Education

MFA  2013   Studio Art   The University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee

BFA  2009   Studio Art   Truman State University | Kirksville, Missouri

         2008   Studio Art   Lorenzo de' Medici | Firenze, Italia

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2015   Sprawl, Casa da Xiclet, São Paulo, Brazil

2012    Staring at the Dark; Exploring Contemporary Dalit Artists in India, Emporium Center for the Arts, Knoxville, TN

            Hustle City, 1010 Gallery, Knoxville, TN

Selected Group Exhibitions

2017    Black & White, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY

            Beyond, Stara Zagora Main Gallery, Bulgaria 

            New Photography, Cancan Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2015    Two Artists: Two Visions, Gallery Space at Wagner, New York, NY

2013    Bad Moon, Double Six Gallery, New York, NY

            Orange; UTK in NYC, White Box Gallery, New York, NY

            Monstrocity [MFA Exhibition], UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN

2012    Untitled No. 65; The 65th Annual Student Art Competition, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN  

           Knoxville Convention Center Exhibition, Knoxville, TN

           Aesthetics & Caste:  Exploring Contemporary Dalit Artists, Deans Advisory Board, Knoxville, TN

2011   Drawing Nothing, Market Square, Knoxville, TN

           2nd Years, 1010 Gallery, Knoxville, TN

           Truman Alumni Show, Pickler Memorial Library, Kirksville, MO

           64th Annual Student Art Competition, Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN

           Art at the Airport, McGhee-Tyson Airport, Knoxville, TN

           Sauce, Bearden Beer Market, Knoxville, TN

2010   Motley Crue, Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville, TN

           Fresh Meat, UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN

2009   BFA Thesis Show, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO          

2008   LDM Piazz del Mercado Centrale Showcase, Firenze, Italia

Honors & Awards

2013   Jerry's Artarama Award, Annual Student Art Competition, the University of Tennessee

2012   Buck Ewing Scholarship, School of Art at the University of Tennessee

          W.K. McClure Scholarship for Study of World Affairs (India), Center for International Education, UTK

          Orin B. & Emma G. Graf Graduate Travel Award, School of Art at the University of Tennessee

          Juror's Prize, Untitled No. 65; 65th Annual Student Art Competition, the University of Tennessee

          Bookstore Award, Untitled No. 65; 65th Annual Student Art Competition, the University of Tennessee

2011  1010 Gallery Juror, The University of Tennessee (selected exhibition recipients fro Fall 2011) 

          Terry Burnett Memorial Scholarship, School of Art, the University of Tennessee

          Afro-Futurism Workshop Assistant, the University of Tennessee (assistant for artist, John Jennings)

Publications

2015    New York University Alumni Magazine. Culture. Spring 2015; Issue #24

2014    Artists Portfolio Magazine. Abstract. February 

Experience

2015    Instituto Volusiano Artist Residency, São Paulo, Brazil

2012    Graphic Design & Research Intern for the Dalit Foundation, New Delhi, India

2011    Graduate Research Assistant, the University of Tennessee (studio assistant for Guggenheim Fellow, Jered Sprecher)