CV

Education
2019-2023     B.F.A. in Printmaking, Minor in Spanish, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2022               Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid (Study Abroad)                
2017-2019     A.F.A. in Visual Arts, Fayetteville Technical Community College               
2016-2017     Graphic Design Basics Certification, Fayetteville Technical Community College    

Professional Experience
2024-2026     Studio Artist, Tiara Tiana Art, Charlotte, NC
2024-2025     Print Media Lab Assistant, McColl Center, Charlotte, NC    
2021-2025     Studio and Mural Assistant, Garden of Journey (Georgie Nakima), Charlotte, NC
2021-2022     Printmaking Studio Assistant, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
2021               Gallery Ambassador, The Brooklyn Collective, Charlotte, NC
2019-2021     Painting Studio Assistant, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC                                                           2018-2019     Gallery Assistant, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, NC      

Residency/Fellowships
2026         Penland Core Fellowship, Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, NC
2025         Visiting Artist Residency, Infinite Repeats, Charlottesville, VA
2025         Penland Winter Residency, Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, NC
2024         Goodyear Arts Project Studio, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
2024         Creative Entrepreneurship Initiative, Charlotte is Creative, Charlotte, NC 
2023-2024     UNC Charlotte Studio Artist Fellowship, McColl Center, Charlotte, NC

Grants and Awards
2025            City of Charlotte: Creative Growth Grant
2025            ASC Seed Grant
2025            ASC Artist Support Grant
2024            H.U.G. Grant
2024            CERF+ Emergency Grant
2024            Abbey Watkins Bernon Scholarship                
2021-2022      Roderick Mackillop Memorial Art Merit Scholarship                

                 
Group Exhibitions
2026         The Stories We Carry, Yale Afro American Cultural Center, New Haven, CT
2025         Tiara Tiana & Ava Burke, Infinite Repeats, Charlottesville, VA
2025         Sovereign: Honoring Bodily Autonomy, McColl Center, Charlotte, NC
2025         The Seed & The Sower, Fayetteville Arts Council, Fayetteville, NC
2024         Nutrient Rich, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC. 
2024         CONTEMPORARIES, McColl Center, Charlotte, NC
2023         Disrupting the Matrix: IMPRESSIONS, Elder Gallery, Charlotte, NC                                            
2023         Eyes Wide Open, Rowe Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2023         Internal Powers, External Forces, Goodyear Arts, Charlotte, NC
2022         CohobaFest: Psychedelic Art Show, VAPA Center, Charlotte, NC                                                    
2022         Good Times Immersive Art Show, The Underground, Charlotte, NC                                               2020         We Are Black History, Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina at Charlotte                       2019         UCV & Bridge Pop-Up Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Charlotte    
2019         Student Juried Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Charlotte                                                                                                                                                                      
Workshops
2025         Collagraph Workshop, Infinite Repeats, Charlottesville, VA
2025         Generation Builders Workshop, She Built This City, Charlotte, NC
2024         A Seat at the Table, She Built This City, Charlotte, NC

Public Art
2024            “Mako”, Amphitheater Mural, Grier Heights, Charlotte, NC
2022             Basketball Court Mural, Statesville, NC
2022             Community Mural, Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC
2022            “MWANZO,” Public Sculpture, North Sharon Amity, Charlotte, NC
2022            “Natural Rhythm,” Public Mural, Independence Park, Charlotte, NC
2022            Collaborative Parking Deck Mural, Camp North End, Charlotte, NC