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Education
- Master of Fine Art | The Ohio State University, 2024
- Bachelor of Fine Art | Columbus College of Art & Design, 2011
- Semester Abroad | The Michaelis School of Fine Art, The University of Cape Town, 2010
Academic Positions
- Visiting Assistant Professor | University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY — Present — Introduction to Darkroom Photography, Introduction to Digital Photography, Digital Media
- Visiting Assistant Professor | Denison University, 2025–2026 — Introduction to Photography, Introduction to Queer Studies
- Lecturer | The Ohio State University, 2022–2026 — Visual Studies: 2D Design, Introduction to Photography & Contemporary Issues, Beginning Drawing, Introduction to Darkroom Photography
- Visiting Lecturer | Otterbein University, 2025 — Introduction to Darkroom Photography
Solo Exhibitions
2026
- Heaven On Earth, Mulberry Gallery, Denison University, Granville, OH
2025
- Elegance Is Refusal, Beeler Gallery, Columbus, OH
2024
- Marian Anderson: Contralto Immortal, Knox Memorial Theater, produced by The Gund Gallery, Mt Vernon, OH
Group Exhibitions
2026
- Queer Constellations: Photographs from the Aronowitz Family Collection, The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
- A Clearing: Word, Image, Body — Celebrating Toni Morrison, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH
2025
- Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition — Finalist Exhibition, Best Photography Series, Turchin Center for the Arts, Boone, NC
2024
- Unruly Edges, Foxtrot Farm, curated by Charlotte Woolf, Stanfordville, NY
- Scatter These Hills With Beauty, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH
- Sun Spell: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH
2023
- Summer Exhibition, NoPlace Gallery, Columbus, OH
- Irrepressible Soul, Urban Arts Space, curated by Iyana Hill, Columbus, OH
- Effigies, 934 Gallery, Columbus, OH
2022
- Past Is Present: Black Artists Respond To The Complicated Histories Of Slavery, Herron Galleries, Indiana University, curated by Jonathan Square, Indianapolis, IN
- Works In Process: A Gesture, A Nod (Film Shorts Screening), Riga House, Columbus, OH
- Indications, Ministry of Culture & Tourism, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- The Contemporaries, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
- Thought to Thought, Hopkins Hall, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2017
- Hello Mr., Naughton Gallery, Queen’s University, Belfast, Ireland
2012
- FOTOFOCUS: Thunderdome, Clifton Cultural Arts Center — Jury Winner, Cincinnati, OH
Curation & Programming
2024
- FOTOFOCUS Biennale: I Was Here, Beeler Gallery, Columbus, OH
- Scatter These Hills With Beauty, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH
- Cinéseries — Founder/Programming, The Wexner Center for the Arts
2023
- Cinéseries — Founder/Programming, The Wexner Center for the Arts
- Image Ohio — Curator, ROY G BIV Gallery
2022
- Cinéseries — Founder/Programming, The Wexner Center for the Arts
2021
- Cinéseries — Founder/Programming, The Wexner Center for the Arts
Residencies, Fellowships & Awards
2026
- Artist In Residence, Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY
- Individual Artist Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council
2025
- Individual Artist Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council
- Winner, Best Photo Series — Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition
2024
- Fall Artist Fellow, The Annex at The Gund at Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
- Individual Artist Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council
2023
- Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship Award
- Individual Artist Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council
2022
- Gilmore Scholarship, The Ohio State University
- Individual Artist Grant, Greater Columbus Arts Council
2021
- Graduate Fellowship, The Ohio State University
2011
- Susan R. Scherer Scholarship, Columbus College of Art & Design
2006
- Merit Scholarship, Columbus College of Art & Design
Guest Lectures, Workshops & Talks
2026
- Elegance Is Refusal Artist Talk, The Center for Photography at Woodstock
- Heaven On Earth Artist Talk, Mulberry Gallery, Denison University
2025
- Sequences and Stories, Workshop with Tillie Wang, The Gund Gallery at Kenyon College
- Appalachia: Kinship & Belonging, Talk, Turchin Center for the Arts, Boone, NC
2024
- Ming Smith Symposium with Casey Riley, The Gund Gallery at Kenyon College
- Ming Smith Wind Chime Symposium, with LeRonn Brooks, Kelly Kivland, Dr. Terron Banner, The Wexner Center for the Arts
- Golden Hour, Workshop, The Annex at Gund Gallery at Kenyon College
- Guest Lecturer, Studio Art — Fashion Photography, Denison University
- FOTOFOCUS Biennale — Women Imagemakers, Host, Columbus College of Art & Design
2023
- In Conversation with Steffani Jemison, The Wexner Center for the Arts
- Encountering Contemporary Art, Guest Lecturer, The Ohio State University
- Emotional Landscapes, Workshop, The Annex at Gund Gallery at Kenyon College
2022
- Guest Lecturer, Studio Art — Fashion Photography, Denison University
- Guest Lecturer, Photography, Columbus College of Art & Design
2021
- Guest Lecturer, Studio Lighting, The Ohio State University
2015
- Visiting Artist, Columbus College of Art & Design
Special Projects
2018–Present
- Creative Producer & Researcher, Pari Dukovic Studio — select clients: The New Yorker (Talk of the Town: Marnie, Ain’t Too Proud, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Ben Schnetzer, Patricia Lockwood, Cate Blanchett, Balenciaga, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ibsen’s Ghost), Harper’s Bazaar (Witch Is the New Black), Pepsi (Lionel Messi, Super Bowl LVI Key Art), New York City Ballet (Fall 2019/Spring 2020 Campaign, Rizzoli Book), GQ (Man of the Year cover stories — Henry Golding, Ram Dass, Patrick Mahomes, Lil Nas X; Usher in Vegas), New York Magazine (Kenneth Glasgow, Lizzo, “Power Lunching at La Grenouille”), Barack Obama’s A Promised Land (book cover art), Ryan Murphy Productions (Legion, Fosse/Verdon, POSE Season 2 key art; POSE FX Emmy campaign; American Horror Story: NYC key art), TIME (TIME 100 2019 cover story; 2021 — Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Billie Eilish), Apple Music (Taylor Swift, Megan Thee Stallion, Halsey), Vanity Fair (Vanities — Francesca Hayward), Variety (The Weeknd cover story and world tour key art), Smartwater (Gal Gadot, Ben Simmons), Mountain Dew (LeBron James), Gossip Girl key art, Tag Heuer (Ryan Gosling, Naomi Osaka)
2023
- Interim Gallery Director, ROY G BIV Gallery
2020
- Photographer, HOMOCO — Tom of Finland Summer 2020 Capsule Collection
2019
- Photographer, HOMOCO — Pride Summer 2019 Capsule Collection
- Columbus College of Art & Design — 2019 Fashion Show Book
2018
- Photographer, Shiseido — Laquerlink Lipshine, Techno Red
- Columbus College of Art & Design — 2018 Fashion Show Book
2017
- Columbus College of Art & Design — 2017 Fashion Show Book
Publications
2026
- Lenscratch — “In Focus: The MFA Review”
2025
- Appalachian Journal — “Elegance Is Refusal,” Spring 2025
2024
- Callaloo Literary Journal, Vol. 42 — “Black Appalachia: Creative and Personal Perspectives”
- Flaunt Magazine, Issue 191 — “Hanif Abdurraqib | It’s All Here, On the Court and In One’s Heart”
- Matter News — “Deep Ruts”
- Queering Appalachia’s Visual History: A Collection of Queer Appalachian Photographers
- Sun Spell Exhibition Catalog, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH
2023
- Matter News — “Elegance Is Refusal”
- Matter News — “Irrepressible Soul”
- Past Is Present: Black Artists Respond To The Complicated Histories Of Slavery Catalog, Herron Galleries, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, curated by Jonathan Square, September 2022
2022
- Brunch Club — “Queer Futures”
- Soft Lightning, Vol. 3 — “Rural Queerness”
2021
- Gayletter — “Teesaddy”
2018
- OUT — Keith Haring x Coach, Wearable Swim, Leather Trenches, Desert Color for Spring, Belts with Personality, Boiler Room
2017
- Hello Mr. — Fire Island
2016
- OUT — Model Watch: Kevin Thompson
- Brooklyn Magazine — “Dress You Up In My Love”
2015
- OUT — Beach Native, Boys Of Summer
- OUT — Profile: Richard Haines
- Saks 5th Avenue — Fall 2015
- SPUR JAPAN — Rising Stars Portfolio
2014
- The Wild Magazine — Profile: Ryan Fitzgibbon
- Hello Mr. — Cover Story: Dan Donigan (Milk Queen)
- Birchbox x Hello Mr.
- i-D Spain — Hari Nef, “la actriz líder en la revolución transgénero”
- VICE — The Eerie Calm of New York City on Thanksgiving
- The Imagist — The Actress: Hari Nef
Public Collections
- The Columbus Museum of Art
- The Center for Photography at Woodstock