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EDUCATION
2024 MFA, concentration in Time-Based Art, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2020 BA summa cum laude, double major: Studio Art and Art History, Communications and Media Studies, Washington College,
Chestertown, MD
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ONE AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024 A Held Breath, MFA Final Exhibition, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, Knoxville, TN *One Person
2023 Sweet Nothings (Whispered Nevers), Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
*Two-Person: Casey Wolhar and Chloe Wack
2022 Tender Tension, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN *One Person
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2023 76th Annual Student Art Completion, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, Knoxville, TN. Juror: Kay Dartt
Co-Create, Stay at Home Gallery, Paris, TN. Jurors: Kaylan Buteyn and Jamie Smith
2020 Unsettled: Senior Thesis Exhibition, Kohl Gallery, Online. Juror: Matt Moore
2020 100 Proof Exhibition, Kohl Gallery, Online. Juror: Kyle Hackett
2019 100 Proof Exhibition, Kohl Gallery, Chestertown, MD. Juror: MehveÅŸ Lelic
2018 100 Proof Exhibition: Expand Space/Share Place, Kohl Gallery,
Chestertown, MD. Juror: Allison Nance
2017 100 Proof Exhibition: Work, Kohl Gallery, Chestertown, MD. Juror: Betsy Johnson
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Group Show, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2022 It Take Ten, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Water is Life!, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
2023 Online Performance Art Festival, Online
Greatest Student Exhibition, The In Art, Online
2021 New in Town, UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2020 Solo Lab 545, VisArts Gallery, Rockville, Maryland
2019 Capturing a Thought, Pop-Up Gallery, Chestertown, MD
Make/Break: Junior Seminar Exhibition, Pop-Up Gallery, Chestertown, MD
2018 Tie-In: An Alliance of String and Translucency, Pop-Up Gallery, Chestertown, MD
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
2022 Faculty Award, Handheld Video Festival, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Honorable Mention, Greatest Student Exhibition, The In Art
2020 Nielsen Profession Art Award, Washington College, Chestertown, MD
Nielsen Juror’s Choice Award, Washington College, Chestertown, MD
Juror: Matt Moore
Departmental Honors in communications and media studies for senior capstone experience
Departmental Honors in studio art and art history for senior capstone exhibit
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2021—23 Herman E. Spivey Humanities Graduate Fellowship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2021—22 Dorothy N Dille Art Fellowship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Graduate School Fellowship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024—25 Teaching Assistant, Board & Brush, Newark, DE
Responsible for instructing patrons on how to create their own ‘DIY’ wooden signs. Techniques taught - staining wood,
applying vinyl stencils, painting wood and stencils, and using a drill to attach wood pieces.
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2022—24 Graduate Teaching Associate University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
ART 102 Introduction to Art: Time
Instructor of Record, working alongside Lecture Heather Coker Hawkins. Responsible for assignment drafting, technical
demonstrations, facilitation of critique, distributing grades and feedback.
2021—22 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
ART 102 Introduction to Art: Time, Primary Instructor: Heather Coker Hawkins,
Secondary Instructor: Sarah Bernstein
Responsible for one technical demonstration for each unit, management of attendance, verbal feedback in class and during
critiques, grading of unit papers.
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2022 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
ART/CNST 236 Introduction to Cinema and Video Art, Instructor: Emily Bivens
Responsible for attendance management, verbal feedback during class and critique, daily note taking and uploading to class
page, grading of homework assignments.
2021 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
ART/CNST 436 Advanced Video and Cinema: Experimental Arts, Instructor: Emily Bivens
Responsible for attendance management, verbal feedback during class and critique, daily note taking, and mentorship goals.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2023—24 Tech Assistant for Media Pool, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Responsible for managing check-in and check-outs of available equipment for the School of Art such as cameras, projectors, and lighting equipment.
2017—20 Intern for Kohl Gallery, Chestertown, MD
Responsible for assistance in installation and deinstallation, patron correspondence, opening and closing the gallery.
2019 Intern at The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE
Responsible for assistance across departments. Completed preliminary research for marketing department, assisted in file management for curatorial department, assisted in preparation of education materials, assisted in teaching for summer camp offered by institution.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
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2025 SECAC Conference Speaker, Panel: “Art, Craft, Gender, and Race in the Age of ‘Tradwives.’”, Presentation: "Craft and
Technology, Fight Back."
2025 “A Held Touch,” Issue 2, Vanity, Dirt Club Zine
2024 “Permission to Care: Sentimentality in Academic Settings – A Conversation between Artists,” Issue 40.1, Feminist German
Studies
2024 “A Held Interior,” Phoenix Literary Arts Magazine
2020 “Guerilla Warfare: Representing the Other in Contemporary Art Museums,” SCE Issue, Volume XXVII, Washington College
Review
2019 “The Complications of Emotions,” Issue 1, Volume XXVI, Washington College Review
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TECHNICAL SKILLS
MEDIA Video editing, camera operation, lighting, storyboarding, audio recording, audio mixing, stop-motion animation,
projection use
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SOFTWARE Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud: Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop, Bridge, Media Encoder, Camera Raw,
Lightroom
FIBER ARTS Sewing via hand or machine, embroidery, textile sculptural work
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GALLERY Gallery hanging methods, hand drills, wall repair and painting