Foundry Technician, The University of Alabama, July 2016
My former sculpture professor asked me to work on a team of artists for two weeks to complete a bronze public sculpture of Chancellor Witt commissioned by The University of Alabama. News story below:
Artist-in-Residence, Sojourn Studios, Houston, TX, January to March 2016
I was an artist-in-residence for two months at Sojourn Studios in Houston.
During my residency, I created work exploring the development of post-World War II suburban housing, and its effect on the current structure of American cities. My work was also influenced by research on the underlying beliefs and values behind American housing. All of the final sculptures were created with old photographs and blueprints from Levittown, a quintessential post-war American suburb, as a source material.
Pictured above are images to document my residency and studio thinking process.
Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum Artist Intern, Solsberry, IN, July 2015
I was an artist intern at Indiana Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum for a month in July 2015. During this time, I collaboratively ran artist workshops alongside a team of interns, worked with the foundry to produce cast iron art, and assisted with community outreach events, such as the Fire at Night Pour.
Studio Assistant to Brad Morton, Birmingham, AL, summer 2014
As a summer internship, I was the studio assistant to Brad Morton, a sculptor who creates large-scale cast bronze sculptures.
Intern, Burning Bones Press, Houston, TX, summer 2013
During the summer of 2013, I was an intern at Burning Bones Press, a fine art printmaking press in Houston. I assisted with commercial commissions as well as community outreach events and educational workshops.
Windgate Research Fellowship, The University of Alabama, fall 2012- spring 2013
Fellow print-making student, Kayla Reid and I were awarded a Windgate Research Fellowship to create a large scale screen-printed work inspired by our interest in Renaissance altarpieces. The project culminated in an exhibition featuring the work of several Windgate Fellows at The Sarah Moody Gallery.
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