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Photography + Art Direction


Clé – New York City
August 2022 – Present

  • Photography + Editing
  • Art Direction
  • Project Management

Creative Director’s Intern
Clé – San Rafael, CA
May 2018 – May 2020


    Founder + Creative Director


    Scratch Magazine | 2020 – Present

    • Editing, design, layout, and printing.
    • Curate and feature the work of hundreds of artists, fostering a diverse creative community.
    • Manage marketing and sales strategies
    • Develop branding, social media presence, and promotional campaigns.
    • Handle budgeting, printing logistics, and distribution.

    https://scratchmagazine.cargo.site | @scratchzine


    Animation Fellow / Intern


    University of California, Santa Cruz | May 2021 – May 2022

    • Selected for a competitive, paid internship to work with professor Dee Hibbert-Jones on her full-length animated documentary “Run With It”.
    • Created frame-by-frame drawings for rotoscope-style animation
    • Collaborated with a small team under the professor’s direction to develop high-quality animated sequences.

    http://www.runwithitdoc.net/


    Freelance | Design, Photography + Art Direction


    2023 – Present
      • Free People x Haviana – stylist
      • Manos + Concreteworks – design
      • Scratch Magazine – design
      • The Furniture Society – design
      • Jess Brown Design – design
      • Lizzie Ames – Photography
      • The Cass Clutch – Photography


      Exhibitions


      Solo Exhibitions
      2021 – When We Meet, Eduardo Carrillo Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
      2008 – That Nothing Walks with Aimless Feet, Boomerang Gallery, Petaluma, CA

      Group Exhibitions
      2022 – UCSC McHenry Library Special Collections Comics Group Exhibition, Santa Cruz, CA
      2022 – Scratch Magazine Art Show, Adobe Backroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA
      2021 – John Dizikes Digital Art Cases, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA


      Publications


      2020 – 2024 – Scratch Magazine, Featured Artist, Volumes 1–6
      • Cover Artist for Volume 1 
      • Cover Logo for Volume 2 
      • Graphic design and curation for Volumes 1-6


      Awards


      2021 – 2022 – Porter Faculty Fellowship, UC Santa Cruz
      2022 – Arts and Oppression Comics Competition Award, UCSC Arts Research Institute
      2021 – Irwin Project Grant, UC Santa Cruz
      2020 – Regents Scholarship for Academic Achievement, UC Santa Cruz
      2019 – Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for Academic Achievement


      Education


      University of California, Santa Cruz
      B.A. in Visual Arts
      • Dean’s List & President’s List