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Artist CV

Education

2020-2024

BFA
ASU

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting and Drawing), Arizona State University, Tempe

(GPA: 4.0/4.0)

Exhibitions

04/2025 AAG Spring Exhibition (Juried Group Show,) Arizona Artist Guild, Phoenix, Arizona

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10/2024 Critique Group Exhibition, (Group Show), Arizona Artist Guild, Phoenix, Arizona

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09/2024 Light of Day, (Juried Group Show), Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, Arizona

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04/2024 A Mile Through My Eyes, (Group Show), ASU Tempe, Arizona

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02/2024 Time and Change, (Group Show), ASU West, Phoenix, Arizona

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11/2023 Time and Change, (Group Show), ASU Tempe, Arizona

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11/2023  Metamorphosis, (Group Show), Taproot Therapy, Tempe, Arizona

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03/2023  In the Moment,  (Group Show), ASU Tempe, Arizona

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04/2022 The Alien Within, (Group Show), ASU Tempe, Arizona

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03/2021  Manifestations: 3D Explorations, (Group Show), ASU Tempe, Arizona

Awards

2024 Moeur Award, Arizona State University

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commissions

Publications

03/2025 Commissioned collaborative mural for Grey Box Collective's office space at Phoenix Center for the Arts (multiple canvases), Phoenix, Arizona, March 2025

 

02/2025 Commissioned illustrations for Grey Box Collective's "Understanding Otherness" coloring book, Phoenix, Arizona, February 2025 

 

11/2024 Commissioned illustrations for Grey Box Collective's "PAUSE..." coloring book, Phoenix, Arizona, November 2024 

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07/2024 Commissioned Mural, Phoenix Modern, Phoenix, Arizona, July 2024​​​​

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ASU Library, “Libguides: Creative Cartography: Time and Change.” Library Guides, Arizona State University, 21 Nov. 2023, libguides.asu.edu/c.php?g=411724&p=10046215. 

 

Bradley, Shi. “ASU Art Students Share Snippets of Their Life at ‘in the Moment’ Exhibit.” The Arizona State Press, Arizona State Press, 22 Mar. 2023, www.statepress.com/article/2023/03/in-the-moment-gallery. â€‹

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Dow, Michael. "Nurse Florence, What Are the Different Ways That Protein is Used by the Body?" Lulu.com, 2024.

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Dow, Michael. "Nurse Florence, What is Celiac Disease?" Lulu.com, 2025.

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Murphy, Marilyn. “ASU Library, School of Art Collab Celebrates 10 Years with New Student Exhibition.” ASU Library, School of Art Collab Celebrates 10 Years with New Student Exhibition | ASU News, 13 Nov. 2023, news.asu.edu/20231113-creative-cartography-celebrates-10-years-new-student-exhibition.

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Woodward, Avery, editor. “Canyon Voices Issue 28.” Issuu, Arizona State University, 29 Nov. 2023, https://issuu.com/asucanyonvoices/docs/canyon_voices_issue28.

work experience

06/2024 - Present â€‹Dow Creative Enterprises, Phoenix, Arizona - Freelance Illustrator

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08/2021 - Present Juniper Public Library, Phoenix, Arizona - Library Page

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09/2024 - 04/2025 Grey Box Collective, Phoenix, Arizona - Digital Communication and Project Assistant Intern

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11/2020 - 05/2021 Michaels, Tempe, Arizona - Sales Associate

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

04/24 - Present Member of Arizona Artists Guild, 18411 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, Arizona, 85023

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01/24 - Present Member of the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (Arizona)

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