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EDUCATION
2019
FILMS / SCREENINGS / EXHIBITIONS / COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2024
Ashen, Film / Collaborative Project, Remote (Dir. Ruby Bell, VFX Sup. Jayme Wilkinson)
(acted as VFX Coordinator for a global team of artists)
2020
Screening, Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse (Power Portal), Cleveland, OH
(commercial animation project for the Cleveland Cavaliers E-Sports team)
2019
Dreamscapes: Ingenuity Festival 2019, Screening / Group Exhibition / Collaborative Project, Live Performance, Ingenuity Cleveland, Lakewood, OH (with animators Knox Price and Hannah Obremski and musical performer Fern Enley)
2018 – 19
Burgle Bud (BFA Thesis Screening and Defense), Film (3D Animation) / Screening / Collaborative Project, Peter B. Lewis Theater, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH (with 3D artist Sam Klug)
2019
73rd Student Independent Exhibition, Juried Group Exhibition, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH (Seafood Seal with animator Cas Yee and The Burdgelar with animators Sam Klug and Alex Marek)
2018
Screening / Collaborative Project, Cleveland Institute of Art (in Collaboration with General Motors), Cleveland, OH (with artists Sam Klug, Jessica Lebut, Grace Merry, Peter Renner, and Ty Scott)
2018
Through the Ages: The Digital Age, Film (2D Animation) / Screening / Group Exhibition / Collaborative Project, Nathan and Fannye Shafran Planetarium, Cleveland, OH (with artists Sam Klug and Alex Marek)
Honors and Awards
2023
Final Selection, Celebrating a Decade of Animated Brilliance: The Cleveland Institute of Art Student Film Showcase, Juried Group Exhibition / Screening, Peter B. Lewis Theater and Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH (collaborative project with animator Sam Klug) (juried by Anthony Scalmato, Lincoln Adams, and Jeff Simonetta)
2019
Honorable Mention, 73rd Student Independent Exhibition, Juried Group Exhibition, Reinberger Gallery and Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH (collaborative project with animator Cas Yee) (juried by Heather Day, Rena Detrixhe, and Letha Wilson)
2018
Best Collaborators, Presentation Event, Cleveland Institute of Art in Collaboration with General Motors, Cleveland, OH (Juror: Stephen Gray, Global Senior Manager of Creative Visualization for General Motors)
2015
Gund Family Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2015
Institutional Grant, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Community Projects
2018
End of the Year Exhibition, Collaborative Project, EYEJ (Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice) / Mound Elementary, Cleveland, OH
2013 – 18
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Animation (Emphasis in Graphic Design), Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Wetland Warriors, BTNEP (Barataria–Terrebonne National Estuary Program), Houma, LA
2024 – Present
(President and Founder of youth environmental activism program)
Commissions
2022 – 23
Commercial Art Commission, Album Artwork / Merchandise Design / Branded Social Media Content, The Other LA (Blind Anxiety Entertainment), Nashville, TN
2019
Commercial Art Commission, Logo Design, MWF Counseling, Lumberton, TX
LECTURES and PRESENTATIONS
2025
Live Cooking Demonstration and Educational Discussion on Cajun Culture, Alternative Spring Break, Cleveland Institute of Art, New Orleans, LA, March 12.
2024
“Arts, Culture, and Hurricanes on the Bayou: Coping with Tragedy Through the Arts”, Alternative Spring Break, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 1.
2024
“Art in the Aftermath of Katrina and Rita Using the Arts to Cope with Tragedy”, Alternative Spring Break, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 3.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Council Member, Cleveland Institute of Art Alumni Association, Cleveland, OH
EXHIBITIONS JURIED
2024
Scholastic Art + Writing Awards, Juror for Competition and Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
(President and Founder of youth environmental activism program)
2022
Scholastic Art + Writing Awards, Juror for Competition and Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Travel
Traveled to view the Ottawa International Animation Festival in Ottawa, CA in 2017, 2018, and 2023.
Employment
2024 – Present
Alumni Ambassador, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
(experience conducting one-on-one art critiques and acting as a CIA admissions resource for prospective students)
2023 – 25
Render Farm Support Specialist, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
(gave lectures and compiled extensive guides on how to render 3D animated films and projects; extensive experience troubleshooting software / rendering issues for animation students.)
2020 – 23
Digital Media Designer, New Orleans Integrative Counseling, Remote
2023 – 25
Render Farm Support Specialist, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
(gave lectures and compiled extensive guides on how to render 3D animated films and projects; extensive experience troubleshooting software / rendering issues for animation students.)
2022 – 23
Watershed Volunteer Program Coordinator, Cleveland Metroparks, Parma, OH
(led and coordinated ~40 educational events for volunteers, collaborated with 16 partner organizations, redesigned program website, and created educational materials.)
2022
Watershed Volunteer Program Assistant, Cleveland Metroparks, Parma, OH
2019 – 20
Production Assistant, Lachina Creative, Beachwood, OH
(clients: Pearson Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing, American Bar Association, and Cleveland Cavaliers E-Sports)
2018
3D Layout Lead, General Motors, Cleveland, OH
2017 – 18
Art Lead Intern, EYEJ (Empowering Youth, Exploring Justice), Cleveland, OH