AL•CHE•MY
The miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious.
PLA•STI•CINE
a soft modeling material, used especially by children.
Exhibitions
Paul Collins Art Gallery. Solo Exhibition. On the Shoulders of Animals, No Dignity, Bright Eyes, claylist 1.2. September 30 - October 25, 2019.
Founders Brewery. Bright Eyes. January 10 - April 17, 2019.
Frames Unlimited. Man Made. Bright Eyes. July 25 - September 16, 2018.
The Fed Galleries. Festival of the Arts. The Masseur and The Baker. May 30 - June 23, 2018.
The Fed Galleries. Festival of the Arts. Skinny Dipping and One Cool Cucumber. May 31 - July 15, 2017.
Paul Collins Art Gallery. ArtPrize 2016. an industrious menagerie. September 21 - October 9, 2016.
Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts. Festival of the Arts. Caricatures of Candidates. June 1-24, 2016. Photography Juror Award.
DeVos Place Convention Center. claylist. September 24 - October 12 2015. A Top 25 Time-Based ArtPrize Entry.
GRCC Art Student of the Month. Display featuring sculptures and illustrations from 2014 and 2015. February 2015
SiTE:LAB. ArtPrize. 86 documentary photographs on display during ArtPrize. September 24 - October 12, 2014.
DeVos Place Convention Center. ArtPrize. I'm Not Myself. September 24 - October 12, 2014. Curator Pick by Joel Zwart and Nathan Kemler.
Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts. Festival of the Arts. I'm Not Myself. May 30 - August 17, 2014.
Paul Collins Art Gallery. Art.Downtown. I'm Not Myself. April 2014.
Paul Collins Art Gallery. Student Exhibition. Black and white gelatin prints. Winter 2014.
Vertigo Music. ArtPrize. Diggin' Days. August - September 2013.
Paul Collins Art Gallery. Student Exhibition. Spring 2013.
G1 Gallery [GRCC]. Art.Downtown. Diptych from 57 Year. April 2013.
Awards
Recipient of Frey Foundation Seed Grant. ArtPrize. 2017.
Photographic Short Story (Charlotte) Award. Festival of the Arts. 2017.
Photographer of the Year - Division Three. Michigan Press Association. 2016.
Delta Pi Alpha. Top 5% of graduating class. GRCC. 2015.
1st Place, Video Production and Online Production. MCCPA. 2015.
1st Place, News Photo. MCCPA. 2015.
3rd Place, Photo Essay. MCCPA. 2015.
Honorable Mention for Informational Graphic/Illustration. MCCPA. 2015.
1st Place, Photo Essay. Scott McNabb Scholarship. 2015
GRCC Excellence Award in Photography. 2013.
Documentary Photography
Hospice of Michigan. GRCC Collegiate. 2015.
SiTE:LAB Morton House. August - September 2014.
TEDxGrandRapids. May 2014.
Publications/Public Events
WKTV Journal. Discussing solo exhibition at Paul Collins Art Gallery. Print article October 7, 2019, video interview October 23, 2019.
GRCC Artist Talk. Discussing On the Shoulders of Animals and the history of animals in the space race. October 4, 2019.
ArtPrize Panel Discussion. Behind the scenes of "Bright Eyes”. 2018.
ArtPrize Panel Discussion. Behind the scenes of "an industrious menagerie". 2016.
CraftSanity. Illustration and photography. Issue 10
claylist: a parody of online dating. Ebook. 2015.
NEDx Holland. Photo work in student exhibition. November 6, 2014.
SiTE:LAB Morton House. Catalogue. October 2014.
GRCC Collegiate. 2014, 2015.
5 Things to Avoid in GRCC Parking Ramps. Claymation. 2015.
TYCA Midwest Conference. "Crafting a Community: Empowering Commuter Students to Invest". October 3, 2014.
[Grand Rapids] Gallery Guide. 2014-2015. Cover photo.
West Michigan Woman Magazine. October/November 2014 Issue.
GRCC Display Magazine. Photography, Illustration. Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Winter 2014, 100th Issue.
Boinx iStopMotion 3. Advertising. 2013.
Boinx Chronicles. Tutorials. 2012 & 2013.
Official Jars of Clay Blog. Claymation. 2007.