Education

Minneapolis College of Art and Design
August 2011- May 2015
BFA: Furniture Design
Dean Wilson’s Art of Making Scholarship    2014, Spring-Fall

Employment

Minneapolis Institute of Arts – Library Project Assistant

March 2015-June 30 2015                                2400 Third Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55404

                  Assisting in fast-cataloging, creating records for books with no bib records using
                  WorldCat and Connexion database, and confirming data for library’s book exchange.

MCAD - Carpentry Assistant           

April 2013-Present                                                2501 Stevens Ave Minneapolis, MN 55404

                  Responsible for patching and painting walls, preventative maintenance such as
                  caulking tubs and sinks, adhering baseboards, installing and lubricating hardware

Minneapolis Institute of Art – Librarian Assistant    

September 2011-Present                                      2400 Third Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55404

                  Duties include assisting patrons in research, retrieving book requests, managing
                  submittal of serials into kardex filing system and Microsoft Word, auction and
                  gallery catalogues, confirming and submitting duplicates onto Word Excel, regular
                  use of WorldCat and the Library of Congress classification system

Old Science Renovation – Furniture Restoration Intern         

January –February 2015                                      1317 Marshall St NE Minneapolis, MN 55413

http://oldsciencerenovation.com                                                                                          

Responsibilities included antique restoration, wood stripping, furniture touch ups
and repairs, custom woodwork, parts replacement, veneer work, staining, varnishing, etc.

Minneapolis Institute of Arts – Library Project Assistant

September-October 2013                                    2400 Third Ave S. Minneapolis MN 55404

                  Assisted with data transferal from old database to new, and verifying digital records

                  with physical using Library of Congress classification system

 

Show/Event Experience

           Hiraeth                                                                                1326 Quincy Ave NE Minneapolis MN 55413

                        April 24th, 2015

           In.memoriam        MCAD Library                                      2501 Stevens Ave Minneapolis MN 55404

                       March 6th-21st 2015                                              

Fun House (Siphonophorae)                                             519 Lowry Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
            Thursday, June 19th 2014

Northern Spark - MCAD Hub                                           2501 Stevens Ave Minneapolis, MN 55404

Saturday, June 14th 2014

           Made @ MCAD      MCAD Gallery                                  2501 Stevens Ave Minneapolis, MN 55404

Friday, March 7th -April 11th 2014

Skills/Techniques/Materials

  • Ÿ Fiberglass with epoxy resin                                          Ÿ 
  • Ÿ Sewing, upholstery, webbing, welt cording          Ÿ      
  • Ÿ Casting with bronze, alginate, and waxes             Ÿ Analog Photography
  • Ÿ Woodworking joints: mortise-tenon, box, finger, dovetail
  • Metalwork: mig and tig welding
  • Eastern and Western Papermaking
  • Analog Photography (shooting, developing 35mm negatives and gelatin prints)