• 2014
    Master fo Fine Arts in Painting
    Kendall College of Art & Design of Ferris State University

    2011
    B.S in Art (2D Concentration), Spanish Minor
    Central Michigan Universtiy

  • 2024

    • Award of Recognition. 80th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN

    • West Michigan Asian American Association Community Award. ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Grand Rapids Artists Bureau Award. Festival of the Arts Regional Art Exhibition, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Fouth Place. West Micign Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI

    • 1st Place Juror’s Award. Midwest Regional Exhibition, Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN

    • Honorable Mention. Fields of Visions, Crooked Tree Art Center, Petoskey, MI

    2023

    • 2D Juror’s Award. Regional Arts Exhibition, Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Director’s Purchase Prize. West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI

    • Award Winner. West Michigan Art Competition, LowellArts, Lowell, MI

    2022

    • Signature Artist LLC Award. West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI

    • Honorable Mention. West Michigan Art Competition, LowellArts, Lowell, MI

    2021

    • 1st Place Juror’s Award. Art Walk Central, University Art Gallery, Mt. Pleasant, MI

    2020

    • Martin Maddox Prize for Imaginative Realism. West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI

    2019

    • 2nd Place Juror’s Award. Art Walk Central, University Art Gallery, Mt. Pleasant, MI

    • 2D Juror’s Award. Regional Arts Exhibition, The Fed Galleries@KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Juror’s Choice Award. Away: Other Places, Cultures, and People, Golden Apple Online Exhibit

    2018

    • Second Place. Investigating Identity, Kreft Art Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI

    2017

    • Finalist. Loeschner Art Competition, Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI

    2016

    • People’s Choice Award. Our Changing Climate, Art Reach of Mid Michigan, Mt. Pleasant, MI

    • Martin Maddox Prize for Imaginative Realism. West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI

    2015

    • First Place. FRESH Great Lakes, South Haven Center for the Arts, South Haven, MI

    2014

    • Finalist. Loeschner Art Competition, Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Vinecroft Studios Award. Regional Arts Exhibition, UICA, Grand Rapids, MI

  • 2025

    • Solitary Masquerade. Joan Derryberry Gallery at Tennessee Tech university, Cookeville, TN (Scheduled Sept-Oct)

    • Solitary Masquerade. Overbrook Gallery, Muskegon, MI

    2024

    • Refractions. Lievense Gallery at Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI

    • Through the Magical Lens. CMU Baber Room Gallery, Mt. Pleasant, MI

    • Featured Artist Exhibition. River Gallery at Shiawassee Arts Center, Owosso, MI

    2023

    • HUMAN/NATURE. Art Council of White Lake – Nuveen Center, Whitehall, MI

    2022

    • Human Condition. Mott Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Flint, MI

    2021

    • Tatsuki Hakoyama. Collins Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

    2018

    • The Space Between. FSU Fine Art Gallery, Big Rapids, MI

    2017

    • Searching for the Middle Path. SVSU University Art Gallery, University Center, MI

    • Searching for the Middle Path. Gallery 602, Holland, MI

    • Searching for the Middle Path. Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI

    2016

    • Searching for the Middle Path. CMU Baber Room Gallery, Mt. Pleasant, MI

    • Searching for the Middle Path. Art Reach of Mid Michigan, Mt. Pleasant, MI

    2015

    • Amalgamation. DeVos Place Skywalk Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI (Duo Exhibition with Joshua Adam Risner)

    2014

    • Searching for the Middle Path. Helen Miller Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

  • 2025

    • Uncanny. IU Kokomo Art Gallery, Kokomo, IN

    • Balancing the Divine Feminine. Keeler Gallery at Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Are We Here Yet? Oh Art Foundation, Chicago, IL

    • Imaginary Worlds: Invented Spaces and Places. Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD

    • GALEX 58. Galesburg Community Art Center, Galesburg, IL

    • West Michigan Art Competition. Lowell Arts, Lowell, MI

    • CAL International. Conroe Art League, Conroe, TX

    2024

    • 95th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition. Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI

    • 80th Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition. Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN

    • A Sense of Place. Gertrude Herbert Institute of Arts, Augusta, GA

    • ArtPrize. Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, MI

    • West Michigan Area Show. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI

    • Regional Arts Exhibition. Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI

    • GALEX 57. Galesburg Community Arts Center, Galesburg, IL

    • Midwest Regional. Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN

    • Fields of Vision. Crooked Tree Art Center, Petoskey, MI

    2023

    • Figurative Works. Fontbonne University Fine Arts Gallery, Saint Louis, MO

    • Biennial 32. South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN

    • 94th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition. Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI.

    • Scapes. d'Art Center, Norfolk, VA

    • West Michigan Area Show. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI

    • West Michigan Art Competition. LowellArts, Lowell, MI

    2022

    • 93rd Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition. Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI

    • ArtPrize: Infinite Futures. Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Strange Paradise: A Window into Surrealism. Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center, Solomons, MD

    • West Michigan Area Show. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI

    • West Michigan Art Competition. LowellArts, Lowell, MI

    2021

    • BIPOC is the Theme. Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI

    • 92nd Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition. Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI

    • Reuniting. MUSE Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

    • West Michigan Area Show. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI

    • Art Walk Central. University Art Gallery, Mt. Pleasant, MI

    2020

    • West Michigan Area Show. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI

    • West Michigan Art Competition. LowellArts, Lowell, MI

    2019

    • Art Walk Central. University Art Gallery, Mt. Pleasant, MI

    • Selection from the 2019 Festival of the Arts Regional Arts Competition. Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Regional Arts Exhibition. The Fed Galleries@KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Permanence and Change. Kreft Art Gallery, Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI

    • Art Now: Painting. Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI

    2018

    • Crossing Perspective. Black Box Gallery, Dearborn, MI

    • Focus on Faculty: Influence. The Fed Galleries@KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI

    • ArtPrize. Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Regional Arts Exhibition. The Fed Galleries@KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Investigating Identity. Kreft Art Gallery, Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI

    2017

    • MI Arts. Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI

    • ArtPrize. Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Art Now: Printmaking. Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI

    2016.

    • Michigan Fine Arts Competition. Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI

    • Regional Arts Exhibition. Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI

    • 88th Regional Exhibition. Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI

    • West Michigan Area Show. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI

    2015

    • In Celebration of Golden Apple Artists. Jonesport Public Library, Jonesport, ME

    • FRESH Great Lakes. South Haven Center for the Arts, South Haven, MI

    • 87th Regional Exhibition. Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI

    • Wide Open. Art Center of Battle Creek, Battle Creek, MI

    2014

    • Statewide Fine Art Exhibition. Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History, Jackson, MI

    • National Wet Paint Biennial. 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL

    • 53rd Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition. Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI

    • Balancing Point. Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Saugatuck, MI

    • Assistant Professor of Fine Arts. Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI (2022 – Present)

    • Instructor. Art Council of White Lake - Nuveen Center, Whitehall, MI (2022 – Present)

    • Adjunct Faculty. Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI (2021 – Present)

    • Adjunct Faculty. Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI (2015 – 2022)

    • Continuing Studies Instructor. Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI (2012 – 2020)

    • Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI

    • Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI

    • Ferris State University College of Pharmacy, Big Rapids, MI

  • 2025

    • Juror. Congressional Art Competition, Grand Rapids, MI

    2024

    • Juror. Animals in Art Exhibition, Creative360, Midland, MI

    • Art Board Member/Juror. Congressional Art Competition, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Juror. School Art Competition, TrueNorth Community Services, Fremont, MI

    • Juror. Art Scholarship Alert, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI

    2023

    • Artist Mentor. Emerging Artist of Color Residency Program, ACWL – Nuveen Center, Whitehall, MI

    • Artist-in-Residence, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, Grand Rapids, MI

    • Juror. Art Scholarship Alert, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI

    2022

    • Artist Mentor. Emerging Artist of Color Residency Program, ACWL – Nuveen Center, Whitehall, MI

    2019-2022

    • Exhibitions Assistant, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI

    2018

    • Juror. East Lansing Art Fair, Lansing MI

    • Juror. Art Scholarship Alert, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI

    2017

    • Juror. Art Scholarship Alert, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI

    2016

    • Juror. Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Grand Rapids, MI

    2012

    • Artist-in-Residence. Golden Apple Art Residency, Harrington, ME