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  • Born 1992

  •  Lives and Works in Seattle, WA 98103


Education

  • B.F.A. in May 2015

    • Degree in Integrated Studio Arts with an Emphasis in Painting, Iowa State University, Ames

  •  M.F.A. in May 2019

    • Sculpture Concentration with an Anatomy Track, New York Academy of Arts, New York, NY


Experience

  • Sculpture Assistant for Will Kurtz, MAY 2018 -AUGUST 2018, Ridgewood, Queens, New York

  • Educator, Caffe Ladro, FEBRUARY-JULY2017, Upper Queen Anne, Seattle, WA

  • Registrar & Programs Intern, JULY 2016 Gage Art Academy, Seattle, WA

  • Rome Intern for Iowa State University’s Study Abroad Program at Piazza delle Cinque, AUG - DECEMBER 2014, Rome, Italy 

  • Curator Intern, SEPT 2013-JANUARY 2014, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, Iowa 

  • Sculpting Assistant for Michael Stanley, MARCH 2013, Grinnell, IA

  • Teaching Assistant for Painting Course with Barbara Walton, AUGUST 2013 - MAY 2014 & AUGUST 2014 - MAY 2015, College Of Design at Iowa State University, Ames, IA


Exhibitions

  • The Forest for the Trees, June 4 - July 11, 2021, Childhood’s End Gallery, 222 4th Ave W Olympia, WA 98501

  • Summer Exhibition 2019, June 18- July 21, 2019, New York Academy of Arts, New York, NY 

  • MFA Thesis Exhibition 2019, May 16-25, 2019, New York Academy of Arts, New York, NY

  • Tribeca Ball, April, 2019, New York Academy of Arts, New York, NY

  • Sculpture Exhibition,  January 16th- February 24th, 2019, New York Academy of Arts, New York, NY

  • Tracing Lineage, October 2018- January 2019, New York Academy of Arts, New York, NY

  • Deck the Walls, December, 2018, New York Academy of Arts, New York, NY

  • Buy What You Love 2018- Charity Art Auction, November 8th, 2018, The Rema Hort Mann Foundation, New York, NY, Galerie Richard, 121 Orchard St, 10002  

  • Little But Fierce, July 17th – August 5th, 2018, Alumni Association of the New York Academy of Art & ChaShaMa, 7 East 14th Street, New York, NY

  • Summer In The City, June 14th-July 26th, 2018, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY

  • Tribeca Ball, April, 2018, New York Academy of Arts, New York, NY

  • Large Scale Figurative Works, February, 2018, New York Academy of Arts, New York, NY

  • Deck the Walls, December, 2017, New York Academy of Arts, New York, NY

  • Buy What You Love- Charity Art Auction, November, 2017, The Rema Hort Mann Foundation, New York, NY

  • The New York Coffee Festival, October, 2017, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY

  • Single Fare 4, September 16th- 17th, 2017, Highline Stages, New York, NY

  • Group Exhibition of Work, November 2015 - Revolutions Espresso & Bakery, Seattle, WA

  • 2015 Senior BFA Exhibition, April 13th-24th, 2015 - College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

  • 6th Annual Biorenewables Art Competition, April 22nd, 2015 to March, 2016 - Biorenewables Research Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

  • Apex Art Exhibit, April 3rd - May 3rd, -  Memorial Union at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

  • College of Design Rome Exhibit - March 2nd 2015, Iowa State University College of Design, Ames, IA

  • Art Inspired Student Juried Exhibit - January 24th - March 9th, 2015 - Memorial Union at Iowa State University, Ames, IA

  • Re:Birth - January 3rd through January 18th 2015 - Design on Main, 203 Main Street, Ames, IA 50010

  • College of Design Rome Show - December 16th 2014 Iowa State University Rome Program Piazza delle Cinque Scole 23, int. 3 00186 Rome, Italy

  • Food Allergy Series featured in Cafe Diem, July 2014 - 229 Main St, Ames, Iowa 50010

  • Re:Birth - June 21st through June 22nd 2014 - Design on Main, 203 Main Street, Ames, IA 50010

  • Art Walk on Main Street, June 6, 2014 - Ames, IA

  • Art Inspired Juried Exhibit, Spring 2014 – Memorial Union at Iowa State University Ames, IA

  • 5th Annual Biorenewables Art Competition, April 23rd, 2014 to March, 2015- Biorenewables Research Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

  • ClayFiber 46, Spring 2014 – Octagon Center for the Arts Ames, IA

  • Pop Up, Ames presented by Ames Cart- December 14, 2013 - Design on Main, 203 Main Street, Ames, IA 50010

  • Art and Design Annual Juried Exhibit, Fall 2013, Iowa State’s College of Design Ames, IA

  • NADSAF Review Nov. 2012, Iowa State's College of Design Ames, IA


Awards & Honors

  • 3rd Place for We Often Forget at the 6th Annual Biorenewables Art Competition - Biorenewables Research Laboratory, Iowa State (April 22nd, 2015)

  • Best in Show for Snowblind at the 2015 Senior BFA Exhibition - College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa (April 17th, 2015)

  • 3rd Place for The Weight of It at the 2015 Senior BFA Exhibition - College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa (April 17th, 2015)

  • Honorable Mention for Blonde Pixie Study at the Art Inspired Juried Exhibit – Memorial Union at Iowa State University Ames, Iowa (Spring 2015)

  • Honorable Mention for Food Allergy Series at the Art Inspired Juried Exhibit – Memorial Union at Iowa State University Ames, Iowa (Spring 2014)

  • 3rd Place Acrylic Painting for All-State Iowa Art Awards- Pleasant Hill, Iowa (2009)


Publications

  • Moulas, Capucine. “In New York, an art school recreates the faces of deceased migrants”

  • Le Journal des Arts, 27 Mar. 2018

  • NowThis, and Reuters. “Art Students Create Busts from Skulls Found Along U.S.-Mexico Border.”

  • NowThis, 13 Mar. 2018

  • Valdez, Linda. “Valdez: Border Deaths Reveal Something Positive about Us (for Once).” Azcentral, The Republic | Azcentral.com, 13 Mar. 2018

  • The Washington Post. “NYC Art Students Mold Clay into Faces of Dead, Nameless Migrants.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 10 Mar. 2018

  • USA Today. “NY Art Students Mold Clay into Faces of Dead, Nameless Migrants.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 9 Mar. 2018

  • Reuters. “NY Art Students Mold Clay into Faces of Dead, Nameless Migrants.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 9 Mar. 2018

  • Treviño, Julissa. “To Help Identify Migrants Who Died Along Border, Art Class Reconstructs Their Faces.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 9 Mar. 2018

  • Castle, Lauren. “Pima County, New York Academy of Art Partnership Brings Art, Science Together to HelpIdentify Dead Migrants.” Azcentral, The Republic | Azcentral.com, 8 Mar. 2018

  • Brown, Patricia Leigh. “They Died Near the Border. Art Students Hope to Bring Them Back.”

  • The New York Times, 2 Mar. 2018l

  • Miller, Alexandra. “Molding Identities Of The Missing.” Newsy, 20 Feb. 2018

  • Glassberg, Lauren, and WABC. “Students Create Faces for Skulls to Help Solve Crimes.” ABC7 New York, Eyewitness News ACB7NY, 20 Feb. 2018, abc7ny.com/education/students-create-faces-for-skulls-to-help-solve-crimes/3113406/

  • Hopluch, Amanda. “Artists’ impressions: sculptors help identify victims found on US-Mexico border” The Guardian in New York, 15 Jan. 2018, 

  • Diaz, Paula. “Usan Reconstrucción Facial a Partir De Cráneos Para Identificar a Quienes Murieron Cruzando La Frontera.” Univision Arizona, Univision, 23 Jan. 2018

  • Sketch, Published in Fall 2014 - Iowa State University Ames, IA

  • ArtIS 131: Drawing 1 Lecture Textbook, Fall 2013 - Iowa State University College of Design, Ames, IA



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