People were not meant to be sedentary; we were meant to move. As a metalsmith, I find deep satisfaction and joy in the physically demanding nature of my craft. Materiality heavily influences my process. Understanding how my medium will respond to my tools and techniques impacts a piece's overall aesthetic. I place every hammer strike with intention. The marks left behind by one process are eventually replaced by the next. This back-and-forth relationship is a reminder of metal's plasticity and motivates me to investigate its limits. I do this by exploring organic forms. Beyond their recognizable shape, I am compelled by the textures and physical depth present within them.

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Education:

2024 - Current | Towson University - Towson, MD
Master of Fine Arts in Jewelry and Metalsmithing

Expected Graduation Date: May 2027

3.9 GPA

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2012 - 2014 | Coastal Carolina University - Conway, SC

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Concentration in Archaeology

Degree obtained December 2014
Graduated Cum Laude

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Professional Affiliations:

2024 | Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG)

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Conference Presentations:

“Scaling Techniques: Chasing & Repoussé,” Forging Connections, Society of 

North American Goldsmiths and the Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths, Touchstone Center of Craft, Farmington, PA, May 2025.

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Group Exhibitions:

2025 Shifting Perspectives, Hamilton Gallery, Baltimore, MD

2025 Mineral Minded: An Online Exhibition, https://snagmetalsmith.org/, SNAG
2024 Faculty Exhibition, The Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick, MD
2024 VISION, Hamilton Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2024 Emerging Aesthetics, Towson University, Towson, MD
2022 I’ll Be There, Annmarie Sculpture Gardens & Arts Center, Solomons Island, MD 

2022 Alumni Invitational, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
2020 Quarantine Creatives, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
2019 10 Years of SilverWorks Looking Back and Looking Forward, Silverworks, Glen Echo 

Park, MD

2018 Craft Hilton Head 2018, Art League of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC 2018 Silver 

Linings, SilverWorks, Glen Echo Park, MD

2017 Romancing the Stone, SilverWorks, Glen Echo, MD

2015 Ex Post Metallicus, SilverWorks, Glen Echo Park, MD
2015 Little Pee Dee Regional Art Competition, Florence County Museum, Florence County, 

SC

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Juried Craft Shows:

2025 Fall 2025 Capital Arts & Crafts Festival, Chantilly, VA

2025 Arts In the Park, Richmond, VA
2025 Spring 2025 Capital Arts & Crafts Festival, Chantilly, VA
2016 - Present (Annually) ArtsFest, Annmarie Sculpture Gardens and Arts Center, Solomons 

Island, MD 

2018 Columbia Festival of the Arts, Columbia, MD
2017 Big Four Arts Festival, Louisville, KY 

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