Education:
2024 - 2026, Master of Arts, Film + Photography Preservation and Collections Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada.
2023, Honours Bachelor of Arts, Visual & Critical Studies (thesis completed), OCAD University, Toronto, Canada.
2018, Curriculum Compact Course Study in La Belle Époque, University of Women's Club, London, England.
Presentations:
2022, Thesis Symposium, "Karnöffel: A Pocket-Sized Carnival", OCAD University, Toronto, Canada.
Professional Experience:
2024, Project Management, Royal Blue Events, Toronto, Canada.
2023, Programming, Virtual Writing Workshops, The Writers Collective of Canada & Koffler Arts, Toronto, Canada.
2018 - 2020, Library & Archives Assistant, The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada.
2019, Archives Internship (Young Canada Works Grant), The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
2017, Museum Operations Internship, The Benjamin Franklin House, London, England.
2016 - 2017, Archives Assistant, The Hillary House National Historic Site, Aurora, Canada.
2016 - 2017, Curatorial Assistant, Aurora Museum & Archives, Aurora, Canada.
Artistic Work:
2020 - Present, Street Poetry Practice, Toronto, Canada.
2023, Project Lead, "Text-a-Poem," Toronto, Canada.
2023, Poetry Pop Up, Likely General Art & Community Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
2022, Poetry Pop Up, Art Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
2021, "and some random things?" self published zine, Toronto, Canada.
Exhibitions:
2023, "Mostly Shopping," poem as artist statement, Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto, Canada.
2022, Exhibitor, GradEX, OCAD University, Toronto, Canada.
2022, "Last Call," poem as artist statement, Boarding House Gallery, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Published Poetry:
2023, "Poet of the Week" poetry reading recorded for Poetry Hotline for poem "Good Bones," Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2022, "Roll the Dice," Carousel Magazine, ISSUE 49, Toronto, Canada.
Articles & Reviews:
2023 - Present, Contributing Writer, Broken Pencil Magazine, Toronto, Canada.
2023, "Resisting Quantifiable Instruction: Lan Florence Yee's Tangerine, After Grapefruit," Review, Peripheral Review, Canada.
2023, "Robert Houle: Red is Beautiful, at the Art Gallery of Ontario," Journal of Visual and Critical Studies, OCAD University.
2018 - 2020, Contributing Writer, SOMWABA - Sounds, Thoughts, Feels. Toronto, Canada
Awards & Grants:
2023, RBC Career Launcher Grant, OCAD University.
Press:
2023, Feature: "Meet Toronto's Prompt Poet," words by Michael Zarathus-Cook, SmART Magazine, Visual & Performing Arts.
Service & Volunteering:
2024 - Present, Library Page, The Toronto Reference Library, BookENDS South Chapter, Toronto, Canada.
2023, Install & Curatorial Assistance, FENTSTER Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
2022 - 2023, Contributing Writer, Annex Gleaner News, Toronto, Canada.
2022, Contributing Writer, Arts Help, international website.
2018 - 2019, Front Desk, Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada.