EDUCATION
American University, School of International Service Washington, D.C.
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Minor in Studio Art, GPA: 3.82 May 2016
The Fund for American Studies/George Mason University Washington, D.C.
Capitol Semester dual internship and coursework program, Public Policy Track August-December 2013
Western State Colorado University (WSCU) Gunnison, CO
Concentration in Art and Politics and Government; Honors August 2011-August 2013
Arcadia University College of Global Studies Arusha, Tanzania
Study Abroad Program: Human Rights and Capacity Building in East Africa May-August 2012
HONORS AND CERTIFICATES
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Dr. Linda Schele Memorial Art Scholarship (2012)
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Evergreen Artist’s Association Scholarship 1st Place (2011)
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Art Merit Scholarship - WSCU (2011)
EXPERIENCE
Torpedo Factory Art Center Alexandria, VA
Visiting Artist--Summer Resident July 2015
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Selected through jury to show, create, & sell original artworks and prints in personal open studio
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Coordinated own self-run business & sales of independent artist Rachel Kirwin
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Presented 30-minute talk on inspiration
AmLit, AU Collegiate Bi-Annual Literary Magazine Washington, DC
Art Editor January 2013-2015
PUBLISHED WORKS
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AmLit, AU Collegiate Bi-Annual Literary Magazine 108p Washington, DC
PHOTOGRAPHY:
“The Affair” March 2015
PAINTING/MULTIMEDIA:
“Kiss of the Sea,” “Rodin’s Crouch,” “The Helmet Maker’s Wife,” “Winter Prayers,” “Café Lights,” March 2015
“The Climber,” “Mediation”—Best in Show
“Rounds and a Sound,” “Neptune Fountain,” “the Blindness that Follows me Around” December 2014
“Raymond,” “Kaleidoscope Waves,” “Does This Chroma Make Me Look Fat?”—Best in Show March 2014
“Solar Panel”
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WSCU Collegiate KSWB Radio Station Gunnison, CO
“This Western Life:” Personal narrative written & recorded for radio May 2013
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Pathfinder WSCU Collegiate Bi-Annual Magazine 65p Gunnison, CO
POETRY:
“His Midnight Lullaby,” “Keep them Closed” December 2012