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Exhibitions & Residencies (see Portfolio)
Upcoming Performance: The Moon & the Sea, an immersive shadow puppet performance, Missoula Public Library, Missoula, MT - March 21, 2026
Upcoming Exhibition: Open Air Residency Show at Bob's Your Uncle Gallery, Missoula, MT - February 6 - 28, 2026
Upcoming Exhibition: Treasure Trove, Montana Historical Museum, Missoula, MT - Feb. - Sept. 2026
Open Air Montana Travelers’ Rest State Park Artist in Residence, Lolo, MT - April - May 2025
Zootown Arts Community Center, Solo Residency Exhibition, Missoula, MT - May 2 - May 31, 2025
Laura Grace Barrett Printmaking Resident at Zootown Arts Community Center, Missoula, MT - Jan. - March 2025
Parallels: A collection of Prints inspired by Poems, University of Northern Colorado, September 15th - October 12th, 2023
Ways of Being, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI - Oct. 2022 - Feb. 2023
Leadership, Advocacy, & Awards
Arts Missoula Grant Recipient for Mobile Print Shop, 2025
National Art Education Association (NAEA) LGBTQ+ Interest Group Co-President, 2024 - Present
Leads a national collaborative network of 100+ educators across the U.S., Canada, and beyond, facilitating resource sharing and the development of inclusive visual arts curricula.
NAEA Conference Presenter: Supporting LGBTQ+ Students & Ourselves Amid Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation, 2023
NAEA Conference Presenter: Exploring Symbolism and LGBTQ+ Identities Through Zine Making, 2023
NAEA Conference Presenter: Equitably Using LGBTQ+ Artists in the Classroom, 2022
Wisconsin Art Education Association Conference Presenter, Zines as a Tool for Research, Writing, and Exploration, 2022
NAEA LGBTQ+ Interest Group Co-Social Media Manager, 2022 - April 2024
Wisconsin Art Education Association Communications Manager and Webmaster, May 2022 - December 2023
Led digital communications for a 550+ member statewide arts organization, designed website, graphics, managed social media accounts, and event campaigns reaching thousands of educators and students.
NAEA LGBTQ+ Interest Group Newsletter Co-Editor, 2021 - 2023
Wisconsin Art Education Association Conference Presenter, Affordable Animation in the Art Room, 2021
Presenter on Visual Thinking Strategies at The Summer Institute for Educators, National Gallery of Art, 2019
Milwaukee Film Festival Educator Fellow, 2017 & 2019
Herb Kohl Educator of the Year, 2019
Metropolitan Milwaukee Alliance of Black School Educators (MMABSE ) Educator of the Year, 2017
Teaching, Curriculum, & Instructional Design Experience
Sabertooth Studio, owner and operator
Founded and manages a multimedia studio specializing in print and digital media design.
Created materials that supported and raised over $10,000 for LGBTQ+ & BIPOC organizations
Arts Missoula Grant recipient for Mobile Print Shop, to create free and low-cost community art experiences.
Community courses taught at Workroom Montana, Travlers Rest State Park, Free Cycles, & Zootown Arts Community Center.
Printmaking Instructor at the Lifelong Learning Center - Missoula, MT (Presently Employed)
Developing workshops on various forms of printmaking for adult learners.
Frenchtown School District K8 Visual Art Teacher - Frenchtown, MT (2023 - 2024)
Social and emotional learning through art collaboration with school counselors.
Developing culturally relevant curriculum centering local Indigenous voices.
Milwaukee High School of the Arts Visual Art & Video Technology Teacher - Milwaukee, WI (2018 - 2023)
Spearheaded district-wide professional development and resource-sharing events for 100+ educators.
Advised Art Justice, a student-led group focused on social justice education through art and storytelling.
Managed departmental budget, wrote for and received a $5,000 Lowes grant and a $6,000 Herb Kohl grant.
Introduced innovative and creative methods for mentoring 60+ sophomore students, boosting GPA scores.
Developed film courses for hundreds of high school students, accompanied by a yearly film festival.
Transformed painting and drawing courses to include a focus on design-thinking processes.
Provided individualized modifications and differentiated instruction in a variety of subject matters, including painting, drawing, printmaking, video technology, photography, Adobe Photoshop, and design education.
Milwaukee Public Schools University - Milwaukee, WI (2020)
Designed a variety of courses for adult learners seeking an art education license; these courses were designed to scaffold and differentiate lessons in art material knowledge and use.
Designed facilitator guides to work in tandem with each course.
Lincoln Center of the Arts Middle School - Milwaukee, WI (2014 - 2018)
Department Chair managing 8 educators, developed a clear vision for music, art, and physical education.
Learning Team leader developed methods for grade-level improvements based on school-wide data.
Social Media account manager, building community engagement and connection to the arts.
Cultivated and taught lessons in Spanish to over 150 Spanish-speaking English language learners per year for an accessible and meaningful arts education.
Budget management for assemblies, the art department, and the positive behavioral support intervention team.
Piloted a video technology program where students developed skills in storytelling, storyboarding, writing, use of a camera, public speaking, and Adobe Premiere.
Collaborated with instructors in core subjects to create interdisciplinary lessons.
Implemented lessons with a strong focus on inclusive and adaptive materials and methods of expression by providing multiple modifications to each lesson and assessment.
Developed and taught lessons in Spanish to Spanish-speaking English Learners for an accessible and meaningful arts education.
Education
Milwaukee Public Schools University
Alternative Education DPI Licensure (WIDPI #1952)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Art Education Certification PK-12 (Wisconsin 550 License)
University of Wisconsin La Crosse
B.S. Art - Printmaking, extended studies in Environmental Sustainability
