EDUCATION

2014    Master of Fine Arts in Book Arts, with commendation, University of Iowa – Iowa City, IA
2010    Bachelor of Arts in Book Arts, Magna Cum Laude, St. Ambrose University – Davenport, IA
2008   Associate in Arts in Graphic Design, Black Hawk College – Moline, IL

TEACHING

ACADEMIC

Typography I & II, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Symbols & Semiotics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Design Studio Foundation, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Book Design for Publishing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Bookbinding I, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Typography: Graphic Design II, University of Iowa School of Art & Art History, Iowa City, IA
Introduction to Book Arts, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Letterpress & The Artist Book, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Letterforms for Graphic Design, teaching assistant, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA

WORKSHOPS

Center for the History of Digital & Print Culture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, virtual
The Typographic Print, Paper and Book Intensive, Ox-Bow in Saugatuk, MI
Floating Ink: Suminagashi Paper & Bookbinding, co-instructor with Karen Carcia, Amana Arts Guild, Amana, IA
The Stories We Tell: Letterpress Printing on the Vandercook, RBMS Conference, UI Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Working with Washington, introduction to letterpress, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA
Making Pop-Ups, artist talk and pop-ups workshop, Iowa Young Writer’s Studio, Iowa City, IA
Drawing at the Press, studio assistant, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Visual Arts Day, sculptural artists book workshop, Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa, IA
Des Moines Book Festival, youth papermaking workshop, Des Moines Public Library, Des Moines, IA
Unfolding Structure, Variations in printed accordion books, PSOne, Iowa City, IA
Long & Link Stitch Binding, Wayzgoose Midwest & Great Northern Printer’s Fair, Mt. Pleasant, IA
Carousel Books, Wayzgoose Midwest & Great Northern Printer’s Fair, Mt. Pleasant, IA     
Book Arts Workshops: Carousel books, printing, and bookbinding, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Emerging Voices Coordinator, University of Iowa, International Writing Program – Iowa City, IA
Instructional Services Specialist, University of Iowa, School of Art & Art History – Iowa City, IA
Production Manager, University of Iowa, English Department – Iowa City, IA
Graduate Assistant, Print Production, UI Center for the Book – Iowa City, IA
Graduate Assistant, Letterpress Studio, UI Center for the Book – Iowa City, IA
Assistant Conservator, State Historical Society of Iowa – Iowa City, IA
Art Department Assistant, St. Ambrose University – Davenport, IA
Exhibit Manager Assistant, Putnam Museum of Natural History – Davenport, IA

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Four-up on the Hand Press, with Marnie Powers-Torrey, Ladies of Letterpress, Mt. Pleasant, IA
Vandercook Maintenance Workshop, with Paul Moxon, UI Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA   
Kon’nyaku, Print, and Paper, with Asao Shimura, UI Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Animating the Page, with Shawn Sheehy, Movable Book Society Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
Collections and Archives: Shifts in Meaning, workshop assistant with Inge Bruggeman, UI Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA   
Woodcutting and Engraving: Multi-color Prints, workshop assistant with Gaylord Schanilec, UI Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Metal Working for Bookbinders, Shanna Leino, UI Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Die Cutting on the Vandercook, Roni Gross, UI Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA     
Linoleum Block Mapping Techniques, with Brett Colley, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA

EXHIBITIONS

{D]rift, collaborative installation, Matrices, the Social Life of Paper, Print, and Art, APHA & DARD joint conference, Iowa City, IA
Book as Art: Flight Edition, invitational artist book exhibition, Decatur Arts Alliance, Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA
Rising Together, an Exhibition of Zines, Artists’ Books, and Prints with a Social Conscience, College Book Arts Association, traveling exhibition
Micrographia: Scientific Books and their Makers, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Ideation Experience, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO
Handy Books, K.K. Merker Gallery,  University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Book as Art: Boundless, Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur, GA
Oak Knoll Fest XIX, work represented by the Drift Plain Collective, New Castle, DE
[D]rift, collaborative show as part of the Drift Plain Collective, Morrissey Gallery, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
St. Louis Small Press Expo, work represented by the Drift Plain Collective, St. Louis, MO
Shakespeare's Sonnets, Center for the Study of the Study of the Book, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, Oxford
IN, ON, OF Paper, cycle 2, Paper Circle, Columbus, OH
Gender: Exhibition & Portfolio Print Exchange, Morrissey Gallery, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
Artists’ Book Cornucopia VI, Abecedarian Gallery, Cristina Favretto juror, Denver, CO
Alumni Show, ArtSpace Gallery, Black Hawk College, Moline, IL
Everything Paper, Karin Campbell juror, UNO Art Gallery, Omaha, NE
Message is the Medium, Printmaking In, Zachary C. Davidson juror, Tallinn, Estonia
Diversions, SIFT, Friedrich Kerksieck and Luba Zygarewicz jurors, New Orleans, LA
Two Lives, MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Exuberant Politics, PS-Z, Iowa City, Iowa and Legion Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA
Peripheral Shifts, exhibit coordinator and curator, Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL
Artist Book Cornucopia IV, Mary Murphy juror, publication, Abecedarian Gallery, Denver, CO
Crossroads: Book Arts on the Border, juried exhibition, Unsettled Gallery, Las Cruces, NM 
500 Handmade Books, vol. 2, Julie Chen juror, publication    
ArtBound Artists’ Book Competition, juried exhibition, George A. Smathers Libraries, Gainesville, FL
Día de los Muertos: Las Calaca Press, Atelier International Art Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX 
Seoul International Book Arts Fair, invitational and publication, Korea Book Art, Seoul, Korea        
A Delicate Sequence of Analog Tangents, The Bakery Gallery, Davenport, IA
The Escapist, exhibit coordinator, ArtSpace Gallery, Black Hawk College, Moline, IL   
College Invitational, representing St. Ambrose University, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA    
Impersonal Journey, exhibit coordinator, Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center, Davenport, IA

AWARDS & GRANTS

Teaching Assistant, pop-ups and movable books for Carol Barton, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Two Lives, second runner-up in the Carl Hertzog Award for Excellence in Book Design
Emerging Paper Engineer Award, Movable Book Society, Philadelphia, PA
Travel Scholarship, Movable Book Society Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Studio Assistantship, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Project support grant, Windgate Foundation, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Project assistance grant, Two Lives, College Book Arts Association, Iowa City, IA
Travel grant, Print, Produce, Publish conference demonstrator, College Book Arts Association, Salt Lake City, UT
Graduate Assistantship, Print Production, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Travel grant, Movable Book Society conference, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
Graduate Assistantship, Letterpress Studio, University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA
John Schmits Excellence Award in Art, Saint Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
Forrest “Red” and Jean Shirk Memorial Scholarship, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
Forrest “Red” and Jean Shirk Memorial Scholarship, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA 
Art Achievement Award, Black Hawk College Art, Moline, IL

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

Bindery: Guillotine, board sheer, finishing press, knowledge of paper care preservation
Presswork: C&P and Vandercook presses, advanced press maintenance, typesetting, type identification, photopolymer, silkscreen, etching, lithography
Print shop: Vandercook Universal I, SP15, SP20, No. 3, No. 4, Washington Handpress, C&P, Kelsey Star, Kelsey Excelsior, and INOX photopolymer exposure unit
Papermaking: Hollander beater, Western, Islamic, and Asian techniques, inclusions, dyes, pigments, large format sheets
Computer proficiency: PC & Mac platforms, Adobe CC, MSOffice, HTML, CSS, Dragonframe, Arduino, pre-press, digital photography, database management, large format printing
Gallery work: Installations, publicity, label generation, curatorial, juror selections, painting, vitrine and pedestal maintenance, framing, cataloguing, database, copy stand, grant writing

RELATED PROFESSIONAL

Hot Shops Art Center, Omaha, NE
Drift Plain Collective, book arts community partnership, Iowa City, IA
Iowa City Book Festival, hands-on printing demonstrations, Iowa City, IA
Animating the Page, basic electronics to artists, College Book Art Association Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
500 Handmade Books, Artist’s talk, Iowa Artisan’s Gallery, Iowa City, IA
Country Road ABC, Arthur Geisert interactive exhibit consultant, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA
Success by Six, Reading initiative of the United Way, AmeriCorps representative, Davenport, IA
Artistry in Space, NASA ArtTrain docent, St. Petersburg, FL
Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, children’s art booth, St. Petersburg, FL
The Tom and Mary James Raymond James Financial Art Collection, docent, Raymond James, St. Petersburg, FL
The Dalí Museum, docent, St. Petersburg, FL                     

MEMBERSHIPS

American Printing History Association
AIGA
Fine Press Book Association
Movable Book Society
College Book Arts Association
Ladies of Letterpress