Education

Dec 2025 BFA, Painting & Drawing - Academy of Art University

2011 BS, Science, Biotech, & Pre-VetMed - University of Illinois at U-C

Workshops/Certificates

2025   Comic Book Art w/ Tom Feister - Remote

2024 Capture the Dynamics of the Human Figure In Oil w/ Calvin Lai - Remote

Current Projects

2023-Present “And He Was My Dad”, [In Progress] Virtual Gallery Exhibit via Gathertown

Published Visual Art

2007 Antioch Community High School Literary Magazine; Antioch, IL

Professional Experience

Social Media Graphic Designer & Cultural Arts Engagement Event Lead - Virtual, Global

Paint-A-Long Instructor; Children's Play Therapy Office - San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Mural Painter; Children's Play Therapy Office - San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Promotional Artist, RageCon, TableTop Gaming Convention - Reno, Nevada

Promotional Artist, DunDraCon, Game Convention - Santa Clara, CA

Certified Phlebotomist - San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Disability Support Provider, Developmental Services Center - Champaign, IL

Dog Trainer’s Assistant - Champaign, IL

Graphic Designer & Office Assistant, Education and Patient Care Dept - Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Courses

MIT Open Learning – (currently learning)

Geographic Information System (GIS)

Stanford University – Code In Place 2025

Virtual Python Programming Bootcamp    

Academy of Art University

Digital and Traditional Art Techniques: Anatomy For Artists, Character Design, Perspective, Composition & Design, Color Theory, Portraiture

Mediums: oil painting, charcoal, watercolor, book binding and book arts, digital.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

General and Organic Chemistry, Plant and Animal Biology, Writing Composition and Rhetoric, Human and Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Animal Behavior