Resume
Freelance Artist (Self Employed, CO) 2015 - Present
Experienced Illustrator for clients in various industries, creating custom commissions, designs, public art, and licensing.
Experienced Illustrator for clients in various industries, creating custom commissions, designs, public art, and licensing.
Select clients include:
City on Fort Collins, CO - (2021-2023) - Illustrated full pages for "Natural Areas Explorer" publication on the subject of pollinator friendly gardening and wildlife rehabilitation.
Colorado Chautauqua Association, Boulder, CO - (2022) - Painted designs on a life-sized fiberglass bear for auction
Town of Lyons, CO - (2022) - Painted a design on a large utility box in Bohn Park for community beautification and graffiti mitigation.
Far Out Mural Fest, Walsenburg, CO - (2022) - Collaborated with colleague Samantha Pascavis on a 120 sq ft mural located at 107 E 5th St, Walsenburg, CO.
City of Fort Collins, CO - (2021) - Hand painted designs on two transformer cabinet boxes for community beautification and graffiti mitigation.
Fort Collins Mural Project (2021) - Collaborated with colleague Samantha Pascavis on a 400+ sq ft mural located at 317 Remington St in Fort Collins, CO.
City of Santa Clarita, CA (2021) - Created a design to be embossed in manhole covers for community beautification.
City of Longmont, CO - (2020-2021) - Painted unique designs on windows along Main St as temporary holiday decoration for multiple years.
40 West Arts (2015-2019) - Illustrated for multiple issues of the art district's magazine "West Colfax Lately."
Houston Kraft (2019) - Created 20 children's illustrations to be used in curriculum for social-emotional learning.
City of Thornton, CO (2018) - Designed vector illustration to be applied as a vinyl wrap to a utility box
Advanced Resources Management (2016) - Created conceptual renderings for scientific exhibits being proposed to the Bear Creek Nature Center in El Paso County, CO.
Colorado Chautauqua Association, Boulder, CO - (2022) - Painted designs on a life-sized fiberglass bear for auction
Town of Lyons, CO - (2022) - Painted a design on a large utility box in Bohn Park for community beautification and graffiti mitigation.
Far Out Mural Fest, Walsenburg, CO - (2022) - Collaborated with colleague Samantha Pascavis on a 120 sq ft mural located at 107 E 5th St, Walsenburg, CO.
City of Fort Collins, CO - (2021) - Hand painted designs on two transformer cabinet boxes for community beautification and graffiti mitigation.
Fort Collins Mural Project (2021) - Collaborated with colleague Samantha Pascavis on a 400+ sq ft mural located at 317 Remington St in Fort Collins, CO.
City of Santa Clarita, CA (2021) - Created a design to be embossed in manhole covers for community beautification.
City of Longmont, CO - (2020-2021) - Painted unique designs on windows along Main St as temporary holiday decoration for multiple years.
40 West Arts (2015-2019) - Illustrated for multiple issues of the art district's magazine "West Colfax Lately."
Houston Kraft (2019) - Created 20 children's illustrations to be used in curriculum for social-emotional learning.
City of Thornton, CO (2018) - Designed vector illustration to be applied as a vinyl wrap to a utility box
Advanced Resources Management (2016) - Created conceptual renderings for scientific exhibits being proposed to the Bear Creek Nature Center in El Paso County, CO.
Art Teacher (Young Rembrandts, CO) 2019 - 2020
Lead weekly after-school drawing classes for children K-5th grade to help develop hand-eye coordination, spatial reasoning, principals of design, creativity, and self confidence.
Lead weekly after-school drawing classes for children K-5th grade to help develop hand-eye coordination, spatial reasoning, principals of design, creativity, and self confidence.
Creative Director (Seeds of Change Foundation USA - Denver, CO) 2015 - 2018
On-staff artist, layout, and marketing director for an internationally renowned charity, creating customized digital assets and print publications.
Publications
The Shallot - Feature in issue #2 - January 2023
The Shallot - Issue #1 cover - July 2022
Cats Being Dicks - A Funny Adult Coloring Book For Cat Lovers - Self Published - 2022
Fort Collins Natural Areas Explorer - June-Oct 2021 issue
Out of Step Books - Diabolico II - 2020
Out of Step Books - Black and White Volume 5 - 2020
Bitchin’ Kitsch - Feature in Volume 10, Issue 3 - 2019
Prehistoric Times Magazine – Feature in Issue #129 - 2019
West Colfax Lately Magazine – Spot for Issue #4 - 2018
Prehistoric Times Magazine – Feature in Issue #123 - 2017
Prehistoric Times Magazine - Feature in Issue #120 - 2017
Out of Step Books - Slithers & Scales of Inspiration - 2017
Out of Step Books - Black and White Volume 4 - 2017
Out of Step Books - Under the Sea - 2016
West Colfax Lately Magazine - Feature in Issue #1 - 2015
RMCAD Retrospective, Volume 1 - 2015
Redivider Literary Journal - Featured illustration- 2009
Broken City Magazine - Issue #3 feature - 2008
Broken City Magazine - Issue #2 cover - 2008
On-staff artist, layout, and marketing director for an internationally renowned charity, creating customized digital assets and print publications.
Publications
The Shallot - Feature in issue #2 - January 2023
The Shallot - Issue #1 cover - July 2022
Cats Being Dicks - A Funny Adult Coloring Book For Cat Lovers - Self Published - 2022
Fort Collins Natural Areas Explorer - June-Oct 2021 issue
Out of Step Books - Diabolico II - 2020
Out of Step Books - Black and White Volume 5 - 2020
Bitchin’ Kitsch - Feature in Volume 10, Issue 3 - 2019
Prehistoric Times Magazine – Feature in Issue #129 - 2019
West Colfax Lately Magazine – Spot for Issue #4 - 2018
Prehistoric Times Magazine – Feature in Issue #123 - 2017
Prehistoric Times Magazine - Feature in Issue #120 - 2017
Out of Step Books - Slithers & Scales of Inspiration - 2017
Out of Step Books - Black and White Volume 4 - 2017
Out of Step Books - Under the Sea - 2016
West Colfax Lately Magazine - Feature in Issue #1 - 2015
RMCAD Retrospective, Volume 1 - 2015
Redivider Literary Journal - Featured illustration- 2009
Broken City Magazine - Issue #3 feature - 2008
Broken City Magazine - Issue #2 cover - 2008
Exhibitions
Group Exhibition (Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, Wheat Ridge, CO) 2023
Solo Exhibition (The Copper Muse, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
Solo Exhibition (Lafayette Senior Center, Lafayette, CO) 2022
First Friday September (CO Mountain Kava Co., Longmont, CO) 2022
First Friday May Exhibition (The America Building, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
Minis (The Medusa Collective, Westminster, CO) 2022
Little Birds (Little Bird Bakery, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
The Loo Gallery (The Fox Den, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
Tiny Art Big Ideas III (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2021
Power in Numbers 6 (Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA) 2021
Solo Exhibition (Copper Muse Distillery, Fort Collins CO) 2021
Strange Times (Magnetic Art Gallery, Fort Collins CO) 2021
For the Record III (Spectra Art Space, Denver CO) 2021
Solo Exhibition (Copper Muse Distillery, Fort Collins CO) 2020
Seasons (Lafayette Public Library, Lafayette CO) 2020
Tiny Art Big Ideas II (Spectra Art Space, Denver CO) 2019
Group Exhibition (Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, Wheat Ridge, CO) 2019
Solo Exhibition (Superfruit Republic, Denver, CO) 2019
For the Record II (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2019
Into the Rainbow (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2019
Art Ability (Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA) 2018
Tiny Art Big Ideas (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2018
The Order Art Show (Lumenati, Denver, CO) 2018
Beasts of Mythos (Magnetic Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO) 2018
RMCAD Graduation Exhibition (Philip Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2017
For the Record (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2017
Illustration Exhibition (Philip Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2017
Cannaball Tiny Art Show (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2016
Tiny Art Show (Bast Studios, Denver, CO) 2016
Air/Light/Chaos/Land (Wandering Art Gallery, Denver, CO) 2016
53rd Annual Juried Exhibition (Philip Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2016
Foundations Exhibition (Philip Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2015
Group Exhibition (Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, Wheat Ridge, CO) 2023
Solo Exhibition (The Copper Muse, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
Solo Exhibition (Lafayette Senior Center, Lafayette, CO) 2022
First Friday September (CO Mountain Kava Co., Longmont, CO) 2022
First Friday May Exhibition (The America Building, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
Minis (The Medusa Collective, Westminster, CO) 2022
Little Birds (Little Bird Bakery, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
The Loo Gallery (The Fox Den, Fort Collins, CO) 2022
Tiny Art Big Ideas III (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2021
Power in Numbers 6 (Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA) 2021
Solo Exhibition (Copper Muse Distillery, Fort Collins CO) 2021
Strange Times (Magnetic Art Gallery, Fort Collins CO) 2021
For the Record III (Spectra Art Space, Denver CO) 2021
Solo Exhibition (Copper Muse Distillery, Fort Collins CO) 2020
Seasons (Lafayette Public Library, Lafayette CO) 2020
Tiny Art Big Ideas II (Spectra Art Space, Denver CO) 2019
Group Exhibition (Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, Wheat Ridge, CO) 2019
Solo Exhibition (Superfruit Republic, Denver, CO) 2019
For the Record II (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2019
Into the Rainbow (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2019
Art Ability (Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA) 2018
Tiny Art Big Ideas (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2018
The Order Art Show (Lumenati, Denver, CO) 2018
Beasts of Mythos (Magnetic Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO) 2018
RMCAD Graduation Exhibition (Philip Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2017
For the Record (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2017
Illustration Exhibition (Philip Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2017
Cannaball Tiny Art Show (Spectra Art Space, Denver, CO) 2016
Tiny Art Show (Bast Studios, Denver, CO) 2016
Air/Light/Chaos/Land (Wandering Art Gallery, Denver, CO) 2016
53rd Annual Juried Exhibition (Philip Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2016
Foundations Exhibition (Philip Steele Gallery, Lakewood, CO) 2015
Awards/Recognition
Eric L. Porter memorial scholarship/residency to Art Gym Denver - 2022
Osten 51st Annual World Gallery of Cartoons Finalist - 2019
Gerald Ehrhart Scholarship for Artists - 2017
RMCAD Merit Award - 2015 - 2017
Charlene Cosgrove Memorial Illustration Award - 2016
William LeBarth Steele Memorial Award - 2015
Education
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design - 2014-2017, Bachelor of Fine Arts - Illustration, summa cum laude, President’s Honor Roll - 4.0 GPA
Press/Interviews
Bookstr's 2022 Most Hilarious Book Covers That'll Leave you in Tears - 2022
The Layered Onion interview - 2022
A Little Bit Human aphantasia article - 2022
Shoutout Colorado interview - 2021
Art for Activism animal welfare interview - 2020
Longmont Leader article - 2020
Voyage Denver Artist Spotlight interview - 2020
5280 Article - 2016
Eric L. Porter memorial scholarship/residency to Art Gym Denver - 2022
Osten 51st Annual World Gallery of Cartoons Finalist - 2019
Gerald Ehrhart Scholarship for Artists - 2017
RMCAD Merit Award - 2015 - 2017
Charlene Cosgrove Memorial Illustration Award - 2016
William LeBarth Steele Memorial Award - 2015
Education
Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design - 2014-2017, Bachelor of Fine Arts - Illustration, summa cum laude, President’s Honor Roll - 4.0 GPA
Press/Interviews
Bookstr's 2022 Most Hilarious Book Covers That'll Leave you in Tears - 2022
The Layered Onion interview - 2022
A Little Bit Human aphantasia article - 2022
Shoutout Colorado interview - 2021
Art for Activism animal welfare interview - 2020
Longmont Leader article - 2020
Voyage Denver Artist Spotlight interview - 2020
5280 Article - 2016