Education and Honors
Master of Fine Arts, Painting, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT, 2008 - 2010
W. Jason and Ellen Hancock Scholarship
Rome Study Grant
W.B. Conner Trust Scholarship
Rome Art Program, Painting, Rome, Italy, 2009
Rome Art Program Scholarship
The Chautauqua Institution, Painting Residency, Chautauqua, NY, 2008
Chautauqua General Scholarship
Master of Arts, Painting and Drawing, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, 2003 - 2004
Talented Student Award
Eastern Illinois University Full Tuition Award
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1999 - 2003
Bachelor of Arts, Spanish, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1999 - 2003
Best Artwork of 2003, Inklings literary magazine
Dean’s Scholar, Art Department Representative
Marston D. Hodgin Scholarship, Painting
Exhibitions
2023 Small Works Show, First Street Gallery, New York, NY
2023 Alumni Exhibition, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
2022 Order/Disorder, B Extraordinaire Gallery
2021 Faculty & Alumni Exhibition, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
2020 Women Artists Making Their Mark, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
2020 Humanity, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Cape Cod, MA
2020 I AM, Kehler-Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT
2020 Focus Under Forty, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton, CT
2020 Rituals of Resistance, The Urban Collective (via Nasty Women CT), New Haven, CT
2020 Small Works, Five Points Annex Gallery, Torrington, CT. Juried by Power Boothe
2019 Vision Quest, ArtSpace Gallery, Hartford, CT
2019 Selected + Collected, Armstrong Gallery, Bridgeport, CT
2019 FaceTime: Classic Techniques in the Digital Age, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich, CT
2018 History of Women, The Klein Mezzanine Gallery, Bridgeport, CT
2018 Group Show, Armstrong Gallery, Bridgeport, CT
2017 One for One, Armstrong Gallery, Bridgeport, CT
2017 Small Works, Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Selfie, Schelfhaudt Gallery, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
2017 Focus Under Forty, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton, CT (First Place)
2016 Re I Collections, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1999 - 2003
2016 100 at 100, Nest Arts Factory, Bridgeport, CT
2016 Artists Choose Artists, Read’s Artspace, Bridgeport, CT
2016 Alumni Art Exhibition, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
2016 All Mixed Up!, Armstrong Gallery, Bridgeport, CT
2016 THIRTY-FIVE: Jill Sarver & Sarah Stewart, Armstrong Gallery, Bridgeport, CT
2016 Femininus, Nest Arts Factory, Bridgeport, CT
2015 Pop Up!, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT
2015 Small Works, Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Westport Women Group Show, Westport Women’s League, Westport, CT
2015 100 @ 100: Off the Wall, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
2014 Wish You Were Here, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Looking Forward: A Groundbreaking, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
2012-13 40 Under 40, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton, CT (award received 2013)
2012 Foodies, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT
2011 Art for Clearwater, First Street Gallery, New York, NY
2011 An Eclectic Mix, Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT
2010 Past, Present, Future: Exhibition and Silent Auction, Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT
2010 Still Life Territory: A Juried Exhibition with Bob Lenz, Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT (awarded First Place)
2010 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY
2010 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Higgins Gallery, Danbury, CT
2009 Paintings of Western Connecticut State University, The Paul Gervais Gallery, Ridgefield, CT
2008 Feeding the Soul, S.P.A.G. Gallery, Norwalk, CT
2008 VACI Student Exhibition, The Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
2006 Toledo Federation of Arts Society, The Leslie Adams Gallery, Toledo, OH
2006 Detroit/Toledo Exchange, Paint Creek Center of the Arts, Rochester, MI
2005- 6 Owens Community College Faculty Show, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Toledo, OH
2004 Master of Arts Exhibition, Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, IL
2003 Sea Lion Group Exhibition, Sea Lion Studios, Bowling Green, OH
2003 B.F.A. Exhibition, Hiestand Lee Gallery, Oxford, OH
2003 Senior Capstone Exhibition, Hiestand East Gallery, Oxford, OH
2001- 2 Pye Competition, Miami University, Oxford, OH (scholarship recipient)
1999 University of Toledo Focus Show, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
Curatorial / Lectures
2023 Juror, SELECTS 2024, First Street Gallery, NYC
2023 Juror, Spring Juried Show, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton, CT
2021 Juror, Members’ Exhibition, Mamaroneck Artist’s Guild, Mamaroneck, NY
2019 Juror, 38th Annual Members’ Exhibition, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT
2019-20 Lecturer, Life After Graduate School, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
2018 Curator, Showers with Heroes & Sleepless Nights: Carole Robb & Frances Middendorf, Denise Bibro Fine Arts, New York, NY (catalogue)
2016 Curator, All Mixed Up Group Show, Armstrong Gallery, Bridgeport, CT
2015 Guest Lecturer, Rome Art Program, Rome, Italy
2015 - 22 Juror, The Ginny Wright Scholarship, Darien Arts Center, Darien, CT
2014 - 16 Juror, Westport Fine Arts Festival, Westport, CT
Residencies + Professional Affiliations
2023 - First Street Gallery, New York, NY
2021 The British School at Rome, Rome, Italy
2017-20 The Portrait Project, New York, NY
2017 - Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists, Greenwich, CT
2011-21 Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County
Experience
Executive Director, Rome Art Program, New York, NY and Rome, Italy, 2023 - present
Deputy Director, Rome Art Program, New York, NY and Rome, Italy, 2020 - 2022
Senior Curator I Project Manager, Cynthia Byrnes Contemporary Art, Westport, CT, 2016 - present
Provide curation and full-service project management for commercial and residential spaces. Help collectors reach acquisition goals.
Work with architectural plans to determine spatial requirements.
Manage and oversee commissions and site-specific installations throughout the U.S.. Coordinate site visits and client meetings.
Maintain online database of 90+ emerging-to-established artists
Faculty, Rome Art Program, Rome, Italy, 2015 - present
Instruct undergraduate and graduate level art students in Rome, Italy
Conduct group critiques and final critiques with Artistic Director
Visual Arts + Exhibitions Manager, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT, 2011 - 2016
Served as primary arts administrator and gallery manager within an established contemporary arts center that exhibits both local and high profile contemporary artists such as Chuck Close, Eric Fischl, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, and Edward Burtynsky
Assist Artistic Director to curate and facilitate exhibitions, programming, and community networking
Coordinate artwork installation, community outreach, and development of adult art education vital to meeting the needs of the Westport Arts Center mission
Conceptualize and design print and web materials for the gallery, including artist talks, VIP invitations, lecture series, exhibition and email announcements, and prospectuses for juried exhibitions
Maintain artist and exhibition database and archives, online blog, and online presence on Amazon Art.
Handle all correspondence, artwork sales and handling, loans and consignments, insurance, and department budgeting.
Serve as liaison between Artistic Director and artists and major collaborating galleries and lenders such as David Zwirner Gallery, Gagosian, Pace Prints, Sperone Westwater, Howard Greenberg Gallery, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, and Hall Art Foundation.
Art Instructor, Darien Arts Center, Darien, CT, 2012 - 2016
Teach Drawing and Acrylic Painting courses to students, 10 – 15 years of age, using traditional and experimental practices.
Art Instructor, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division, 2011 - 2012
Taught online courses in Perspective to 15+ students. Demonstrated techniques while students transitioned from basic to complex drawings and compositions.
Communicated and conducted critiques through written and video correspondence
Processed and submitted weekly grades, managed attendance, and administered thorough feedback
Independent Contractor, Historical Perspectives, Inc., Westport, CT, 2010
Photographed and documented historical sites in the Connecticut and surrounding New York areas
Conducted research on behalf of the archaeologists and created graphic illustrations of specific archaeological features
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT, 2008 - 2010
Taught and assisted courses in 2-D Design, Color Theory, Painting, and Lithography
Spanish Instructor, Alliance Academy of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 2005 - 2006
Worked with diverse, inner-city student population in grades 1 – 6 and 9 – 12
Developed Spanish curriculum, maintained grade book, created and administered exams
Engaged students in Spanish conversation, organized day trips to cultural events, participated in regular faculty training, and hosted parent-teacher conferences
Adjunct Art Instructor and Curriculum Development Coordinator, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH, 2004 - 2006
Taught courses in 2-D Design and Drawing Fundamentals, incorporating color theory and figure drawing
Created syllabi that formed to college standards, evaluated student work, conducted weekly critiques, and organized group visits to local museums and galleries
Educated students on use of various media and techniques. Implemented written assignments that reflected conceptual development and knowledge of art history
Participated annually in faculty exhibitions and assisted in the selection of work for student shows
Served as Curriculum Development Coordinator for 2-D Design course and as Advisor for Visual Arts Club
Graduate Teaching Assistant / Primary Lab Instructor, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, 2003 - 2004
Taught Art Appreciation lab course and developed syllabi to meet university standards and expectations
Developed evaluation methods, wrote and administered written exams, held individual and group critiques, and mediated challenging student situations