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EDUCATION

2024 M.F.A. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

2022 B.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2020 A.A. Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

2016 ESL Certificate Harry S Truman College, Chicago, IL

2013 B.A. Siberian Institute of Management, Russia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2020-2022 Ceramic artist and sculptor, Chicago, IL

2020-2021 Independent art residency & research project: building out a camper van, living on the road full time, Chicago, IL

2016-2020 Freelance: paintings, sculptures, photography, and wall art, Philadelphia, PA

COMMUNITY SERVICE

2019-2020 Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Event planner & host, Chicago, IL

2019 KCRS Foundation: Event planner, Oakland, CA

ACADEMIC AWARDS

2022 Ox-Bow Merit Scholarship, Chicago, IL

2021 CARES Grant, Chicago, IL

2020 SAIC Presidential Scholarship, SAIC Support Grant, SAIC Transfer Partner Award, Chicago, IL

2020 PAFA Dean's Scholarship (invited), PAFA Presidential Scholarship (invited), Philadelphia, PA

2019 NCECA Multicultural Fellowship, Cincinnati, Ohio

2018 Matriculated College Student Scholarship at Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, New Jersey

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021 The Flashback, Sky Lounge at 465 North Park Building, Chicago, IL

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 New Exposition, Alma Arts and Interiors, Chicago, IL

2022 EC(H)O Fashion Show, Ada Street, Chicago, IL

2022 Fables, Povos Gallery, Chicago, IL

2022 The Visual Arts Exhibition, Jonh David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, IL

2022 SAIC Senior Undergraduate Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL

2022 NCECA Multicultural Fellowship Exhibition, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA

2022 Threaded Together, Alma Arts and Interiors, Chicago, IL

2019 Bridges, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2019 Annual Art Exhibition, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Alma Arts and Interiors, Chicago, IL

COLLECTIONS

Various Private Collections, Chicago, IL