EDUCATION

2015-2021                   

- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Drawing and Painting, Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, GA.

- Minor in Art History, School of Art and Design, Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, GA.  

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023

- Cluttered Thoughts, Empire Arts Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2022

- Alumni Exhibition, SOAAD Alumni Gallery in KSU President’s Hall, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025

- Art Fields 2025, Art Competiton & Festival, Salt Lake, SC

- Contrast: Jurried Exhibiton, Thornback Gallery, Greenville, SC

2024

- CHRONICLES, KAI LIN ART, Atlanta, GA

- SPARK: Invitational, Public Works Arts Center, Summerville, SC

- Festival of Flowers Juried Exhibition, Greenwood Arts Center, Greenwood, SC (Awarded Merit Award)

- Metro Montage XXI, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA

- North Charleston Arts Fest, Charleston Area Convention Center, North Charleston, SC (Awarded Best in Mixed Media)

- THE NEW SOUTH V, KAI LIN ART, Atlanta, GA

2023

- Cutting Edge, The Bakery Gallery, Atlanta, GA

- Little Things, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2022

- INTERWOVEN, Day & Night Projects Gallery, Atlanta, GA

- Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, King Plow Arts Center, Atlanta, GA

- New Visions 2022, Fine Arts Gallery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA (Awarded Curator’s Choice)

2021

-Metro Montage XXI, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA

- Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, King Plow Arts Center, Atlanta, GA

- Senior Capstone Art Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA

- New Visions 2021, Fine Arts Gallery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA (Awarded Director’s Choice)

2016

- AHSAE Award Winners, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA

2015

- Dogwood Arts Festival Competition, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, GA (Awarded Best in Show)

- North Fulton High School Art Exhibition and Competition, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, GA

- American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA), Young Marine Artist Search (YMAS) National Competition, Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT.

- Scholastic Art and Writing Gold-Key Portfolio Competition, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY

- Georgia Watercolor Society Scholarship Show, Binders Limelight Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2014

- Scholastic Art and Writing National Competition, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY

- Scholastic Art and Writing Gold-Key Competition, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY

2013

- North Fulton High School Art Exhibition and Competition, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, GA

HONORS, AWARDS, AND FELLOWSHIPS

- Merit Award, Greenwood Arts Center, 2024

- Best in Mixed Media, North Charleston Arts Fest, 2024

- Curator’s Choice, New Vision’s 2022, 2022

- Director’s Choice, New Vision’s 2021, 2021

- Full academic scholarship, Watkins College of Art, Design & Film, 2015

- Best in Show, Marker & Acrylic, Dogwood Arts Festival Competition, 2015

- Best in Show, Marker & Acrylic, North Fulton High School Art Exhibition and Competition, 2015

- Honorable Mention—National, Watercolor, American Society of Marine Artists, 2015

- Third Place, Georgia Watercolor Society, 2015

- Gold Key-Portfolio, Scholastic Art and Writing Competition, 2015

- Silver National Medal, Watercolor, Scholastic Art and Writing Competition, 2014

- Gold Key, Watercolor, Scholastic Art and Writing Competition, 2014

-“Jan Gibbons Award”, Watercolor, North Fulton High School Art Exhibition and Competition, 2015