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Education:

• Graduated from Great River Montessori School in 2018

• Graduated from Bard College with a Bachelor's degree from the Department of Music in 2023

 

Languages: English (fluent), French (moderate), Spanish (moderate).

 

Work Experience:

 

Artist for Openings, a live multimedia performance series / May 4th, 2024

   Taking place at In the Heart of the Beast Theatre the day before May Day, I pulled together a band of 5 musicians to play two original handmade experimental instruments of my own design; An accordion seesaw and rocking chair xylophone.

 

Artist in Residence at Blervie Farm / 2023-2024

 

Freelance muralist commissioned by the following 

Glasgow School of Art / 2024

This is Rigged, Glaswegian food sovereignty organization / 2024

Crazy Chester, local band practice space / 2023

Julianne Dance Center, performance backdrop / 2013 - 2015

 

Special education teaching assistant at Great River Montessori School / 2023

 

Sound assistant for the Bard MFA Music Program / 2023

   Assisted with all sound gear related needs of student projects. Troubleshot issues and brainstormed creative solutions to a wide array of sound sculptures, performances and recordings.

 

Music conductor/organizer/installation artist of Off Beat / 2022

   An interactive installation & performance incorporating an improvisational, all-skill-levels orchestra playing in rhythm with a live heart beat.

 

Creator of Slice the Drum Machine / 2021 

   Commissioned by orchestral percussionist Juliana Maintinez, "Slice" consists of 6 DC powered motors mounted on a deconstructable wood/metal staircase connected to a control panel with dials and switches to change speed and direction using an Arduino. 

 

Various roles for the Barebones Puppet Halloween Extravaganza:

   Assistant volunteer coordinator / 2018  

   Secretary of the board / 2017 - 2019

   Volunteer musician, puppet-maker & performer / 2016 - ongoing

 

Office assistant for the Bard Music Department / 2022 -2023

   Assisted in general communications between students, staff and outside parties. Kept track of events on multiple calendars, created and distributed posters for upcoming public events and welcomed visitors to the department.

 

Circulation at the Stevenson Library / 2022 

   Responsible for welcoming and assisting patrons of the library in addition to checking books in/out and organizing them for reshelving.

 

Organizer, composer, band leader and sound technician for the I’ll Wait Orchestra / 2023

   Hosted weekly practices, created large-scale graphic scores and put on a damn good show with the help of many friends along the way.

 

Teaching assistant at George Washington Elementary / 2020

   Assisted in daily classroom activities and later helped the classroom transition to an online format by creating a series of short videos to guide students through at-home science+art focused activities. 

 

Co-founder of LOST & FOUND music & performance venue / 2019 - 2022

     Hosted several shows in various locations as a transient and ephemeral venue.

 

Artistic director of short film series "WEIRDO WEIRDO" written and directed by Kira Obalensky / 2019

   Fabricated various costumes, props and set design elements.

 

Artist, program coordinator, grant writer and teacher for Flower Flux / 2017 - 2022

   Flower Flux is a metal shop located in Minneapolis that teaches STEM skills through artistic practice. Specifically the ancient technique of bronze wax casting.

 

Intern for Hudson Valley Current / 2020 

  HVC is an organization that supports local economies and communities via alternative local currency systems, community spaces and food access.

 

Art teacher for Minneapolis Parks and Recreation / 2019

  Planned and executed bi-weekly craft-making sessions at Parks in Minneapolis as well as a week-long summer camp at the Bottineau Field Recreation Center.

 

Artist for the Fringe Festival performance of "L'île de plastique" / 2019

  Helped to construct and install a life sized whale archway outside the Minneapolis Public Library. Also created an educational diorama to line the interior of the whale.

 

Grant recipient of sculpture commissioned by the Capitol Region Watershed District of St. Paul / 2019

   Drafted blueprints, workshopped prototypes and eventually fabricated an interactive sculpture in collaboration with local artist Gita Ghei that can be set up at tabling events to educate visitors about best water quality stewardship practices and the St. Paul city water system.

 

Lead artist for nature based therapeutics event hosted by the U of M and the Center for Spirituality and Healing / 2019

  Constructed and installed four 8ft tall sculptures personifying the four major biomes of Minnesota. Also taught a course in paper mache/puppet making at the Blake School; the students of which each chose a flora or fauna to add to the biomes.

 

Volunteer Experience:

 

Celtic Connections music festival / 2024

   Assisted with stage set up and ticket sales for a month long music festival located in Glasgow, Scotland.

 

Willow harvesting at Naturally Useful / 2023

 

Special projects coordinator and graphic design for Thrive On! Kingston - creating a thriving center for the people of Kingston via food, economic education, art and music / 2020

 

Seamstress for Shawn Sucre, an initiative to create affordable fashion for the young people of Kingston / 2020

 

Tutor for Community Connect, an after school program to help students of recently immigrated families with homework and other projects / 2019 - 2021

 

Performer, puppeteer and fabricator for the show 'Devotion' directed by Tara Fahey and hosted by In the Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre / 2019

 

Various roles in the fight against the Line 3 oil pipeline / 2018 - 2021

 

Clean up and ticket sales at the Cedar Cultural Center / 2017 - present 

 

Usher at the Walker Arts Center / 2014 - present