Taste Design Inc., Jamestown, RI, US, Design Assistant
Accompanied designers to client meetings and site visits, helped select products and write proposals, created material boards, assisted with staging and photoshoots of finished projects. Experience in all phases of design process. Skills in interior design, architecture, production, communication, and marketing.
Art & Soul, New Canaan, CT, US, Studio Assistant
Taught classes in pottery painting, canvas painting, and fused glass. Hosted children’s birthday parties and other events. Developed skills in painting & firing pottery, fused glass, beading, and mosaics.
Jessica Hagen Fine Art & Design, Newport, RI, US, Gallery Assistant
Communicated with clients and walk-in customers, learned and spoke about artists
represented, assisted with gallery openings.
Patty Carmody Interiors, Darien, CT, US, Design Intern
Worked as Patty Carmody’s assistant. Accompanied her to client meetings, visited
showrooms, assisted in product selection, helped organize material library.
Kids Helping Kids, Stamford, CT, US, Volunteer
Co-founded “Hearts and Crafts,” an art class taught at Inspirica Shelter. The class aimed to provide creative release for children ages 3-15
RISD INTAR Department of Interior Architecture, Providence, RI, US, Bachelors, Adaptive Reuse / Interior Architecture
Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS), Copenhagen, DK, Interior Architecture
Six week study abroad in Copenhagen, DK with Danish Institute for Study Abroad. Attended one class in interior architecture. The final project required students to design an exhibition for the Royal Danish Playhouse, a popular theater that includes a public pedestrian boardwalk.
Portugal - Material Practices, Lisbon, PT, Architecture
Studied sustainable materials in the context of Portuguese architecture and design. Course lasted six weeks and traveled from Lisbon to several cities in Portugal (Braga, Porto, Evora, Causcais, and Coimbra).
Brown University, Providence, RI, US, Modern Culture and Media
Cross registered from RISD spring of 2016. Attended one class in Brown's Modern Culture and Media department called "Art, Gender, and Technology."
RIB/Dagata Scholarship, Scholarship
Scholastic Arts and Writing Competition, 1st Place
Gold and silver keys for portfolio and independent pieces
Ginny Wright Scholarship, Scholarship
An award given in memory of Virginia Wright to a Darien High School senior who plans to continue his or her study of art in college.
