ABOUT ME
I am a conceptual artist, designer, and a lapsed nonprofit arts administrator based in Portland, Oregon.
A concern for empathy, justice, and adventure are central to everything I do.
The glue adhering all my work is an enthusiasm for art’s capacity to convey beauty, to connect us to one another, and to incite meaningful conversations about our shared experiences.
EDUCATIONPacific Northwest College of Art | Anticipated 2024
Master of Fine Arts, Applied Craft + Design
Master of Arts, Critical Studies
Antioch College | 2006
Bachelor of Arts, Communications / Print Media
Independent Publishing Resource Center | 2020
Certificate, Art Books
ARTS ADMINISTRATIONRegional Arts & Culture Council | 2009 - 2016
The Right Brain Initiative Outreach Specialist
Managed all communications and community engagement, including all public events, volunteers and grassroots fundraising for the arts education initiative of the Portland metro area’s arts council.
Open Signal: Portland Community Media Center | 2016 - 2023
Director of Strategy | Co-Executive Director
Oversaw government relations, communications and board of directors for a mid-sized media arts organization; part of a shared executive leadership team
Museum of Contemporary Craft | 2007 - 2009
External Relations Specialist
Served as lead press strategist and liaison, and social media manager for the Pacific Northwest’s only museum focused on craft.
Portland Emerging Arts Leaders | 2011 - 2014
Co-founder of steering committee, equity committee, mentorship program
Affinity and skill building for emerging arts professionals, part of a network of Americans for the Arts
VOLUNTEER WORKAmericans for the Arts | 2012 - 2018
Council member; council co-chair 2013-15
Advisory council for the nation’s leading arts advocacy organization
Arts Workers for Equity | 2015 - Present
Co-founder and Core Organizer
Racial-equity focused advocacy and community events for the Portland arts sector.
Oregon Community Foundation | 2013 - 2019
Portland Metro Area Leadership Council
Small Arts & Culture Grants Lead
Part of a twenty-person council advising the foundation on grantmaking for the Portland area. Lead for Small Arts & Culture Grant review.
RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS + PERFORMANCE2023
The PASEO Art Festival | Taos, NM
2022
Performance Performance, Pacific Northwest College of Art | Portland, OR
Future Tenses, Center for Contemporary Arts + Culture | Portland, OR
Curated by Jason Le
The Extended Ear Artist Books, Carnation Contemporary Gallery | Portland, OR
Curated by Hannah Newman + Kris Blackmore
Time In-Between, Center for Contemporary Arts + Culture | Portland, OR
Curated by Hannah Bakken Morris
2023
Alliance for Community Media National Convention | Brooklyn, NY
Panelist: Fundraising for New Possibilities
2022
Alliance for Community Media National Convention | Chicago, IL
Panelist: Thinking Through Shared Leadership Models
Panelist: Fundraising for Justice
2019
Alliance for Community Media National Convention | Portland, OR
Panelist: Navigating Change in Community Media
Design Week Portland | Portland, OR
Panelist: Better Talk - Design for Nonprofits
2018
Association of Arts Administration Educators Webinar | National/Online
Panelist: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Perspectives
Oregon Community Foundation Leaders Gathering | Sunriver, OR
Presenter: Arts in Oregon
2017
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Leadership Institute | Portland, OR
Presenter: Open Signal - A Community Media Transformation
2016
City Club Friday Forum | Portland, OR
Panel Moderator: Millenials & Philanthropy
Atlanta Regional Commission Cultural Equity Forum | Atlanta, GA
Panelist: Equity in the Arts
2015
Americans for the Arts National Convention | Chicago, IL
Panelist: New Perspectives in the Arts
INVITED TALKS +
PRESENTATIONS2024
Pacific University | Forest Grove, OR
Guest lecturer for the Arts Marketing undergraduate course
2023
Pacific Northwest College of Art | Portland, OR
Graduate Teaching Assistant for Dr. Kate McCallum, Research for a Creative Practice (undergraduate course)
2022
Portland State University School of Art & Design | Portland, OR
White Allyship Workshop Co-leader
2017 - 2021
White Arts Leaders Confronting Racism | Portland, OR
Co-facilitator of two monthly anti-racist affinity groups for white professionals in the arts
2019 - 20
Willamette Valley Development Officers Management Academy | Portland, OR
Annual workshop facilitator, Identifying Your Power to Create Change at Your Organization
Pacific Northwest College of Art Media Arts Project Incubator | Portland, OR Community partner and client for student animation projects
2018
Calgary Arts Council White Allyship Salon | Calgary, Canada
Conversation facilitation
2017
Oregon Arts Commission & National Endowment for the Arts Creativity Connects Roundtable | Portland, OR
Co-facilitator for full-day exploration of connections between creativity and industry with participants from across the state of Oregon
2016
Arts Workers for Equity Community Events | Portland, OR
Co-facilitator for two interactive community conversations - “Real Talk: People of Color Speak Out on Working at Arts Organizations” and “Why Are the Arts So White? A Think Tank on Racial Equity in the Art”
2010 - 2016
Portland State University Arts Advocacy Capstone | Portland, OR
Guest lecturer and community partner for arts department faculty member Suzanne Savaria
FACILITATION + TEACHING2020
Willamette Week: A Portland Media Accessibility Organization Has Launched an All-Local Online Streaming Service
2019
Portland Observer: Fostering Diversity Behind the Lens
2018
AIGA Portland Blog: Branding Media for the Future at Open Signal
2017
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Making Public Access TV Cool for a New Generation
2016
Oregon Public Broadcasting: City Club Friday Forum
ARTS ATL: “The work of our times”: A conversation about cultural equity with Roberto Bedoya, Rebecca Burrell and Brea Heidelberg
LeaderStories: Unpacking Race, Equity, and the Arts in America’s Whitest City
Americans for the Arts Blog: How Can I Use My Privilege to Make Change?
2015
Americans for the Arts Blog: Why English Language Learners Need the Arts
Willamette Week: Arts Education Advocate: Meet 2015 Skidmore Prize Winner Rebecca Burrell
XRAY.fm: Nonprofit Happy Hour
PRESS2021
Pacific Northwest College of Art Three-year Merit Scholarship
2015
Willamette Week Skidmore Prize
One of four awards delivered annually to outstanding nonprofit professionals under the age of 35
2013
Portland Monthly Magazine Rising Star
Named one of 32 individuals making an impact on Portland
AWARDS +
SCHOLARSHIPS