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Education
2017 MA Teaching, Dual Certification Art and Teacher of Students with Disabilities, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, summa cum laude
2014 BA Double Major Art History and Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, summa cum laude
Residencies
2024 Homestead National Historical Park, Artist-in-Residence, Beatrice, NE
2023 Great Basin National Park, Artist-in-Residence, Baker, NV
2023 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Celia and Wally Gilbert Artist-in-Residence, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Works on display at Atelier Rosal, Rahway Creative Alliance Group Exhibition, 2020
Exhibitions
2024 Small Works Show, Atelier Rosal Gallery, Rahway, NJ
2024 Science Meets Art Festival Exhibition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
2024 Word, Atelier Rosal Gallery, Rahway, NJ
2024 Local Peeps!, Atelier Rosal Gallery, Rahway, NJ
2022 Small Works Show, Atelier Rosal Gallery, Rahway, NJ
2022 AENJ Member Exhibition, Vaughn-Eames Hall, Union, NJ
2022 Word, Atelier Rosal Gallery, Rahway, NJ
2021 Small Works Show, Atelier Rosal Gallery, Rahway, NJ
2021 AENJ Member Exhibition, Virtual
2021 Downtown Bohemian Festival, Rahway Train Station Plaza, Rahway, NJ
2020 Identity, Atelier Rosal Gallery, Rahway, NJ
2020 Rahway Creative Alliance Group Exhibition, Atelier Rosal Gallery, Rahway, NJ
2019 Downtown Bohemian Festival, Hamilton Stage, Fazioli Room, Rahway, NJ
2019 Small Works Show, Atelier Rosal Gallery, Rahway, NJ
Upcoming presentations
TBA
Past Lectures and workshops
“Collaborations: Series and Studies.” Science Meets Arts Festival, Symposium Speaker, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY. July 2024.
“Narrative Landscapes.” Workshop Instructor, Homestead National Historical Park, Beatrice, NE. July 2024.
“Creating An Inclusive Classroom: How to Create an Environment that Welcomes Students of All Abilities.” Best Practice Lecturer, Art Educators of New Jersey Conference, Long Branch, NJ. October 2023.
“A Year of Mixed-Media Portraiture.” Best Practice Lecturer, Art Educators of New Jersey Conference, Long Branch, NJ. October 2023.
“Adapting to Changing Landscapes.” Workshop Instructor, Great Basin National Park, Baker, NV. September 2023.
“Supporting Students with Disabilities in the Art Classroom.” Presenter, NBOEArts Professional Development, Arts High, Newark, NJ. March 2023.
“All Ages, All Abilities: Art for Students with Disabilities.” Best Practice Lecturer, Art Educators of New Jersey Conference, Long Branch, NJ. October 2022.
“Teaching Diverse Artists.” Best Practice Lecturer, Art Educators of New Jersey Conference, Long Branch, NJ. October 2022.
“Special By Design: Art for Students with Disabilities, Part 2.” Presenter, Art Educators of New Jersey Webinar, Virtual. December 2021.
“Special By Design: Art for Students with Disabilities, Part 1.” Presenter, Art Educators of New Jersey Webinar, Virtual. November 2021.
“Face to Face: Art At Home for Students with Disabilities.” Best Practice Lecturer, Art Educators of New Jersey Conference, Virtual. October 2020.
“Get Creative: Low Prep, High Impact! Art For Students with Disabilities.” Presenter, NBOEArts Professional Development, Arts High, Newark, NJ. March 2020.
“Special By Design: Art for Students with Disabilities.” Best Practice Lecturer, Art Educators of New Jersey Conference, Long Branch, NJ. October 2019.
“Art Conversations.” Hands-On Workshop Instructor, Art Educators of New Jersey Conference, Long Branch, NJ. October 2018.
“Art and Special Education.” Best Practice Lecturer, Art Educators of New Jersey Conference, Long Branch, NJ. October 2018.
“Get Creative: Using Art to Promote Student Achievement in Special Education.” Presenter, Newark Public Schools Spring Colloquium, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ. June 2018.
“Non-Verbal Communication: Understanding Our Students and Ourselves.” Workshop Instructor, NBOE Professional Development, New Jersey Regional Day School, Newark, NJ. April 2018.
“Making and Using Adaptive Visual Arts Tools – The Helping Hand: A Tool for Individuals with Fine Motor Difficulties.” Best Practice Lecturer, Art Educators of New Jersey Conference, Long Branch, NJ. October 2015.
Professional Activities
Jan 2025 - 2026 Retrospective of student artworks from my past lessons on loan to Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, on display at ADP Center for Learning Technologies
Current Member, Art Educators of New Jersey
Current Member, Rahway Creative Alliance, Rahway, NJ
July 2024 Featured Artist-in-Residence, Science Meets Arts Festival, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
February 2023 Featured Artist, Rahway Creates, The National Council of Negro Women of Rahway Citywide Student Art Exhibition, Rahway, NJ