Resume

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2014
Bits and Pieces, The Art League, Alexandria, VA (Juried by Millicent Young)
All-Media April, The Art League, Alexandria, VA (Juried by Jayme Mclellan)
All-Media March, The Art League, Alexandria, VA (Juried by Liza Key Strelka)
All-Media January, The Art League, Alexandria, VA
Small & Large Works, The Art League, Alexandria, VA 
Art Now, The Art League, Alexandria, VA 

2011
Black and White, Infinity Art Gallery, Online

2006
Taking a Stand, Voices in Fiber, Translations Gallery, Denver, CO
Design and Research Undergraduate Art Exhibition, Curfman Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
Schacht Student Showcase, Schacht Spindle Company, Boulder, CO

2004
Design and Research Undergraduate Art Exhibition, Curfman Gallery, Fort Collins, CO

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011
Raveling Texts, Kevin L McCarthy, Danielle Smith-Llera, and Eva Gustafson, American Center, New Delhi, India

2006
Piecing Together, Kevin L McCarthy and Allison Elliot, Mini Gallery, CSU, Fort Collins, CO
Material Witness, Coburn Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO

2004
Material Witness, Mini Gallery, CSU, Fort Collins, CO

SOLO EXHIBITION

2006
Things Shaped in Passing, Bas Bleu Theater Company, Fort Collins, CO

TEACHING

2014
Artist Statement vs. Artist Bio, Workshop, The Art League, Alexandria, VA 
Writing Your Artist Resume, Workshop, The Art League, Alexandria, VA

2009
RARA: A Case Study, Lecture for Carole Frances Young's class, California State University, Los Angeles, CA

CURATORIAL

2005
African Art, Curfman Art Gallery, CSU, Fort Collins, CO

RESIDENCIES

2014
8550 Ohio, Studio Residency, outside Athens, OH

AWARDS

2012
Global Leader's Fellow, meritorious scholarship award, GWU, Washington DC

2004
Interweave Press Scholarship, achievement in the Fiber Art Field, Loveland, CO

2001
Svetlana Kovalsky Creative Arts Award, for community contribution to the arts, Nairobi, Kenya

EDUCATION

2014
Master of Business Administration, George Washington University, Washington DC

2006
Bachelor of Fine Art, emphasis in Fiber Art, Minor in Merchandising, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

LANGUAGE

English, French, Japanese

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2015 - present
Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Folklife Festival Marketplace Assistant, Washington, DC 

2014 - 2015
The Art League, Associate Gallery Director, Alexandria, VA 

2011- 2012
American Center, SPAN Magazine, Business and Operations Consultant, New Delhi, India

2010 - 2011
All India Artisan and Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA), Craftmark Certification Consultant, New Delhi, India

2007 - 2010
RARA Designs, Founder, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

2006
Fiberarts Magazine, Editorial Intern, Loveland, CO

2003
Mia Mali Craft Enterprise (now Mali Chic), Product Designer, Bamako, Mali