Education

2018 BFA, Major: Integrated Arts, Minor: Fine Arts with Study of Contemporary Social Issues, Villa Maria College, Cheektowaga, New York

Professional Experience

2017-Present Freelance Visual Artist

2018-Present Freelance Photographer

2019-Present Visual Arts Teacher and Youth Mentor, PUSH Buffalo

2019-Present United States Coast Guard Artist (COGAP)

2021-2021 Public Artist, Eat Off Art “Idea Box”, Buffalo, NY

2019-2019 Public Artist, Lucy’s East African Cuisine, Buffalo, NY

2019-2020 Visual Arts Teacher, Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology

2018-2018 After School Visual Arts Teacher, West Buffalo Charter School

2017-2018 Advertising Artist, Prodigy The Agency, Atlanta, Georgia

2017-2017 Public Artist, Bailey/Kensington Community, Buffalo, New York

Exhibitions

2016 Fine Arts Exhibition, Villa Maria College, Cheektowaga, NY

2016 Fused & Leaded Glass Showcase, Villa Maria College, Cheektowaga, NY

2017 Fine Arts Exhibition, Villa Maria College, Cheektowaga, NY

2017 "Mining", Mixed Media Exhibition, Starlight Studio Buffalo, NY

2017 Senior Pre-Thesis Exhibition, Cheektowaga, NY, Villa Maria College

Professional Exhibitions

2017 Buffalo Center for Arts and Tech Showcase, Buffalo, New York

2018 In a Constant Chase, Larkin Square

2019 Creative Collective Showcase, Babeville

2019 Western New York Puerto Rican Parade, Buffalo, New York

2019 Buffalo Center for Arts and Tech Showcase, Buffalo, New York

2020 Collaborative Project, Art Will Save Us, Dominican Republic

2020 Buffalo's Own: Virtual Art Exhibition, Buffalo, New York

2020 Collaborative Project, Wakanda Alliance “Galactic Tribe”, Virtual Art Talk/Exhibition, Buffalo, New York

2020 Beau Flueve Music & Arts Festival: La Maison Des Arts, Exhibition, Buffalo, New York

2020 Contemporary Art Gallery Online: Water/Seascapes Exhibition, International

2021 Beau Flueve Music & Arts Festival, Buffalo, New York

2021 LatinXhibit Showcase, Fayetteville, North Carolina

2021 NYU “Art in the Wild” Exhibition, New York City, New York

2021 Biafarin International Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario

2022 Gallerium Art Prize (GAP) International Exhibition, Ontario, Canada

Awards, Grants & Publications

2020 Contemporary Art Gallery Online: Water/Seascapes, Social Conscious Award, Black Serenity

2021 Not Real Art, “Artist of the Day” Art Publication, Los Angeles, California

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2022 GAP Exhibition Catalog Publication, Ontario, Canada

2022 Artistonish Magazine Publication, Ontario, Canada (Global Contemporary Art Magazine)

Skills

Painting: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Ink

Drawing: charcoal, colored pencil, pen, marker

Mixed Media: papier mache, clay, wire

Jewelry Making: wire weaving, metal carving

Photography: Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Illustrator

Video Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects