Education
M.F.A. Sculpture, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL -Degree conferred 2010
B.A. Biology, Southern University, Collegedale, TN- Degree conferred 2001
Spanish Language Coursework, Colegio Sagunto, Valencia, Spain
Professional Experience
Assistant Conservator of outdoor sculpture and Technician specializing in metal restoration
2016-19 Assistant Conservator, Rosa Lowinger and Associates, Miami, FL
2011-16 Conservation Technician, Rosa Lowinger and Associates, Miami, FL
Curatorial Practice and Studio Management
2013 Curator, Sustainotopia, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens, Miami Beach, FL
2013 Curator, Blue Spere at the Wynwood Exhibition Center, Miami, FL
2013 Curator, Sustainotopia at the Miami Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL
2009-11 Director, CANDO Arts Coop, Miami Beach, FL
2003-05 Studio Manager, John Henry Sculptor, Inc., Chattanooga, TN
Academic Positions
2015 Adjunct Lecturer, University of Miami, Miami, FL
2012 Adjunct Faculty, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Lectures and Panels
2019
American Institute for Conservation 47th convention, Lecture: “An Unconventional Use of
Conventional Materials: Conserving Barbara Neijna’s Hand Painted “Sunrest”
Visiting Artist Lecture, Miami Dade College- Wolfson Campus, Miami, FL
Workshop: Wet and Dry Felting Techniques, The Frank, Pembroke Pines, FL
2018
Workshop: Removing Imperfections from Painted Surfaces, co-instructor for Outdoor
Painted Sculpture at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Speaker for Art Salon, Dipping into the Waste Stream, Armory Art Center, West Palm
Beach, FL
Visiting Artist Lecture, Sustainability in Practice, FIU, Miami, FL
2015
Visiting Artist Lecture, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
2014
Visiting Artist Lecture, Coral Gables Museum, Miami, FL
2013
Speaker, panel participant On Materiality at Oxenburg Fine Art, Miami, FL
Visiting Artist Lecture at MIU, Miami, FL
Residencies / Grants/ Awards
2015
South Florida Cultural Consortium, Award, Miami, FL
2014
In Deep, NEA curatorial grant recipient through Deering Estate, Palmetto Bay, FL
CACiS, Residency, Barcelona, Spain
Tigertail, Grant recipient, Miami, FL
2011-13
Deering Estate, Mentor Artist in Residence, Palmetto Bay, FL
2009-11
CANDO Arts Coop, Artist in Residence, Miami Beach, FL
2009
M.F.A. Show, honorable Mention Lowe Museum of Art, Coral Gables, FL
Select Exhibition Record
2019
Suiting-Up for the Future Collaboration with Kim Yantis, Perez Art Museum, Miami, FL
Rocking Chair Sessions 76-100, Swamp Space Gallery, by BABA Collective, Miami, FL
2018
Changing Room, performance and installation by Girls’ Club with Jenny Larsson,
Michelle Weinberg and Natalie Zlamalova, at the 2019 Untitled Art Fair Miami Beach, FL
Casacor, Art Basel Satellite Design Fair, curated by Jessica Acosta-Rubio, Miami, FL
2017
H2O Exhibit, Frost Science Museum, Featured Artist Commission, Miami, FL
Lost Spaces and Stories of Vizcaya, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami, FL
catalog produced
Nature on the Edge of Urban, curated by Kathyrn Mikesell, Wynwood, Miami, FL
SIXTH, Bridge Red Studios/Project Space, curated by Jane Hart, Miami, FL
2016
A Cyborgs Guide to Permaculture, Broward College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Outside the Box, Biennial, White Space Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
2015
Anthropocene, curated by Deborah M. Mitchell CAS Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
Attitudes and Latitudes, curated by Ombretta Agro, Art Center South Florida, Richard
Shack Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
Art in the Natural World and Cultured Settings, curated by Bernice Steinbaum, Miami, FL
Felt Sew Knot Bound, curated by Leah Brown The Projects Fat Village, Hollywood, FL
New Art: 2015 SFCC Visual and Media Artists Fellowship Exhibition, Ritter Gallery and
Schmidt Center Gallery, FAU, Boca Raton, FL catalog produced
Incubarte, Valencia, Spain
2014
Ephemera, CACiS, Barcelona, Spain
Abracadabra, Art and Cultural Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
Sustainotopia, Miami Botanical Garden, Miami Beach, FL
2013
Abracadabra, Art and Cultural Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
Reclaimed Miami, curated by Bernice Steinbaum Zadock Gallery, Miami, FL
Speak Now, curated by Ralph Provisero The Deering Estate Palmetto Bay, FL
Artistic License, curated by Alina Rodriguez Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, FL
2012
Solo Exhibition, Hung and Bound, Artisan Lounge, Miami, FL
Solo Exhibition, Reclaiming Miami, Wynwood Exhibition Center, Miami, FL
Upcycled, Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, FL
DCG Open, curated by Brandy Reddick, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL
Excess Extravagance Performance, Zona Maca Art Fair, Mexico City, Mexico
10 x 10, Chattanooga, TN catalog produced
Mapping Time and Space, curated by Lauren Wagner, Art Center, Miami Beach, FL
Swimming Through Performance, West Palm Beach Art Fair, West Palm Beach, FL
2011
Full Fathom Five, Jenkins-Johnson Gallery, New York, NY
Upcycled, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
New Environments: Four Women Artists, Roxy O’Neal Bolton Women’s History
Gallery, Women’s Park, Miami, FL
Excess Extravagance Performance, curated by Aldo Castillo, Miami International Art
Fair, Miami Beach, FL
2010
Giants in the City, Alejandro Mendoza, Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Miami Beach, FL
Imaginarium, curated by David Hopper Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
WET, CANDO, curated by Diane Camber Arts Co-op, Miami Beach, FL
2009
Solo Exhibition, UPCYCLED, Wynwood Project Space, Miami, FL