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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: |
The Andy Warhol Museum. 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial.
Group Exhibition. 2011. Pittsburgh, PA |
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Mercersburg Academy. "Interactive Wearables".
Solo exhibition at my high school alma mater. 2011. Mercersburg, PA |
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Pittsburgh Glass Center. Geek Arts/Green Innovators (GA/GI) Festival.
A technology and sustainability arts festival. 2011. Pittsburgh, PA |
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New York Hall of Science. World Maker Faire NY.
Large group exhibition with a focus on DIY culture and creation. 2010. Queens, NY |
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| Children's Museum of Pittsburgh F.I.N.E Artist Residency. |
| "Why Do Animals Look That Way? Animal Style Wearable Art-making" |
| Presented workshops targeted toward 3-7 year-olds based on my art practice. 2010. Pittsburgh, PA. |
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Pittsburgh Glass Center. Geek Arts/Green Innovators (GA/GI) Festival.
A technology and sustainability arts festival. 2010. Pittsburgh, PA |
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Three Rivers Arts Festival Gallery. "Signal to Noise Patio".
A group show of the Pittsburgh-based robotic art group "Rossums". 2010. Pittsburgh, PA |
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San Mateo County Expo Center. Maker Faire Bay Area .
Large group exhibition with a focus on DIY culture and creation. 2009. San Mateo, CA |
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Exploratorium Museum. "2nd Skin".
Group exhibition of wearable art. 2008. San Francisco, CA |
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Gallery Raku. Transit Festival.
Group exhibition. 2007. Tokyo, Japan |
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Regina Gouger Miller Gallery. "To Get to the Other Side".
Group exhibition/Senior thesis exhibition. 2007. Pittsburgh, PA |
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| Three Rivers Arts Festival Gallery Gallery. "Mechanosphere". Group exhibition. 2007. Pittsburgh, PA |
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EDUCATION: |
| Carnegie Mellon University
College of Fine Arts, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Major: Visual Arts | August 2003-May 2007 | BFA received May 2007 |
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| University of Auckland
Elam School of Art, Auckland, New Zealand |
Major: Visual Arts | Study Abroad: February 2006-June 2006
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| EXPERIENCE: |
| Artist in Resident. 2011-current. The Center for Society and Genetics at UCLA. Los Angeles, CA. |
| Provide scientific illustrations and outreach support while creating a body of artwork based on my experiences in the Center. |
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| Artist in Resident. 2011-current. Alfaro Lab at UCLA Los Angeles, CA. |
| Manage the website and provide scientific illustrations and outreach support while creating a body of artwork based on my experiences in the evolutionary biology lab of Dr. Michael Alfaro. |
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| Artist Research Associate. 2010-current. STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Carnegie Mellon Unviersity. Pittsburgh, PA. |
| Work on anything from event management, technical and multimedia support, to research specific to director Golan Levin's art practice. |
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| Illustration Contractor. Sep 2010. Exploratorium Museum. SF, CA. |
| Created a set of illustrations for playground math activities associated with the museum's Geometry Playground exhibition. |
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| Exhibit & Education Assistant/Illustrator. 2008-2010. Exploratorium Museum. SF, CA. |
| Helped develop and illustrate activities for grades K-8 that relate to the museum's Geometry Playground exhibition. |
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| Exhibit Support Technician. 2007-2009.
Exploratorium Museum. San Francisco, CA. |
| Assist the exhibit developers of the museum in the construction of prototypes and exhibits. |
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| Field Trip Explainer. 2007-2009.
Exploratorium Museum. SF, CA. |
| Work as a team to present orientations, demonstrations, and dissections. Interact with museum scientists to better understand the exhibits, and interact with visitors to answer questions and to actively encourage curiosity and experimentation. |
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| Research Assistant. 2007 & 2009. Melissa Ragona.
Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, PA. |
| Worked in the archives of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh to listen, transcribe, and discuss the material on Andy Warhol's many original tape recordings. |
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| TALKS: |
| CSG Fellows Meeting. 2011. Artist Talk for the Center for Society and Genetics at UCLA. Los Angeles, CA. |
| Mercersburg Academy. 2011. Lunch talk for advanced art students about my art practice. Mercersburg, PA. |
| Ignite. 2011. highlights notable ideas coming to life in the City of Bridges. Pittsburgh, PA. |
| Dorkbot 2011. an international movement featuring people who like to do strange things with electricity. Pittsburgh, PA. |
| PechaKucha Night 2011. informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas. Pittsburgh, PA. |
| Creative Arts Opportunities Conference 2009. an art's alumni conference at Carnegie Mellon Univeristy. Pittsburgh, PA. |
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AWARDS
& GRANTS: |
| Editor's Choice Awards (2) 2010. World Maker Faire. NY, NY |
| Fulbright Scholarship Finalist 2009-2010 (Sweden).Institute for International Education. NY, NY |
| STUDIO for Creative Inquiry Award 2007. STUDIO for Creative Inquiry. CMU. Pittsburgh, PA |
| University Honors 2007. CMU. Pittsburgh, PA |
| Small Undergraduate Research Grant(SURG) 2006. CMU. Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dean of College of Fine Arts Grant 2005. CMU. Pittsburgh, PA |
| School of Art Grant 2005. CMU. Pittsburgh, PA |
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