Education
2010 EDGE Professional Development Program for Visual Artists, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
2010 Pratt Fine Arts Center, study with Davide Salvidore, Seattle, WA
2005-07 Pilchuck Glass School, study with Karen Willenbrink-Johnson, Laura Donefer and Pike Powers, WA
2006 The Glass Furnace, study with Adam Chalupa, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond,Virginia
Major in Crafts/ Material Studies, Minor in Religious Studies
Study with Jack Wax and Susie Ganch
Honors and Awards
2010 Jon and Mary Shirley scholarship, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
2006 Cum Laude, VCU
2006 School of the Arts Dean’s International Study Grant, VCU
Selected Exhibitions
2011 Her Majesty, Solo Exhibition, Pratt Fine Arts Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 Accumulation, Group show, Fancy, Seattle, WA
2010 Color, Invitational exhibition, Laura Donefer as curator, Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL
2010 Glass Jewelry: An International Passion, Group Show, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY
2009 Plush Jewels, Juried exhibition, Fancy, Seattle, WA
2009 Lost and Found, Juried exhibition, TK Space, Pratt Fine Arts Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 Rachel Rader’s small show of jewelry and glass, Solo exhibition, Vain, Seattle, WA
2007 Pratt Staff Show, Group show, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
2006 The Fine Arts Building Show, Juried exhibition, F.A.B. Gallery, VCU, Richmond, VA
2005 & 06 Student Exhibitions, Juried exhibition, Anderson Gallery, VCU, Richmond, VA
Conferences
2011 Creative Crossroads, Glass Art Society Conference, Speaker on Glass Education panel, Seattle, WA
2009 Local Inspiration, Global Innovation, Glass Art Society conference, Corning, NY
2008 Forming Frontiers, Glass Art Society conference, Portland, OR
2006 Glass Gateway: Meet in the Middle, Glass Art Society conference, work-exchange participant, St. Louis, MO
Related Experience
2011 Residency at Gullkistan, artist in residence for the month of October, Laugarvatn, Iceland
2007-present Pratt Fine Arts Center youth instructor, lampworking instructor to Washington Middle School Students grades 6-8, Seattle, WA
2007-present Pratt Fine Arts Center instructor, sand-casting, lampworking and glassblowing, Seattle, WA
2007- present Glassybaby employee, lead gaffer, Seattle, WA
2008-09 Visiting artist, Woodrow Wilson High School, Tacoma, WA
2007-08 Artist assistant to Karen Willenbrink-Johnson, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2007 & 08 Poleturner’s Union volunteer, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2007 Artist assistant to Laura Donefer, Harrowsmith, Ontario
2010 EDGE Professional Development Program for Visual Artists, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
2010 Pratt Fine Arts Center, study with Davide Salvidore, Seattle, WA
2005-07 Pilchuck Glass School, study with Karen Willenbrink-Johnson, Laura Donefer and Pike Powers, WA
2006 The Glass Furnace, study with Adam Chalupa, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond,Virginia
Major in Crafts/ Material Studies, Minor in Religious Studies
Study with Jack Wax and Susie Ganch
Honors and Awards
2010 Jon and Mary Shirley scholarship, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
2006 Cum Laude, VCU
2006 School of the Arts Dean’s International Study Grant, VCU
Selected Exhibitions
2011 Her Majesty, Solo Exhibition, Pratt Fine Arts Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 Accumulation, Group show, Fancy, Seattle, WA
2010 Color, Invitational exhibition, Laura Donefer as curator, Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL
2010 Glass Jewelry: An International Passion, Group Show, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY
2009 Plush Jewels, Juried exhibition, Fancy, Seattle, WA
2009 Lost and Found, Juried exhibition, TK Space, Pratt Fine Arts Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 Rachel Rader’s small show of jewelry and glass, Solo exhibition, Vain, Seattle, WA
2007 Pratt Staff Show, Group show, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
2006 The Fine Arts Building Show, Juried exhibition, F.A.B. Gallery, VCU, Richmond, VA
2005 & 06 Student Exhibitions, Juried exhibition, Anderson Gallery, VCU, Richmond, VA
Conferences
2011 Creative Crossroads, Glass Art Society Conference, Speaker on Glass Education panel, Seattle, WA
2009 Local Inspiration, Global Innovation, Glass Art Society conference, Corning, NY
2008 Forming Frontiers, Glass Art Society conference, Portland, OR
2006 Glass Gateway: Meet in the Middle, Glass Art Society conference, work-exchange participant, St. Louis, MO
Related Experience
2011 Residency at Gullkistan, artist in residence for the month of October, Laugarvatn, Iceland
2007-present Pratt Fine Arts Center youth instructor, lampworking instructor to Washington Middle School Students grades 6-8, Seattle, WA
2007-present Pratt Fine Arts Center instructor, sand-casting, lampworking and glassblowing, Seattle, WA
2007- present Glassybaby employee, lead gaffer, Seattle, WA
2008-09 Visiting artist, Woodrow Wilson High School, Tacoma, WA
2007-08 Artist assistant to Karen Willenbrink-Johnson, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2007 & 08 Poleturner’s Union volunteer, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2007 Artist assistant to Laura Donefer, Harrowsmith, Ontario
