University of Maryland, College Park, MD
May 2026
Bachelor of Arts in Immersive Media Design
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art
Current GPA: 3.97
Teaching Assistant - Screen Printing
January 2026 – May 2026
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Provided class room support and assisted students with screen printing techniques.
Technical Artist - UMD New Works Incubator
June 2024 – September 2024
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to design and develop an immersive VR installation for the NextNOW Fest using Unity and Blender.
Residential Advisor
Fall Semester 2022
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Organized community-building programs and supported first-year students' transition while managing on-call duties to ensure residential safety.
Digital Tools:
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Unity, Blender, p5.js, C#, JavaScript
Traditional Media:
Oil and acrylic painting, embroidery, ink, colored pencil
Fabrication:
Woodworking, power tools
VR Development:
Experience building immersive experiences in Unity
2025
Timeless Prince George's: The 2025 Annapolis Exhibition
2025
The Stamp Gallery's Juried Student Show
2024
Next Now Fest
2022
First Year Experience (FYE) Exhibition
2022
Forum Pop-Up Exhibition
2022
Make-do, Art Forum Biennale
2021
Finding Baltimore Exhibition
2019
Scholastic Art & Writing National and Traveling Exhibition
2019
Howard County School District Annual Senior Show
2019
The Congressional Art Competition, MD's 3rd District
2019
Juried Teen Exhibition, Montpelier Arts Center
2018
Juried Teen Exhibition, Montpelier Arts Center
2025
University of Maryland Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship
2019
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – National Gold Medal, 3 Regional Gold Keys
2018
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – 2 Gold Key Awards (Painting)
2018
Artists on the Rise, Montpelier Arts Center
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