and Uzbek.