Curriculum Vitae
Education
2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California
Professional Experience 2022 - Current
Worth Ryder Art Gallery Fellowship WRAG gallery leader located at UC Berkeley.
Studio assistant for ceramicist Buldan Seka.
Tasks include handbuilding and glazing pieces, maintaining a clean studio, and creating commissioned pieces.
Art Teacher at Green Forest Art Studio
Teach sketch and portfolio classes to middle and high school students, along with weekly lesson plans for elementary school students. Ensure high quality work is produced by each student by teaching proper technique and skill. Making lesson plans and video lessons for classes as well.
2020 - 2021
Lead Art Teacher at Global Art San Diego
Taught one on one art to children ages 3-18 using a wide variety of mediums such as oil pastels, acrylic painting, graphite drawing, colored pencils, gouache, clay, and much more.
Created and planned projects and lesson plans.
Helped with marketing i.e. creating posters, talking and maintaining a good relationship with parents. Assisted many students with art projects that led several to win many nominations and awards.
2019
Teachers Assistant at Oakland High School
Tasks include working alongside students and guiding their creative processes, teaching them handbuilding and glazing techniques while motivating their projects. A teacher's assistant to artist instructor Cathy Lu.
2018
Ceramic Studio Technician at California College of the Arts.
Tasks include reclaiming clay, maintaining health and safety through thoroughly cleaning studio, loading and firing kilns, mixing glazes and glaze safety, basic studio upkeep. Experience with using pugmill.
Textiles Lab Assistant at California College of the Arts.
Tasks include cleaning and maintaining safety and cleanliness of studio, assisting students with projects and purchases, mixing dyes, and experience with maintaining indigo dye vat.
Mentorship with ceramic artist Joseph Kowalczyk.
2017
Volunteer Teacher Assistant at Community School for Creative Education, Oakland, California.
Tasks included creating a creative space for students, helping with art classes and activities, and ensuring the well being of students.
Mentorship with ceramic artist Edith Garcia.
Exhibitions
2023
PEACE OUT: Group exhibition at Good Mother Studio in Oakland, California.
OFF LEASH: Group exhibition at DOG project space of over 60 Bay Area Artists in San Francisco, California.
2019
We Bloomed Here: Group exhibition at Fine Ideas and Art Gallery in Oakland, California. Morality/Mortality: Group exhibition at Good Mother Gallery in Oakland, California.
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art: Work featured at CCACA gallery in Davis, California.
California College of the Arts Annual Gala: In Honor of Wayne Thiebaud: Work selectively chosen to represent CCA at the annual gala.
2018
Nancy Selvin Travel Award Show: Work featured in honor of new travel award at California College of the Arts.
All College Honors Award Show: Work featured and chosen in honor of being a scholarship awardee. Soft Thoughts: Work featured in a Ceramic Guild exhibition at Isabelle Percy West Gallery in Oakland, California.
In Search of Ground: Work featured in group show at College Avenue Galleries, Oakland California. California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art: Work featured at CCACA gallery in Davis, California.
2017
Work displayed at Vintiq Art Gallery, Alameda, California.
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art: Work featured at CCACA gallery in Davis, California.
2016
Work exhibited in a group show with Ceramics Guild at Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland California. First Year Exhibition: Work selectively chosen to be shown at Oliver Arts Center Gallery in Oakland, California.
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art: Work featured at CCACA gallery in Davis, California.
2015
Will it Float?: Work featured in a group show at College Avenue Galleries, Oakland, California.
Awards and Recognition
2020
3rd Runner Up for International Teacher's Art Competition for Global Art.
2019
Windgate nominee by California College of the Arts (one of two) for the Center of Craft and Design.
Work featured in Juxtapoz magazine online publication. https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/sculpture/good-mother-gallery-opens-latest-group-show-morality-mor tality/
2017-2018
Awarded All College Honors Scholarship, Oakland, California. Awarded Art Nelson Ceramics Scholarship, Oakland, California. Awarded Future of Craft Scholarship, Oakland, California.
2016
Awarded best in show at First Year Exhibition at California College of the Arts, Oakland, California.
2015
Awarded George Post Memorial Scholarship, Oakland, California. Awarded Ted Doyle Scholarship, Oakland, California.
2014
Awarded first place drawing and best in show at Clayton Valley Charter High School, Concord, California. Awarded first place drawing and best in show at Bethany Homes Assisted Living in Concord, California.
2013
Awarded first place drawing at annual art show at Clayton Valley Charter High School, Concord, California.
2012
Awarded first place drawing at annual art show at Clayton Valley Charter High School, Concord, California.
Education
2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California
Professional Experience 2022 - Current
Worth Ryder Art Gallery Fellowship WRAG gallery leader located at UC Berkeley.
Studio assistant for ceramicist Buldan Seka.
Tasks include handbuilding and glazing pieces, maintaining a clean studio, and creating commissioned pieces.
Art Teacher at Green Forest Art Studio
Teach sketch and portfolio classes to middle and high school students, along with weekly lesson plans for elementary school students. Ensure high quality work is produced by each student by teaching proper technique and skill. Making lesson plans and video lessons for classes as well.
2020 - 2021
Lead Art Teacher at Global Art San Diego
Taught one on one art to children ages 3-18 using a wide variety of mediums such as oil pastels, acrylic painting, graphite drawing, colored pencils, gouache, clay, and much more.
Created and planned projects and lesson plans.
Helped with marketing i.e. creating posters, talking and maintaining a good relationship with parents. Assisted many students with art projects that led several to win many nominations and awards.
2019
Teachers Assistant at Oakland High School
Tasks include working alongside students and guiding their creative processes, teaching them handbuilding and glazing techniques while motivating their projects. A teacher's assistant to artist instructor Cathy Lu.
2018
Ceramic Studio Technician at California College of the Arts.
Tasks include reclaiming clay, maintaining health and safety through thoroughly cleaning studio, loading and firing kilns, mixing glazes and glaze safety, basic studio upkeep. Experience with using pugmill.
Textiles Lab Assistant at California College of the Arts.
Tasks include cleaning and maintaining safety and cleanliness of studio, assisting students with projects and purchases, mixing dyes, and experience with maintaining indigo dye vat.
Mentorship with ceramic artist Joseph Kowalczyk.
2017
Volunteer Teacher Assistant at Community School for Creative Education, Oakland, California.
Tasks included creating a creative space for students, helping with art classes and activities, and ensuring the well being of students.
Mentorship with ceramic artist Edith Garcia.
Exhibitions
2023
PEACE OUT: Group exhibition at Good Mother Studio in Oakland, California.
OFF LEASH: Group exhibition at DOG project space of over 60 Bay Area Artists in San Francisco, California.
2019
We Bloomed Here: Group exhibition at Fine Ideas and Art Gallery in Oakland, California. Morality/Mortality: Group exhibition at Good Mother Gallery in Oakland, California.
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art: Work featured at CCACA gallery in Davis, California.
California College of the Arts Annual Gala: In Honor of Wayne Thiebaud: Work selectively chosen to represent CCA at the annual gala.
2018
Nancy Selvin Travel Award Show: Work featured in honor of new travel award at California College of the Arts.
All College Honors Award Show: Work featured and chosen in honor of being a scholarship awardee. Soft Thoughts: Work featured in a Ceramic Guild exhibition at Isabelle Percy West Gallery in Oakland, California.
In Search of Ground: Work featured in group show at College Avenue Galleries, Oakland California. California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art: Work featured at CCACA gallery in Davis, California.
2017
Work displayed at Vintiq Art Gallery, Alameda, California.
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art: Work featured at CCACA gallery in Davis, California.
2016
Work exhibited in a group show with Ceramics Guild at Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland California. First Year Exhibition: Work selectively chosen to be shown at Oliver Arts Center Gallery in Oakland, California.
California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art: Work featured at CCACA gallery in Davis, California.
2015
Will it Float?: Work featured in a group show at College Avenue Galleries, Oakland, California.
Awards and Recognition
2020
3rd Runner Up for International Teacher's Art Competition for Global Art.
2019
Windgate nominee by California College of the Arts (one of two) for the Center of Craft and Design.
Work featured in Juxtapoz magazine online publication. https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/sculpture/good-mother-gallery-opens-latest-group-show-morality-mor tality/
2017-2018
Awarded All College Honors Scholarship, Oakland, California. Awarded Art Nelson Ceramics Scholarship, Oakland, California. Awarded Future of Craft Scholarship, Oakland, California.
2016
Awarded best in show at First Year Exhibition at California College of the Arts, Oakland, California.
2015
Awarded George Post Memorial Scholarship, Oakland, California. Awarded Ted Doyle Scholarship, Oakland, California.
2014
Awarded first place drawing and best in show at Clayton Valley Charter High School, Concord, California. Awarded first place drawing and best in show at Bethany Homes Assisted Living in Concord, California.
2013
Awarded first place drawing at annual art show at Clayton Valley Charter High School, Concord, California.
2012
Awarded first place drawing at annual art show at Clayton Valley Charter High School, Concord, California.