Education
2017 MFA, Painting, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN
2014 BFA, Painting, Ball State University, Muncie IN
Summa cum laude
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, ND Kaneb Center for Teaching
Solarium Gallery Outstanding Artist in Show Award
Graduate Student Research Award, Notre Dame Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts
International Summer Service-Learning Stipend Award, Notre Dame Center for Social Concerns
Solarium Gallery Juried Award
ND Center for Social Concerns CGI- Haiti Graduate Seminar Stipend Award
Notre Dame Department of Art, Art History & Design MFA Tuition and Stipend Award, 2015-17
BSU Art Department Outstanding Senior in Painting Award
BSU Art Department Scholarship Recipient
CBC Foundation Visual Arts Scholarship
BSU History Departmental Award
Exhibitions
2019 (forthcoming) MARN mentors show, Redline Milwaukee, Milwaukee WI
2018 Untitled murals at Logan Square Improv Theater, Chicago IL
Art of the Heartland, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis IN
iMOCA at Axis Architecture, Indianapolis IN
2017 Elements, iMOCA at Hoosier Salon, Indianapolis IN
Southside Art League Abstract Exhibition, Indianapolis IN
The Art of Valor, South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend IN
Incremental Adjustments: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Snite Museum of Art, South Bend IN
MFA: NOW, Ruddell Gallery, Spearfish, SD
BAC Competition Exhibition, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago IL
(solo) Laura Lemna, Colfax Campus Gallery, South Bend IN
Annual MFA Show, Solarium Gallery, Notre Dame IN
2016 10 Years of the Nepal Fair Trade Project, AAHD Gallery, Notre Dame IN
Other Faces, AAHD Gallery, Notre Dame IN
Annual MFA Show, Solarium Gallery, Notre Dame IN
2015 Media Matters, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles MO
Annual MFA Show, Solarium Gallery, Notre Dame IN
2014 New Faces, ISIS Gallery, Notre Dame IN
Interpreted Spaces, Union City Arts Festival, Union City IN
To Each Their Home: BFA Thesis Exhibition, Atrium Gallery, Muncie IN
Paperchaser, Gallery 308, Muncie IN
79th Annual Student Art Show, Atrium Gallery, Muncie IN
2013 Upcoming Graduates Student Show, Gallery 308, Muncie IN
Richmond Art Museum Annual Juried Art Show, Richmond IN
Art of the Land, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie IN
Kids These Days, Gallery 308, Muncie IN
Annual Juried Art Show, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie IN
78th Annual Student Art Show, Atrium Gallery, Muncie IN
Teaching Experience
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Associate Lecturer, 2D Concepts, Fall 2018
University of Notre Dame
Professor of Record, Drawing I, Spring 2017
Professor of Record, Drawing I, Fall 2016
Professor of Record, Drawing I, Spring 2016
Professor of Record, Drawing I, Fall 2015
Teaching Assistant for Drawing I, Spring 2015
Teaching Assistant for Painting I, Fall 2014
Ball State University
Teaching Assistant for Honors History course, Fall 2011
Professional Experience
Visual Merchandiser, IKEA Oak Creek, Oak Creek WI
MARNmentors program, Milwaukee Artist Resource Network, Milwaukee WI, 2018
Instructor, Staff Art Day, University of Notre Dame, 2017
Design Intern, Association of Craft Producers, Kathmandu, Nepal, May-August 2016
Lecturer, High School Art Day, AAHD Department of Notre Dame, 2016
Campus Crossroads Art Committee member, University of Notre Dame, 2015-16
Master Class with Michelle Grabner, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis IN, 2016
ND Center for Social Concerns CGI Program, Leogane, Haiti, May 2015
Guest critic, University of Notre Dame, Drawing I, 2015
Guest critic, Snite Museum of Art, High School Summer Art Camp, 2015
Guest instructor, Snite Museum of Art, Figure Drawing, 2015
Instructor, High School Art Day, AAHD Department of Notre Dame, 2015
David Owsley Museum of Art Docent Program, 2013-2014