Curatorial Projects

• Womxnhouse Detroit, September 2022 (Co-curated with Asia Hamilton)

• The FET!SH Project, September 2022 to present

• Unraveling Racism: Seeing White, September 2022

• human | nature, June 2022

• Environmentally Speaking, Jan/Feb 2022 (Co-curated with Olivia Guterson + Leslie Sobel)

• Elements of Life, January 2022 (Performance collaboration with the Shua Group and Billy Mark)

• Climate Conversations – All We Can Save, July 2021 (Co-curated with Leslie Sobel)

• Womanhouse Detroit, September 2021 (Co-curated with Asia Hamilton)

• Lumenality – Embodying Light 2021 (Co-curated with Olivia Guterson)

• Drawdown – Pathways Out of Global Warming 2020-21

• Unraveling Racism: Seeing White 2019-2020

• Dear Womanhouse, What Now? – The Art of Being Female in America Today 2018-2020

• Art Kettle – Curatorial Lab + Cultural Space 2018-2020

Exhibitions + Artists Talks

  • The FET!SH Project, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti, September 2023

  • Kehilla, The Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Detroit, September 2023

  • Her Story, Janice Charach Gallery, West Bloomfield Michigan, August-September 2023

  • The FET!SH Project, Village Theater at Cherry Hill, Canton, March 2023

  • Unraveling Racism: Seeing White, Klemm Gallery, Siena Heights University, December 2022

  • TRIBUTE to the sculpture gods, Annex Gallery, September 2022

  • Womxnhouse Detroit, Womxnhouse Detroit, Detroit Michigan, September 2022

  • Unraveling Racism: Seeing White, INAI Gallery, Adrian, September 2022 - January 2023

  • The FET!SH Project, Andy Arts, Detroit, September 2022

  • Craft in the Digital Age, Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate, Grosse Pointe Shores, September 2022

  • Expanding Our Views, The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, September 2022

  • human | nature, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti Michigan, June 2022

  • Climate Conversations: All We Can Save, Nurture Nature Center, Easton Pennsylvania, April 2022

  • Womanhouse at 50, College Arts Association Presenter and Panelist, March 2022

  • Environmentally Speaking, Janice Charach Gallery, West Bloomfield Michigan, January-February 2022

  • Art Collab Project, Padzieski Art Gallery, Dearborn Michigan, February 2022

  • Wood + Metal, Circle for the Arts, Charlevoix Michigan, February 2022

  • Womxnhouse Detroit, Womxnhouse Detroit, Detroit Michigan, September 2021

  • Climate Conversations: All We Can Save, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti Michigan, June 2021

  • Lumenality: Embodying Light, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti Michigan, April 2021

  • Women’s Work, Birmingham Society of Women Painters, Lawrence Street Gallery, March 2021

  • Panel Discussuion, Drawdown: Pathways Out of Global Warming, KickstArt Gallery, Farmington Michigan, January 2021

  • Excerpt from Drawdown: Pathways Out of Global Warming, KickstArt Gallery, Farmington Michigan, January 2021

  • Drawdown: Pathways Out of Global Warming, Barickuda Gallery, Ann Arbor Michigan, October 2020

  • Drawdown: Pathways Out of Global Warming, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti Michigan, September 2020

  • Excerpt from Unraveling Racism: Seeing White, KickstArt Gallery, Farmington Michigan, August-September 2020

  • Redlining, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti Michigan, July-August 2020 (Solo Show)

  • Student Works, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham Michigan, February 2020 (Miller Prize)

  • Unraveling Racism: Seeing White, Norwest Gallery, Detroit Michigan January 2020

  • Kindred, Barickuda Gallery, Ann Arbor Michigan, November 2019

  • Artist Talk, Social Codes, Barickuda Gallery, Ann Arbor Michigan, November 2019

  • Unraveling Racism: Seeing White, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti Michigan, October 2019

  • Curator’s Talk, Unraveling Racism: Seeing White, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti Michigan, October 2019

  • Co-Curator, Focus on Detroit Photography Festival, Focus: Hope, Detroit Michigan, August 2019

  • Dear Womanhouse, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti Michigan, August 2019

  • Curator’s Talk, Dear Womanhouse, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti Michigan, August 2019

  • CitizenSHIP, Women’s Caucus for Art, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti Michigan, August 2019

  • Artist Talk, Michigan Art Educator’s Association Professional Development, Adrian Center for the Arts, July 2019

  • Ann Arbor Women Artists Summer Juried Show, Riverside Arts Center Ypsilanti Michigan, July 2019

  • Pivots and Pitfalls, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti Michigan, July 2019

  • Horizons, the Art Kettle, Manchester Michigan, March 2019

  • Artist Workshop, Bridging the Digital Printing and Fabrication Divide, Women’s Caucus for Arts
    National Conference: Bridge the Gap, New York City, February 2019

  • Curator, Fantastical Botanicals, the Art Kettle, Manchester Michigan, February 2019

  • Utility, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati Ohio, January 2019

  • Student Works, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham Michigan, January 2019

  • Emerging Artist | Artist Emerging, the Art Kettle, Manchester Michigan, January 2019

  • Curator’s Talk, Emerging Artist | Artist Emerging, the Art Kettle, Manchester Michigan, January 2019

  • Pop-Ya, Trustarts Studio, Ann Arbor Michigan, December 2018

  • Dear Womanhouse, the Art Kettle, Manchester Michigan, October 2018

  • Artist Talk, Dear Womanhouse, the Art Kettle, Manchester Michigan, November 2018

  • Manchester Ties, the Art Kettle, Manchester Michigan, September 2018

  • Common Ground, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti Michigan, July 2018

  • Sculpture Park, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti Michigan, May 2018

  • FUNction, Janice Charach Gallery, Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit, Bloomfield Hills Michigan, March 2018

  • Permeable Spaces: Solo Show, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti Michigan, March 2018

  • Graduate Thesis Show, University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, March 2018

  • Artist Talk, Painting Seminar, Eastern Michigan University, March 2018

  • Trustarts Group Show, Adrian Center for the Arts, Adrian, Michigan, February 2018

  • Go Figure 20, Riverside Art Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan, October 2017

  • International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York, New York, May 2017

  • Spring Exhibition, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan, May 2017

  • Artist Talk, Graduate Symposium, Eastern Michigan University, March 2017

  • Graduate Show, Eastern Michigan University, February 2017

  • Master Pieces, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, July-August 2016

  • Graduate Studio Walk, Eastern Michigan University, March 2016

  • Graduate Show, Eastern Michigan University, February 2016

  • Midwest Furniture Zoku, Ann Arbor Art Center, February 2016

  • Artist Talk, Midwest Furniture Zoku, Ann Arbor Art Center, February 2016

Education

Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts with an emphasis in furniture design and interior design, Eastern Michigan University, 2018

Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design and Visual Communication Design, Purdue University, 1988

Work History

Independent Curator Environmentally Speaking 2022 • Womxnhouse Detroit 2021 • Drawdown: Healing the Environment 2020 • Unraveling Racism: Seeing White 2019 • Dear Womanhouse, 2018

Large Scale Art Installations General Motors Tech Center, Warren Michigan, 2022 • University of Michigan Center for Specialty Care, Brighton Michigan, 2018

Executive Director | Curator the Art Kettle, Manchester Michigan, 2018 to 2020

Freelance Interior Design, Graphic Design 1996 to present

Interior Design and Custom Furnishings for Life Learning Community K-12 blended learning school, 2012

Robotics Mentor for FIRST Robotics Team 830, 2012-16 + for FIRST Tech Challenge Team 7305, 2013-16

Art Educator K-12, Washtenaw Christian Academy, Saline, Michigan 2010-2011

Senior Designer Gelman Sciences, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1995-1996

Visiting Adjunct Assistant Professor The University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1991-1992

Creative Director and CEO Meader & Meader Marketing and Design, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1990-95