Education
MFA - Art & Technology Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL, September 2020-May 2022
BA - Studio Art, Sociology, Women Gender & Sexuality Studies, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg PA, September 2013-May 2017
Exhibitions
Group Exhibition:
From This Point Forward, Kiki & Bouba Galleries at Weatherproof Annex, Chicago, IL, November 17-December 11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Plaything, Tiny Table Gallery at Comfort Station, Chicago, IL, November 11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Welcome to Planet B, ARS Electronica Festival for Art, Technology & Society, Linz, Austria, September 7-11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Sentiments & Sentience, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL, June 6-26, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Graduate Show, SAIC Galleries, Chicago, IL, March 3-9, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Pan-Tilt-Zoom, The Wrong Biennale, Chicago, IL, February 15-March 21, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Fantasy / Reality / Decay, SITE Galleries, Chicago, IL, February 16-March 11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
COME|BACK, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, November 15, 2021- March 11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Pink: The Coded Color, P.S. Xhibitions, October 7-December 17, 2021
Solo Exhibition:
The Raconteurs of Thought, P.S. Xhibitions, September 9-October 5, 2021
Group Exhibition:
Where We Emerge, ARS Electronica Festival for Art, Technology & Society: A New Digital Deal, Chicago, IL, September 8-28, 2021
Group Exhibition:
The Constant Gaze: Redefining Femininity, P.S. Xhibitions, March 11-April 1, 2021
Solo Exhibition:
February First Friday Artist Reception Featured Artist: Sydney Gush, Waldo's & Company, Gettysburg, PA, February 7-29, 2020
Solo Exhibition:
Is This Really Gettysburg?, Knob Hall Winery, Gettysburg PA, September 18-October 2, 2019
Juried Exhibition:
Adams County Arts Council 15th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg, PA, May 31-June 22, 2018
Group Exhibition:
Capstone 2017, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg PA, May 3-June 23, 2017
Juried Exhibition:
JSE 2017, Schmucker Art Gallery, Honorable Mention Award, Gettysburg PA, March 31-April 22, 2017
Juried Exhibition:
JSE 2016, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg PA, March 25-April 16, 2016
Juried Exhibition:
JSE 2015, Schmucker Art Gallery, 2nd Prize Award, Gettysburg PA, March 27-April 18, 2015
Juried Exhibition:
JSE 2014, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg PA, March 28-April 19, 2014
Professional Experience
Teaching Artist
Columbia College, Chicago, IL, November 2022-Present
Floor Manager
WNDR Museum, Chicago, IL, May 2022-Present
Volunteer Designer
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, SAIC, February-May 2022
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
Teaching Assistant
SAIC Photography Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, September 2021-May 2022
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
Graduate Curatorial Assistant
SAIC Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, June 2021-May 2022
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
Volunteer
Red Line Service, Art Institute of Chicago Member Engagement, Chicago, IL, April 12 2021
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
Graduate Assistant
Art & Technology Studies Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, February 2021-May 2022
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
Gallery Preparator & Digital Scholarship Specialist
Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg PA, June 2017-January 2021
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
Gallery Attendant
Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg PA, September 2013-May 2017
MFA - Art & Technology Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL, September 2020-May 2022
BA - Studio Art, Sociology, Women Gender & Sexuality Studies, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg PA, September 2013-May 2017
Exhibitions
Group Exhibition:
From This Point Forward, Kiki & Bouba Galleries at Weatherproof Annex, Chicago, IL, November 17-December 11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Plaything, Tiny Table Gallery at Comfort Station, Chicago, IL, November 11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Welcome to Planet B, ARS Electronica Festival for Art, Technology & Society, Linz, Austria, September 7-11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Sentiments & Sentience, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL, June 6-26, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Graduate Show, SAIC Galleries, Chicago, IL, March 3-9, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Pan-Tilt-Zoom, The Wrong Biennale, Chicago, IL, February 15-March 21, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Fantasy / Reality / Decay, SITE Galleries, Chicago, IL, February 16-March 11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
COME|BACK, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, November 15, 2021- March 11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Pink: The Coded Color, P.S. Xhibitions, October 7-December 17, 2021
Solo Exhibition:
The Raconteurs of Thought, P.S. Xhibitions, September 9-October 5, 2021
Group Exhibition:
Where We Emerge, ARS Electronica Festival for Art, Technology & Society: A New Digital Deal, Chicago, IL, September 8-28, 2021
Group Exhibition:
The Constant Gaze: Redefining Femininity, P.S. Xhibitions, March 11-April 1, 2021
Solo Exhibition:
February First Friday Artist Reception Featured Artist: Sydney Gush, Waldo's & Company, Gettysburg, PA, February 7-29, 2020
Solo Exhibition:
Is This Really Gettysburg?, Knob Hall Winery, Gettysburg PA, September 18-October 2, 2019
Juried Exhibition:
Adams County Arts Council 15th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg, PA, May 31-June 22, 2018
Group Exhibition:
Capstone 2017, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg PA, May 3-June 23, 2017
Juried Exhibition:
JSE 2017, Schmucker Art Gallery, Honorable Mention Award, Gettysburg PA, March 31-April 22, 2017
Juried Exhibition:
JSE 2016, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg PA, March 25-April 16, 2016
Juried Exhibition:
JSE 2015, Schmucker Art Gallery, 2nd Prize Award, Gettysburg PA, March 27-April 18, 2015
Juried Exhibition:
JSE 2014, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg PA, March 28-April 19, 2014
Professional Experience
Teaching Artist
Columbia College, Chicago, IL, November 2022-Present
Floor Manager
WNDR Museum, Chicago, IL, May 2022-Present
Volunteer Designer
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, SAIC, February-May 2022
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
- Design and fabrication of enrichment objects for elephants within SAIC's course, Design for Non-Humankind: Elephants
Teaching Assistant
SAIC Photography Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, September 2021-May 2022
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
- Assisting with lectures, equipment set-up
- Answering student questions
- Leading/Participating in critiques
- Managing student equipment certification
Graduate Curatorial Assistant
SAIC Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, June 2021-May 2022
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
- Building and maintaining the Earthly Observatory exhibition website
- Handling and conditioning of artwork
- Scheduling and communication with Artists regarding artwork delivery, installation requirements, and pick-up
- Working with curators on exhibition design, layout, and programming development
- Earthly Observatory (Fall 2021)
- Undergraduate Exhibition (Spring 2022)
Volunteer
Red Line Service, Art Institute of Chicago Member Engagement, Chicago, IL, April 12 2021
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
- Planning and facilitating two tours/discussions of the Jo Ractcliffe Photography Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago
Graduate Assistant
Art & Technology Studies Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, February 2021-May 2022
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
- Facilitating community within the ATS Graduate cohort
- Planning and execution of ATS community events and lectures
- Assisting the ATS Graduate Coordinator
- Keeping the ATS Graduate cohort informed of ATS events/news/deadlines
Gallery Preparator & Digital Scholarship Specialist
Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg PA, June 2017-January 2021
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
- Installation and de-installation of all exhibitions
- Coordination and facilitation of children’s programming and student organization events in the Gallery
- Supervising student workers during installation/de-installations
- Advising students on exhibition design and installation procedures
- Leading tours for students, classes, and community (including pre-K, summer camp visits, and El Centro)
- Outreach to students and faculty for Juried Student Exhibition and Capstone, including studio visits, and workshops
- Layout and installation for Juried Student Exhibition and Capstone 2019
- Updating and maintaining Gallery webpage, mailing list, social media, and communication with press and media outlets
- Liaison to the Department of Special Collections
- Handling of artwork & artifact, conditioning, packaging, transportation, pickup and/or delivery
- Management of artwork storage
- Cataloging and digitization of the Gettysburg College Fine Arts Collection
- Facilitating student research with art collection
- From the Yellow Springs to the Land of Immortality: Chinese Art & Artifacts (Spring 2021)
- Mexico and The People: Revolutionary Printmaking and the Taller de Gráfica Popular (Fall 2020)
- I Beseech You: Women, Art, Politics & Power (Fall 2020)
- Getting There Andrew Ellis Johnson + Susanne Slavick (Fall 2019)
- Artful Nature and the Legacy of Maria Sibylla Merian (Fall 2019)
- ACAC 16th Annual Juried Art Exhibition (Summer 2019)
- Capstone 2019 (Spring 2019)
- Juried Student Exhibition 2019 (Spring 2019)
- Rachel Eng: Re-orienting (Spring 2019)
- Zoë Charlton: The Domestic (Spring 2019)
- The City Art and the Urban Environment (Fall 2018)
- The Plains of Mars European War Prints, 1500-1825 (Fall 2018)
- Face to Face: Carl Beam and Andy Warhol (Fall 2018)
- ACAC 15th Annual Juried Art Exhibition (Summer 2018)
- Capstone 2018 (Spring 2018)
- Juried Student Exhibition 2018 (Spring 2018)
- Enjambre: Nestor Armando Gil (Spring 2018)
- Coronal Plane: Cristin Millet (Spring 2018)
- Flora and Fauna in East Asian Art (Fall 2017)
- Recent Acquisitions 2010-2017 (Fall 2017)
- Wonders of Nature and Artifice (Fall 2017)
- Leonard Baskin: Imaginary Artists (Fall 2017)
- ACAC 14th Annual Juried Art Exhibition (Summer 2017)
Gallery Attendant
Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg PA, September 2013-May 2017
- Gallery supervision during specified shift
- Welcoming guests and providing information about the gallery, exhibitions, and events
- Gallery supervision during events
- Assisting Gallery Preparator with exhibition installation and de-installation