Education
2014-2018 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibitions
2020 Artist Installations for “Promenade on Forest”, Laguna Beach CA
2022 Lucid Horizons, (solo exhibition) John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, CA
2019-’20 Showing Artist at Hugo Rivera Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 Long Walks on the Beach, BFA Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
100 Show, W. 78th Street Galleries, Cleveland OH
2017 The Art of Giving, Progressive Private Collection, Mayfield Heights, OH
The 100 Show, W. 78th Street Galleries, Cleveland OH
Blobs: Embodiment and Form, (solo exhibition) Piccadilly Creamery, Cleveland, OH
The Fine Print, 1point618 Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Emergence, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Student Independent Exhibition, Cleveland institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2016 Honeydew Export, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Group Show, The Union Club, Cleveland, OH
HEAVEN, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2015 In It for the Long Haul, Art Spot, Cleveland Heights, OH
100 Show, Art Spot, Cleveland Heights, OH
Foundation Show, The Cleveland institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Public Involvement
2023 Gerard Basil Stripling's "Emprise" Permanent Installation, Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 Gerard Basil Stripling's "Anastasis" Installation at City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
Lead installation crew - facilitated physical installation and de-installation of sculpture project with Gerard Basil Stripling sponsored by The Laguna Art Museum.
2021 Lynn Basa’s “Outburst” x Mosaika Installation in Main Beach Park, Laguna Beach, CA
Lead installation crew - resourced project materials (extraneous tiles and corresponding materials) + facilitated physical installation project with Gerard Basil Stripling for the City of Laguna Beach.
2020 Isaac Cordal’s “Waiting for Climate Change” Installation at city hall, Laguna Beach, CA
Lead installation crew - resourced project materials (repurposed wood exposed to Paradise Fire damage) logistics, physical installation project with Gerard Basil Stripling for the City of Laguna Beach.
2020 Chakaia Booker Installation in Heisler Park, Laguna Beach, CA
Lead installation crew - Gerard Basil Stripling’s studio team assemblage for the facilitation for both physical install & de-installation of pieces coming from Chicago, IL to be installed by us in Laguna Beach, CA & onward to Ogden, UT.
2020-'22 The Promenade on Forest Artists Installations, Laguna Beach, CA
Requested by Sian Poeschl (Cultural Arts Manager for Laguna Beach) to paint & finish floral shaped bike racks and table posts to be installed in downtown Laguna Beach for communal use.
2019 Festival of the Arts of Laguna Beach, Art Education + raku firing ceramics
2018 Elizabeth Turk’s “Shoreline Project'', Art & Nature Event Staff, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA Installation, prep, and cleanup crew for event on Main Beach
2014 Molly's House Fountain & Ceramic Mural Project, Stuart, FL
2012 National Christmas Tree Ornaments representing Florida, Collaborated with JBHS & Martin County Arts Council in completion of Jensen Beach, FL
2012 Ceramic Beach Mural in collaboration with JBHS National Art Honors Society & Martin County Arts Council, Hobe Sound Beach, FL
2010 Mosaic Tile Beach Mural Installation in collaboration with JBHS & Martin County Arts council, Stuart Beach, FL
Featured In / Publications:
2020 "The Promenade on Forest Artist Installations"
Coordinated with the Cultural Arts Manager for the City of Laguna Beach's "Promenade on Forest Artist Installations" for summer 2020. Painting and completion of the flower-shaped bike racks and table legs installed downtown from summer 2020-present.
https://lagunabeachcity.net/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?t=59790.19&BlobID=24819
2020 “City Hall Temporary Art Installation” (Isaac Cordal Waiting for Climate Change)
Installation and research, studio crew & assistant to Gerard Basil Stripling.
https://www.lagunabeachcity.net/news/displaynews.htm?NewsID=2253&TargetID=20
2020 “Re-tired sculptures by Chakaia Booker travels from Chicago to Laguna Beach”
Integral member of Gerard Basil Stripling’s studio team and installation crew for both install & de-installation of pieces coming from Chicago to Laguna Beach, onward to Ogden, UT.
2020 “Virtual Dedication of the Public Art in Heisler Park” (Chakaia Booker Installation)
https://www.lagunabeachcity.net/news/displaynews.htm?NewsID=2284&TargetID=1,22
2017 “How Cleveland's Piccadilly sweet shop became an unlikely art hot spot”
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2017/09/cleveland_art_shows_ice_cream.html
2017 “Cleveland Institute of Art students take on society in 'Fine Print'”
https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2017/05/cleveland_institute_of_art_stu.html
Awards & Scholarships
2017-18 Eastman-Bolton Scholarship for Excellence in Painting, The Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
2014-’18 CIA Gund Family Scholarship, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2014 CIA Foundation Art Supplies Award, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH