EDUCATION

2016 BS in Fine Arts, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY

2013 BFA in Advertising Photography, Academy of Arts University, Online

2011 BFA in Photojournalism, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

2010 AS in Fine Arts, Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, NY


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ART FESTIVALS

2023 Bring on The Gems Exhibition, SNAG, February-March, Virtual & Live Event

2022 The MATA, May, Rochester, NY

2016 Nazareth Student Show, April, Rochester, NY

2015 Corn Hill Arts Festival, Emerging Artist, July,  Rochester, NY

2015 Nazareth Student Show, April, Rochester, NY


POP UP/ART MARKETS

2022

October, Fun on the Farm, Shortsville, NY

August, Crafts & Brews, Other Half Brewing Bloomfield NY

June, FLX Makers Fest, The NY Kitchen, Canandaigua, NY

May, Step Into Spring Marketplace, Artisan Works, Rochester NY 

March, The Market on Canal, Rochester, NY

February, Cozy Coffee Market, Pittsford, NY

February, Self Care Soiree, Artisan Works, Rochester NY 

February, The Market on Canal, Rochester, NY

2021

September, Sunshine Popup Market, Webster, NY

September, Handcrafted at the Hungerford, The Hungerford Building,  Rochester, NY


AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

2015 Jurors Award, Nazareth Student show, Rochester, NY

2016 Jurors Award, Shelly Swicegood Award, Nazareth Student show, Rochester, NY

SELECTED TALKS, WORKSHOPS & LECTURES

2021 Halloween Jewelry Workshop, Blake Ryan, Victor, NY


PUBLICATIONS & INTERVIEWS

2023 Flower Power Magazine, February Issue, Belonging, Rochester, NY

2022 Freak Flag Marketing Podcast, Episode 3, Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve,  Rochester, NY


RESIDENCIES & COHORTS

2022/2023 Laying The Foundation Cohort, Flourish and Thrive Academy 

STOCKISTS

2023

Memorial Art Gallery Store, Rochester, NY

Craft Company Number Six, Rochester, NY

2022

Memorial Art Gallery Store, Rochester, NY

Craft Company Number Six, Rochester, NY

Blake Ryan, Eastview Mall, Victor, NY

2021

Blake Ryan, Eastview Mall, Victor, NY