MILK HOUSE STUDIO
Education
2011, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN, Masters of Art Education
2005, Anderson University, Anderson, IN, Bachelor of Arts K-12 Art Education
2004, Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua, NY, Painting Study
Teaching Experience
2011-2026, High School Art Teacher, Manchester Community Schools, North Manchester, IN
2008-2011, High School Art Teacher, Peru Community Schools, Peru, IN
2005-2007, High School Art Teacher, Hamilton Southeastern Schools, Fishers, IN
Private Workshops/Teaching
2020-2026 Art Workshops, Honeywell Center, Wabash, IN
2018-2026 Art Farm Workshops, Spencerville, IN
2012-2026 Book Arts Workshops, Canterbury Schools, Fort Wayne, IN
Solo Exhibitions
2026 Worn Into Color, Parrot Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2023 Cultivate, Grow, and Nourish, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2019 100 Days of Birds, 3rd on 3rd Gallery, Jamestown, NY
2017 Paper and Thread, Wunderkammer Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2016 Quotidian, Gallery G, Manchester University, North Manchester, IN
2015 Balance, Wabash County Museum, Wabash, IN
Group Exhibitions
2026 Consider the Lillies of the Fields, First Resbyterian Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2026 Artlink Reginal Exhibition, Artlink Gallery Fort Wayne, IN
2025 One Night Stand, Ole Miss Hotel, Oxford, MI
2024 Small Things, Kinhouse Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2024 Midwest Museum of American Art, Juried Regional Exhibit, Elkhart, IN
2023 IN the Abstract, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN
2023. Nativity Exhibition, Saint Francis University, Fort Wayne, IN
2023 Midwest Museum of American Art, Juried Regional Exhibit, Elkhart, IN Art
2023 Modern Craft, Indianapolis Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN
2023 Change Connects Us, Conjure Coffee, Fort Wayne, IN
2022 Painting At Night, Artist/Mother Podcast, Troy, NY
2022 Artlink Regional Exhibition, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2021 Spectrum, Stay Home Gallery, Paris, Tennessee
2020 When You Fall Asleep, International Online Exhibit, Art Mums United
2020 Hope/Revolution, Stay at Home Gallery, Paris, Tennessee
2020 The Accordion Collection, Kalamazoo Book Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2018 Artlink Regional Exhibition, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2017 Garden Party, Orchard Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2014 Forgeries, Artworks Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN,
2013 In Your Own Backyard, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2012 Animal Images, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2011 100 Years of Connectivity, Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
2010 Student Exhibition, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
2006 Student Exhibition, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2005 Student and Senior Exhibition, Wilson Galleries, Anderson, IN
2004 CCVA, Chautauqua, NY
Publications and Features
2025. Art Delivery 11.17.25, The Jealous Curator Newsletter
2023 New Visionary Contemporary Art Magazine, Issue 8
2023 Stitched Journeys with Birds, Martha Seilman
2022 Artist/Mother Podcast, Navigating Multiple Demanding Roles, Episode 139
2022 PBS, Arts in Focus, Season 12, Episode 11
2022 I Like Your Work Podcast, Through Mossy Ways, Summer Publication
2022 ABC21News, 21Country: North Manchester Teacher Immersed in the Arts
2021 Fain House Radio Podcast, Perfectionism and Beauty Are Not the Same Thing, Episode 22
2021 Candy Floss Magazine: The Feel Good Issue, March Issue
2021 Uppercase Magazine Encyclopedia of Inspiration: Yarn Thread String
2020 Imprint Quarterly Journal, Objects of Desire,Winter Issue
2017 Cloth Paper Scissors, Paperology: Tunnel Book Narratives, Sept/October Issue
2017 Making the Cut Vol.1: The World’s Best Collage Artists
2016 Sew Somerset, Paper Play, Summer Issue
Awards, Honors, and Residencies
2024 Bischoff Inn Artist Residency, Tamaqua, PA
2024 Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program Award Recipient, Paper studies in Japan
2023 Midwest Museum of American Art, Juried Regional Exhibit, Best Mixed Media Award, Elkhart, IN
2023 South Porch Artist Residency, Sommerville, SC
2022 Artlink Member’s Show, Best in Show, Fort Wayne, IN
2022 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Summer Scholarship Recipient, Deer Isle, MN
2022 Stay Home Gallery Residency, Paris, TN
2020 Visionary Arts Collective, Teacher of the Week
2020 John C. Campbell Folk School Summer Scholarship Recipient, Brasstown, NC
2019 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Fall Scholarship Recipient, Gatlinburg, TN
2019 Blick Teacher of the Year, Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Fort Wayne, IN
2018 Aldo Award, Round the Fountain Art Fair, Lafayette, IN
2016 Purchase Award Winner, Winona Lake Art Fair, Warsaw, IN
2015 2nd Place Award Winner, Leo Art Fair, Fort Wayne, IN
2014 Honoree in Permanent Art Collection of Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, IN
2013 Best of Show, Charley Creek Art Fair, Wabash, IN
2012 2nd Place, Leeper Park Art Fair, Southbend, IN
2011 Blick Young Teacher of the Year, Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Fort Wayne, IN
2011 Teacher of National and Regional Gold and Silver Key Award Winners, Invited to Carnegie Hall
2005 Anderson University Bengston Art Scholarship, Anderson, IN
2004 Chautauqua Institute Painting Scholarship, Chautauqua, NY
Private and Corporate Collections
Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, IN
Conner Prairie, Noblesville, IN
Fishers High School, Noblesville, IN
Vanosdol & Schlitt Family Dentistry, Wabash, IN