My path in ceramics has always blended studio practice with education, community, and administration. After earning my BFA degrees in Painting and Ceramics at
Minot State University in Minot, ND, I began my career with a residency at
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Maine (2012), where I created a body of work rooted in the local clay body and finished with terra sigillata. I carried this material focus with me to Arizona State University (2013–2014), where I pursued post-baccalaureate studies while also working at the ASU Art Museum and Ceramic Research Center. As Assistant to the Curator of Education, I led tours and supported programming for exhibitions including Crafting a Continuum, and I had the privilege of studying with Kurt Weiser while he was Regents Professor, as well as learning from Peter Held during his time as Director of the CRC. These experiences laid the foundation for my dual commitment to artistic practice and program support, and ultimately connected me to Ferrin Contemporary and to the East Coast.

I moved to the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts as part of the Berkshire Hills Internship Program (2014), where I earned a professional certificate in Arts Management while interning at Ferrin Contemporary. As part of the program, I worked with a team to research the role of creative placemaking for teens in North Adams, producing a collaborative white paper and co-hosting a mini-conference that included panel discussions, program strategies, and community assessment. My contribution combined research on program development and fundraising with insights from my internship site, Ferrin Contemporary, tying local community needs to organizational practice.

At Ferrin Contemporary, where I grew from intern to Managing Director over more than a decade, I developed backend WordPress systems for the gallery website, managed financial operations, and organized major exhibitions and projects. I oversaw collections care, from condition reporting to packing and documentation, and I trained interns in professional skills ranging from gallery administration to digital content. This work gave me a deep appreciation for the structures that allow artists’ voices to be amplified and preserved. I worked on developing the support materials and archives for artists like Mara & Roy Superior, Raymon Elozua, and Coille Hooven, and The Victoria Schonfeld Collection, which highlights the work I completed on compendiums of ceramic art. I also built websites and developed artist profiles for Mara Superior, Kadri Pärnamets, Sergei Isupov, as well as online portfolios for artists like Paul Scott, whose New American Scenery project guided touring exhibitions and site-specific installations. Shows such as CERAMIC TOP 40, Revive, Remix & Respond, Linda Sikora: DARKENING GROUND, and Our America/Whose America? all gave me chances to develop curatorial design and production skillsets.