education:
Kansas City Art Institute, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fiber; Kansas City, Mo. May 2011
New York Studio Residency Program; Brooklyn, N.Y. Spring 2010
Otis College of Art and Design, Summer of Art; Los Angeles, Calif. July 2006
experience:
West 18th Street Fashion Show, Kansas City, Mo. June 2010
Freelance Quick-change Costume: Pulse Performing Arts Center, Kansas City, Mo. May 2010
Intern: Christian Joy, Brooklyn, N.Y. Jan. 2010-May 2010
Studio Assistant: Joscelyn Himes Textiles, Kansas City, Mo. Sep. 2008-Dec. 2009
Commission for Cody Critcheloe of the SSION at Grand Arts, Kansas City, Mo. August 2009
West 18th Street Fashion Show, Kansas City, Mo. June 2009
Restyle Runway Fashion Show, Kemper Museum, Kansas City, Mo. April 2009
Freelance Wedding Dress: Monika Herbert, Kansas City, Mo. August 2009
skills:
Fashion and Textile: Industrial and home sewing machine, industrial and home surger sewing machine, MX Reactive dyes, acid dyes, vat dyes, disperse dyes, large format digital printing, screen printing, Shibouri, 8-harness loom.
Software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier, Mac and Windows platforms.
achievements:
Deans List 2007-Present
Kansas City Art Institute Merit Award 2007-Present
Susan Lordi Marker: Award of Excellence in Fiber Spring 2009
Spotlight Awards, Semi-finalist 2006
press:
Ink Magazine, June 3, 2009: “Summer in Space” by Monica Watrous.
The Kansas City Star, Saturday, June 6, 2009: “Can a KC runway lead to success?” by Ann Spivak.
PresentMagazine.com, June 8, 2009: “Summer in Space-West 18th Street Fashion Show” by Betsy Blodgett
The Rathaus, June 11, 2009: “Recap: Summer in Space”
The Wednesday Sun, May 13, 2009: “Rework It: Event features local design talent” by Jessica Marshall.
KCAI Alumni Blog, November 21, 2008: “Bear Sighting on KCAI Campus” by Andrea Adams.
