education:

2027 Anticipated, Masters in Art Therapy, Southwestern College and New Earth Institute, Santa Fe, NM.

2024             Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major Studio Art: Primary focus in Ceramics, Secondary focus in Oil Painting, and Minors in Pre-Art Therapy, American Indian

Studies, and Art History, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

2021              Associates of Art, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK.

2017              High School Diploma, Jenks High School, Jenks, OK.           

professional experience:

2017-current Vendor, First Friday Art Crawl, Tulsa, OK.

Monthly event: Responsible for producing and selling merchandise, advertising product, collecting custom orders, setting up and striking vendors booth, managing money, and customer service duties.

awards + honors:                                         

2023              Dana, Lisa, and Chris Tiger Scholarship, Stillwater, OK.

2022              Jackson Narcomey Rising Artist Scholarship, Stillwater, OK.

Fall 2021        Dean’s Honor Roll, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

Fall 2019        Dean’s Honor Roll, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK.

Spring 2019 President’s Honor Roll, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK.

Fall 2017-
Fall 2018      Dean’s Honor Roll, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK.

2017               Honorable Mention, Jenks Public Schools Annual Art Show, The Hive Gallery, Jenks, OK.

collaborative workshops + art-related professional experience:

2023              Assistant Printer, Oklahoma State University Printmaking Workshop at the Prairie Arts Center, Alternative Screenprinting Techniques, worked with

visiting Artist Sophie Isaak, Stillwater, OK. November 1st – 5th
Maintained studio equipment, prepared workshop space, assisted with print prepping and making, helped completed over 50 additions of a 16 colored layer screenprint.

group exhibitions:

2024 Home, Wildheart Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.

2024 Ripples in Traditions, Four Mother’s Collective, Positive Space Gallery, Tulsa, OK.

2024             43rd Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Gardiner Gallery of Art, Stillwater, OK.

2024             BFA Studio Capstone Exhibition, Gardiner Gallery of Art, Stillwater, OK.

2024             Texture, Student Union Orange Wall Gallery, Stillwater, OK.

2023             Mundane Magic, Student Union Orange Wall Gallery, Stillwater, OK.

2023             Being and Belonging, Student Union Orange Wall Gallery, Stillwater, OK.

2022             41st Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Gardiner Gallery of Art, Stillwater, OK.

2022             Heritage Society OSU Student Art Exhibition, OSU McKnight Center for the Performing Arts, Stillwater, OK.

2022             Inflatable Beasts, Modella Gallery, Stillwater, OK.

2017              Jenks Public Schools Annual Art Show, The Hive Gallery, Jenks, OK.

public installations:

Nov. 2024 - Bright City, curated by Yatika Fields, Macon’s 2nd Street Alley, Macon, GA.
Oct. 2025

leadership:

Summer        ESL Helper, International Work-Study Seminar, Utsunomiya, Japan.         

2019               Traveled to Japan with Tulsa Community College. Assisted Japanese students in Kindergarten through Sixth grade at Kiyohara Kita Elementary School

with English speaking lessons. Parts from the opening ceremony were featured on Utsunomiya’s Channel 8 News.

2018-2020    Contributing Artist, Empty Bowls, Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK.

Created 100+ 1lb. stoneware ceramic bowls at Waterworks. Donated all bowls to the annual Empty Bowls Event. Attended the charity event in 2018.

volunteering:

2023              NASA Member, 52nd Annual Powwow, Native American Student Association at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

Assisted in passing out refreshments to dancers, drum members, and master of ceremonies. Packed up the NASA booth and pamphlets, cleaned up trash, took down signs, put away tables, benches, and chairs.

2017-2019     Volunteer, Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK.

Responsible for helping process fresh produce and boxed goods into separate containers by quantity and weight for individuals in need.

bibliography:

Christy Love, Interview, Christy Love Productions, Tulsa, OK, September 6th, 2019.

professional organization:

ADCT: Art Directors Club Tulsa

OVAC: Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition

technical skills:

Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, acrylic painting, oil painting water coloring, gouache, graphite drawing, charcoal drawing, ink drawing, print making, etching, wood carving, lithography, mono-prints, wood working, soldering, welding, assemblage, wheel-throwing, sculpting, and hand building.