Profile

• Founder, The Big Woman Press

Education 

• Scuola Internazionale di Grafica di Venezia, Venice, Italy
• Atelier 17 (Atelier Contrepoint), Paris, France 
• The Art Institute of Chicago BFA: Fine Arts

Domestic Studies

• The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois USA - Focus: Scientific illustration

International Studies

• India - Focus: Art history & cultural studies, artistic residency 

• Italy - Focus: Art history & cultural studies, extensive studio work,  art restoration 19th. 18th. 17th. 16th century, 15th century Italian church restoration, historic Italian film studies, Uftizi Museum  restoration work, dance,  museum curatorial studies
• Paris- Focus: Art history & cultural studies

• Vienna- Focus: Studio & art history; The Secessionist movement, cultural studies
• Prague - Focus: Studio & art history; The Secessionist movement, cultural studies

 
Other Education

• Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, North Carolina, USA
• Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, USA
• The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
• The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
• The Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

         
Exhibitions

• Lorenzo de Medici Gallery,  Firenze,  Italy
• The Audo-Barn, Cleveland, Ohio
• Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, Illinois 
• The International Art Competition, MoRA | The Museum of Russian Art

• “Art in the Streets”, Firenze, Italy
•  “व्याख्या”, New Deli, India 
• “Bringle’s Spring”, Penland, North Carolina

Internships

• Zygote Press, Cleveland, Ohio
• Big Stills Photography, Cleveland, Ohio

Awards

• Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence, Italy, "Artisans’ in the streets", Individual work
• Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence, Italy, "Artisans’ in the streets", Group portfolio 
• Winner of The World Less Traveled Grant, The Art Intuitive of Chicago 

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