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School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, B.F.A. Painting, Candidate
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (6/2010) M.A. Art History
DePauw University, Greencastle, IN (5/2007) B.A. Art History & Painting
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Exhibition Assistant - Chicago Artists Coalition - Chicago, IL (2012-ongoing)
Assisting with the organization, installation, and management of CAC exhibitions; coordinating with resident artists, writing press releases, and communicating with the public
Institutional Archives Assistant - Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL (2012)
Assisted with the organization and management of AIC archival materials; conducted research and facilitated the digitization of documents and images
Electronic Document Manager – Wells Fargo – Portland, OR (2010-2011)
Worked in the loan subordination department receiving and processing documents from clients who were seeking to refinance loans.
Art History Course Reader – Portland State University - Portland, OR (2010)
Graded and evaluated student research papers and assisted with the grading of exams for a 400 level contemporary art history course during the fall term.
Graduate Teaching Fellow and Research Assistant – University of Oregon - Eugene, OR (2008-2010)
Taught a range of subjects in weekly discussion sections, collaborated and coordinated with faculty and staff, graded exams and papers, and advised a diverse community of students inside and outside of the classroom; conducted research and organization for various faculty projects.
Image Editor and Cataloguer - University of Oregon Visual Resource Center (2009-2010)
Facilitated the organization, editing, and archiving of architecture and fine art images through correspondence with faculty and staff.
Library Assistant - University of Oregon Arts, Architecture, and Allied Arts Library (summer 2009)
Communicated with university library patrons and assisted with the reorganization of the library collection.
Adaptive Ski Instructor – Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center – Breckenridge, CO (winter 2006-2007)
Provided ski instruction, support, and counseling for at-risk youth, siblings of cancer patients, and children and adults with physical or developmental disabilities.
Newspaper Cartoonist and Advertising Designer – Greencastle, IN (2004-2007)
Created opinion cartoons and illustrations for each weekly edition of The DePauw student newspaper; designed ad-copies for each edition after consulting and corresponding with local businesses and clients.
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History of a Natural History: Max Ernst’s “Histoire Naturelle,” Frottage, and Surrealist Automatism (M.A. thesis, University of Oregon, 2010).
Surrealist Flânerie: The Pursuit of Psychic and Social Autonomy (Undergraduate thesis, DePauw University, 2007).
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HONORS & AWARDS
School of the Art Institute of Chicago merit scholarship recipient, 2011
Marian Donnelly Award in Art History, “Caravaggio’s Application and Treatment of Blood in his Mythological and Biblical Paintings: Technical and Iconographic Aspects,” 2010
Marian Donnelly Award in Art History, “The British Reinvention of the Parthenon and its Sculptural Program,” 2009
First Place, University of Oregon AHA Student Acquisition Show, 2008
University of Oregon Graduate Teaching/ Research Fellowship, 2007-2010
First place, “Best editorial cartoon in college state division,” Indiana Society of Professional Journalists, 2006, 2007
National Dean’s List, 2005
DePauw Dean’s List, 2004-2005
DePauw University merit scholarship, 2003
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Exhibition catalogue entries. In Giuseppe Vasi’s Rome: Lasting Impressions from the Age of the Grand Tour (Eugene, OR: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 2010).
2009, “Appropriating Velazquez: Salvador Dalí’s Anachronistic Construction of Aesthetic, National, and Psychological Identity,” Oregon Art Review, no. 1 (2009).
Review of DePauw University Senior Art Show in The DePauw newspaper, 2007
Drawings published in Integrare Magazine, 2006
Forthcoming: “Shaving the Walls: Max Ernst, Frottage, and Surrealist Automatism”
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2008-2010, University of Oregon Graduate Teaching Fellowship Teaching Assistant positions:
Dr. Jeffrey Hurwit - Ancient Art
Dr. Leland Roth - Native American Architecture
Dr. Andrew Schulz - 19th Century Art
Dr. Sherwin Simmons - History of Design
Dr. Isabella Nardi - History of Indian Art
2010, Portland State University Reader for Contemporary Art History course
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“Appropriating Velazquez: Salvador Dalí’s Anachronistic Construction of Aesthetic, National, and Psychological Identity,” University of Oregon Art History Association Symposium, 2009
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SELECT EXHIBITIONS
DePauw University Alumni Exhibition, Greencastle, IN / (upcoming 6-8-12)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago BFA Exhibition, Chicago, IL / 2012
Rubber Cement Exhibition, Chicago, IL / 2012
Bootleg Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN / 2010
University of Oregon AHA Acquisition Exhibition, Eugene, OR / 2008
University of Oregon Lillis Business Center Exhibition, Eugene, OR / 2008
DePauw University BA Exhibition, Greencastle, IN / 2007
DePauw University Juried Student Art Exhibition, Greencastle, IN / 2003-2006
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Roger Brown Study Collection - Chicago, (IL 2012-ongoing) Researching an undocumented collections of Roger Brown's early student drawings; assisting with research, cataloguing, handling, and archiving of the drawings
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art - Eugene, OR (2009-2010) Coordinated with JSMA on accessioning project for the Roy Neville collection; compiled painting report: Figures outside an Inn, c. 1646, attributed to Jan Asselijn.
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art - Eugene, OR (2008-2010) Assisted with various content and planning aspects of 2010 exhibition at JSMA: "Giuseppe Vasi's Rome: Lasting Impressions from the Age of the Grand Tour"