Education
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2018 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Indiana University Southeast, Concentration: Drawing
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Indiana University Southeast, Concentration: Painting
Art History Minor, Indiana University Southeast
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Exhibitions
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Solo Exhibitions
2021 Therefore I Am, Hope Center for Arts and Technology: Hope Gallery; Sharon, PA.
2020 Displaced, The Dairy Barn Art Center: Chaddock and Morrow Gallery; Athens, OH.
2019 Local Artist Spotlight: Rachael Bailey, Holzer Urgent Care; Athens, OH; showing sponsored by The Dairy Barn Art Center.
Local Artist Spotlight: Rachael Bailey, Casa Nueva Galleries; Athens, OH.
2018 Our Distance, St. Paul’s Gallery; New Albany, IN.
Instinct and Experience, Indiana University Southeast Library's First Floor Art Gallery; New Albany, IN.
Local Artist Spotlight: Rachael Bailey, Coffee Crossing; New Albany, IN.
2017 Visualizing the Visceral, Silica Ceramic Studio and Gallery LLC; Jeffersonville, IN.
2016 The Paradox of Identity, Indiana University Southeast Spacelab Gallery; New Albany, IN.
2015 Shifting Identities, Indiana University Southeast Spacelab Gallery; New Albany, IN.
Two Person Exhibitions
2017 Turmoil: Rachael Bailey and Sarah Nasr Indiana University Southeast Spacelab Gallery; New Albany, IN.
Other: Collaborations with Rachael Bailey and Dallas Wooten, Indiana University Southeast Spacelab Gallery; New Albany, IN.
Juried, Invitational, and Group Exhibitions
2022 New Jersey Artist Showcase, ArtFair14C; Jersey City, New Jersey. Jurors: Katie Henry, Susan Nelly, Ulysses Williams.
Nature & Technology, Visionary Art Collective; Virtual. Juror: Tam Gryn.
6th OPEN International Juried Art Competition, Art Show International; Virtual.
4th FIGURATIVE International Juried Art Competition, Art Show International; Virtual.
2020 OH +5, The Dairy Barn Art Center; Athens, OH. Jurors: Kevin Harris, Shayla Marsh, Robert Peppers.
2019 Paint|Print|Photo, The Dairy Barn Art Center; Athens, OH. Jurors: Sally Kurtz, Gary Pettigrew, and Ardine Neslon.
Employee Group Exhibition, Casa Nueva Galleries; Athens, OH.
Visual Thinking: Drawing Exhibition, Indiana University Southeast Barr Gallery; New Albany, IN. Jurors: Dr. Angela Brew, Dr.
Michelle Fava, Dr. Andrea Kantrowitz, Emily Sheehan MFA, and Emma Vilina Falt MFA.
Athens Voices, The Dairy Barn Art Center; Athens, OH. Jurors: Brian T. Alloway, Karla Hackenmiller, and Joseph Norman.
2018 Paper Connections: Works by Faculty and Students of Indiana University Southeast​ and the National University of Samoa, Indiana
University Southeast Barr Gallery; New Albany, IN. Invited by the Indiana University Southeast Fine Arts Faculty.
Paper Connections: Works by Faculty and Students of Indiana University Southeast​ and the National University of Samoa, The
National University of Samoa; Apia, Samoa. Invited by the Indiana University Southeast Fine Arts Faculty.
Past the Threshold: A Thesis Exhibition, Indiana University Southeast Barr Gallery; New Albany, IN.
Student Juried Show, Indiana University Southeast Barr Gallery; New Albany, IN. Juror: Amethyst Beaver.
2017 Self-Made, Taj Louisville; Louisville, KY. Invited by Whitney Holbourn and Amelia Wise.
Open Studio Weekend Juried Exhibition, the Cressman Center for Visual Arts; Louisville, KY. Jurors: Susan Tinney, Cal Cullen, Sarah
Brown.
#Iampublicart Exhibition Winner, the Carnegie Art Center; New Albany, IN. Public Vote.
Cherchez La Femme Art Exhibition, Prophecy Ink Tattoo Parlor and Fine Arts Gallery; Louisville, KY. Juried by staff.
#Iampublicart, the New Albany River Front Amphitheater, IN. Supported by the Carnegie Art Center.
Convergent Evolution, Indiana University Southeast Spacelab Gallery; New Albany, IN. Class group exhibition.
Student Juried Show, Indiana University Southeast Barr Gallery; New Albany, IN. Juror: Letitia Quesenberry.
2016 Student Juried Show, Indiana University Southeast Barr Gallery; New Albany, IN. Juror: Steve Snell.
Embodied Embedded, Indiana University Southeast Library; New Albany, IN. Class group exhibition.
Authors and Artists Show, Indiana University Southeast Library First Floor Art Gallery; New Albany, IN. Juried by staff.
2015 Student Juried Show, Indiana University Southeast Barr Gallery; New Albany, IN. Jurors: Susanna Crum and Rudy Salgado Jr.
Transformation, Indiana University Southeast Barr Gallery; New Albany, IN. Class group exhibition.
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Professional Experience
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2022 Wooten Clayworks, Co-Owner, Designer, and Head of Media; Hackettstown, NJ.
Independent Graphic Designer, multiple clients; Hackettstown, NJ.
2021 Wooten Clayworks, Co-Owner, Designer, and Head of Media; Hackettstown, NJ.
Independent Graphic Designer, multiple clients; Hackettstown, NJ.
Hope Center for Arts and Technology Artist in Residence, HopeCAT; Sharon, PA.
2020 Hope Center for Arts and Technology Artist in Residence, HopeCAT; Sharon, PA.
Designed and built the drawing/painting program at HopeCAT, HopeCAT; Sharon, PA.
Independent Graphic Designer, multiple clients. Sharon, PA.
Casa Nueva Restaurant and Bar Galleries Art Curator, Casa Nueva; Athens, OH.
2019 Casa Nueva Restaurant and Bar Galleries Art Curator, Casa Nueva; Athens, OH.
2018 Curated and Planned a Student Exhibition for IU Southeast ACES Office, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
Studio and Gallery Assistant to Emily Sheehan and Debra Clem (Spring), Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
2017 (Exhibitor) Louisville Visual Arts Open Studio Weekend, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
Curated a Student Office Exhibition for IU Southeast ACES Office, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
Studio and Gallery Assistant to Emily Sheehan, Jennifer Palmer, and Tiffany Carbonneau (Fall), Indiana University Southeast;
New Albany, IN.
Studio and Gallery Assistant to Emily Sheehan and Debra Clem (Spring), Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
2016 Studio and Gallery Assistant to Emily Sheehan and Debra Clem (Fall and Spring), Indiana University Southeast; New Albany,
IN.
IU Southeast Undergraduate Research Conference Poster Presenter, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
Graphic Design Artist, Indiana University Southeast: Campus Life; New Albany, IN.
2015 Studio and Gallery Assistant to Emily Sheehan and Debra Clem (Fall and Spring), Indiana University Southeast; New Albany,
IN.
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Teaching Experience
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2021 Class Instructor: Pencil and Beyond, Introduction to Drawing/Advanced, Hope Center for Arts and Technology; Sharon, PA.
Designed and instructed a 9 week class for introductions to drawing. Demonstrated different techniques to aid students in drawing
from life, including sight-sizing, identifying forms, identifying perspective, identifying light source and value; set goals for each class,
gave individual feedback.
Class Instructor: Paint Slingin, Introduction to Oil Painting/Advanced, Hope Center for Arts and Technology; Sharon, PA.
Designed and instructed a 9 week class for introductions to oil painting. Demonstrated different techniques using oil paints and oil
mediums and solvents, including how to start an oil painting, when to use what mediums, introductions to color theory and color
mixing, how to prep surfaces for painting, and how to use brushes; set goals for each class, gave individual feedback.
Class Instructor: Figure It Out, Introduction to Figure Drawing, Hope Center for Arts and Technology; Sharon, PA. Designed and
instructed a 9 week class for introductions to figure drawing. Demonstrated different techniques to aid students in drawing the human
form, discussing scale and proportions, value, skin texture, portraits, and the figure in space; set goals for each class, gave individual
feedback.
2020 Class Instructor: Eye to Paper, Introduction to Drawing, Hope Center for Arts and Technology; Sharon, PA. Designed and
instructed a 9 week class for introductions to drawing from life. Demonstrated different techniques to aid students in drawing from life,
including sight-sizing, identifying forms, identifying perspective, identifying light source and value; set goals for each class, gave
individual feedback.
Class Instructor: Brush Wielding, Introduction to Oil Painting, Hope Center for Arts and Technology; Sharon, PA. Designed and
instructed a 9 week class for introductions to oil painting. Demonstrated different techniques using oil paints and oil mediums and
solvents, including how to start an oil painting, when to use what mediums, introductions to color theory and color mixing, how to
prep surfaces for painting, and how to use brushes; set goals for each class, gave individual feedback.
Class Instructor: Favorite Things, Mixed Media, Hope Center for Arts and Technology; Sharon, PA. Designed and instructed a 9
week class for working with mixed media. Demonstrated different techniques working with dry media, wet media, and multiple media together, how to accomplish transitions between media, when to use what media and preparations for such surfaces; set goals for each
class, gave individual feedback.
Class Instructor: Mixed Media Drawing, The Dairy Barn Arts Center; Athens, OH. Designed and instructed an 8 week class for
working with mixed media. Demonstrated different techniques working with dry media, wet media, and multiple media together, set
goals for each class, gave individual feedback.
Private Instructor, Work with one private student to help them achieve their personal goals as an artist, giving instruction on a wide
range of techniques and principals.
2019 Private Instructor, Work with two private students to help them achieve their personal goals as artists, giving instruction on a wide
range of techniques and principals.
Class Instructor: Drawing From Life, The Dairy Barn Arts Center; Athens, OH. Designed and instructed an 8 week drawing class
for introduction to drawing from life. Designed and set up still lifes and lighting, demonstrated and lectured, set goals for each class,
individual feedback.
2018 Corks and Canvas Instructor, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN. Planned painting project for a group of 25
participants, met with event head of the IU Southeast Alumni Association and helped organize and plan event, demonstrated and
lectured, individual feedback.
2017 Drawing 1 Teaching Assistantship with Emily Sheehan (Spring and Fall), Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
Lectured, Individual Feedback, Exhibition Installation Aid, Critiqued.
Artwork Documentation Workshop, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
2016 BFA Artwork Documentation Workshop, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
2015 BFA Artwork Documentation Workshop, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
Drawing 1 Teaching Assistantship with Emily Sheehan (Fall), Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN. Lectured, Individual
Feedback, Critiqued.
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Artist Lectures
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2020 University of Alabama Drawing 2 Class Virtual Artist Talk, The University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, AL.
2018 Our Distance Artist Talk, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Art in the Parlor Gallery; New Albany, IN
2017 Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference Lecture Presenter, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis;
Indianapolis, IN.
Drawing 1 TA Lecture (Fall and Spring), Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
2016 IU Women and Gender Studies Conference Lecture Presenter, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
2015 Drawing 1 TA Lecture, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
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Bibliography
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2022 Drama, Anxiety and Beauty at Art Fair 14C, Jersey City Times, Tris McCall.
2019 Visual Thinking: Drawing Exhibition Catalog, www.thinkingthroughdrawing.org, Emily Sheehan.
Visual Thinking Exhibition showcases the many worlds of contemporary drawing, IU Southeast Now, Steven Krolak.
2018 Juried student art exhibition a powerful burst of creative fire, IU Southeast Now, Steven Krolak.
2017 Open Studio Weekend Artist Directory and Studio Guide, Louisville Visual Art, U of L Hite Art Institute.
Ready to launch: SpaceLab propels student artists, IU Southeast Now, Steven Krolak.
2016 The Review 2015, IU Southeast Review, Indiana University Southeast.
Art, film and panel discussion to consider body experience, image and shaming, IU Southeast Now, Steven Krolak.
2015 Freedom to experiment: SpaceLab gives artists a place for R & D, IU Southeast Now, Steven Krolak.
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Awards and Honors
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2022 Runner-Up Prize Award, 6th OPEN International Juried Art Competition, Art Show International; Virtual.
Talent Prize Award, 4th FIGURATIVE International Juried Art Competition, Art Show International; Virtual.
2018 Studio Award in Painting, Indiana University Southeast Juried Art Show; New Albany, IN.
Finalist for AC Hotel Louisville Solo Exhibition Proposal, AC Hotels; Louisville, KY.
2017 Indiana University Southeast Undergraduate Student Fellowship, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
First Place Preston Fine Art Center Award, Indiana University Southeast Juried Art Show; New Albany, IN.
2016 Roberts Memorial Purchase Award, Indiana University Southeast Juried Art Show; New Albany, IN.
Rebecca Jennings Scholarship, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
2015 Kate Torp Fine Arts Scholarship, Indiana University Southeast; New Albany, IN.
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Collections
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2021 Lili Chandler, Colorado Springs, CO. Personal collection.
Erin Milan, Centennial, CO. Personal collection.
Malcom McLaughlin, Louisville, KY. Personal collection.
Erykah Gaston, Athens, OH. Personal collection.
Samantha Earley, Louisville, KY. Personal collection.
Sydney Albert, Louisville, KY. Personal collection.
2020 Cara Shaul, Louisville, KY. Personal collection.
2019 Michelle Wilson, Athens, OH. Personal collection.
Tony Hammons, Athens, OH. Personal collection.
2018 Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN. Academic collection.
Ambrose Schneider, Seymore, IN. Personal collection.
Bryan and Teresa Bailey, New Albany, IN. Personal collection.
Sierra Rene, New Albany, IN. Personal collection.
2017 Sydney Lossin, Louisville, KY. Personal collection.
2016 Gregory Roberts, New Albany, IN. Personal collection.
Kelle Burge-Dodge, Georgetown, KY. Personal collection.
Jessica Perkins, Sellersburg, IN. Personal collection.
Tammy Springfield, New Albany, IN. Personal collection.
Jennie DiBeneditto, Jeffersonville, IN. Personal collection.
2015 Kristi Dawson, New Albany, IN. Personal collection.