CV

Experienced Creative Director and Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the fine art and apparel industries. Passionate about facilitating innovative projects and driving research and creative initiatives. Shaping big picture narratives, from inception to realized product through innovative concepts and developments. Strong expertise in product design, providing direction and collaboratively working with business, creative and technical teams.

Senior Management Experience

2018 - 2023 Senior Project Manager . The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) Philadelphia

Managed artist-in-residence projects, Exhibition Design, multi-media art production, facilitated grant proposals and reporting

2015 - 2018 Senior Print Manager .  Urban Outfitters Philadelphia
Creatively directected and managed print design team, Artist Collaborations and Urban Renewal One of a Kind programs.  Maintaining overall vision and big picture ideas from beginning concepts to final merchandised assortment. Scouted artists and designers to create and manage unique design teams
2011 - 2015 Studio Operations Manager/ Projects Manager . The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) Philadelphia
Worked directly with the Artistic Director to manage all aspects of Artist in Residence (AIR) program including exhibition plans, exhibition schedule, production schedule, staffing, and budgets. Researched, managed, and produced contemporary art exhibitions for internationally recognized artists such as Sarah Sze, Nick Cave, and Daniel Arsham, collaborating with the artist to create the look, feel, and vision of the exhibition. 

Design Experience

2020 - current . Of Dress

Designing, developing, and producing a line of agendered basics.

2007 Alice + Olivia

Worked directly with founder Stacey Bendet to research, design, and develop women’s wear line carried in Barney's, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue and many specialty stores.  

2005 - 2007 Erin Snow

Worked alongside Creative Director in the development of women’s Ski/Snowboard line from conception to delivery, carried in domestic and international departments stores and boutiques.

Artist Exhibitions and Projects

  • Current member of the Advisory Board of Mildred’s Lane, Beach Lake PA

  • Henry Taylor

  • Rose B. Simpson

  • Samara Golden

  • Jayson Musson

  • Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley, Blood Moon

  • Sonya Clark

  • Joan Jonas; developing lamp multiple for the 2015 Venice Biennial

  • Sarah Sze; December 2013 to April 2014, FWM, Philadelphia, PA 

  • Mario Ybarra Jr.; B.O.D  - August to November 2013, FWM, Philadelphia, PA

  • Daniel Arsham x Jonah Bokaer; Study for Occupant – December 2012 to March 2013, FWM, Philadelphia, PA and December 2013, Miami Basel, FL

  • Nari Ward; Homeland Sweet Homeland – Spring 2012, Lehmann Maupin, NYC, NY

  • Nick Cave; Architectural Forest – December 2011 to March 2012, FWM, Philadelphia, PA

  • Tristan Lowe; Alice in a New Dress – Spring 2011, FWM, Philadelphia, PA 

  • Jean Shin; TEXTile - 7 October to November 2006, FWM, Philadelphia, PA

  • Do-Ho Suh; Paratrooper II - June to September 2005, FWM, Philadelphia, PA:

  • Mathew Ritchie; The God Impersonator – April to May 2005, FWM, Philadelphia, PA

  • Kara Walker; Fibbergibbet and Mumbo Jumbo: Kara E. Walker in Two Acts - March to August 2004, FWM, Philadelphia, PA

  • The Interventionists: Art in the Social Sphere - May 2004 to March 2005, Mass Moca, North Adams, MA

  • Mark Dion and J. Morgan Puett; RN: The Past, Present, and Future of the Nurses' Uniform - October 2003 to February 2004, FWM, Philadelphia, PA

Education

SAIC Chicago, IL 1997-2001, Studied: art history, fashion design, fashion illustration, pattern drafting, draping, textile design, photography, and sculpture


Skills
  • Proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Excel, Squarespace and Dreamweaver
  • Draping, pattern drafting, grading, and sewing
  • Commercial repeat print design
  • Screen-printing, with dye and pigment
  • Acid, Fiber reactive and Natural Dyes
  • Beading and embroidery
  • Hand and machine knitting
  • Plaster mold making and casting in various materials
  • Carpentry, welding