b. 1985 | New York City

Lives and Works in Portland, OR

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EDUCATION 

2014 M.F.A | The School of the Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA

2007 B.S. | Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, NY 

2005 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025

The Gardener | Kinhouse Gallery | Fort Wayne, IN

What’s Left on the Stem | Solo Show | Never Coffee, Portland OR

2024

En Motion | A WAVE Contemporary Show | Well Well Projects, Portland, OR

Identity Crisis | Union/Pine, presented by Ethereal Reflections | Portland, OR

Partake in Me | One Grand Gallery, presented by Ethereal Reflections | Portland, OR


2023 

Gathered Together, Flat File Show | Wavelength Space | Chattanooga, TN

Rituals | Wavelength Space | Chattanooga, TN

Friend of a Friend | a WAVE Contemporary Show | Carnation Contemporary | Portland, OR

My Own Private Property | Carnation Contemporary | Portland, OR 

2022

The Nexus of Here |  a WAVE Contemporary Show | Portland, OR

Holiday House | Serena & Lily | Chicago, Il

A Creeping Normality | 1122 Outside | Portland, OR, two person show with Asa Mease

A Provocation | a WAVE Contemporary Show with After/Time Collective | Portland, OR

On the Verge of Recognition | Well Well Projects | Portland, OR

2021

Atlas | Carnation Contemporary| Portland, OR

In Painting Thinking is Painting | Erickson Gallery| Portland, OR

Inscapes |Eat Paint Studio and Gallery| Chicago, IL (catalog)

2019

Real World | Tropical Contemporary | Eugene, OR | curated by Maddison Colvin

August Show | Olympic Mills | Portland, OR | Solo Show

2017

Skidmore College Annual Alumni Reunion Art Exhibition | Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery | Saratoga Springs, NY

Back to the Garden | Root Division | San Francisco, CA

2016

Bay Area Painting | The Mills Building | Curated by Artsource Inc. |San Francisco, CA

Convergence | Alabama Project Gallery | San Francisco, CA | Curator

Artspan 2016 Annual Auction | SOMArts Cultural Center | San Francisco, CA

2015

Crank | Southern Exposure | San Francisco, CA

Twenty-Sixth International Juried Exhibition | Viridian Artists Inc. | New York, NY

2014

Fall National Juried Exhibition | Marin Museum of Contemporary Art |Novato, CA

SMFA Medal Award Gala and Juried Auction | Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA 

MFA Thesis Exhibition | Cyclorama | Boston, MA

Yes! Paint, the SMFA Painting Biennial | School of the Museum of Fine Arts| Boston, MA

Convergences II | Khaki Gallery | Boston, MA

SMFA Drawing Show | SMFA Atrium | Boston, MA, Juror’s Prize

2013

Claire Elliott: Landscapes of Memory | Mayor’s Gallery, Boston City Hall | Solo Exhibition

2010

Recession Expression | Seton Hall Law School | Newark, NJ | curated by Carmen Hermo

2007

Senior Thesis Exhibition | Tang Teaching Museum and Gallery | Saratoga Springs NY

AFFILIATIONS

Member, WAVE Contemporary, Portland, Oregon

Flat File Artist, Wavelength Space, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Featured Artist, Serena & Lily Art Collection

COLLECTIONS

Soho House Portland | Portland, OR

Fidelity Investments Corporate Art Collection | Boston, MA and Tigard, OR

Fage USA | Wellesley, MA

Private Collections

GRANTS/AWARDS/RESIDENCIES

2020 Artist Residency in Motherhood (ARiM) | Portland, OR

2020 Member of Wave Contemporary

2019 Artist Residency in Motherhood (ARiM) | Portland, OR

2015-2017  ArtSpan Residency at the Journal Building | San Francisco, CA

Curated annual show, Critique Group founder

PUBLICATIONS and FEATURES

2024 Studio Visit Magazine Volume 52 (forthcoming)

Gazette Journal

Arts to Hearts 101 Art Book, Floral Edition

2021    The Gathered Gallery | Online Artist Feature

Friend of the Artist | Studio Image Project 

2020 All She Makes | Artist Directory

2019 Chestnut Review | Volume 1, Number 1,  Summer 2019 | Cover Artist

2015 Paint Pulse Magazine | Issue 1 | Featured Artist 

2014 365 Artists/365 Days Project | Interview

Fresh Paint Magazine,  Issue 4 | Featured Artist and Studio Visit Interview


SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2019-2021 Teaching Artist, Assembly PDX, Portland, OR 

2014 - 2017 After School Academy Teacher: Ceramics and Watercolor

The Hamlin School for Girls, San Francisco, CA 

2013 - 2014 Teaching Assistant: Four Painters Visiting Seminar, MFA Program

Visiting Graduate Critic, SMFA Post Baccalaureate Program

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

2007 Fall Intern, Drawings Department

Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY