BA, Coolidge Otis Chapman Honors Scholar, The University of Puget Sound
Teaching
ART 115 Drawing I
ART 215 Drawing II
ART 225 Painting I
ART 315 Drawing III
ART 316 Life Drawing
ART 325 Painting II
ART 399 Individual Instruction
ART 425 Painting III
Graduate Faculty
Professional experience
Select exhibitions
“Works on Shiroishi Washi,” Gallery Sen, Sendai, Japan, 2022
“Restless Sleepers,” McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Solo exhibition, 2021
“Studio Champloo,” International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, NE. 2019
“Converters: Amanda Smith and Tonja Torgersen,” McCutcheon Pace Galleries, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN, 2019
“Limbo Thicket,” Winona State University, Winona, MN. Solo exhibition, 2019
“Young Painters Competition,” Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford OH. Juror: Barry Schwabsky, Critic, The Nation, Art Forum; ed “Vitamin P: New Perspectives in Painting.” 2019
“Nature and Presence,” Biblioteca Viva Egana, Santiago, Chile. 2016
“Trash4Gold,” SPRING/BREAK, New York, NY. 2015
“Biennial 27,” South Bend Museum of Art, South Bend, IN. Juror: Lisa Frieman, Curator, Indianapolis Museum of Art. 2013
Collections
International Quilt Museum
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Select publications
Peterson, Kyle. “USC exhibition takes interdisciplinary approach to natural landscapes.” Columbia Free Times. January 27, 2021
Carpenter, Kim. “Amplify Arts exhibit showcases the power of colors.” Omaha World Herald. May 9, 2019
Franz, Jason. International Painting Annual 8 (INPA 8). Manifest Press, 2019. Cover image and pages 138-140.
“Salon Time: Sonya Clark + Althea Murphy-Price + Nontsikelelo Mutiti.” The Union for Contemporary Art, 2018
“Caroline Kent: Disappearance of the word, Appearance of the world,” in collaboration with “language for the living,” a movement performance choreographed by Kat Fackler. The Union for Contemporary Art, 2018
“Rebecca Allan: Tondos from The Crossroads Project.” Rall Gallery, Doane College, 2015
Research and professional interests
Painting
Drawing
Collage
Quilting and textiles
Exhibitions, curation, and gallery management
Awards and honors
Faculty Research Grant, MSU, 2022
Curriculum Innovation Mini Grant, MSU, 2020
National Art Prize 2020, 2nd place, Cambridge Art Association.