Education
2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art; concentration in drawing, painting, and printmaking, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2025 Bachelor of Arts, English; concentration in professional writing, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2021 Associate of Arts in Art, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Exhibitions
2024 I Need Space to Roam, Left of Center Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2024 From Somewhere, Grant Hall Gallery, University of Nevada–Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2024 Strobe, Las Vegas Collage Collective, SPCKRFT, Las Vegas, NV
2024 UNLV BFA 2024 Thesis Exhibition, Donna Beam Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada–Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2024 You’re Fired!, Las Vegas Collage Collective, SPCKRFT, Las Vegas, NV
2024 Black Life Ordinary, Rotunda Gallery, Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas, NV
2023 No Refunds, Grant Hall Gallery, University of Nevada–Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2023 Introductions, Student Union Art Gallery, University of Nevada–Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2023 Stone Soup, Desert Biennial Project, Jean Dry Lake Bed, Las Vegas, NV
2023 Showgirls! The Legacy of Glitz and Glam, Sahara West Libraries Galleries, Sahara West Library, Las Vegas, NV
2021 Art 298: Portfolio Emphasis Fall 2021 Exhibition, CSN Artspace Gallery, College of Southern Nevada – North Las Vegas Campus, Las Vegas, NV
2021 Nevada P.S. I Love You Postcard Project, Nevada Humanities Program Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2021 2021 Juried Student Virtual Exhibition, Virtual, Las Vegas, NV (Jurist: Priscilla Fowler)
Public Commissions
2023 Hand in Hand Pt. 1, AMP Utility Cabinet Painting Program Utility Box Painting (Dimensions Vary), Acrylic on Metal, Downtown Las Vegas Arts District, Las Vegas, NV
2023 Hand in Hand Pt. 2, AMP Utility Cabinet Painting Program Utility Box Painting (Dimensions Vary), Acrylic on Metal, Downtown Las Vegas Arts District, Las Vegas, NV
2023 Hand in Hand Pt. 3, AMP Utility Cabinet Painting Program Utility Box Painting (Dimensions Vary), Acrylic on Metal, Downtown Las Vegas Arts District, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Western Banded Gecko, ZAP! 11 Utility Box Painting (Dimensions Vary), Acrylic on Metal, Robert E. “Bob“ Price Park, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Greater Roadrunner, ZAP! 11 Utility Box Painting (Dimensions Vary), Acrylic on Metal, Robert E. “Bob“ Price Park, Las Vegas, NV
2022 White-Tailed Antelope Squirrel, ZAP! 11 Utility Box Painting (Dimensions Vary), Acrylic on Metal, Robert E. “Bob“ Price Park, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Nevada Shovel-Nosed Snake, ZAP! 11 Utility Box Painting (Dimensions Vary), Acrylic on Metal, Robert E. “Bob“ Price Park, Las Vegas, NV
Private Commissions
2022 Better Together, Painting (4.5×6’), Acrylic on Canvas, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Welcome to the Hub LV, Indoor Mural (9.7×16.5’), Acrylic and House Paint on Interior Wall, The Hub LV Office, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Read, Learn, Do, Indoor Mural (2.8×16’), Acrylic and House Paint on Interior Wall, William E. Orr Middle School, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Refractions, Indoor Mural (8×41’), Acrylic on Interior Hallway Wall, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2020 Prickly Pears, Outdoor Mural (7×25’), House Paint on Brick, Henderson, NV
Awards & Honors
2024-19 Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship, Las Vegas, NV
2023 First Friday Foundation Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV (August 2023 Featured Artist)
2022 Diversity in Art Scholarship, Las Vegas, NV (Winner)
2021 2021 Juried Student Virtual Exhibition, Las Vegas, NV (Third Place and Two Honorable Mentions)
2020 Showgirl Legacy Foundation 13th Annual Art Competition, Las Vegas, NV (First Honorable Mention)
2019 Showgirl Legacy Foundation 12th Annual Art Competition, Las Vegas, NV (Honorable Mention)
Volunteerism
2024-23 Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2021 Geeks Under Grace, Lafayette, LA
2021 Junior League of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2021-17 Hannah’s Closet, Las Vegas, NV
2021-17 Fostering Hope, Las Vegas, NV
2019-08 Las Vegas Rescue Mission, Las Vegas, NV
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