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I have been creating things for as long as I can remember; drawing horses, combing through piles of coloring books, always begging my mom for a new “craft.” When I was 18, my Aunt, who is also a painter, bought me my first set of oil painting supplies and gave me a proper lesson. We painted a yellow rose, a simple yet defining moment in my life. In college I pursued other avenues, math, teaching, music, until finally giving my heart to painting. I am originally from Minnesota and received my B.S. in Art Education from North Dakota State University in 2017. I have dabbled in all painting mediums but my true love lies with oil paint. I work from pictures that I have taken on my adventures, but feel most alive painting on location.

I am endlessly inspired by landscapes. Spending time outside and painting are intertwined and I have found that I cannot have one without the other. It is a practice that is both cathartic and zealous. Both an obsession and therapeutic. It is a means to process the human longings and questions, but ultimately, it is a celebration of God’s beauty and goodness. As someone who doesn’t have many words, it is how I communicate.

My artwork explores themes of faith and the human experience through contemporary landscapes. My goal is to capture the moments, metaphors, and lessons that we may return to them again and again, never forsaking our sense of wonder.

My husband Joe and I currently live in Bend, Oregon with our border collie, Finn.

 Education

2017 North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

B.S. in Art Education

Emphasis in painting

Minor in Mathematics

Solo Exhibitions

2024 Sundown | Space in Common | Sisters, OR

Among the Mist | Space in Common | Sisters, OR

Deschutes Brewery Pub House | Bend, OR

Foundry Church | Bend, OR

2023 Space in Common | Sisters, OR

The Commons Cafe & Tap Room | Bend, OR

2022 The Box Factory | Bend, OR

2020 Portland Rock Gym | Portland, OR

2018  Finding Peace in Nature, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum | Chaska, MN

2017  Baccalaureate Show, NDSU Memorial Union Gallery | Fargo, ND

Group Exhibitions

2024 Curio | Patricia Reser Center for the Arts | Beaverton, OR

Art in the West | High Desert Museum | Bend, OR

Sci-Fi Artistry, Spring Art Gala | Plains Art Museum | Fargo, ND

2023 Art in the West | High Desert Museum | Bend, OR

Wonderland, Spring Art Gala | Plains Art Museum | Fargo, ND

Small Wonders | Reser Gallery | Beaverton, OR

2022 Winter Light | Bush Barn Art Center | Salem, OR

Sketches + Studies | Western Gallery | Dallas, TX

New Western Talent | Western Gallery | Dallas, TX

Perspectives | Walters Cultural Center | Hillsboro, OR

2021 Unititled | Ch. 27 Studio | Willsonville, OR

2020 Nature Morte : Still Life | Ch. 27 Studio | Willsonville, OR

2019 Holiday Showcase, Bush Barn Art Center | Salem, OR

2018   Spring Art Gala, Plains Art Museum | Fargo, ND

Exemplar: Jim Falck, NDSU Memorial Union Gallery | Fargo, ND

National Arts Program 5th Annual Exhibit, AMITA Health | Illinois

2017   Art Educators Exhibit, Fargo Moorhead Visual Artists | Fargo, ND

Baked Goods, Look: Project Space | Fargo, ND

2016 OUTRAGE!, NDUS Arts and Humanities Summit | Grand Forks, ND

Tea and Vitamins, NDSU Flackol Gallery | Fargo, ND

Awards & Honors

2023 Curators Choice Award for Painted Hills | Art in the West | High Desert Museum | Bend, OR