EDUCATION
2014 - 18 BFA Studio Art | James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 2017 British Institute of Florence, Italy SPECIAL SKILLS Advanced | Sewing Machine Operator Advanced | Thermoplastics Intermediate | Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Foam Intermediate | Adobe Photoshop Intermediate | Adobe Illustrator Intermediate | Makeup Artist ORGANIZATIONS 2015 - 18 Founder of JMU Cosplay Guild 2014 - 18 Kappa Pi Art Honors Fraternity 2016 - 18 National Society for Collegiate Scholars EXPERIENCE 2016 - 18 James Madison University | Costume Shop First Hand 2017 - 18 James Madison University | Main Stage Assistance Costume Designer: Equus, Intimate Apparel, and She Kills Monsters 2017 - 18 James Madison University | Historic Clothing Collection Assistant SPONSORSHIP 2018 Arda Wigs | Seasonal Makeup Sponsorship 2018 Thibra | Product Tester 2018 Orchard Corset | Product Tester and Cosplay Influencer 2017 & 18 Arda Wigs | WWWIP Master Crafter 2016 - 18 Arda Wigs | Product Tester 2017 TreeFLX | Product Tester 2017 SpookyEyes | Product Tester 2016 & 2017 SMADFEST | Makeup Artist: Iris, Smiley, and Monster 2016 PollyPlastics | Product Tester AWARDS, EXHIBITIONS, & HONORS 2017 - 18 James Madison University | CVPA Undergraduate Student Research Grant 2017 - 18 Arda Wigs | Best Face Forward Makeup Finalist 2016 - 18 James Madison University | Artworks Exhibitions: Showcase Gallery (2016), Ways of Worldmaking (2016), SADAH Showcase Gallery (2016), Word & Image (2017), Art+ (2018), Thriftshop (2018), Dual Artist Showcase (2018), LGBTQ+ (2018), and DOLPH (2018) 2017 CosplayGEN Award | Semi-Finalist 2016 James Madison University | Annual Juried Show Winner 2015 Katsucon | 1st Place Costume Award PUBLISHED WORKS 2017 Cosplay Culture Magazine 2017 Cosplay Realm Magazine 2016 & 2017 GardyLoo Magazine 2017 Cosplay America 2016 & 2017 Men vs. Cosplay HOSTED WORKSHOPS 2017 Otakon | Hand Sewing & Embroidery 101 2017 Katsucon | Thermoplastics, Hand Sewing & Embroidery 101 2016 Otakon | Building a Ballgown, Character to Cosplay Design |