Curriculum Vitae
Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art · Bloomfield Hills, MI
Bachelor of Fine Arts cum laude, University of Florida · Gainesville, FL
Study Abroad, Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Greece
S E L E C T E D E X H I B I T I O N S
2023 | Biennial 2023, Cultural Council of Palm Beach · Lake Worth, FL
(Juror: Juana Williams, Associate Curator of African-American Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts)
2023 | Spotlight, Studio 1608 · West Palm Beach, FL
2023 | Molly Aubry: Dark Luminosity (Solo Exhibition): Cultural Council of Palm Beach · Lake Worth, FL
2022 | Waves, Arts Warehouse · Delray Beach, FL
2022 | Strange Paradise: A Window into Surrealism, Annmaire Sculpture Garden & Arts Center · Solomons, MD
(Juror: Anne Hyland, Curatorial Coordinator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum)
2022 | Night Visions, Coconino Center for the Arts · Flagstaff, AZ
2021 | Outside the Box, Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center · Belle Glade, FL
2019 | Animals, Site:Brooklyn Gallery · Brooklyn, NY
2019 | In Flux, M Contemporary · Ferndale, MI
2019 | Club Exile, Mana Contemporary · Miami, FL
2019 | Biennial 2019, Cultural Council of Palm Beach · Lake Worth, FL
(Juror: Melanie Johanson, Contemporary Curator at the Cornell Art Museum)
2019 | Dream Again, Plaxall Gallery (with the Secret Theater's production of The Tempest) · Long Island City, NY
2018-19 | Intimacy, Science Gallery, Trinity College · Dublin, Ireland [catalog]
2018 | Graduate Degree Exhibition, Cranbrook Art Museum · Bloomfield Hills, MI
2018 | Two-Person Exhibition: Två, Galleri 2987 · Detroit, MI
2018 | Ice Palace, Tessellate Gallery · Pontiac, MI
2017 | 13th Annual Small Works Show, 440 Gallery · Brooklyn, NY
2017 | Remedies, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Academy of Art, curated by Kristi McGuire · Bloomfield Hills, MI
2017 | Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services · Farmington Hills, MI [catalog]
2017 | Pain, Hoyt Gallery, University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA
2016 | þíða [Thaw], with Antigoni Papatoni & Ron Buffington, Fjúk Arts Centre · Húsavík, Iceland
2016 | Natural Wonder III (invitational), Clemson City Hall · Clemson, SC
2015 | Armory Art Center Faculty Exhibition · Benzaiten Center for the Arts · Lake Worth, FL
(Juror: Marisa Pascucci, Curator of American Art, Norton Museum of Art)
2015 | Summer Heat VI · Rossetti Fine Arts · Wilton Manors, FL
2015 | All That Glows Sees, Institut fur Alles Mögliche · Berlin, Germany
2015 | Poetry Scores Hawaii - Look Like What it Means, University of Hawai'i at Hilo · Hilo, HI
(Juror: Phil Sanders, Director of the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY)
2014 | Southern Exposure: New Work Now (invitational), Cultural Council of Palm Beach · Lake Worth, FL
2014 | Natural Wonder: Artists of the Rensing Center (invitational), Liscomb Gallery, The Governor's School · Greenville, SC
2014 | 24th Annual All-Florida Juried Show, Court House Cultural Center · Stuart, FL
2014 | Float, The Burren College of Art · Ballyvaughan, Ireland
2013 | Printocracy, Asheville Book Works · Asheville, NC
2013 | County Contemporary: All Media Juried Show, Cultural Council of Palm Beach · Lake Worth, FL
(Juror: Mark Richard Leach, Executive Director of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, NC)
2012 | Mychophilia, The Rensing Center, Pickens, SC
2012 | Anatomy of Spirit, Studio 1608, West Palm Beach, FL
2007 | Prints + Experimental Drawing, Skopelos Foundation for the Arts · Skopelos, Greece
2007 | Postcards From The Edge, 10th Annual Visual AIDS Benefit Exhibition, James Cohan Gallery · New York, NY
P U B L I C A R T C O M M I S S I O N S
2022 Gallery on the River, Art in Public Places of Miami-Dade County, Related Group · Miami, FL
2020 Outside the Box, Art in Public Places of Palm Beach County · Belle Glade, FL
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
2022-Present Assistant Manager, Acquavella Galleries · Palm Beach, FL
2021-2022 Adjunct Professor, New World School of the Arts · Miami, FL
2018-2020 Gallery Coordinator, Gallery Biba · Palm Beach, FL
2019 Adjunct Professor, Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL
2018 Study Abroad Instructor, Artist Immersion Program · Montespertoli, Italy
2016-17 Artist-in-Residence, Brookside School · Bloomfield Hills, MI
2013-16 Tutor, Palm Beach International Academy · Wellington, FL
2013-14 Instructor, Armory Art Center · West Palm Beach, FL
2011-12 Graphic Designer, Avia Design Group · Wellington, FL
2010 Independent Travel & Research · Europe & Latin America
2008-09 Graphic Designer, Applied Technology & Management · Gainesville, FL
S E L E C T E D A W A R D S
2018 Publication Fellowship, Peripheral Vision Press
(Curated by Lisa Volpe, Associate Curator of Photography, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston)
2016-17 Merit Scholarship, Cranbrook Academy of Art · Bloomfield Hills, MI
2015 Visiting Artist Grant, U.S. Department of State · Moldova
2014 Honorable Mention: "Shillelagh" · 24th Annual All-Florida Juried Show, Court House Cultural Center · Stuart, FL
2013 First Place: "Eupnea" · Annual Student Show, Armory Art Center · West Palm Beach, FL
2010 Merit Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts: Spring Concentration in Printmaking · Bakersville, NC
2004-08 Bright Futures Full Academic Scholarship · University of Florida · Gainesville, FL
L E C T U R E S & W O R K S H O P S
2022 Path to College · West Palm Beach, FL
2019 Science Gallery, Trinity College - in collaboration with neuroscientist Craig Nordham · Dublin, Ireland
2018 Shoals Marine Laboratory, University of New Hampshire & Cornell University · Appledore Island, ME
2018 Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit · Detroit, MI
2015 Academy of Arts · Chișinău, Moldova
2014 Rio Mesa Center, University of Utah · Moab, UT
B I B L I O G R A P H Y & P U B L I C A T I O N S
Shelley Thorstensen, "New Eyes," The Mid America Print Council Journal, Issue 30/31, 2020
https://midamericaprintcouncil.org/journals/MAPCJournal2020.pdf
Experiencing Perspectives Exhibition Catalog, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Farmington Hills, MI, 2017
Brittany Ackerman, "10 Best Artists in Palm Beach County," Broward New Times, 2016
https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/arts/ten-best-visual-artists-in-palm-beach-county-7691099
Estrada, Sheryl. “17 Artists Earn Southern Exposure.” Huffington Post, 2014
Cover Art, Crescendo City, Harlem Writers' Circle, New York, NY, 2011
R E S I D E N C I E S
2019 PLAYA · Summer Lake, OR
2018 Shoals Marine Laboratory · Appledore Island, ME
2017 Ragdale Foundation, full fellowship · Lake Forest, IL
2017 Cill Rialaig Arts Centre · Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry, Ireland
2016 Fjúk Arts Centre · Husavik, Iceland
2015 Institut fur Alles Mögliche · Berlin, Germany
2015 Vermont Studio Center, full fellowship · Johnson, VT
2014 Burren College of Art · Ballyvaughan, Ireland
2012 The Rensing Center · Pickens, SC