EDUCATION
2005 MASTERS OF FINE ART, Painting: Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
2002 BACHELORS OF FINE ART, Painting: Bowling Green St. University, Ohio
1999-2000 ADVANCED PAINTING STUDIES: Studio Arts Center International. Florence, Italy
2016 CERTIFICATE: Community Arts Training Institute Fellow: Regional Arts Commission. St. Louis, MO
SELECT PUBLIC ART AND EXHIBITIONS
2022
STAINED GLASS BASKETBALL BACKBOARD: “Shattered” Brooklyn, Ny
SUNDIAL: “Place Where the Sun Sets” Ceramic and Stained Glass. Marrakesh, Morocco
MURAL: International Tech Company Data Center, Gallatin, Tennessee
STAINED GLASS INSTALLATION: P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone, 80-55 Cornish Ave, Queens, NY
MURAL: Village of Diokhor Kaw, Dagana Region, Senegal West Africa
2021
STAINED GLASS INSTALLATION: International High School at LaGuardia, Long Island City,Queens, New York
MURAL: International High School at LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, New York
MURAL: Middle College High School, Long Island City, New York
MURAL: Spotify Headquarters, World Trade Center 4, Manhattan, New York
2020
BUILDING WRAP INSTALLATION: Visualization for TIAA/Art Bridge, 3rd Ave, Manhattan, New York
MURAL INSTALLATION: Gouverneur Hospital, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York
2019
MURAL: Moods and Modes Mural. Humboldt Street, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
MURAL: River Cities Population Ground Mural , Sarah Street and Chouteau in St. Louis, Missouri
INSTALLATION: Visualizing Quadratic Equations, Vinyl Tile Installation, Brooklyn, New York
2018
MURAL: Perspectives, PREM International School, Mae Rim, Thailand
MURAL: Mood Meter, Humboldt and Grand Street, Brooklyn, New York
MURAL: Ceiling Map of Bushwick, OPEN, ODA, Brooklyn, New York
MURALS: Sister Cities Mural Series: Cortex Innovation Center, St. Louis, Missouri
INTERVENTIONS: TIle and Painting installation, La Plata, Argentina
2017
EXHIBITION: COLOR KEY, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
MURAL: Alight on St. Louis, Lambert International Airport, Terminal 2, Baggage Claim , St. Louis, Missouri
MURAL: Bringing Home, Home. Renate Albertsen-Martin Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
MURAL: Animal Renderings, Sea, Land and Sky. Village of Kassak Sud, Senegal, West Africa
MURAL: Visualize Pi: 2-Point Perspective. East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
MURAL: You are Here. Carondelet Neighborhood, St. Louis, Missouri
MOSAIC: Visualizing Algebraic Functions. Williamsburg High School of Arts and Technology, Brooklyn
INSTALLATION: 2-Point Perspective. Williamsburg High School of Arts and Technology, Brooklyn
INSTALLATION: Visualize Pi, Score. Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
2016
MURAL: Visualize Pi Beat, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
MURAL: You Are Here: Greenpoint: Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
MURAL: St. Louis Language Immersion School. Marine Villa, St. Louis
MURAL: Tower Grove South Local, for Artscope, Gravois and Spring Ave , St. Louis, Missouri
MURAL: Home, For Behr Paint, about.com commercial. Brooklyn, New York
INSTALLATION: Social Innovation, D4I, The Avenues, Manhattan, New York
INSTALLATION: Carnahan High School. St. Louis
INSTALLATION: 2-Point Perspective, Carnahan High School, St. Louis, Missouri
STAINED GLASS INSTALLATION: South Jefferson, St. Louis, Missouri
STAINED GLASS INSTALLATION: Transformations II. East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
2015
MURAL: Social Innovation Week. New York, NY
MURAL: Visualize Pi Perspective, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
MURAL: Elevator Painting, St. Alexius Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
INSTALLATION: Innovation Power Words, With Chelsea Ritter-Soronen, Launch Code HQ, St. Louis, Missouri
INSTALLATION: Awaken Your Dreams, Fence Installation with St. Louis ArtWorks, St. Louis, Missouri
STAINED GLASS: Transformations. Williamsburg High School of Arts and Technology, Brooklyn
GRANTS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2021 PRIZE: Abbey Mural Prize from the National Academy of Design
GRANT: Middle College High School: Summer Rising Mural Program, New York, New York.
GRANT: International High School: Summer Rising Mural Program, New York, New York.
2020 AWARD: St. Louis Visionary Award, Emerging Artist
2019 GRANT: Walentas Family Foundation. Brooklyn, New York
2018 GRANT: Walentas Family Foundation for Williamsburg High School of Arts and Tech, Brooklyn, New York
FELLOWSHIP AWARD: Artist Fellowship ($20,000) Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis
GRANT: Walentas Family Foundation:Williamsburg High School of Arts and Technology. Brooklyn, New York
2017 GRANT: Artist Support, Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, Missouri
2016 AWARD: Critical Stimulus Award. Critical Mass. St. Louis, Missouri
SELECTED ARTIST: Public Art for Public Schools. Percent for Arts, New York, New York
RESIDENCIES
2022 Sanctuary Slimane. Marrakesh, Morocco
2018 Thailand Artist Residency. Chiang Mai, Thailand
Residencia Corazon, Buenos Aries, La Plata, Argentina
2017 WAAW Artist Residency. Saint Louis, Senegal. West Africa
Arquetopia Artist Residency: Printmaking. Puebla, Mexico
2016 CIC: Innovative Entrepreneurship, St. Louis, Missouri
PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES
2022 WORKSHOP: Visualizing Social Connection: National Academy of Design at Recess Art, Brooklyn
WORKSHOP: Visualizing Social Connection: National Academy of Design at Recess Art, Brooklyn
WORKSHOP: Global Partnerships: Site-Specific Art Projects in Senegal: MCNC Summer PD Institute, New Jersey
WORKSHOP: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, New Orleans, Louisiana
2021 WORKSHOP: Visualizing Your Future: GOOGLE Headquarters, Manhattan, New York
PRESENTATION: Connecting Community Through Data Visualization: St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn
PRESENTATION: Visualizing Pi (And Other Mathematics): The KOC School, Istanbul, Turkey
2020 WORKSHOP: Sketching Your Senses: Mildred Lane Kemper Museum, Washington University, St. Louis
WORKSHOP/PRESENTATION: National Conference of Teachers of Mathematics, Chicago (Cancled)
2019 PANELIST: Creative Place Making, Urban Land Institute, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 PRESENTATION: Engaging Community Through the Integration of Arts and Mathematics, Stockholm, Sweden
PRESENTATION: Visualizing Mathematics, National Conference of Teachers of Mathematics. Hartford, CT
2017 PANELIST: Making it Work, Critical Mass, St. Louis, Missouri
PRESENTER/LECTURE: Visualizing Bio Diversity, Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Missouri
PRESENTER/LECTURE: Visualizing Mathematics, St. Louis Public Schools, Springboard for Learning
2016 LECTURE/PRESENTER: Social Innovation in Schools: The Avenues, New York, New York
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP: Social Innovation, D4I, The Avenues, Manhattan, New York
2015 LECTURE: Public Art: Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri
PRESENTER: Visual Thinking Strategies: Expanded Literacies Conference, New York, New York
LECTURE: Professional Practices in Public Art: Pacific Northwest College, Portland, Oregon
2014 PRESENTER: The Gel Conference: Good Experiences Live, New York, New York
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: Visualizing Learning Styles Seminar, Brooklyn, New York
ARTIST TRAINING WORKSHOP: BRIC Teaching Artists, Brooklyn, New York
FIELD WORK
2020 SELECTION COMMITTEE: Artist Support Grants, Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, Missouri
DESIGN TEAM/RESIDENCY COORDINATOR: Imagine Schools, “School for Visualization”, Brooklyn, New York
2019 CONSULTANT: Visualizing Mathematics Curriculum, Brooklyn Public, Brooklyn, New York
2018 CONSULTANT: Muralmaking Guide. Memphis , Tennessee
2017 SELECTION COMMITTEE: Artist Support Grants, Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, Missouri
2016 COMMITTEE MEMBER: Strategic Planning: Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
SELECTION COMMITTEE: Community Grants, Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, Missouri
CONSULTANT/CREATOR: Signature Program: Visualizing Mathematics, Spring Board for Learning, STL
2015 COMMITTEE MEMBER: Critical Conversations: Critical Mass, St. Louis, Missouri
2010-14 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: SONYA (South of the Navy Yard Artists), Not for Profit artist run organization in Brooklyn, New York
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2019 Tooth and Barrel: Alex Branch, Flood Plain Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2016 Traces, Hand and Machine. Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2010-14 SONYA Open Studios: 100+ Artists, Performances, Pop-Ups and Exhibitions, Brooklyn, New York
2010 Idle Time/Tile Minds: Nurture Art Gallery, Brooklyn New York
PUBLICATIONS
2022 Healing Walls, New York, New York
New York City Health + Hospitals Community Mural Project 2019-2021
Book, Edited by Rick Luftglass and Jan Rothschild
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, New Orleans, Louisiana
Experiencing Mathematics: Arts Integration to Build School Community
2021 Oxford University Press
Social Research Methods
Image support for textbook publication
2020 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Chicago, Illinois
Visualizing Mathematics through Data
2018 Bridges Conference, Stockholm, Sweden
Engaging Community Through The Integration of Arts and Mathematics
http://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2018/bridges2018-629.html
2018 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Hartford, Connecticut
Visualizing Mathematics
RECENT PRESS
(Titles Hyperlinked)
2020 CREATIVE LICENSE: Show Me Missouri
ST. LOUIS VISIONARY AWARDS ANNOUNCES ITS 2020 WINNERS
INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE: ODA TRANSFORMS AN OLD NEW YORK BREWERY INTO DENIZEN BUSHWICK
2019 JEWISH LIGHT: MURAL ARTISTS’ BIG PICTURES ARE ALL ABOUT THE TINY DETAILS
ALIVE MAGAZINE: CONCEPT IN COLOR
BUSHWICK DAILY: NEW East Williamsburg MURAL BLENDS DATA WITH EMOTION
CITY LAB: THE CURIOUS TALE OF THE ST. LOUIS STREET BARRIERS
2018 SIX WOMEN SHAPING St. Louis' ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SCENE
REGIONAL ARTS COMMISSION ARTIST FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT: ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
2017 5 QUESTIONS INTERVIEW-CRITICAL MASS FOR THE VISUAL ARTS
COLOR KEY: CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM, ST. LOUIS
COLOR KEY: AUDIO, CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM, St. Louis
CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS: MARKING ART WORK