EDUCATION
Columbia University, MFA Visual Art, 2023
Columbia University, BA Visual Arts & Art History, 2015
Pratt Institute, Sustainable Design Foundation Course, 2021
Cambridge University, Sustainable Business Certificate, 2020
Rhode Island School of Design, Typography, Book & Web Design Courses, 2013


EXHIBITIONS
2025
Textile Arts Center, Body as a Conduit, Brooklyn, NY
Concord Art, 26th Annual RODDY Open Competition Show, Juried by Sarah Montross, MA
Concord Museum, Garden Tour, MA

2024
The Boiler, ELM Foundation, Solo show: Lighthouse of Moth, NYC 
Forest for the Trees, WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL ART?, Governors Island, NYC
theBLANC Gallery, How are you doing?, NYC

2023
Hofstra University, Cella: Murmurs & Murmurations, Two person show with Char Jeré, NY
Storage Art Gallery, PRESS RELEASE (Cycle V), NYC
theBLANC Gallery, in medias res, NYC
eyes never sleep, Circadian Gardens, NYC
Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, Visual Arts & Sound Arts Thesis Show, NYC

2022
The Jewish Museum, Jonas Mekas “In Response”, NYC
Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, Visual Arts & Sound Arts First Year Show, NYC
CLEA RSKY Gallery, Flow Out, Coxsackie West, NY
Half Gallery, Summer Show, NYC 
Chashama, Noumena, Curated by Caroline Cadieux Maxwell, Sally Eaves Hughs and Emmanuel Olunkwa, NYC
Skylight Gardens, Columbia University, Painters & Printmakers, NYC

2015
Leroy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University, Thesis Exhibition, NYC


PUBLICATIONS + TALKS
Feminist Art Practices and Research: Cosmos, Birdwoman, (Publication forthcoming), 2025
EcoTheo Collective, We, the they, Print and Digital Publication, 2024
MODA Critical Review, Artist Talk + Publication, 2023
Fahrenheit 212 Innovation Talks: Circular Design, Equitable Cities, Sustainable Packaging,
Sustainable Design with Allan Chochinov, Sustainable Business Practices with Dr. Milstein,
2020-21
The Boiling Point, “What’s Next in Energy: Transition + Storage”, 2020


RESIDENCIES + AWARDS
Salem Art Works, Residency, Salem, NY, 2025
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Arts Center, Residency, Governors Island NY, 2024
A-Z West Work Trade, Residency, High Desert Test Sites, 2024
Socrates Sculpture Park Fellowship Finalist, 2024
Wave Hill Sunroom Finalist, 2023
Socrates Sculpture Park Fellowship Finalist, 2023
Leroy Neiman Fellowship, Columbia University, 2021-23
Fahrenheit 212 Impact + Sustainability Award, 2020-21
Fahrenheit 212 Lead Design Award, 2018
Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts, 2015
Ayer Wood Prize in the Arts, 2010
Russell Art History Award, 2010
Thoreau Medal in Drawing, 2009


PRESS
BOMB Magazine, Feature of solo show Lighthouse of Moth, 2024
Columbia School of the Arts Review, Feature of Lighthouse of Moth, 2024
Columbia School of the Arts Review, Feature of Cella in MFA Thesis Show, 2023
Nashoba Brooks Spring / Summer Bulletin, Art and Science, Two Alumni Artists Reflect 
    on the Power of Observation, 2022


SPECIAL PROJECTS
Harlem Stage, The Lifeboat (collaboration with American Physical Theater), NYC, 2025
Wanda Patterson Women's Shelter, Birdwomen's Garden Mural, Far Rockaway, NY, 2025
Ars Nova, Where We Meet: A Musical Experiment, NYC, 2024
Florence Gould Hall Theater, Dreams: 12 Variations, NYC, 2024
Watermill Center, Devil’s Heaven Annual Gala Performer, New York, 2013


WORK EXPERIENCE
Art Director & Designer, Clients include Guggenheim, Estée Lauder, IKEA, American Mime Theater, 2011-25
Barefoot Books, Children's Book Art Director and Designer, 2024-25
Whitney Biennial Painting Assistant, New York City, 2024
Josh Kline Film Production, New York City, 2022
Fahrenheit 212, Senior Designer,New York City,  2018-21
St. Luke’s Communications, Designer, London, UK, 2016
MoMA PS1, Directors Office, New York City, 2013
TATE Modern & TATE Britain, Corporate Sponsorship, London, UK, 2011


COMMUNITY
BRC Shelter, Art Muralist Volunteer, 2025
ELM Foundation (Arts Therapy Organization), Mentor and Curatorial Teacher, 2024
Earth Matter and Red Hook Farms, Composting Volunteer, 2023
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation,
    Participant in Planetary Cohort “Affirmations”, 2023
Riverside Park Conversancy, Gardening Volunteer, 2022
Climate Imaginations Network Leader, 2022-23
Fahrenheit 212, Corporate Social Responsibility Organizer, 2018-21
St. Mungo’s Homeless Shelter, Art Teacher, 2016
Project for the Homeless Shelter, Overnight Coordinator, 2011-15
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