Education
Calvin University | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Writing Minor. 2019
Wuhan Yangtze International School | Wuhan, China. 2015
Professional experience
Gallery Assistant | Nara roesler February 2023 – Present
Managing all day-to-day gallery administration and operations, including art handling, budget reconciliation, artwork movement tracking, gallery events, and quoting & maintaining relationships with transport, conservation, storage, and other commercial vendors.
Providing sales support to our New York-based Sales Directors by creating factsheets, presentations, location-specific renderings, and generating sales invoices as directed.
Administrative/Operations Gallery Intern | Nara roesler August 2022 – January 2023
Provided administrative support to Nara Roesler’s New York gallery, assisting Operations Associate in many aspects of gallery management including overseeing the gallery’s artist database, updating information for shows and sales administration, while offering any additional help with art handling.
Intern | Luhring Augustine September 2022 – January 2023
Assisted the Chelsea-location Gallery Assistant in all administrative respects, including overseeing the gallery’s book inventory, researching publication and exhibition history through the gallery’s extensive archive, and coordinating gifts sent to artists and clients for the 2022 holiday season.
Antique Sales & Estate Manager | Self-Employed November 2020 – Present
Managed the organization, cataloging, and sale of objects from the Estate of Buenaventura “Skipper” Jané Jané Jr., an avid collector and dealer of antiques.
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Collected over the span of four decades, Jané’s collection includes Gulf Coast memorabilia, duck decoys, antique bottles & furniture, 18th Century European landscape paintings, and American swords.
Gallery Attendant | Grand Rapids Art Museum June 2019 – February 2021
Ensured the security of artworks while creating a welcoming environment for guests to relax and enjoy artwork from a variety of artists, movements, and cultures.
Curatorial Intern | Grand Rapids Art Museum January 2019 – March 2020
Assisted the Curatorial Department in the research, development, and organization of exhibitions, including exhibited work by Maya Lin, Dawoud Bey, Carrie Mae Weems, David Wiesner, and pieces in the GRAM’s George R. Kravis II Collection.
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Compiled information and wrote educational wall texts for display in the galleries to enhance and better represent the institution’s permanent collection, distinguishing the museum as an institution that preserves historically significant art objects while making them accessible for current and future generations.
Editing Intern | Authors' Place Press March 2019 – April 2020
Worked with Authors’ Place Press agents, authors, and executive leadership team to ensure the publishing of high-quality content by editing manuscripts & reviewing literary material for flow, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Education Intern | Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park May – August 2019
Assisted the Education Department in restructuring the method of sculpture informational distribution for docents to reinforce the union between sculpture and horticulture at the Gardens.
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Worked to better educational Tram Tour narrations to best represent and highlight Frederik Meijer Gardens’ collection.
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Researched the translation of curatorial and promotional information to make the Frederik Meijer Gardens collection more accessible to both local and international audiences.
Studio Technician & Glaze Researcher | Calvin University October 2017 – May 2019
Apprenticed under Anna Greidanus in the operation, organization, and experimentation of high-firing oxidation-reduction glaze material for use in both academic and fine art settings.
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Maintained an open and creatively-stimulating environment for student use, while promoting proper ceramic technique, creative discernment, and studio maintenance.
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Further development of portfolio to accurately represent and illustrate conceptual ceramic work.
Arts and Programming Intern | Artists Creating Together August – December 2018
Assisted Program Coordinator in the organization of weekly art programming in Early Childhood Art Explorations at Campus Elementary, and leading Health & Healing arts at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, and Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital.
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Communicated with donors and sponsors, created social media and promotional material for distribution, and aided in demographic reporting for grant writing.
Artist Residency / Mentorship | Elmer Yazzie, Diné Artist June – July 2018
Aided Diné artist, Elmer Yazzie, in the preparation and handling of work created by indigenous students at Chinle Boarding School during the 1950s & 60s for an art exhibit at the Navajo Nation Museum, displayed October 2018.
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Worked towards the preservation and restoration of Yazzie’s 1980’s mural at Navajo Christian Church in Red Mesa, Arizona, and took part in additional outdoor painting opportunities on Diné land.
Skills
Art Research and Exhibition Writing
Exhibit Curation and Preparation
Social Media Management
Customer Service/Hospitality
Working with Children
Microsoft Office Suite
Adobe Suite
Photography: Analog, Digital, Promotional
Studio: Ceramics and kiln firing, Painting
Design: GIMP, Krita, Wacom Tablet
Awards & Accomplishments
“Skin” – Solo exhibit at Center Art Gallery, 2019
"Jet Black Heart" “Glitz” "Eye-Line” published in Dialogue
Juror for Dialogue, Calvin University’s creative arts journal, 2016-2019
"Balanced Decay" exhibited in Artist Collaborative Showcase, 2017
“As Princess” painting series exhibited in 301 Exhibition, 2017
“Constellations” published in "X", a handmade, collaborative collection
Accessioned into Calvin University’s Rare Book Collection, 2018
Curator - "Start the Fire – Fall Arts Festival"
Calvin College Artist Collaborative II
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Bakker Family Scholarship
Johanna Kempers Wingaarden Art Scholarship
Joel S. Vander Sloot Art Memorial Scholarship
Interests
Broadway Musicals
Conspiracy Theories
Social Justice Activism
Iced Coffee
Antiques
Poetry
Cats
Mythology