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Education and Work

BFA 2013 Painting Herron School of Art and Design

Minor Art History

Space Contemporary Art Events| Co-Owner and PR and Community Outreach Representative

Herron School of Art and Design Alumni Fundraising Event Coordinator

Exhibitions

2023

Today is a Retrospect Solo Show, Indianapolis, IN

2022

Lost Dog Gallery Group Show, Indianapolis, IN

CTRL-ALT-REPEAT Solo Show, Saks Fifth Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

2019

Art Chroma Group Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN

Construct Extended, Indianapolis IN

Style Wars Series Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN

An Impromptu Prompt Show, Indianapolis, IN

2018

One Year at 10th West Gallery, Indianapolis, IN

Look Both Ways at 10th West Gallery, Indianapolis, IN

Semi Transparent at FoodCon 08, Indianapolis, IN

Stutz 25 Anniversary Walk, Indianapolis, IN

 Telephone Show, Indianapolis, IN

2017

Female As Fuck, Group Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN

Group Exhibition, Tarkington Towers, Indpls., IN

Clash of the Meatballs Live Paint for Silent Auction, Indianapolis, IN

Private FR Live Paint, Indianapolis, IN

2015

Private Show, Fountain Square Houses, Indianapolis, IN

 IDADA Members Juried Exhibition, Pattern, Indianapolis, IN

 Architectural Progression Extended, 3 Mass Gallery, Indianapolis, IN

 Architectural Progression, The Bureau at Hinge - Indianapolis, IN

2014

 IMCP, Old City Hall Building - Indianapolis, IN 

2013

Urban Unrest solo show, 3 Mass Gallery - Indianapolis, IN 

 Welcome Home, Old City Hall - Indianapolis, IN 

VACANT, Old City Hall - Indianapolis, IN

2012

 Borshoff Homographs Extended Exhibition, Irvington Historical Society - Indianapolis, IN 

Borshoff Homographs Exhibition, The Harrison Center for the Arts - Indianapolis, IN 

Juried Herron Undergraduate Exhibition, Herron School of Art and Design - Indianapolis, IN 

Tiny, Gallery 924 - Indianapolis, IN 

Works of Healing and Hope, Herron School of Art and Design - Indianapolis, IN 

Things That Don’t Tip Over, Fountain Square Brewery - Indianapolis, IN 

Annual Independent Music and Art Festival, The Harrison Center - Indianapolis, IN

Selected Commissions

2024

Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, WI

Hyatt, Chicago, IL

2023

Marriott, W Lakeshore Hotel, Chicago, IL

Northwestern Mutual, Fishers, IN

Smash Burger Restaurant, Irvington, IN

Doubletree, Cedar Rapids, IA

Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, WI

Private Collector, Carmel, IN

Private Collector, Indpls., IN

Private Collector, Chicago, IL

2022

Private Collector, Palm Springs, CA

Private Collector, Chicago, IL

Public Art Outdoor Mural, Speedway Arts Council and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN

Private Collector, Houston, TX

2021

Google Offices, New York, NY

Eryka Hawkins, Chicago, IL

Kyle McDonald, Indianapolis, IN

Private Collector, Grand Rapids, MI

Private Collector, Orlando, FL

2020

Private Collector, New Jersey

Marriott Hotels, New York, NY

Kevin and Gretchen Knock, Indianapolis, IN

The Delaney Tavern and Boutique Hotel, Orlando, FL

2019

Lucid, Indianapolis, IN

The Delaney Tavern and Boutique Hotel, Orlando, FL

2018

 Mattingly Burke Cohen & Biederman LLP, Indianapolis, IN

 Lucid, Indianapolis, IN

Jacqueline Esch, Carmel, IN

Janette and Leonard Ray, Indianapolis, IN

2017

 Gallery Pastry Shop, Broad Ripple, IN

 Mural for the Arts Council and Historical Society, Lafayette, IN

Alli Cusic, New York, NY

Nikous, Morgantown, IN

Gena Larsh, Indianapolis, IN

2016

Marriott Hotels, New York, New York

Beth Stewart, Indianapolis, IN

Koala T Preschool, Mural, Indianapolis, IN

 Cerulean in The Alexander-Indianapolis, IN

People for Urban Progress for film O.G.- Indianapolis, IN

2015

 Nick Caldwell- Indianapolis, IN

 Don Gilroy and Matt Bennett - Indianapolis, IN 

Desiree Spears - Indianapolis, IN 

Congenital Heart Disease Fundraiser Silent Auction, The Bureau at Hinge - Indianapolis, IN 

Emily Heck - Essexville, Michigan

2014

Clint Ferguson, Infastructure Engineering Inc. - Chicago, IL 

Chef Joseph’s Cabaret Room - Indianapolis, IN 

Ali Cusic - Indianapolis, IN 

Ray Biederman, Barnes and Thornburg Building - Indianapolis, iN 

Josh Gonzalez, Thunderbird - Indianapolis, IN 

Patrick Ezo, Assinie - Cote D’ivorie 

Daniel Shinkle - Indianapolis, IN

2013

Dave Lynd, 3 Mass - Indianapolis, IN 

Amy Whaley - Hanover, Pennsylvania 

Sharron West - Indianapolis, IN 

Ethan Kingston - Indianapolis, IN 

Neil Stanley, Indianapolis, IN

2012

Indianapolis Downtown Inc. - Indianapolis, IN 

Lindsey Turner - Indianapolis, IN 

Alissa Cook - Indianapolis, IN 

Amber Kaiser - Indianapolis, IN

Honors and Awards

2014 IUPUI Solution Center Grant Acceptance 

2013 Dean’s List Herron School of Art and Design

2013 Heartland Award

2012 Juried Herron Undergraduate Exhibition Juror’s Choice Award 

2011 Painting Scholarship

2010 Dean’s List Herron School of Art and Design

Professional Organizations

Space Contemporary Art Events/ CO-Owner, Indianapolis, IN 

Member of Indy Arts Council, Indianapolis, IN 

Member of IDADA, Indianapolis, IN

Press/Media

Featured in “House and Garden Magazine UK” in Art Edit Campaign of February 2019 Issue

Featured in “House and Garden Magazine UK” in Art Edit Campaign of January 2019 Issue

Featured in “House and Garden Magazine UK” in Art Edit Campaign of December 2019 Issue

Featured in quarterly issue of “Studio Visit Magazine” by New American Paintings, March 2019

Film Credit for HBO’s “O.G” released March 2019

"FoodCon 8", NUVO News, https://www.nuvo.net/calendar/foodcon/event_2be7c586-9035-11e8-a271-2f3f89f5a05f.html, 2018

Paintings featured in Bravo TV's "Flipping' Exes", 2018

Paintings featured on HGTV's "Good Bones", 2018

Created props for "OG" Indie Film, 2016

“November 2013 Visual Art Reviews”, NUVO News, www.nuvo.net, 2013

“May Days: 20 Can’t Miss Events”, Indianapolis Star, www.indystar.com, 2013 

“VACANT presented by [space]”, All Events.in Indianapolis, www.allevents.in, 2013 

“Vacant”, Herron School Upcoming Shows Beyond Campus, www.herron.iupui.edu, 2013

“Vacant’ art show a one-night party”, Indianapolis Star, www.Indystar.com , 2013

“Vacant art show Image Gallery”, Indianapolis Star, www.indystar.com, 2013 

Herron seniors combat Vacant space”, Herron School of Art and Design Blog Herron.iupui.edu, 2013 

“Andie Townsend – Artist”, Pete the Planner, www.wibc.com, 2013 

“Review” VACANT at Old City Hall”, NUVO News, www.nuvo.net, 2013