Artist’s CV
Multidisciplinary Artist - Graphic Novelist - Painter
VISUAL NARRATION & SEQUENTIAL ART
Lives and works in Portland, Oregon
ART EDUCATION:
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), September 2014-May 2018
1300 W Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland
BFA in General Fine Arts, Illustration Concentration, Cum Laude
Academic Honors Scholarship, 2015-2019
Creative Vision Award, 2015-2019
Thalheimer Scholarship, 2015-2019
Jachman/Myerberg Merit Scholarship, 2015-2019
Eisner Scholarship Award 2017 (2nd place nationally), Summer 2017
Presented by the Society of Illustrators, 128 63rd Street, New York, NY 10065
Booker T. Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts, 2010 - 2014
2501 Flora Street, Dallas, Texas
Graduated with honors
Academic & Cluster Award: “Perfection in the Arts, Discipline of Education, Dedication to School”
California College of the Arts Pre-College Program, 2013
5212 Broadway, Oakland, California
Merit Scholarship recipient
Kansas City Art Institute Pre-College Art Lab, 2012
4415 Warwick Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri
Merit Scholarship recipient
Hipbone Studio, Portland Oregon, 2012-2013
Creative Arts Center, Dallas Texas, 2011-2014
The Cedars Art Gallery, Dallas Texas, 2011-2012
Studio Arts, Dallas Texas, 2009-2010
Sofia Art Academy, Dallas Texas, 2008-2009
CURRENT PROJECTS:
Writer, Editor & Illustrator, Oregon Living Tao Foundation: Co-creator of “Searching For Hui Liang” — ongoing graphic novel project.
Art Director & Illustrator, Soul Singh Khalsa LLC: Co-creator of “The Hennesy Secret” (graphic novel adaptation) – a multi-year contracted collaboration with novelist Soul Singh Khalsa, 2018 - present
Illustrator: “Zephyr and the Wind Dragons: Unlocking Breathing Powers” – a children’s book project with Al Lee and Don Campbell, co-authors of Perfect Breathing: Transform Your Life One Breath at a Time (ongoing)
Creator, writer, and illustrator: “Ren300”, original comic miniseries. 2019 - present
PAST ART EMPLOYMENT:
Illustrator: “Reborn” — a science fiction graphic novel written for the screen and commissioned by Mitch Klebanoff. 50 pgs, 2021
Album and t-shirt designs for bands:
- Goodnight Cairo, Portland, Oregon
- Doggo, Dallas, Texas
- Slow Chasm, Batlimore, Maryland
Avid Cider Taphouse & Restaurant, August 2018 – October 2019
121 NW 9th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97209
Menu illustration and design
Birroteca Baltimore, April 2015-July 2018
1520 Clipper Rd, Baltimore, Maryland 21211
Muralist and Chalk Board Artist
Nickel Tap House, Summer 2018
1604 Kelly Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21209
Mural artist
American Visionary Art Museum’s Encantada Restaurant, Summer 2018
800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Mural artist
Waverly Book-Fest, Fall 2016
400 E. 33rd Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
Sign design and chalk artist. Led chalk art demonstration for children.
SECTION 1 Project, Summer 2016
Station North I-83, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Summer Intern; assistant to the director of a non-profit street art collective transforming
underutilized sites into creative urban art spaces
Charles Kendrick & Company, April-May 2012
120 Oak Lawn Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75207
Assisted in the construction of miniature architectural models
SELECTED PAST PROJECTS:
Full Bleed: A Journal of Art & Design, April 2018
Illustrated short story "The Burden" by Kerry Shawn Keys for Issue 2 of Full Bleed Journal
The Crashlanders (Part One), September 2017
Black and white comic, self-published
Kulrok the Monster Band, May 2017
Short monster movie/music video and solo music album
Foes, April 2017
Solo music album (available on Sound Cloud and Band Camp)
Dude, I Gotta Work, March 2017
Black and white zine, self-published
Things Will Be Different Last Time: What Do Robots Eat? December 2016
Short narrative sound art, digital track (available on Band Camp)
Marya Morevna. May 2015
Short abstract film featuring original wearable sculptures
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
June 27, 2017: Art Monkeys Mixer
Downtown Cultural Arts Center, Baltimore, Maryland
June 15, 2017: Glacier Ride Fundraiser
live painter; funds raised for the Glacier National Conservancy
U Street Music Hall, Washington D.C.
October 2016, 2017: 9th & 10th Annual Sketchbook Exhibits
featured artist, extended exhibit
The Brown Center, MICA, Baltimore, Maryland
March 31, 2017: Intersections Gallery Show & Baltimore Outreach fundraiser
The Darkroom, 402 N Howard St. Baltimore, Maryland
May 2017, 2016: General Fine Arts Independent Showcase
Fred Lazarus IV Center, Baltimore, Maryland
July 16-17, 2016: Artscape "Scape Jam" Mural Festival
1723 Maryland Ave, Baltimore, Maryland
July 2016: Smorgasbord/Odds and Ends
Area 405 Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
May 2014: Vivarium Showcase
Hudson Foundation Gallery, Dallas, Texas
April 2014: Young Masters Studio Art Gallery
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
2014: Edith Baker Art Scholarship Exhibition
Edith Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
2014: DADA Spring Gallery Walk
Norwood Flynn Gallery, Dallas, Texas
NOTABLE PRESS:
"Baltimore-Born Band 'Limelicks' Is Blowing Speakers, Paint Tubes, and Minds"
The Odyssey Online, by Aine Carr, February 8, 2016
"Meet the young, talented artists featured in the 2014 Young Masters exhibition"
Dallas News, by Britton Peele, February 2014