Education
2017 MFA, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston, MA
2014 BFA, Painting, Minor in Art History, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Teaching Experience
2019 - 20 Art Instructor, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (courses: Representational Paintings, Color Theory for Painters, Portrait Drawing)
2017 Post Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Instructor, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston, MA (course: Introduction to Observational Painting)
2016 Teaching Assistant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston, MA (course taught: Observational Painting [Patte Loper], Fall 2016)
Awards/Grants/Fellowships
2018 Emerging Artist Award, St. Botolph Club Foundation, Boston, MA
2017 Post Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Instructor, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston, MA (course: Introduction to Observational Painting)
2017 Katherine Romero Graduating Student Award, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts
2017 Dedalus MFA Fellowship in Painting and Sculpture, Nominee
2016 Dean’s Scholarship Award, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts
2015 Dean’s Scholarship Award, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts
2014 Beacom School of Business Purchase Award, University of South Dakota
2013 Curcs Research Grant, University of South Dakota
2013 Gunderson Art Scholarship, University of South Dakota
2012 Gunderson Art Scholarship, University of South Dakota
Solo Shows
2017 Hyper-Fluctuation of Forms, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Cyclorama – Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2017 Pedagogy of the Self: The Phenomenological Truths, Tower Gallery, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Touchy Feely, Gallery 263, Boston, MA
2020 Being Visible, John Day Gallery, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD (March 2020) (Canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic)
2018 New Voices, New Visions, St. Botolph Club Foundation Gallery, Boston, MA
2018 ARTcetera 2018,AIDS Action Committee Gala, Boston, MA
2017 85th Prouts Neck Art Show, Scarborough, ME
2016 Overloaded, Mission Hill Gallery, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston, MA
2016 SMFA Art Sale, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston, MA
2016 Wall & Floor, Mission Hill Gallery, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston, MA
2016 Self Portraiture: Changing Identities through New Media, Mission Hill Gallery, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston, MA
2016 SMFA Medal Award Gala Honoring Mona Hatoum, Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston, MA
2015 First Year MFA Show, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston, MA
2014 Paint, Metal, and All of Their Friends, BFA Thesis Exhibition, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2014 Stilwell Awards Exhibition, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2014 Painting Exhibition, Munster University Center, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2013 Art Here, Vermillion Area Arts Council, Vermillion, South Dakota
2013 Group Exhibition, Gallery 173, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, SD
2013 Salon des Refuse, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2012 Lawsuit Show, Million Dollar Gallery, Vermillion, SD
2012 Stilwell Awards Exhibition, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2010 Group Exhibition, Iowa Lakes Community College Artists Exhibit, Pearson Lakes Art Center, Spirit Lake, IA
Collaborative Projects
2020 Trans TV, Center for Arts, Design and Social Media, Boston, MA, Project Manager and Contributing Artist
2017 Umbrella Art Project, Museum of Fine Arts Boston and School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston, MA, Project Manager and Contributing Artist
Talks/ Panels/ Presentations
2018 “Hi! I’m Ea!: A Story of Transitions,” TEDxTufts, Tufts University, Medford, MA
2018 “PGTF and More,” Post Graduate Teaching Fellowship Panel, panelist, Graduate Interview Day, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, March 3rd.
2014 “From Iowa to Boston,” Visiting Artist, Okoboji High School, Milford, Iowa
2014 “Portraiture: A Contemporary Exploration of Traditional Techniques and Methodologies," IdeaFest, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2012 Visiting Artist, High School Student Critiques, Guest Instructor, Okoboji High School, Milford, Iowa
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017 Kimberly Ruth, Interview, Breakthru Radio, Art Uncovered, April 10, 2017. http://www.btrtoday.com/listen/artuncovered/week-of-041117-4/
2010 Prairie Smoke, Iowa Lakes Community College Publication, Estherville, IA
Collections
Beacom School of Business, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Mercy Child Advocacy Center, Sioux City, IA
Exhibitions Juried
2017 Dakota Hospital Foundation Holiday Décor Competition, University of South Dakota, Munster University Center, Vermillion, SD