EDUCATION
2020 MFA University of Illinois, Urbana/Champagne, IL
2016 BFA Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026 (Upcoming) Solo Exhibition, University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL
2026 (Upcoming) Solo Exhibition, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2026 (Upcoming) North Central College Faculty Exhibition, Naperville, IL
2025 (Upcoming) Chicago Collage Magazine, Movement on Montrose, Chicago, IL
2025 Statewide Exhibition, Springfield Arts Association, Springfield, IL
2025 13th Annual Bridgeport Art Center Art Competition, Chicago, IL
2024 Statewide Exhibition, Springfield Arts Association, Springfield, IL
2024 Voices of the Midwest, Kavanaugh Gallery, St. Charles, IL
2024 8th Annual Black & White Exhibition, Fusion Art, Santa Fe, NM
2023 Used: Attleboro Arts Museum National Juried Exhibition, Attleboro, MA
2023 Chris Beaty/Jessica Lambert, Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2023 Circle of Light: Halos in Contemporary Art, 33 Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2023 Community College Faculty Invitational Exhibition, Northern Illinois Universty, DeKalb, IL
2022 National Juried Exhibition, Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2021 Resident Artist/Faculty Exhibition, Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL
2021 Master Copies/Interpretations, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
2020 New Perspectives in Drawing and Painting Virtual Exhibition, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
2020 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
2019 Returning MFA Exhibition, Link Gallery, Champaign, IL
2019 West of Wicked, East Wall Gallery, Champaign, IL
2018 National Wetpaint MFA Biennial, Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago, IL
AWARDS / GRANTS / RESIDENCIES
2025 Best of Show, Statewide Exhibition, Springfield Arts Association, Springfield, IL
2024 3rd Place, Statewide Exhibition, Springfield Arts Association, Springfield, IL
2024 Artistic Excellence Award, 8th Annual Black and White Exhibition, Fusion Art, Santa Fe, NM
2023 Juror’s Award, National Juried Exhibition, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
2022 3rd Place, National Juried Exhibition, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO
2015 Artist-in-Residence, Heather MacDonald Greene Multimedia Center, Cape Girardeau, MO
BIBLIOGRAPHY
(Upcoming) Featured Artist, Chicago Collage Magazine Vol. 2, October 2025.
Exhibition Catalog, 13th Annual Art Competition, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL
Sun Chronical Staff, “Attleboro Arts Museum National Juried Show Will Celebrate What’s ‘USED’,” Sun Chronical, June 2023.
Exhibition Catalog, 2020 School of Art & Design MFA Exhibition, University of Illinois, Krannert Museum, Champaign, IL
CURATORIAL PROJECTS / EXHIBITIONS JURIED
2026 (Upcoming) Juror, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2025 Juror, Southwest Prairie Conference Art Competition, Joliet, IL
2020 Curator, Handheld Galleries, Bloc Gallery, Champaign, IL
2019 Curator, Handheld Galleries, Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, MO
2018 Creator, Dance/Draw (interdisciplinary collaboration with University of Illinois Department of Dance), Champaign, IL
ARTIST PRESENTATIONS / WORKSHOPS
2026 (Upcoming) Artist Talk, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2026 (Upcoming) Artist Talk, North Central College, Naperville, IL
2025 Artist Talk, SUSE-USF International Symposium, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, China
2019 Visiting Artist/Instructor, Monotypes: Direct Painting Method, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
2018 Lecturer, Paint as Flesh, Catapult Creative House: After Hours Lecture Series, Cape Girardeau, MO
2017 Lecturer, Benefits of Catapult Creative House and Campus Involvement, Cape Girardeau, MO
2016 Lecturer, Preparing for the Foundation Review, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024-Present Adjunct Faculty, North Central College, Naperville, IL
2024-Present Adjunct Faculty, University of Saint Francis, Joliet, IL
2023 Adjunct Faculty, Elmhurst University, Elmhurst, IL
2022-Present Adjunct Faculty, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL
2021-2024 Adjunct Faculty, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL
2021-2022 Adjunt Faculty, City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2017-2020 Instructor of Record, The University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
2019 Instructor, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (Graduate Academy) University of Illinois, Champaign, IL