About

BIOGRAPHY

From 1997-2001 she attended Herron School of Art graduating with a BA /General Fine Arts with a focus in Photography and Visual Communications.

From 1997 to 2011 she worked as an Illustrator, Graphics Journalist, and Interactive Designer at the Indianapolis Star, the largest daily paper in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving the city and surrounding metropolitan areas.

During her career in the editorial arts, she was awarded numerous awards for her illustration and infographics, both in print and in digital.

Currently the focus of her work incorporates and advances an array of traditional fine arts as well as craft mediums with digital technologies and traditional craft techniques.

AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

April 2026: Solo Exhibition, The Frank and Katrina Basille Gallery at The District Theatre
2014: American Culinary Federation Student Cooking Competition, Silver Medal, SK1
2014: Ivy Tech Community Hospitality Program Bayt Scholarship Cooking Competition, 2nd Place, Desserts
2011: Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2nd Place, Design “Guide to IMA’s 100 Acres”
2011: Associated Press (AP) 2nd Place, Use of Graphics “Guide to IMA’s 100 Acres”
2007: “Half Of What We Are Is Broken”, IUPUI Cultural Arts Gallery, Collaborative Installation, with Steve Hubert and Elizabeth Krajeck)
2006: The Society for News Design (SND), Award of Excellence, Staff Portfolio, The Indianapolis Star Graphics Department
2004: “Americana”, 805 S. Meridian, Group Exhibition, Curated by Jack C. Hartigan
2004: “Art and Social Justice”, Colfax Cultural Center, Annual Juried Exhibition
2004: “The Print Show”, Mitchell Place Gallery, Juried Group Exhibition
2003: “Flatland: Billboards in the Crossroads of America”, SoFA Gallery + Y.A.H., Juried Group Exhibition
2003: “Ink Paper Discourse”, Indianapolis Public Library College Avenue Branch, Solo Show
2001: Senior Show / Herron School of Art, Honorable Mention, “Untitled Prayer”
2000: “SOCIAL / POLITICAL”, Bratton Gallery @ IUPUI, Solo Interactive Installation
2000: “HOUSE HEART IDENTITY”, Bratton Gallery @ IUPUI, Solo Interactive Installation
2000: Indiana Collegiate Press Association, 1st Place and 2nd Place, Editorial Illustration (The Sagamore Weekly Newspaper @ IUPUI)
1999: IUPUI Multicultural Gallery, “Symptoms of Lupus” series, Juried Group Exhibition
1998: IUPUI Multicultural Gallery, “Selected Photographs”, Juried Group Exhibition
“Masterpiece In A Day” VASA Brougher Arts Competition, Honorable Mention, Plein Air Watercolor Panels
1995: Annual Art Show, Indiana Black Expo, Juried Group Exhibition

A glimpse inside

Sharing the inner workings of the artist mind: a bit about my process and the “organized chaos” of creativity.

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