Education
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2013 MFA in Printmaking, Ohio
University, Athens, OH
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2010 BFA in Art and Art History, cum laude, Concentration in
Printmaking, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Professional Experience
March 2022- present
Online Drawing and Art Appreciation Instructor
Wake Technical Community College, 9101 Fayetteville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603
Design and teach online synchronous and asynchronous semester long and accelerated Drawing I & II courses and Art Appreciation courses on Canvas
August 2021-February 2022
Studio Manager
Silverado Fabricators & Makers Services
1104 E Pettigrew St, Durham, NC
Silverado Fabricators specializes in the construction of prosthetic and orthotic devices. I assisted in fabrication and also conduct grant writing and research with the aim of pairing with local artists to utilize Silverado’s technical skills to create custom public and large-scale artworks.
October 2019-June 2021
Research Assistant in Puppetry
Duke University, Durham, NC
A temporary assistantship, working in collaboration with staff, visiting artists, and students at Duke to realize on-going puppet performances.
May 2019-September 2019
Puppet-maker and Puppeteer
Paperhand Puppet Intervention, Saxapahaw, NC
Designing and sculpting puppets and sets, sewing costumes, and puppeteering in all performances
Academic year of 2018-2019
Lecturer at the College of Design
NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27606
Taught Fashion Illustration in Fall of 2018 and Spring of 2019 at the Wilson College of Textiles
2018 July – 2017 September
Art Handler
Cross Museum Services
Installed artwork in the Washington D.C. area for clients including the Smithsonian and the National Geographic Museum
Residencies & Awards
2021, Public Art for South Ellerbe Restoration Project, Budget: $50,000. I am one of a team of three artists (Julienne Alexander & Benjamin Reid) selected to create art for this RFQ for the city of Durham, NC
2021, Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Grant Award of $1000, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC
2020 Arrowmont, 2-D artist in residence by invite at Pentaculum, January 5-11, Gatlinburg, TN
2020, Public Art for the Walnut Creek Wetland Center, Budget: $6,000. I am one of a team of three artists (Jaclyn Bowie & Nyssa Collins) selected to create art for this RFP for the city of Raleigh, NC
2017 Oberlin College, Visiting Artist in Reproducible Media, November 8-11,
Oberlin, OH
2017 Morgan Paper Conservatory, Artist in Residence, March – May,
Cleveland, OH
Language Proficiency
Portuguese, fluent (U.S. and Brazilian citizenship)