EDUCATION:
1998 Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, New Jersey; B.A. - Art History/Studio Art
2004 Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey; M.A. - Museum Studies
2008 Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey; Certificate - Financial Management for Non-Profits
2011 Support Center for Non-Profit Management; Certificate - Fundraising for Non-Profits
EXHIBITIONS:
2024 J&M Studios/NARS Spring Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Female Heavy Gardenship Arts, Kearny, NJ
2023 Don’t Put Me In A Box International Sculpture Center exhibition hosted at Nimbus Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Storied Art / Artist Stories, Five Corners Library, Jersey City, NJ
Self-Reflection/Re-Hash Practicing Uncertainty, Longwood Gallery, Hostos Community College, Bronx,
2022 Affordable Art Show, Art House Productions, Jersey City, NJ
14C Art Fair Juried Fundraiser Exhibition, Jersey City Armory, Jersey City, NJ
Off the Wall, Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
2021 Dreamers (video projections in urban spaces), New York, New York and Rome, Italy
Welcome Back to the World! Index Art Center, Newark, NJ
ReVision and Respond: New Jersey Arts Annual, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Women’s History Month Group Exhibition, City Hall – Jersey City, NJ
Womyn’s Werq, curated by Donna Kessinger, Studio Montclair, Montclair, New Jersey
Flux Factory Fundraising Exhibition, Long Island City, New York
2020 42nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey
Special Delivery, Ruby Projects, Fairfax, Virginia
2019 Greetings from Montclair, Studio Montclair, Montclair, New Jersey
Longevity, Gallery Yonhee, Tenafly, New Jersey
Art Busan International Art Fair/Paris Koh, Busan, South Korea
Wish You Were Here 2019, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
Some Place We Landed, The Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, New Jersey
6x6x2019, Rochester Museum for Contemporary Art, Rochester, New York
Mixmaster, Mattatuck Art Museum, Waterbury, Connecticut
New Jersey Crafts Annual: New Directions in Fiber Art, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
2018 Gone and Back, Ramapo College of New Jersey Art Gallery, Mahwah, New Jersey
2017 Through the Eyes of An Artist, Panepinto Galleries, Jersey City, New Jersey
2016 Momentos, 70 Columbus, Jersey City, New Jersey
2015 The Big Small Show!, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, New Jersey
2014 New Digs, Index Art Center, Newark, New Jersey
2013 Blank Canvas Art Auction, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey
2012 Transformations, Oculus Art Collaborative, Newark, New Jersey
Index Art Center at Paterson Art Walk, Spruce Street Lofts, Paterson, New Jersey
Blank Canvas Art Auction, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey
UNCENSORED: Queer Art and the Church, Leslie-Lohman Annex, New York, NY
Women: Realizing Perspectives, Gallery One, Newark, New Jersey
2011 ArtsReach IXX, City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey
Montclair State University MFA Open Studio Art Tour, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Third Annual Art Gala, Arts Guild of New Jersey, Rahway, New Jersey
Blank Canvas Art Auction, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey
Humble Beginnings, Morris Arts Council, Morristown, New Jersey
2010 TEXT/IMAGE, Arts Guild of New Jersey, Rahway, New Jersey
FRAGILE - global performance chain journey, Neckarsulm, Germany and Florence, Italy
Abstractions: Organic and Sublime, Newark Arts Council, Newark, New Jersey
A Book About Death, RNG Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
Citational Graphologies, Gallery Centotto, Brooklyn, New York
Paper Moon, Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey
What I Dream About, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, New York
6x6x2010, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, New York
Arts Reach XVIII, City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey
Sight and Sound, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
I Heart Art, Work Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
Never Think Small! (Redux), Climate Gallery, Long Island City, New York
Inaugural Exhibition, Solo(s) Project House, Newark, New Jersey
2009 Shoestring Art Auction, Index Art Center, Newark, New Jersey
Moolah: A Show About Money, Arts Guild of New Jersey, Rahway, New Jersey
Sex Cells, 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, New York
OMG, Gallery Aferro, Newark, New Jersey
The Canvas Project 2, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Atrium Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Malaysian Mail Art Festival, Shah Alam Gallery, Shah Alam, Malaysia
Small Works Group Show, Rogue Space Art Gallery, New York, New York.
One City, Jajo Gallery, Newark, New Jersey.
Metro 26 Show (traveling exhibition),City Without Walls, Newark, Jersey City City Hall, Jersey City,B. Beamsderfer Gallery, Highland Park, Ramapo College Art Gallery, Mahwah,
Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey., Monmouth County Public Library, Manalapan
Postcards from the Edge, Metro Pictures, New York, New York.
The Art of Communication, Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, Georgia.
The Sketchbook Project (traveling exhibition), Art House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington D.C., Chris’ Jazz Café, Philadelphia, PA, Laconia Gallery, Bosto, MA., Antenna Gallery, Chicago, Il., Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL., Soulard Art Market, Saint Louis, MO., 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY., Museum of Design, Atlanta, GA.,
2008 Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, New York.
A Little Something, Rivergarden Art Gallery, Denville, New Jersey.
Hudson County Art Slam, Art House Productions, Jersey City, New Jersey.
Heal, Seed Gallery, Newark, New Jersey.
The Westinghouse Project, New Jersey School of Architecture Gallery, Newark, New Jersey.
Stuff Your Sorries in a Sack, Art House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.
It’s Not Easy, Exit Art, New York, New York.,
I ♥ Jersey City, The Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, New Jersey.
Educate & Celebrate: NOLA Preservation Society (traveling exhibition) Simple Café, Jersey City, NJ The Boys and Girls Club of Hudson County, Jersey City, New Jersey, Dragonfly Studios,
Dragonfly Studios, Cedar Grove, New Jersey.
One Breath, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey.
2007 Metro 25 Gala, City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey.
A Modified History of Downtown Newark, New Jersey School of Architecture Gallery, Newark, NJ
Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California.
Ba-Boom!!!, Red Saw Art Gallery, Newark, New Jersey.
1997 Gate 13, Ramapo College Art Gallery, Mahwah, New Jersey.
The Shelf Project, Potter Library, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, New Jersey.
1996 Collections, Ramapo College Art Gallery, Mahwah, New Jersey.
AWARDS/RESIDENCIES:
2024 Arteles Center, Silence – Awareness - Existence Residency, Haukijärvi, Finland
2010 Target Foundation Artist Grant
PUBLICATIONS/WRITING:
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Essayist/Artist – Italianitá, ed. Joanne Mattera, Well-Fed Artists Press. Salem: Massachusetts, 2023
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TEACHING:
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Fall 2006 to Fall 2019 Adjunct Professor of Museum Studies, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. Graduate Classes Taught: Producing An Exhibition, Exhibitions A – Z, Anatomy of a Museum
Fall 2004 – 05, 09, 11 Adjunct Professor of Art History, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey. Undergraduate Classes Taught: Introduction to Art in Western Civilization I & II
Spring 2011 Mentor, Arts Reach IXX - City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey.
Spring 2010 Mentor, Arts Reach XVIII - City Without Walls, Newark, New Jersey.
February 2010 Mentor/Guest Curator - Girls Club of the Lower Eastside, New York, New York.
Fall 2008 Project Coordinator/Mentor, Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Visual Arts, E. Orange, NJ