Brooklyn, NY
Education
2022-2023 MA MA in Art + Education- NYU Steinhardt
2020 BA Bachelors in Cultural Media Studies with Honors- Eugene Lang, The New School
2020 BFA Bachelors in Photography with Honors and Departmental Honors- Parsons, The New School
2018 BFA Studied Abroad in Ahmedabad, India for two weeks– Parsons, The New School
Work Experience
Current Middle School Visual Arts Educator Certified K-12 for I.S. 303 Herbert Eisenberg, Brooklyn
Responsible for building out 3 year developed art curriculum centering on diversity, equity and inclusion
Run afterschool programming for middle school students that includes:
Art Club
Theatre Club
Photography Club
Help plan, facilitate and supervise student trips and activities
2023 Visionary Studio: Saturday Art Workshop at NYU focusing on Collective Care and Mutual Aid
Free and open art class session for 9-12 high school students in the greater NYC area
Ran course on Collective Care & Mutual Aid in NYC, where students engaged with community gardens in the LES
Connect current social justice issues with dynamic art-making practices and media
Exploring issues such as climate change, racism and white supremacy, gender identity and bias, economics and politics through visual artists who artistically approach these ideas
Collaborative teaching experience with partner teacher(s)
Challenging students to think outside of traditional artistic media and explore how artistic boundaries and influence can be stretched to include what has historically been excluded
2023 Served at Bard High School Early College, Lower East Side Campus
9th- 12th grade photography, media literacy and print making courses
General education classes with integrated IEP’s
Working alongside partner teacher for a student display at Photoville centered on student voice and life experience
Participating in school wide “Community Day” that centers the needs of the school community in a critical artistic forum
Served at PS 295 The Walton Avenue School, Bronx 2018-2021
K-5 placement experience, Intercultural and multilingual community
International Baccalaureate World school programming
Class types: General Education, Self-Contained, English as a Second Language
City Year, Year of Service at JHS 123 in Soundview, Bronx
Magnet, STEAM and Community programming
Provide support and resources for local NYC DOE schools
Organize approval for and plan field trips to Bronx Botanical Gardens & Bronx Zoo
Social Emotional Learning programming
Relaunched school community garden with the students
Working towards targeting systemic inequities and bridging the equity gap
Small group literacy intervention
Communicated with guardians of the students to ensure proper educational and emotional support
Organized a Harry Potter book club enrichment for students
After-school clubs and activities for school and local community
In charge of social media and member experience
Research Assistant for Photographer Katherine Wolkoff
Properly scan, color correct and archive negatives
Make test prints and prints to send out to professional contacts
Communication with gallery, HelloArtists
Help maintain website, organize contacts and email marketing when needed
Exhibitions
2023 Student Work Exhibited at Photoville
2021 Parsons BFA Photography Exhibition of the Class of 2020 at Kellen Gallery
2020 Virtual BFA Show
2020 Virtual BFA Parson’s Thesis Exhibition
2020 PhotoFeast, Parsons School of Design, NYC
2019 Tribeca Film Festival, “Our City, My Story”, NYC
2019 PhotoFeast Film Festival, The New School, NYC
2018 BFA Third Year Parsons Film Festival, The New School, NYC
2017 Photofeast Parsons School of Design, NYC
Awards/Grants/Accomplishments
2020-2016 Dean’s List for Academic School Years
2020-2016 BFA Scholarship
2020-2016 Dean’s BFA Scholarship
2020 Elected Co–Valedictorian for Class of 2020 Parsons Photography
2020 Elected Class Representative for Class of 2020 Parsons Photography
2019 Elected Photofeast President
2019 Finalist, in Tribeca Film Festival, “Our City, My Story”, NYC
Publications
2020 Artist Relief Gallery by BKC
2020-2017 Published in Photofeast’s Bi-Annual Zine
Bibliography