Education

2015 - 2019
Johns Hopkins University
summa cum laude
MA | Museum Studies
University of Westminster Seminar Abroad Student

2005 - 2010
University of Pennsylvania
summa cum laude
Philadelphia, PA
BFA | Printmaking
Minor | Geology

2004 - 2008
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Travel Scholar
Philadelphia, PA
Certificate | Printmaking

Work Experiencec

2016-2021 | Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Carter County Museum
Ekalaka, MT
Organize & promote the museum's Annual Dino Shindig event; Create outreach strategies that promote the museum's mission to act as a resource to both disparate local and scientific communities; Design promotional material and exhibits to generate revenue and interest in the museum's collections.

2017 | Museum Illustrator
Gallagher & Associates
For the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA
Was the primary illustrator for Mammal Hall renovation project, creating illustrations of over 20 species in naturalist notebook style for taxidermy diorama signage.

2014-2016 | Taxidermist and Studio Manager
Prey Taxidermy
Los Angeles, CA
Taught museum-standard taxidermy techniques, working on private commissions, and studying historical mounts at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum and Occidental College’s Ornithology Dept. and repair as part of graduate work.

2014 | Scientific Illustrator
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Illustrated Dreadnoughtus schrani for publication and release of paper in the journal of Science.

2014 | Artist in Residence and Field Technician
Carter County Museum
Ekalaka, Montana
Designed, fabricated and sculpted 12-foot azadarchid skeletal mount for a new pterosaur display. Designed Graphics for promotional materials. Excavated new specimens, took soil samples, and was a field leader for the museum's annual Dino Shindig.

2014 | Scientific Illustrator
Walters and Kissinger, LLC
For the Marco Island Historical Society
Illustrated the extinct species tapirus veroensis and Palaeolama mirifica for a museum mural.

2013-2014 | Art and Science Teacher
The Wagner Free Institute of Science
Philadelphia, PA
Taught art and science for middle school students, focusing on scientific and paleontological illustration as part of the Wagner'sSNAP (Science, Nature, and Art in Philadelphia) program.

2012 | Contracted Scientific Illustrator
Walters and Kissinger, LLC
For the History Channel
Illustrated Lucy the Australopithecus afarensis for the History Channel’s new book and series Mankind: The Story of All of Us.

2010- 2013 | Head Pastry Artist
2012- 14 | Manager
Whipped Bakeshop
Philadelphia, PA
Was responsible for design and artistic production, consultations with clients, management of employees and project schedules, pricing and marketing strategies, and product development.

2012 | Field Illustrator and Assistant
Worked with Justin Hall, MS, MA
For the Dinosaur Institute of the Los Angeles County National History Museum
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, NM
Prospected for and excavated Cretaceous fossils from the field. Organized/labeled specimens and created maps of original specimen configuration in matrices.

2011 | Contracted Scientific Illustrator
Walters and Kissinger, LLC
For the National Park Service, Dinosaur National Monument Museum
Painted and recreated extinct species of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, turtles, rodents, and gastropods for large-scale mural as part of the newly renovated Dinosaur National Monument Museum in Colorado. Additionally designed the layout for a time-lapse audio-visual component of the exhibit.

2011 | Scientific Illustrator
Peter Dodson, Ph.D.
Illustrated the skull of the ceratopsian dinosaur Auroraceratops for the paper "Auroraceratops sp. (Dinosauria: Neoceratopsia) from the Early Cretaceous of the Mazongshan Area in Northwestern China," published in the journal Vertebrata Palasiatica

2010 | Scientific Illustrator
Peter Dodson, Ph.D.
Illustrated 20 dinosaur fossils for a paper on a newly discovered ceratopsian dinosaur species.

Freelance Graphic Design

2019 | Logo Design, International Dark Skies Association, Montana Chapter
Graphic Design, Montana Dinosaur Trail
Signage Design & Illustration, Montana State Parks
2018 | Graphic Design, US Forest Service, Ashland Ranger District

Grants

2019 | Montana Office of Tourism & Business Development DOC Tourism Grant ($3,600)
Visit Southeast Montana Cooperative Marketing Grant ($700)
2018 | Montana Office of Tourism & Business Development Dinosaur Trail Poster Grant

2017 | Visit Southeast Montana Cooperative Marketing Grant ($800)

Awards
2008 | Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
                       The Otto Lambert Grever Award for Lithography
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
                        The J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Travel Scholarship
                        The Print Center Prize
                        American Color Print Society Prize
2007 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
                        Plastic Club Award
                        The Ben and Ruth Wolf Printmaking Department Prize
                        The Marcia Lampert Prize for a Construction
                        The Gilbert M. Cantor Memorial Scholarship
                        The Susan Land Memorial Prize in Printmaking
2006 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
                        Angelo Pinto Prize for an Experimental Work
                        Packard Prize for Animal Drawing
                        Charles Toppan Prize, Curricular Drawing
2005 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
                        Deena Gu Prize for Watercolor
                        Samuel David Prize in Cast Drawing
                        Ramborger Prize for a Portrait Done in Line Drawing

Exhibitions
2013 | "Unnatural Behavior," Pterodactyl Gallery, Phila. PA
2012 | "Design Lab: The Fusion of Science and Style," Academy of Natural Sciences, Phila. PA
2012 | “First Friday Group Show with Geekadelphia,” Drink Philly, Philadelphia, PA
2011 | “Dinoshore,” Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, NJ
2009 | “May Solo Exhibition,” Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008 | “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow,” Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008 | “Small Worlds,” Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
2007 – 2008 | “Small Works Exhibit,” Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007 – 2008 | “Disegno: Contemporary Undergraduate Drawing Traveling Exhibit”
     - Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, KS
     - The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
     - The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
     - The Program in Visual Arts of the Center for the Creative andPerforming Arts, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
2007 | “Black is the Color,” Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
2007 | “Summer Exhibit,” Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007 | “Annual Student Exhibition,” Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Private Collections and Donations

2010 | Commission for the private collection of M. Night Shyamalan
2008 | Donation of artwork to The Score 4 Scholars Basketball Tournament Post Party for Philadelphia Scholars for Philadelphia Education Fund
2007| Commission for the collection of Theodore R. Aronson, Aronson + Johnson + Ortiz, LP
2006 -2007 | Pennsylvania Academy Holiday Postcard Competition and Patron Print Collections
2006-2008 | Pennsylvania Academy Printmaking Department Annual Print Exchange Collections