Education
2020-2021 University of Iowa, Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking.
2018-2020 University of Iowa, Master of Arts, Printmaking. Secondary in Sculpture.
2013-17 University of Hawaii at Hilo, Bachelor of Art, Concentration in Printmaking.
Experience
2022-2023 Senior Lecturer, Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, KY.
ART 200: Studio Art and Culture (Fall 2022), ART 341: Introduction to print, ART 541: Professional Practice in Print (Spring 2023), ART 543 Directed, Studies in Print (Spring 2023).
2021-2022 Lecturer, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Art 175: Printmaking: A Graphic Art Form (Fall 2021), Art 263: Graphic Design, Studio (Spring 2021)
2019-2021 Instructor of Record, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Art 1010: Elements of Art (Fall 2019), Art 1050: Elements of Print (Spring 2020), Art 2100: Printmaking and the Politics of Protest (Fall 2020), Art 2610: Introduction to Print (Spring 2021)
2019-2020 Studio Assistant. Lasansky Corporation, Iowa City, IA (May 2019-August 2020)
2019-2020 Printmaking Studio Monitor. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (August 2019-May 2021)
2017-2018 Studio Technician. Piko Press, Hilo, HI. (May 2017-August 2018)
2017 Instructor of Relief Printmaking. Piko Press, Hilo, HI. (June 2017)
2015-2017 Studio Technician. University of Hawai’i at Hilo, HI. (August 2015-May 2017)
Grants/Awards
2020 Graduate College Research Grant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Mauricio Lasansky Memorial Scholarship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Virginia A. Meyers Scholarship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2019 Art and Art History Scholarship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2018 Iowa Arts Fellowship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2017 Honolulu Printmakers Award of Excellence in Memory of Peter Morse, Honolulu, HI.
Impressed: Destructive Beauty 2nd Place Award, Denver Art Gym, Denver, CO.
SGC International's Student and Emerging Professionals Grant.
2016 Honolulu Printmakers Marly Upbeat Award, Honolulu, HI.
2015 College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Scholarship, University of Hawaii at Hilo, HI.
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Recent Works, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics Gallery, Iowa City, IA.
2021 In the Stomach of my Sleep, Levitt Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2019 Pathways, Gallery E148, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Group Exhibitions
2023 Paper Trails, Curators: Lucas Keown and Lindsey Cummins, Carbon Copy
Gallery, Louisville, KY.
‘Ike Kanaka. Curator: Neida Bangerter. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Kahului, HI.
2022 Hawai’i Contemporary: The Paradox of Belonging. Curator: Kanani Daley. East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, HI.
Speculative Futures, a themed portfolio exchange. Curator: Jackson Taylor, University of Madison, WI.
2021 Redefine, Curator: Donté K. Hayes. Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, IA
Threads and Powders, Curator: Olive Phan. Englert theater, Iowa City, IA.
Paper and Clay National Juried Competition, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
2020 Earthborn: Graphic interpretations of Our Natural World, Curator: Elena Rodriguez. Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX.
Authentic Marks: 3rd Annual International Miniature Print Exhibition, Dubai Design District, Dubai.
2019 Drawing, Curator: Taylor Johnson. Kailua Gallery, HI.
2018 Honolulu Printmakers 90th Annual Exhibition. Juror: Shelley Thorstensen. Honolulu Museum of Art, HI
31st Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition. Juror: Benjamin Hickey. McNeese State University, LA.
2017 Atlanta Print Biennial, Juror: Sydney Cross. Kai Lin Gallery, GA.
Honolulu Printmakers 89th Annual Exhibition. Juror: Amze Emmons. Honolulu Museum of Art, HI
Impressed: Destructive Beauty, Jurors: Brandon Gunn and Gregory Santos. Art Gym Denver, CO.
Imagine: Fine Art Expo. Jurors: Jonathan Goebel and Lonny Tomono. Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, HI.
2016 Pacific States North American Biennial Exhibition, Juror: Llyod Menard. University of Hawaii at Hilo, HI.
Bridging the Pacific, Curator: Jonathan Goebel. East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, HI.
Honolulu Printmakers 88th Annual Exhibition. Juror: Paul Mullowney. Honolulu Museum of Art, HI.
Portfolio Exchanges
2022 Organizer of “Speculative Futures” portfolio exchange, Southern Graphics Conference, Madison, WI.
2020 Earth / Mother, Organizer: Elizabeth Castaldo, Southern Graphics Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Rite of Unfounded Fear, Organizers: Alana Lacey, Samantha Bares, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
2019 Chroma Vol. 1: Orange, Organizers: Todd Herzberg and Sarah Ellis, Murray State University, KN.
Hodolody ii: Transposing Pathways. Organizer: Summer Ventis, California State University, Sacramento, CA.
2018 Hodology: Landscape in Motion. Organizer: Summer Ventis. California State University, Sacramento, CA.
2016 Bridging the Pacific. PSBN Invitational Student Print Exchange Portfolio, Hilo, HI.
2014 Lateral Translations, Zayed University, Dubai, and University of Hawaii, Hilo.
Volunteer and Community Involvement
2021-2022 Working member, Iowa City Press Co-op, Iowa City, IA.
2018-2019 Treasurer, Iowa Print Group, University of Iowa, IA.
2017 Board Member, Piko Press, Hilo, HI.
2016 Assistant Director of the PSBN Print Symposium, University of Hawai’i, Hilo, HI.
2015 Student Art Association President, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI.
Demonstrations and Panel Discussions
2021 Visiting Demonstrator for Intaglio, Advanced Printmaking Spring 2021, University of Iowa, IA.
2020 Artist Lecturer. Embracing the Wilds Conference, Boulder, CO.
2019 Visiting Artist Panelist, Senior Seminar Course, Cornell College, IA.
2018 Visiting Demonstrator for Reductive Intaglio, Advanced Printmaking Fall 2018, University of Iowa, IA.
2016 Panel Discussion Leader for Bridging the Pacific, Pacific States North American Print Exhibition (PSBN), University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI.
Publications
2016 Kani Lehua Magazine, University of Hawaii at Hilo, HI.
Residencies
2018 Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA. (February 7-March 7, 2018).
Permanent Collections
Archive Collection, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Archive Collection, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA.
Archive Collection, University of Boulder, Boulder, CO.
Archive Collection, University of Hawai’i at Hilo, Hilo, HI.
Archive Collection, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Archive Collection, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Art in Public Places Collection, The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) Honolulu, HI.
SGCI archive at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.