Education
2023 MFA, Studio Art (Painting and Drawing), with honors
Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX
2019 BFA, Studio Art, summa cum laude
Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX
2017 Associate of Liberal Arts, with highest honors
Dallas College, Richland Campus, Dallas, TX
Academic Appointments
2024–2025 Visiting Professor of Practice (Full-Time)
Southern Methodist University, Meadow School of the Arts, Dallas, TX
2023–2024 Visiting Lecturer (Full-Time)
Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX
2023–2025 Pollock Gallery Coordinator
Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Courses Taught
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Drawing as Concept and Performance
Introductory Drawing (majors and non-majors)
Intermediate Drawing
Advanced Drawing
Introductory Painting (majors and non-majors)
Intermediate and Advanced Painting (Directed Study)
Advanced Studio I (Junior-level Multiple Media)
Foundations: Narratives
Foundations: Spaces
Undergraduate Directed Study (Painting and Drawing)
Graduate Committees (MFA)
SMU Taos Campus, Taos, NM
Introductory Drawing (May Term)
Invited Teaching and Guest Workshops
2025 Guest Lecturer, Approaches to Figuration, Intermediate/Advanced Painting, SMU, Dallas, TX
2025 Guest Lecturer, Figuration and Painting Flesh, Introductory Painting, SMU, Dallas, TX
2024 Guest Artist and Workshop Leader, Drawing from the Collection Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX
Mentoring And Advising
2024–2025 Faculty Advisor, Engaged Learning Fellowship (ELF), Southern Methodist University
Two students awarded full fellowships ($2,500 each)
2024–2025 Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Research Project accepted for presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), 2025
Academic And Departmental Service
2023–2025 Pollock Gallery Coordinator, including curatorial programming, visiting artist lectures,
and workshops
2023–2025 Graduate committee member
2023–2025 Directed studies instructor
2023–2025 Faculty Advisor, Student Organized Art Collective (SOAC)
2023–2025 Faculty Advisor, SMUrf Campus Radio
2023–2025 Faculty Advisor and oversight, undergraduate studios
2023–2025 Selection committee member for undergraduate and graduate admissions
2023-2025 Recruitment, and Portfolio review committees including travel recruitment events
Related Professional Experience
2005–2022 Photography Lighting and Camera Technician
Los Angeles, CA and international locations
Professional experience in photographic and cinematic lighting, camera operation, and set-based production, informing instruction across media.
Teaching and Pedagogical Development
2025 National Art Education Association (NAEA) Conference, Chicago, IL (forthcoming)
2025 Tennessee Art Education Association (TAEA) Conference, Murfreesboro, TN
2025 Chronicle of Higher Education Fest: Innovation Amid Uncertainty (online)
Sessions included Innovating Leadership, Workforce Development, and Generational Learning in Higher Education
2025 Teaching with AI, José Antonio Bowen, Collins Executive Education Center, SMU, Dallas, TX
2024 Teaching Effectiveness Symposium, Center for Teaching Excellence, SMU, Dallas, TX
2024 Center for Teaching Excellence, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Active Learning Workshop; AI Hacks for Educators Workshop
2023 College Art Association (CAA) Conference, Chicago, IL
2023 Center for Teaching Excellence, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Inclusive Teaching Seminar; Rubrics Rockstar! Canvas Learning Management Workshop
*Professional development focused on inclusive pedagogy, active learning, assessment design, and integration of emerging technologies.
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
College Art Association (CAA)
Foundations in Art: Theory and Education (FATE)
National Art Education Association (NAEA)
Tennessee Art Education Association (TAEA)
Gallery Representation
Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
Solo Exhibitions
2026 Ian Grieve: What’s Left Behind, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX (forthcoming Feb)
2017 The Necessities, Second Thought Theatre, Dallas, TX
Two-Person and Collaborative Exhibitions
2023 (De)compose, Pollock Gallery, Dallas, TX
2022 Re/Do Until Re/Done, Pollock Gallery, Dallas, TX
2020–2021 Umbrella Project, Dallas, TX; Tulsa, OK; Portland, OR
2020 As We Were Saying…, Contributor, Free Museum of Dallas, Dallas, TX
2018 COLLABO, with Chloe Nix, Doolin Gallery, SMU, Dallas, TX
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
2024 Annual Group Exhibition, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2023 Rising Star Exhibition 10, Turner House, Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX
(at the invitation of Valley House Gallery)
2023 New Texas Talent XXX, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2022 C.A.M.E.O. Emerging Artists, Meadows Gallery, Tyler, TX
2022 New Texas Talent XXIX, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2021 8th Annual Texas Now Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, TX
2021 New Texas Talent XXVIII, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
Juror: Christina Rees, Editor-in-Chief, Glasstire
2020 Hot and Sweaty (Virtual), 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2020 Texas Now (Virtual), Artspace 111, Fort Worth, TX
2019–2021 Mercedes-Benz Experiencing Perspectives 11, Ft Worth, TX (catalogue)
2019 Sandwiches by Famous Artists, NY Subs, Dallas, TX
2018–2019 Mercedes-Benz Experiencing Perspectives 10, Fort Worth, TX (catalogue)
2018 Invitational Exhibition, Harvest Gallery, Dallas Farmers Market, Dallas, TX
Curated by Julia Jalowiec
2017–2018 League for Innovation, Cliff Gallery, Dallas, TX
Juror: Randy Guthmiller, Nasher Sculpture Center
2016 Spotlight Show, North Lake Art Gallery, Irving, TX
Juror: Vicki Meek, South Dallas Cultural Center
2016 League for Innovation, Kiva Gallery, Dallas, TX
Juror: Maria Teresa G. Pedroche, Dallas Museum of Art
Public Art and Community Projects (Selected)
2020–2021 Umbrella Project, multi-city public art initiative, Dallas, TX; Tulsa, OK; Portland, OR
2021 Carry On – Memorial Exhibition, Ash Studios, Dallas, TX
2017–2018 Heart Beets, Dallas Farmers Market Mural Project, Dallas, TX
Collections
Meadows Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
Turner House, Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX
Bibliography
2023 Glasstire Texas Visual Art, Top Five Art Events in Texas, Online. 30 March 2023.
2018 Kairos Magazine, Fall Issue, reproductions
2017 Duck Soup Magazine, Volume 31, reproductions
Awards and Honors Selected
2023 Acquisition Prize, Rising Star Exhibition 10, Turner House, Dallas, TX
2021 Full Fellowship, MFA Program, SMU, Dallas, TX
2025 Phi Beta Kappa Golden Apple Faculty Award, SMU, Dallas, TX
2023 Faculty Performance-Based Funding Grant, Division of Art, SMU, Dallas, TX
2020 Frances B. Cowen Outstanding Award in Printmaking, SMU, Dallas, TX
2019 Stephen D. Wilder Travel Award, SMU, Dallas, TX
2018 NTCC Merit Scholarship, Full Tuition GFA, SMU Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX
2017 Cecil Wallace Fordham Award in Visual Arts, North Lake College, Irving, TX
Professional and Teaching Experience (Selected)
2024–2025 Visiting Professor of Practice (Full-Time)
Southern Methodist University, Meadow School of the Arts, Dallas, TX
2023–2024 Visiting Lecturer (Full-Time)
Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX
2023–2025 Pollock Gallery Coordinator (Curation and Leadership)
Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
2005–2022 Lighting and Camera Technician, Los Angeles, CA, and international
Curatorial and Gallery Leadership (Selected)
2023–2025 Pollock Gallery (SMU Main Gallery), Dallas, TX
Curatorial coordination and gallery management for visiting artist exhibitions, public lectures, and workshops, as well as MFA and BA/BFA Qualifying Exhibitions. Exhibitions included national and international artists such as Julia Jalowiec, Yuko Nishikawa, and Aitor Lajarin-Encina.
Studio Research and Skill Development
2025 Zoey Frank, Experimental Approaches to Color workshop
2023 Weaving Memories photo weaving workshop, Kinfolk House Fort Worth, TX
2021 Painting workshops with Mark Dunford, Ruprecht von Kaufmann, Brendan Kelly (Painting Visions); Jennifer Pochinski (Opening Doors); Zoey Frank (Observation)
2020 Painting workshops with Catherine Kehoe and Susan Lichtman (Painting and Observation, Art Digger Lab); Denis Sarazhin (Modern Take on Composition, Art Digger Lab); Ceramics workshop with Melissa Weiss (Glaze and Surface Techniques, Sonoma Ceramics)
2019 Mokuhanga woodblock printing research under Toshio Soyama, MI-LAB, Tokyo, Japan
Full exhibition history, curatorial projects, and workshops available upon request.