Education

2023 – 2025: Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art with focus in Motion Graphics at University at Buffalo

2020 – 2022: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Buffalo State College – Cum Laude

2018 – 2020: Erie Community College – Fine Arts Major

Teaching Experience

2025-Present: Assistant Professor, Adjunct – SUNY Erie

  • Instructor of Drawing 
  • Encouraged creative risk-taking and experimentation through a variety of media and approaches
  • Designed and delivered lessons on observational drawing, line, value, perspective, composition and more.
  • Taught foundational drawing skills to undergraduate students in a studio-based classroom setting

2023-2025: Instructor of Record – University at Buffalo 

  • Instructor of record for Introduction to Digital Art class for three semesters. 
  • Leveraged expertise in industry-standard software such as Adobe CC and P5.JS Coding. 
  • Foster creative expression and technical proficiency among students. 
  • Instructor of record for Time Based Concepts class for one semester. 
  • Lectured on Time Based artists and emerging media
  • Guided students through projects and software such as Adobe CC and Blender 3D. 
  • Provided one on one assistance to students outside of class time. 

University Service

2025: Studio Assistant Research Foundation

  • Conducted research related to 3D modeling and 3D printing techniques
  • Assembled and modified small scale 3D printed sculptures

2023-2025: Print Shop Assistant

  • Maintained large format print equipment. 
  • Worked with variety of large format printers such as Canon and Epson. 

2023-2025 Graphic Design Art and Technology Lab Assistant

  • Maintained and documented and fabrication machines.
    • 3D Printing, laser cutting/etching and UV printing. 
  • Assisted undergraduate students with fabrication processes. 
  • Instructed workshops regarding fabrications processes and 3D LIDAR scanning. 

Industry Experience

2023: Freelance Graphic Designer – Trellis Marketing
Created graphics for advertising campaigns for social media platforms.

2022: Marketing Specialist Intern – Watson Bowman Acme
Created graphics and motion graphics for advertising campaigns for the museum and events.

2022: Intern – Burchfield Penny Art Center
Created graphics and motion graphics for advertising campaigns for the museum and events.

2021 – 2022: Social Media Coordinator – Buffalo State College Visual Arts Board – Manages posts, creates graphics and interacts with online community for the organization.

2008 – 2016: Social Media Coordinator – Western New York Garden Railway Society – Managed and maintained club website, social media accounts. Designed new club logo and spearheaded club rebranding effort.

Honors and Awards 

  • SUNY Art of Research Competition Finalist 2025
  • Frances R. and Louis B. Morrison Scholarship 2025
  • SUNY Art of Research Competition Finalist 2024
  • Frances R. and Louis B. Morrison Scholarship 2023
  • AAF Buffalo Silver Addy Award- Animation 2022
  • Buffalo State Honors Convocation 2022
  • SUNY Dean’s Creative Associates Award 2022
  • Buffalo State University 12 Hours of Service Learning 2022

Technical Skills

  • Raster and Vector graphics, graphic design in Adobe Creative Cloud. 
  • Video editing and composting in Apple Pro Apps.
  • 3D Rendering, Animation and 3D Printing such as Blender, Unity Game Engine and Prusa Printers.
  • Advanced knowledge in Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) 
  • Projection Mapping and Visual Programming – Isadora and Max MSP.
  • Programming: CSS, HTML, P5.JS.
  • Expert MacOS and Windows knowledge base.

Exhibitions

2025 Serotonin Syndrome 

MFA Thesis Solo Exhibition

The Crucible Art Collective, Buffalo, NY

2025 Black Box Theater Live

Group Media Performance

University at Buffalo Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY 

2024 Media Study Live

Group Media Performance

Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY 

2024 Paralysis

Solo Exhibition 

UB Center for the Arts Project Space, Buffalo, NY

2024 Art in The Open

UB Center for the Arts Project Space, Buffalo, NY

2024 Symbosis

Group Exhibition 

CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY

2024 Fresh

Group Exhibition 

Pineapple Company, Buffalo, NY

2024 Placeholder – MFA Group Show – UB Art Galleries

UB Art Galleries, Buffalo, NY

2023 Art in The Open

UB Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY

2023 Incoming MFA Showcase

Group Exhibition 

UB Center for the Arts Project Space

2022 We’re Back

Group Exhibition 

Czurles-Nelson Gallery, Buffalo, NY

2022 Hypersomnia

BFA Thesis Solo Exhibition

Revolution Gallery, Buffalo, NY

2021 VAB Exhibition

Group Exhibition

Bacon Gallery, Buffalo, NY