Education
Master in Arts Administration and Policy. School of Art Institute of Chicago.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture. Mississippi State University.
Fellowships
2024 Mississippi Art Commission Fellowship (MAC)
2020/21 Inaugural Andrew W. Mellon Post-Baccalaureate Curatorial Fellow, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
Residencies
2021/22 RPPL Community Impact Artist at Sipp Culture funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Ford Foundation
Awards
2024 Artist Fellowship Grant - Mississippi Arts Commission
2021 Individual Artist Relief Grant - Mississippi Center for Cultural Production (Sipp Culture)
Group Exhibitions
2024, It Takes A Village, MS Art Center, Jackson, MS
2024, Black August, Jackson, MS
2021, Mississippi Invitational, Mississippi Museum of Art. Jackson, MS 2021.
2019, 20th Anniversary of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi Photo Exhibition, Jackson, MS
2018, Statements: 50 Years of Making, MSU’S Department of Art 50th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, Starkville, MS
2018, Fleetwood Deville and Gallery Show, Jackson MS
2018, Museum after Hours: This Land is my Land, Pop up Exhibition, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
2017, Nasty Women, Jackson, MS
2016-2017, Offbeat Artist Exhibition, Jackson, MS
2016, Epitome, Senior Thesis Show. Documentation Chair. Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
2016, Salvaged Splendor, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 'Salvaged Splendor'
Solo Exhibitions
2022, Abstract Memory of Time, Delta Alliance, Cleveland, MS
2019, The Finesse No Stress Tour, Offbeat, Jackson MS
2016, Pulsation, Mississippi State University School of Architecture, Jackson MS
Selected Exhibitions
Post-Baccalaureate Fellow, Curatorial, Van Gogh, Monet, Degas and Their Times, April 4th-September 27, 2020, Mississippi Museum of Art
Curatorial Assistant, Picturing Mississippi. 1817 - 2017: Land of Plenty, Pain, and Promise, December 9, 2017-July 8, 2018, Mississippi Museum of Art
Curatorial Assistant, The Beauty of Cancer, October 12 - 29, 2017, Mississippi Museum of Art
Curatorial Assistant, The Wolfe Family Legacy, May 25, 2017 - October 1, 2017, Mississippi Museum of Art
Curatorial Assistant, Art Across Mississippi: Twelve Exhibitions, Twelve Communities, May 2017- May 2018 Mississippi Museum of Art
Curatorial Assistant, National Scholastic’s: Art. Write. Now. Tour, April 1, 2017 - May 14, 2017, Mississippi Museum of Art
Curatorial Assistant, Bethlehem Tree: Younger Foundation Créche Collection, December 6 - January 5th, 2017, Mississippi Museum of Art
Art Fairs
Mind Body & Soul Art Fair, Jackson MS, August 2019
Priced to Move, Jackson MS, December 2016
Artisan Mixer, Jackson, MS, October 2016
Publications
Elevation-The Journal of the Mississippi Heritage Trust, Fall 2019 (Photograph submission from 20th Anniversary Photo Exhibition)
Jackson Free Press, designed July 2014 Issue
Interviews
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts: Delta Voices with Artist Alexis McGrigg
Freelance Work
2020, BTS photos for album release and marketing materials for Leon Bridges
2019, BTS photos for video shoot with Dear Silas and Big K.R.I.T.
Board of Directors
2019 - 2021 Board Member, Crossroads Film Society, (Special Events and Year Round Committee)
Professional Association/Activities
2024 National Geographic Sling Shot Competition (Film Camp Instructor), 2023 Scholastic Art Awards - Mississippi Regional Competition (Juried Judge), The Young Curators Program - The Fearless Artist (showcased artwork in Art Basel 2021), Growncoming II - Thee Young Alumni 1877 Celebration (Curated artist showcase), BANGS, 2019 (Ambassador), St Andrew’s Episcopal School - Arts on the Green (2019 Juried Judge), 2019 Scholastic Art Awards - Mississippi Regional Competition (Juried Judge), Center for Art & Public Exchange In State Artist Residencies, 2019 (Grant Reviewer), Alternate ROOTS 2018 Artistic Assistance Project Development (Grant Reviewer)
Professional Panels/Presentations
Museum After Hours Returns photography panelist, March 2023
The Soul Earth Journey Creative Wellness presenter, January 2023
Career Playbook 2020 virtual Conference, Moderator and Speaker, October 2020
AT&T Presents Makers in their Spaces: Moderated conversation with Jennifer Torress, October 2020
Art Nights Program speaker at the Mississippi Museum of Art, October 2019
Sipp Talk State of the Creative Panelist, October 2019
ROOTS Weekend, Utica, MS, facilitated Youth Re/Newing Space, Place and Politics, November 2018
Professional Skills
o Skilled in Art handling and installation
o Skilled in woodworking and power tools
o Skilled in Photography, Painting, Sculpture and Curating
o Knowledge of Blackbaud Altru and EmbARK Collections Manager
o Knowledgeable in digital software such as Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and the Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Lightroom)
o Knowledge of Social Media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook