Education
2012-2016
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA
BFA in Studio Art, Dual Major in Time Based/Experimental Media and Painting, Minor in Art History
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Honors & Awards
2019
First Place in Mixed Media, Courtesy of Art Depot, Juried by Rachel O’Connor (Curator of the Art Association of Harrisburg), Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
First Place in Other Media, Courtesy of Tracey Meloni, Juried by Alice Ann Schwab (Executive Director of the Susquehanna Art Museum), Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
2016
The Shifting Paradigms Award, Given in Honor of Kutztown Alumni, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Exhibitions / Screenings / Happenings
2021
Juried Exhibition, Mask Ephemera, Curated by the SearchlightNFTs Team, Various Metaverse spaces and live at Times Square NYC, NY
Group exhibition, Orbiting the Glitch, curated by Rafailia Thiraiou and Glitch.Cool, Hosted on NewArtCity.com, Virtual/Online
Group Screening, Mock Jungle : Urban Labyrinth , Curated by Metoche and the Municipal of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Juried Exhibition, Ars Electronica .ART Gallery, Part of the London/ Zurich Garden of CONCRETE, ARS Electronica Festival 2021, curated by ConcereteHouse.art, Online
Juried Exhibition, META-MENAGERIE NFT: A Rendered Reality, Part of Extended Reality Ensemble’s : a PORTAL, ARS Electronica Festival 2021, Curated by Vizmesh, Culture Lab LIC at The Plaxall Gallery, NYC
Virtual Happening/ Group Exhibition, 東京のポータル (Tokyo Portal), Part of Extended Reality Ensembles : a PORTAL, ARS Electronica Festival 2021, Partnered with Extended Reality Ensemble, Never Knows Better, and Vizmesh, NYC/ Tokyo/ Sansar VR
Group Exhibition, Dance Yer Heart Out, Online DJ/VJ event and fundraiser, Hosted by VLSC Records in support of the NQAPIA Foundation, Online
Juried Exhibition/ Event (virtual), Magic Jungle, VR / 3D Exhibition, Hosted by Escape 010101, Bquestia Soundsystem, Sansar
Juried Exhibition, Distance 2021 : A Digital Media Exhibition, Curated by Lacuna Festivals, Created by Brittany Kurtinecz, Sansar
Juried Exhibition, Distance, Curated and Hosted by Lacuna Festivals, Online
Group AR Exhibition, Art on the Park, Curated by Entropy Augmented, Washington Square Park, Manhattan, NYC
Juried Screening, NEO SHIBUYA TV, Curated by Neo Shibuya Tv, New Media Art, and ixshells , 9 billboard monitors, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition/ Game (virtual), BITCH , KØS Museum, Denmark, Hosted by a Desktop PC (KØS)
Group Exhibition (virtual), effervescent , Curated by nameless.Collective, online
Group Exhibition/ Event (virtual), Crystal World VR Party and Exposition, VR / 3D exhibition, Hosted by Escape 010101 and Bquestia Soundsystem, Sansar
2020
Juried Exhibition, Creative Code Festival, Lightbox, Lightbox NYC in collaboration with New Media Art, XREnsemble, Celeste Journal & Creative Code Art, New York, NY
Group Exhibition/ Event (virtual), Red Planet VR Party and Visual Exposition, VR / 3D exhibition, Hosted by Escape 010101 and Bqestia Soundsystem, Sansar
Juried Exhibition/ Event (virtual), Soundsystem en el Parque, VR / 3D exhibition, Hosted by Escape 010101, Sansar, (curated by Escape 010101 and the public)
Group Exhibition (online), Occult Art, Hosted by Cyb3r Warehouse, 3D virtual exhibition space
Group Exhibition (online), Internet Art, Hosted by Cyb3r Warehouse, 3D virtual exhibition space
Group Exhibition (online), Shelter in Place, Hosted by The Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
2019
Group Exhibition, Free for All, The Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA (curated by Rachel O’Connor)
Juried Exhibition, International Juried Show, The Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA (curated by Lauren Argentina Zelaya; Assistant Curator of Public Programs, The Brooklyn Museum, NY)
Juried Exhibition, 13th Annual Juried Exhibition, Goggleworks, Reading, PA (curated by Judith Schwartz; Head of the Sculpture: Craft Media at New York University, NY)
Group Exhibition, Figuratively Speaking, The Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA (curated by Rachel O’Connor)
2018
Solo Exhibition, FLUX : DESOLATE, The Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA (curated by Rachel O’Connor)
Group Exhibition, Scarecrow II, Metropolis Collective, Mechancisburg, PA (curated by Hannah Dobek)
Juried Exhibition, Who’s Your DADA?, Metropolis Collective, Mechanicsburg, PA (Juror: Hannah Dobek)
2017
Juried Exhibition, Art of the State : 50 Years, The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA (catalogue) (Juror: Carla Bengtson, Department Head of Art and Ann Swindells Chair, University of Oregon)
2016
Juried Exhibition, Best Of 2016, The Marlin & Regina Miller Gallery, Kutztown, PA (Curated by Karen Standford)
Group Screening, Digital Media Screening VI, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Two-Person Exhibition, An Exploration of Motion & Behavior, The Atrium Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA (with artist Breanna (Carpenter) Tennant)
Juried Exhibition, Senior Exhibition 2016, The Marlin & Regina Miller Gallery,
Kutztown, PA (Juror: George Adams)
Juried Exhibition, Salon de Refuses, Eckhaus Gallery, Kutztown, PA (Jurors: Dani Edgar and Breann Young)
Solo Exhibition, Fault, The Brass Rail Gallery, Kutztown University,
Kutztown, PA
Group Screening ,Digital Media Screening V, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Juried Exhibition, Kutztown Select: Spring 2016, Dixon University Center, Harrisburg, PA (Juror: Karen Standford)
Group Exhibition, Painting, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
2015
Solo Exhibition/ Happening, Discrete Continuum, Schaffer Auditorium, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Group Screening, Digital Media Screening IV, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Collaboration Exhibition, Machines of Loving Grace, Student Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA (collaboration with artist Joshua Cox)
Solo Exhibition, Obscure, Exterior Screens, Sharadin College of Visual and Performing Arts, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Group Screening, Digital Media Screening III, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Group Exhibition, REEL, Student Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA (Curated by Rebekkah Palov)
Group Exhibition, Painting Lobby Show, Sharadin College of Visual and Performing Arts, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Solo Exhibition, Space Between, Student Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Solo Exhibition, ASMR & Binaural Harmonic, Sharadin College of Visual and Performing Arts, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Group Screening, Digital Media Screening II, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Group Screening, Digital Media Screening, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Juried Exhibition, Kutztown Select: Spring 2015, Dixon University Center, Harrisburg, PA (Juror: Karen Stanford)
Publications
Art in Isolation : Art in Response to COVID-19, (Artist Talk Magazine), (April 2021), artwork reproduced
Quarantine Book : Art made during the 2020 COVID-19 Outbreak, (2020) artwork reproduced
GoggleWorks 13th Annual Juried Exhibition Catalog, (May 2019), Reading, PA, artwork reproduced.
TapeLeak, Issue: October, Miami FL (October 2018), artwork reproduced
The Burg, Harrisburg Magazine : October Issue, Harrisburg PA (October 2018), artwork reproduced
CVAzine, Issue #9 : “GLITCH”, (August 2018), artwork reproduced
1340ART Magazine Q3, (June 2018), artwork reproduced
Essence, (KU Literary Magazine), (Spring 2016), artwork reproduced
Essence, (KU Literary Magazine), (Spring 2015), artwork reproduced
Press
Extended Reality Ensemble, ‘Featured Artist’, Online, Instagram, February 21-26, 2021
George Joseph and Barrie Ann, ‘Art: Gallery asks ‘Who’s Your Dada?’, The Sentinel, Exhibition Review, Carlisle, PA,
Stephanie Sadowski, ‘This new exhibit showcases the best art from across Pennsylvania’, Exhibition Review, PennLive, Harrisburg, PA, July 2017
Public Collections
2016
Kutztown University Permanent Art Collection, Kutztown, PA
Exhibitions Curated
2021
Group Exhibition/ Virtual Happening, 東京のポータル (Tokyo Portal), ARS Electronica Festival 2021, Partnered with Extended Reality Ensemble, Never Knows Better and Vizmesh, NYC/ Tokyo/ Sansar (VR)
2016
Video Screening, Noir Blanc, McFarland Student Union Building TV Lounge, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Digital Media Happening and Installation, Sharadin Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
2015
Video Screening, Horror, Sheradin Theater, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Certifications
2020
Art & Inquiry : Museum Teaching Strategies for Your Classroom (The Museum of Modern Art, NYC)
Art & Activity : Interactive Strategies for Engaging with Art (The Museum of Modern Art, NYC)
Art & Ideas : Teaching with Themes (The Museum of Modern Art, NYC)
2019
International TEFL TESOL Training (iTTT)
TEFL/ TESOL Certificate, (Accredited by: Online TESOL and TEFL Standards Agency (OTTSA))
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120 hour core course + 50 hours of Teaching Business English + 50 hours Teaching English to Young Learners
Related Employment
2016-2019
Host and Gallery Docent, The Millworks, Harrisburg, PA
- A High capacity restaurant, brewery and gallery space; providing excellent hospitality, selling art, managing reservations and phone calls
- Helped the restaurant reach ‘Pennsylvania Brewery of the Year’, ‘Top 100 Hot Spots in America 1017’, and ‘Best Art Gallery 2017’
2015-2016
Digital Media Studio Monitor, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
- Maintained regular monitor hours after classes
- Worked with students troubleshooting technical errors, along with revising and editing artist statements, resumes and websites
- Trained students to use the Adobe Creative Suite and led tutorials on operating digital cameras, projectors and audio equipment
- Provided constructive project feedback for experienced students
Field Experience and Internships
2016-2017
Gallery Docent / Exhibition Assistant, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
- Engaged with the general public about the exhibit and the artist(s)
- Monitored the gallery space during operation hours
- Assisted with fundraising to support the Museum and social media promotion
- Handled condition reports and exhibition texts
- Assisted with project-specific installation: art handling, interior/ exhibition design, hanging and lighting construction
2016
Volunteer Docent, The Millworks Gallery, Harrisburg, PA
- Engaged with visitors about the resident artists and their work
- Hosted ‘Third in the Burg’ Gallery Receptions
2013
Internship, Brath & Hughes Fine Arts Gallery LLC, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Assisted the owner in running the daily operations of the gallery
- Interacted with artists: meetings, intake and outtake of artworks, and their selling work
- Assisted with exhibition installations
- Hosted workshops
- Aided in installing curated shows at the State Capital of Pennsylvania and in Gettysburg, PA
- Did some back end and blog work for the Daily Painters of Pennsylvania Website
Professional Organizations
Art Association of Harrisburg (AAH), Harrisburg, PA
Susquehanna Art Museum (SAM), Harrisburg, PA (past)
Clubs & Activities
2014-2016
Digital Media Club, (President Spring 2016, Vice President Fall 2015), Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
- Led a club of 10 members during weekly meetings
- Taught group workshops related to portfolio building, programs, and digital editing
- Delegated tasks and assisted with budgeting funds to benefit the department
- Hosted community events, screenings, group exhibitions and handled promotion
- Directed short film collaborations
2013-2015
Art Club, (Vice President Fall 2014 – Spring 2015), Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
- Led a club of 15 members during weekly meetings
- Taught group workshops related to portfolio
- Brought in a variety of outside artists, to lecture or demo
- Delegated tasks and assisted with budgeting funds
- Hosted community events, exhibitions and fund raisers
- Curated club exhibitions
- Hosted several portfolio review sessions and group critiques outside of classes
- Rose enough funds to sponsor two free Art Bus trips to NYC for art students
Technical Skills
Advanced (Software) : Adobe Creative Suite, Avid ProTools, Ableton Live, Audacity, Soundtrack Pro, VPT, ( 3D software ) Blender, Sansar
Intermediate (Software) : TouchDesigner, Daz Studio, Unity
Learning (Software): Unreal Engine 4 (UE4), Adobe Substance 3D, (VR) Styly, Houdini, Cinema 4D (CD4)
Portfolio Documentation: Exhibition, Photo, Video and text
Gallery Exhibit installation/ removal
Technology Installation and Integration
Coding with HTML, CSS, JQuery and CMS
Audio Engineering (including audio recording, editing and mixing)
Running a Large Format, Epson 9880 Printer and various other printers
Other Skills
Japanese Language (日本語 ) : JLPT N4 (Pre-Intermediate)
Training and Supervisor skills
Extensive Experience in Customer Service