EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) New York, New York
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Related Media 2023
Minors in Art History, Fashion History Theory and Culture, and Film and Media Studies
EXPERIENCE
Abbe Musuem Bar Harbor, Maine
Wabanaki Curatorial Fellow Jul 2025 - Present
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Co-curating the Wabanaki Photography exhibition for Spring 2026
Portland Museum of Art (PMA) Portland, Maine
Education and Teen Programs Specialist Apr 2025 - Present
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Leads the Homer High School Fellowship program and Teen Council by building curriculum, managing community partnerships, and planning enrichment activities, including gallery discussions, art-making, field trips to artist studios, professional procedures, and teen-led program development and facilitation.
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Serves as a Wabanaki cultural competency guide to the education department, providing staff training on decolonial art interpretation, culturally responsible gallery teaching protocols, and provides resources, advice, and general support toward Indigenous representation in art education and public programming.
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Supports PMA's Free School Tours program, managing visitor communications with educators and internal stakeholders, scheduling K-12 visits, and coordinating logistics.
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Assists with department-wide financial and data tracking, planning, and reporting.
Colby College Museum of Art Waterville, Maine
Gallery Educator Jan 2024 - Present
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Hosts upward 3,400 K-12 students and educators annually for tours, workshops, and professional development programs, with a 78.8% increase in student reach since 2024.
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Designed the Wabanaki Lineage and Legacy tour to support LD291 and Maine State learning objectives, contributing to 20.2% of tours during the 2024-2025 school year.
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Programming K-12 visits to the Mawte: Bound Together, Contemporary Wabanaki Art exhibition and writing the 5-12 grade tour and Wabanaki student tours.
Historic New England (HNE) Milton, Massachusetts
Indigenous Community Liaison and Researcher Sep 2023 - Present
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Curated the exhibition Historic Wαpánahkəyak and organized the opening reception, panel, and book club events with Wabanaki partners.
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Obtained a grant from the Maine Community Foundation to support the exhibition Historic Wαpánahkəyak and its related programming.
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Conducted research to broaden knowledge of Wabanaki Nations, their homelands that HNE houses occupy, and the consequences of colonialism.
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Led organization-wide employee training sessions on Indigenous representation and respect protocols.
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Wrote the Indigenous Terminology Dictionary and Allyship Style Guide for employees of HNE to set the institutional standard of education and respect practices
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Offered insights and recommendations to support HNE in its goal to become a better ally to Indigenous communities.
Alexandre Vassiliev Foundation Paris, France
History of Fashion Digital Archive Intern May 2022 - Aug 2022
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Curated the Paris Bureau street view exhibit Cultural Appropriation Through the History of Western Fashion.
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Researched art objects as they pertain to the history of fashion (clothes, accessories, fine and applied arts, photographs, magazines, books, posters, etc.)
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Carried out the management of the online database.
Blush Magazine New York, New York
Photo Director and Photographer Feb 2022 - Jun 2022
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Managed a team of photographers, assistants, and retouchers, and oversaw all photoshoots to ensure the content needed was obtained.
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Cultivated each issue as it pertained to photoshoot production: set design, props, casting, equipment rentals, etc.
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Collaborated with the Editor in Chief and Creative Director on editorial concepts and magazine design layout
Danikah Photography Gardiner, Maine
Owner/Photographer specializing in portrait and wedding photography Aug 2014 - Jul 2021
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Built clientele by bonding with models and ensuring a personalized product and memorable experience.
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Generated expense reports, invoices, contracts, and media release forms.
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Hired and managed assistants on a project-by-project basis.
EXHIBITION
Abbe Museum, Contemporary Wabanaki Photography (upcoming) 2026 Bar Harbor, ME
Waterfall Arts, Portals into Our Future, showcasing Self Portrait, Figure Modeling and Self Portrait on Abenaki Land in Betsy Wyeth's Block House 2025, Belfast, ME
Museum at FIT, Before I Leave, showcasing nine works from Self-Portraits with Strangers 2023 New York, NY
Pomerantz Gallery, Untitled, showcasing the twelve-image photographic installation By Myself 2021 New York, NY
CURATORIAL
Co-Curator of the Contemporary Wabanaki Photography exhibition at the Abbe Museum (upcoming) 2026 Bar Harbor, ME
Curator of the exhibition Historic Wαpánahkəyak at Historic New England's Sarah Orne Jewett House Visitor Center Gallery. 2024 South Berwick, ME
Curator of the exhibition Cultural Appropriation Through the History of Fashion at the Alexandre Vassiliev Foundation. 2022 Paris, France
PUBLICATION
Blush Magazine, Phantasmic issue, twelve-page spread, Lucid Dreaming 2022 New York, NY
Blush Magazine, Front and back cover of Icon issue. 2022 New York, NY
Blush Magazine, Icon issue, 10-page spread, Crying is Encouraged 2022 New York, NY
Blush Magazine, The Real Issue, six-page spread, Music and Fashion 2021 New York, NY
Naomi Magazine, twelve-page spread, Me Too 2020 New York, NY
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Maine Archives and Museums Conference, Interpreting the Colby Museum through an Indigenous Lens Oct 2026 Farmington ME
Portland Museum of Art, Interpreting "Braiding the Land/Becomes Body of Water" Aug 2025 Portland, ME
Maine Arts Education Association, Interpreting the Colby Museum through an Indigenous Lens Mar 2025 Waterville, ME
Waterville Public Schools Day of Learning, Decolonizing Art and the Non-Native Gaze Workshop Jan 2025 Waterville, ME
Colby College, Innovative Strategies for Social Impact class, Art and Decolonization Jan 2025 Waterville, ME
Historic New England, Historic Wαpánahkəyak Exhibition Panel Oct 2024 South Berwick, ME
Central Maine Education Consortium's Wabanaki Studies Special Interest Group, Decolonizing Art and the Non-Native Gaze Workshop Oct 2024 Waterville, ME
Abbe Museum, Art Making for (Re)Connection- Collection Spotlight Presentation Aug 2024 Bar Harbor, ME
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECTS
For My Daughter - Multimedia project that honors the matriarch, domestic arts, and the invisible labor performed by women and mothers. 2023 - Present
Bloodlines - Environmental Portraits and still lives documenting elderly family members, their religion, and Indigeneity. 2021- Present
Safe to Cry - Intentional emotional release to communicate the message that crying is an honorable act and that vulnerability takes courage. 2021 - Present
Self Portraits with Strangers - To overcome social anxiety, the artist collaborates with strangers on intimate self-portraits. 2021- 2023
By Myself - Proof of existence through the struggle of an eating disorder and self-isolation. 2021- 2022
Uncovered - Nude self-portraiture in childhood home to overcome shame about nudity 2020
VIDEO PROJECTS
We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow - Dance music video depicting a romantic and sensual relationship between two women through the queer female gaze. 2022
Strangers Meeting Without Speaking- Two strangers meet and spend six hours getting to know one another without talking. 2022
DEGREE COURSES
Photography and Related Media: Senior Photography Seminar 1 and II, Special Writing and Thesis Prep, Advanced Photo and Video Workshop, New Documentary Practices, Photo Concepts and Exhibition, Creative Theory and Practice, Traditional Photography, Project Development, Styling Prop and Set, Advanced Photographic Solutions, Photographic Styling, Photography Post Production, Photographic Techniques, Intro to Photography, Creative Approaches to Photography, Intro to Light, Fundamentals of Design for Photography, Geometry and the Art of Design, Color Science for Photography, Applications of Social Media, Self Promotion and Digital Portfolio, Intro to Entrepreneurship, Professional Procedures and Contemporary Trends, Career Planning
Art History: History of Photography, Contemporary Photo and New Media, History of Western Art/Civilization Renaissance-Modernity, American Indigenous Art and Civilization, Intro to Painting, Creative Media.
Fashion History Theory and Culture: American History through Fabric Fashion and Dress, History of Western Costume, Clothing and Society, Youth Subcultures and Identity, General Psychology, Intro to Sociology, Fashion Art and Design, Life Drawing for Fashion Design, Intro to Jewlery Fabrication
Film and Media Studies: Costume and Fashion in Film, Principles of Costume Design for Filmmakers, Intro to Film, Television Studies, Bollywood and the Making of India, Digital Editing Film and Video, Digital Media Techniques, Digital Production Strategies, Multimedia Workshop, Media Integration for Photo and Video
