Curriculum Vitae
Education
2026 (in progress) - Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art/Photography, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, Graduate Certificate in College Instruction
2023 - Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Minors in Southern Studies and Outdoor Adventure Education/Experiential Education, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina
Selected Exhibitions
2026
- Forthcoming solo exhibition at Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, Alabama.
2025
- Forthcoming group exhibition, McColl Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
- The Space We Make - Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Conn.
2024
- For Carrying - Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
- These Things Can Be Complicated - Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
- Big Top - Dumbo Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY., Curated by Sharon Butler,
- Partial Company - Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Conn., Curated by Annie Schwartz (UConn MFA Studio Art ‘25 Candidate)
2023
- Think of a Door - Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
- She Waits. Seething. Blooming - Arena Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
- The Woman Who Wasn't Drowning. Solo exhibition at University of North Carolina Charlotte, Student Union Gallery.
2022
- Bodies of Work. Exhibition with Pinky/MM Bass and Carolyn DeMeritt at the Eastern Shore Center for Art in Fairhope, Alabama.
2021
- On Being: Maiden, Mother, Crone. Exhibition with Pinky/MM Bass and Tonia Indigo Hughes at The Walnut Gallery in Gadsden, AL
- Novant Student Show. UNCC and CPCC student exhibition at the Novant Medical Center Charlotte, North Carolina
2020
- Tone. Group exhibition of mentors and mentee's photography work curated by Laurie Schorr at the Cabarrus Arts Council in Concord, NC
2019
- Women by Women. Group exhibition juried by Kat Keirman at the SE Center for Photography in Greenville, SC
- Summer Blues. Alternative photographic process group show at G
- Light Factory Member Show, Charlotte, NC
2018
- An Alternative Perspective. Group exhibition at C3 Lab Gallery located in Charlotte, NC
- Light Factory Member Show, Charlotte, NC
Selected Special Projects and Awards
2024 Finalist for the Edward Victor Gant Scholarship at University of Connecticut
2024 UConn Student Life Award Nomination
2023 Graduated Summa Cum Laude at University of North Carolina Charlotte
2022 Outstanding Art History Senior Award from UNCC Art and Art History Department
2021 Photography commissioned for Carolina Premium Beverage Distribution Center Charlotte Office
2019 Recipient of Charlotte's Art's and Science Council CSA Grant
2018 First place winner of The Light Factory's Member Show
Residencies
2025 Winter Residency at Elf School of the Arts, Hayesville, NC
2020 Hemlock House Residency, Western NC
2019 Winter Residency at Penland School of Craft, Spruce Pine, NC
Curatorial Work
2025 Curator for The Space We Make at Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, Conn.,
Guest Speaker/Presentations
2024 Artist Talk, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
2024 Guest Lecture about Judy Chicago, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
2024 Panelist at Mooresville Arts Talk, Mooresville, NC
2024 Guest Lecture for Two Sections of Politics of Reproduction Class at UConn
2023 Artist Talk for Intermediate Photography at UConn
2021 Featured Student Speaker at 10th Annual UNCC Art and Art History Symposium
2021 Artist Conversation for On Being: Maiden, Mother, Crone
2020 Presenting Artist about Art Mentors, The Light Factory, Charlotte, NC
2019 Artist Talk at Charlotte's Art's and Science Council CSA Grant Reception
Publications
2024
- Lens Scratch - Sonja Langford: The Way of Being a Woman
- Two Coats of Paint - "Big Top" DUMBO Open Studios
2023
- Two Coats of Paint - Meet UConn's MFA Studio Art Class of 2026
- Niner Times - Humans of Charlotte Feature
2022
- Gulf Coast Media - Bodies of Work
2021
- Featured Photographer in NSEW Photography Magazine
Her work is also held in numerous private collections in the United States.