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Education
2023
B.A. in Philosophy + Political Science (Civil Rights Concentration), Honors College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
2023
B.A. in Philosophy + Political Science (Civil Rights Concentration), Honors College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
Awards
2024-2025
VMFA Visual Arts Fellowship, Richmond, VA.
2024
Amendment Literary and Art Journal, Featured Contributor Award, Richmond VA.
2024
Reflections: VCU James Branch Cabell Library Screen Exhibit Best-In-Show Honor, Richmond, VA.
2023
ACP’s Fall 2023 Clips & Clicks Contest - Magazine Page/Spread Category, 3rd Place for ‘Play’ series for Ink Magazine, Richmond, VA.
2022
Amendment Literary and Art Journal, Art Award (2022), Richmond, VA.
Residencies
2024-2025
Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) Studio Access Resident, Richmond, VA.
Exhibitions
2024
Dark Art (Group Show), Art Works, Richmond, VA. [Curated by Noah Scalin]
2024
Color Theory: The Richmond Queer Art Experience, Art Works, Richmond, VA. [Curated by Chris Schoen]
2024
Page Bond Gallery’s 2024 Emerge Exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA.
2024
Beyond the White Picket Fence, Material Room, Richmonda, VA. [Curated by Khoi Le and Oliver Mukherjee]
2024
Strange Oasis, Material Room, Richmond, VA. [Curated by Kaleido Art Collective]
2024
Reflections: VCU James Branch Cabell Library Screen Exhibit, Richmond, VA. [5 photos featured + Best-In-Show Honor]
2023
Growing Pains - The 2023 VCUarts Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, The Anderson, Richmond, VA. [Curated by Chase Westfall]
2023
Coming Into Contact, The Anderson, Richmond, VA. [Curated by Isa Dray]
2022 & 2024
Black Fidelity, The Anderson, Richmond, VA.
Related Experience
2025
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Juror, Richmond, VA.
June-November 2024
Equlity Viriginia
Production Assistant/Editor
May-August 2024
Darkroom Monitor, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA.
2022-2024
INK Magazine Staff Photographer, Creative Director, Writer. Richmond, VA.
2025
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Juror, Richmond, VA.
June-November 2024
Equlity Viriginia
Production Assistant/Editor
- Served as Boom Mic Operator, Video Editor, and Production Assistant for the Transformation Storyteller video project.
- Created original digital collage media and signage for the Transgender Information and Empowerment Summit in Richmond.
May-August 2024
Darkroom Monitor, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA.
- Assisted artists in darkroom processes, ensuring the proper functioning of equipment and chemistry.
- Maintained the studio environment, providing support and feedback to artists.
2022-2024
INK Magazine Staff Photographer, Creative Director, Writer. Richmond, VA.
December 2023
Hayfield Secondary School Guest Lecturer + Demo Instructor, Alexandria, VA.
Hayfield Secondary School Guest Lecturer + Demo Instructor, Alexandria, VA.
- Presented a lecture on photography artist professional developmenent in magazine and fine art spaces
- Presented a self-developed demo and workshop on long exposure + shutter drag portrait studio lighting techniques
Skills
- Photography Techniques:
- Proficient in 35mm and 120mm black and white and color film.
- Expertise in cyanotype and anthotype printing techniques.
- Software & Tools:
- Adobe Lightroom (advanced proficiency).
- Darkroom equipment management and maintenance