Education
2021 MFA in Photography + Integrated Media, Ohio University (OU), Athens, Ohio
Certificate in Museum Studies, OU, Athens, Ohio
2018 BFA in Photography, minor in Printmaking, University of Akron (UA), Akron, Ohio
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Handle with Care, MFA Exhibition, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, Ohio (in progress)
2018 I Want to Believe, BFA Exhibition, The Hub Art Factory, Canton, Ohio
Layered Locations, Myers School of Art Projects Gallery, Akron, Ohio
2017 An Exploration in Alternative Photographic Processes, Honors Thesis Exhibition, Myers School of Art, Akron, Ohio
Out of this World, Myers School of Art, Akron, Ohio
Group Exhibitions
2021 Waterloo Arts 8th Annual Juried Exhibition, Waterloo Arts Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio (juried by Nikki Woods)
Ordinary Lives: 2021 National Juried Exhibition, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, Missouri (juried by Kari Woolsey)
2020 Photography 2020, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
Emerging Vision: Biennial Student Show, Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, Colorado
Creativity During a Crisis, Summit Artspace, Akron, Ohio
2019 Twist-Ties, Weld House Gallery, Athens, Ohio
fourteen seconds, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, Ohio
Waterloo Arts 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Waterloo Arts Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio (juried by Anthony Mastromatteo)
First of All, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, Ohio
New Directions, Harris-Stanton Gallery, Akron, Ohio
2018 Decennalia, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, Ohio
Waterloo Arts 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, Waterloo Arts Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio (juried by Ray Juaire)
Three Rivers Arts Festival, Trust Arts Education Center, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
FRESH, Summit Artspace, Akron, Ohio (juried by Charles Beneke)
Myers School of Art 82nd Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, Ohio (juried by Alex Coon)
GAR Foundation 9th Annual Student Art Exhibition, Andrew Jackson House, Akron, Ohio (curated by Lindsey James)
2017 Preservation and Transformation, Bluff Blue Door, Akron, Ohio
Product, Meraki Gallery, Massillon, Ohio
High Arts Fest, Summit Artspace, Akron, Ohio
PHOTONOW 2017, Gallery East, Highland Hills, Ohio (juried by Aline Smithson)
Waterloo Arts 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Waterloo Arts Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio (juried by Anderson Turner)
PHOTOGRAPHY NOW - The Art of Seeing, Summit Artspace, Akron, Ohio (juried by Arnold Tunstall)
Artists of Rubber City’s 27th Annual Juried Show, The BOX gallery, Akron, Ohio (juried by Pita Brooks)
Myers School of Art 81st Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, Ohio (juried by Lauren Davies)
Myers School of Art Annual Scholarship Show, Myers School of Art, Akron, Ohio
2016 Bio-Geo Print Show, University of Akron Honors College, Akron, Ohio
Rubber City Prints Student Pop-Up Show, Summit Artspace, Akron, Ohio
Myers School of Art Annual Scholarship Show, Myers School of Art, Akron, Ohio
Trade Print Portfolios
2018 Emerald Print Exchange, Whiteaker Printmakers, Eugene, Oregon
Altered Landscapes, Southern Graphics Council International, Las Vegas, Nevada
2017 Terminus, Southern Graphics Council International, Atlanta, Georgia
Scholarships, Grants, Awards
2018-21 Graduate Assistantship, OU, Athens, Ohio
2020 CARES Act Grant, OU, Athens, Ohio
Original Works Grant, OU, Athens, Ohio
2018 Stanley Blanchard Graduate Photography Scholarship, OU, Athens, Ohio
NEOH Artist CAN Journal Prize: Waterloo Arts 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio
2014-18 Academic Scholarship, UA, Akron, Ohio
Honors College Scholarship, UA, Akron, Ohio
2016-18 Myers School of Art Studio Scholarship, UA, Akron, Ohio
Dr. Irving J. and Ruth B. Olson Photography Scholarship, UA, Akron, Ohio
2017 Juror’s Choice: PHOTONOW 2017, Gallery East, Highland Hills, Ohio
Venice Biennale International Travel and Study of Art Scholarship, UA, Akron, Ohio
Dashiell Tools and Materials Grant, UA, Akron, Ohio
First Place: Myers School of Art 81st Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, Ohio
Gillette Study of the Arts Abroad Scholarship, UA, Akron, Ohio
Professional Organizations
2017-18 Society of Photographic Education, member
Southern Graphics Council International, member
2017 Artists of Rubber City, member
Press
2021 Lose the Film, Throwaways (January 2021): 28.
Aline Smithson, “The 2020 Favorite Photo Exhibition, Part 10”, Lenscratch, January 1, 2021.
2020 The Phonebook Collective, The Phonebook Collective 1 (December 2020): 16.
2019 “The 2019 Family Exhibition, Part 3”, Lenscratch, November 28, 2019.
“Best of Show: Waterloo Arts Juried Exhibition”, CAN Journal, Summer 2019, Cleveland, Ohio, page 19.
2018 “Art Exhibits: Works by Stephanie Spyker, Joe Karlovec, Austin Turner and Mike Metz at Akron’s Harris-Stanton Gallery”, Akron Beacon Journal, January 29, 2019.
“Four Emerging Artists Featured in Harris-Stanton Gallery Akron’s New Directions Show”, Cool Cleveland, January 10, 2019.
2015 “The Most Instagrammed Places in America”, TIME, December 2, 2015.
Teaching Experience
2021 Adjunct Instructor, Survey of Art History, Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC), Remote (9 credit hours)
Instructor of Record, Alternative Processes in Photography, OU, Athens, Ohio
2020 Instructor of Record, Digital Photography, OU, Athens, Ohio
Instructor of Record, Film Photography, OU, Athens, Ohio
Teaching Assistant, Black and White Photography, Athens Photo Project, Athens, Ohio
2019 Teaching Assistant, Advanced Photography, OU, Athens, Ohio
Teaching Assistant, Film Photography, OU, Athens, Ohio
Related Experience
2020-21 Exhibition Team, Alternatives 2021, OU, Athens, Ohio
2019 Program Ambassador, Photography + Integrated Media Program, OU, Athens, Ohio
Cyanotype Workshop, Experience the Arts Day, OU, Athens, Ohio
Kids Tent Volunteer, Waterloo Arts Festival, Cleveland, Ohio
Cyanotype Demonstration, Foundations Course- Description, OU, Athens, Ohio
2018 President, Folk Photo Association, UA, Akron, Ohio
Secretary, Akron Print Enthusiasts, UA, Akron, Ohio
2017 Photography Representative, Fall Portfolio Review Day, UA, Akron, Ohio
Events Coordinator, Folk Photo Association, UA, Akron, Ohio
Photography Representative, Summer Visit Day, UA, Akron, Ohio
Guest Speaker, Springfield Middle School, Springfield, Ohio
Photography Representative, Spring Portfolio Review Day, UA, Akron, Ohio
2016 Printmaking Representative, Fall Visit Day, UA, Akron, Ohio
Intaglio Workshop, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Photography Representative, Summer Visit Day, UA, Akron, Ohio
Photography Representative, Spring Visit Day, UA, Akron, Ohio