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exhibitions
Solo / Group
2015-2026 Those Who Teach, CAN. Co-organizer for annual exhibition. Exhibition location varies, Champaign, Illinois.
2026 Core Sample 2026. As part of the Boneyard Arts Festival.
4/10/2026 -4/12/2026 at 115 W. Main St. in Urbana, Illinois.
2026 Untitled 2026. by 40 North Champaign Art Council. 2/27/2025 at The Orpheum Champaign. 346 N. Neil St. in Champaign, IL.
2025 Membership Exhibition. Illinois Art Education Association. awarded 1st place, Bloomington, Illinois.
2025 Big Gay Art Show?! An event of art made by queer artists to raise money for local queer organizations. 100% of the proceeds were donated. 6/13/2025 - 8/1/2025 at The Art Coop. 150 Lincoln Square, Urbana, IL.
2025 Around the Block V: Artists from Our Neighborhood. Curated by Josh Fairbanks. 6/9/2025 -7/24/2025 at The Giertz Gallery. 2400 W Bradley Ave. Champaign, IL.
2025 Resist 5.0. An art event that raised funds for local community organizations. 100% of the proceeds were donated. 5/3/2025 at the Independent Media Center. 202 S Broadway, Urbana, IL.
2025 Core Sample 2025. As part of the Boneyard Arts Festival.
4/4/2025 -4/6/2025 at 115 W. Main St. in Urbana, Illinois.
2025 Craft League Collab. As part of the Boneyard Arts Festival.
4/5/2025- 4/6/2025 at The Orpheum Champaign. 346 N. Neil St. in Champaign, IL.
2025 Untitled 2025. by 40 North Champaign Art Council. 2/28/2025 at The Orpheum Champaign. 346 N. Neil St. in Champaign, IL.
2024 Membership Exhibition. Illinois Art Education Association. awarded 1st place, Bloomington, Illinois.
2023 REGROUP Art Collective. Boneyard Arts Festival, Champaign, Illinois.
2023 Membership Exhibition. Illinois Art Education Association. awarded Best in Show, St. Charles, Illinois.
2022 REGROUP Art Collective. Boneyard Arts Festival, Champaign, Illinois.
2022 Membership Exhibition. Illinois Art Education Association, awarded Best in Show, St. Charles, Illinois.
2021 Membership Exhibition. Illinois Art Education Association, awarded 1st place, Bloomington, Illinois.
2020 Membership Exhibition. Illinois Art Education Association, St. Charles, Illinois.
2019 Membership Exhibition. Illinois Art Education Association. awarded Honorable Mention, Bloomington, Illinois.
2016 Paper Trail. 40 Point One Gallery, Champaign, Illinois.
Public Works
2026 terraqueous Installation. Selected by 40 North Champaign Arts Council for Murals on Glass, Lincoln Square Mall installation site, 300 S Broadway Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, Urbana, Illinois.
2022 WA! A Project for Peace. organizer for site-specific community origami installation in partnership with Japan House of the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, LIGHTBOX installation site, Champaign, Illinois.
2021 MTD Art. selected by the 40 North Arts Council, Champaign, Illinois.
publications / press
2025 Boneyard Arts Festival Signature Image. The News Gazette, Champaign, Illinois.
2021 MTD Art. Smile Politely, Champaign, Illinois.
2016 Paper Trail. 40 Point One Gallery. Smile Politely, Champaign, Illinois.
awards / grants / commissions
2026 Regional Arts Partners Grant. Selected by 40 North, in its role as the local arts agency for Champaign County on behalf of the Illinois Art Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. $4,500 for community intergenerational art workshop and solo exhibition.
2025 meat #2. Commission for site-specific installation, private residence, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
2024 CSA Featured Artist. Commission of 25 pieces of artwork selected by the 40 North Arts Council, Champaign, Illinois.
2023 give and take. Commission for site-specific installation, private residence, Champaign, Illinois.
2021 Illinois Elementary Art Educator of the Year. Selected by the Illinois Art Education Association.
teaching / presentations
2026 Intergenerational Origami Workshop. A community artmaking workshop partnering with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Illinois and the Carrie Busey Elementary Origami Club with support from the Regional Arts Partners Grant. 5/16/2026 at the Champaign Public Library.
2025 High Noon Artist Lecture Series. 7/16/2025. A public forum and presentation at The Giertz Gallery, 2400 W Bradley Ave. Champaign, IL.
2024 Maker Meet-Up: Origami & Paper Folding with John Odum. A workshop for art educators sponsored by the Illinois Art Education Association. 1/20/2024 in Champaign, IL.
1998-present Visual Arts Specialist. Champaign Unit #4 Schools. Champaign, Illinois.
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