Education
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2020 BFA , Governor State University, University park,IL
Residencies
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2022
Anchor Residency, Chicago Park District Arts & Culture Unit (ACU), Chicago,IL
Saint Heron Ceramic Residency, Women in Motion, Kering, Brooklyn, NY
Private Collections
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Saint Heron’s Permanent Collection founded by Solange Knowles
Temporary Collections
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Chicago Park District- Austin Town Hall
Exhibitions
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2024
Upcoming - Group Exhibition - MSI booth at EXPO Chicago 2024
Group Exhibition - “ Materialized Visions” Evoke Chicago, Chicago, IL
Group Exhibition - “Hard on the outside, soft on the inside” Secret Flowers, Richmond, Virginia
Group Exhibition - “ClayArt Center Gallery Expo at NCECA”Richmond Convention center, Richmond Virginia
Group Exhibition - Black History Month Exhibition - Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
Juried Exhibition- “Black Creativity” Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago,IL
2023
Group Exhibition - Holiday Market and Gallery exhibition - Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
Online Exhibition - Holding Space - Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York
Solo Exhibition -“Perspective of Being”, Phor Bakery and Space 1212, Chicago, IL
2022
Group Exhibition - Finding Ceremony x Anchor Residency @ Austin Town Hall, Chicago,IL
Juried Exhibition- “Black Creativity” Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago,IL
2021
Juried Exhibition - Future Ancestors Juried show, Baltimore ClayWorks Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Group Exhibition - GSU’s MFA & BFA Show, McCord Gallery & Cultural Center, Palos Park,IL
Juried Exhibition - Juried Alumni Exhibition, Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
2020
Group Exhibition - Wedged Clay Gallery PopUp, Flossmoor, IL
Group Exhibition - Open Exhibition , Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
Group Exhibition - Graduate Exhibition, Visual Art Gallery, Governor State University, University Park, Il
2019
Presidents’s Display Exhibition, Visual art Gallery, Governor State University
Group Exhibition - Pre-Columbian Exhibit, Governors library,Governor State University, University Park, IL
2016
Group Exhibition - Student fall Exhibition, Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
Group Exhibition - Graduate Exhibition, Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
Publications
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https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/clay-artist-black-history/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xtz46dkBIs
https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/saint-heron-ceramics-residency-interview/
https://hyperallergic.com/709564/solange-knowles-brooklyn-based-ceramics-residency/
https://artreview.com/residents-announced-for-solange-ceramics-residency/
https://chicagodefender.com/saint-heron-announces-artist-residency/
https://bmoreart.com/event/future-ancestors
Lectures/Workshops
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2021
GSU BFA Alumni Panel, Governor State University
Service
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The Nate - Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park - “Sculpture, Wine & Dine 2019”
Annual fundraiser to aid with conservation and restoration of park sculptures
Services
Commission paintings
Ceramic education