CV
EDUCATION
2026 MFA Candidate | Fiber and Material Studies | School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2022 BFA | Fabric Design | University of Georgia
EXHIBITIONS
2024 I Like Your Art…, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2023 48th Annual Juried Exhibition, juried by Maria Elena Ortiz, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, Georgia
2023 Entangled, solo exhibition, Arts + Athletics, Athens, Georgia
2022 Vistas Along the Appalachian Trail, Handweavers Guild of America Yardage Exhibit at Convergence 2022, Knoxville, Tennessee
2022 Lamar Dodd School of Art Exit Show, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
2022 47th Annual Juried Exhibition, juried by Miranda Lash, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, Georgia
2021 46th Annual Juried Exhibition, juried by Hallie Ringle, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, Georgia
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024-present Exhibitions Assistant, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2023-present Freelance Textile Designer, Chicago, Illinois
2023-present Instructor, Chicago Weaving School, Chicago, Illinois
2023 Textile Designer, House of Nayar, Chicago, Illinois
2022-23 Art Assistant, STATE the Label, Athens, Georgia
2022 Intern & Teaching Assistant, Handweavers Guild of America’s Convergence conference 2022, Knoxville, Tennessee
2020-22 Graphic Design Student Assistant, EcoaTEX, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
PRESS
2023 “HGA Celebrates These Award Winning Fiber Artists”, Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot (Spring 2023)
2023 Kaldenbach, Ginger. “Complex Weavers Awards 2022,” Complex Weavers Journal. (February 2023)
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2023 Cotton Patch Quilters Guild Award for Fiber Arts, 48th Annual Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, Georgia
2022 Complex Weavers Award, Convergence 2022, Knoxville, Tennessee
2022 Third Place, Vistas Along the Appalachian Trail, Convergence 2022, Knoxville, Tennessee
2021-22 Sister Rosetta Undergraduate Scholarship, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
2020-21 Mimms Stevenson Cross Scholarship, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2024 Artist Talk, I Like Your Art…, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2023 Guest Artist, Textiles & Tea, Handweavers Guild of America, www.youtube.com
2022 Artist Talk, 47th Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, Georgia
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS
Surface Design Association, Member
Handweavers Guild of America, Member
Complex Weavers, Member