Milan Art Institute  •  Certificate of Completion  •  2026

Certificate of Completion in contemporary, expressive, mixed-media painting.

Training focused on creative identity, visual storytelling, and professional studio practice.

Yogamu   •  200 hour and 300 hour Meditation Teacher  •  2021

Specializing in mindfulness and meditation within the Yoga tradition.

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities  •  Fine Art  •  2012

Fine Art Major with an emphasis on sculpture and printmaking complemented by coursework in related disciplines to support and expand visual art practice.

Century College  •  Associate of Arts  •  2010

Associate of Arts, foundational coursework in developing a strong understanding of the fundamental building blocks of visual art. 

Oil painting  •  Mixed Media  •  Ceramics and Pottery  •  Printmaking  •  Found Object Sculpture  •  Visual Storytelling  •  Workshop Designer & Facilitator  •  Meditation and healing techniques  •  Integrating personal narrative with universal themes  •  Combining ideas from different fields into art  •  Ideas and themes informed by research and study  •  Performance Art

2025  •  Solo Exhibition  •  Halcyon House  •  Duluth, MN

A debut solo exhibition inspired by my healing journey from late-stage colon cancer, using vibrant color, abstract realism, and symbolism that celebrates food as medicine and the natural world as a sanctuary for peace.

2026  • 4th Annual Animal Portraiture International Juried Art Exhibition • Wild Heart Gallery, Carmel Valley, CA • Online Exhibition 

Top 100 Finalist selected from over 1,000 submissions

2026  •  BOMBSHELL Group Exhibition  •  ALTR Gallery  •  Minneapolis, MN

Selected as one of 40 artists for a themed exhibition examining topics from hidden truths to warfare.

2026  • Protest - The Art of Activism Group Show • Hermosa Beach, CA

Work featured via Not ShockBoxx Gallery on Artsy 

2026  •  Guest Artist  •  Art@967 Payne  • Spring Art Crawl  •  St. Paul, MN

Selected as one of 10 guest artists for art demonstrations

2026 • Grand Prize ($1,000) 100 Painting Challenge  •  Milan Art Institute  • Sarasota, FL

Selected as the sole winner.

2026  •  Donated Fine Art Prints  • February Resistance Silent Auction Fundraiser benefiting Richfield Leadership Network • raising $593 for the Emergency Community Support Fund • Richfield, MN

2026  •  Donated Prints  • March Resistance Silent Auction Fundraiser benefiting Richfield Leadership Network • raising $155 for the Emergency Community Support Fund • Richfield, MN

2026  •  Donated Original Art  • Art 2 Hearts  • benefiting pediatric hospitals with uplifting artwork for children • Yonkers, NY

2026  •  Donated Original Art  • Relay for Life  • benefiting American Cancer Society in funding resources for families affected by cancer • River Falls, WI

My work explores the space between our inner lives and the world around us. I’m drawn to paradoxes, strong differences in perspective, and gray areas that don’t have easy answers.

Researching, questioning, and reflecting are important parts of my process.  I take what I learn, especially the complex and uncomfortable, and turn them into bold colors and high contrast.  

I’m interested in what connects us beneath our differences. I hope to create a sense of recognition through each piece.  

I move between expressive marks and detailed realism, vibrant palettes and simplified forms. That balance mirrors the layered, sometimes tangled stories we all carry.