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CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2015 MFA in 2D/Fine Arts -- Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2013 Post-Baccalaureate in Studio Art -- Brandeis University
2009 BFA in Graphic Design -- University of Massachusetts Lowell
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 @NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS – Ipswich Campus Rotating Gallery –– Ipswich, MA
2017 HELLO, HIDDEN OBSERVER – Arts Research Collaborative –– Lowell, MA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 IDIOMS OF DISTRESS: BEING KHMER ELSEWHERE – AS220 Aborn Gallery –– Providence, RI
WILLFUL DIALECTS, curated by Yi Cynthia Chen – The Distillery Gallery –– Boston, MA
2024 INTERIOR OASIS (as JAWS) – The Arts Place –– Portland, IN
PANDORA, curated by Jessica Tawcyznski – MassArt x SoWa –– Boston, MA
DRAW/LOWELL: CONFLUENCE, – Mahoney Gallery @ UMass Lowell –– Lowell, MA
FOREST BATHING, curated by Alex Santana – Ely Center of Contemporary Art –– New Haven, CT
2023 (Upcoming) INNER GAZE, curated by Wen-hao Tien – Eastover Contemporary Art Space - Lenox, MA
NOR’EASTERLY 2 – Katzman Contemporary Projects –– Dover, NH
RATHER LOUDER THAN ALLOWED– Mahoney Gallery @ UMass Lowell –– Lowell, MA
2022 FIELD VISIONS, curated by Matt Murphy – Stone Gallery @ Boston University –– Boston, MA
PARTNERS – The Linda Hummel-Shea ArtSpace Gallery @ Northern Essex Community College –– Haverhill, MA
2021 YEAH, I’M DOING GREAT – MassArt X SoWa –– Boston, MA
2018 DRAWN TO MATTER– Arts Research Collaborative –– Lowell, MA
2017 DRAW/Boston, curated by Tomas Vu – Bakalar/Paine Gallery –– Boston, MA
2015 NEW TALENT 2015 – Alpha Gallery –– Boston, MA
BOSTON YOUNG CONTEMPORARIES, curated by Lucy Kim – 808 Gallery at Boston University –– Boston, MA
MassART GRADUATE THESIS SHOW I – Paine Gallery –– Boston, MA
2014 EMB2DY – Mass. College of Art & Design, Student Life Gallery –– Boston, MA
2D or Not 2D? – Mass. College of Art & Design –– Boston, MA
2013 PROSPECT I – Dreitzer Gallery –– Brandeis University –– Waltham MA
2012 119 Gallery Juried Exhibition – 119 Gallery –– Lowell MA
WINKHAUS – Uncharted Gallery –– Lowell, MA
2011 IGNITION – Uncharted Gallery –– Lowell MA
CURATORIAL/COLLABORATIONS
2018 – 2022 Co-Founder of JAWS Collaborative Project
2019 JAWS Presents: Boston Key Party 2019 – Stove Factory Gallery – Boston, MA
2017 – 2020 Artist Made Paper Mill, Handmade Papermaking – Charlestown, MA
PUBLICATIONS
2022 Jessica Shearer, BOSTON ART REVIEW, "Uncharted Territories: A New Look at Landscapes”, July 5th 2017
OVERLAID & UNDERPINNED, curated by Anthony Falcetta – Curating Contemporary, {curatingontemporary.com}
AWARDS
2025 Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant for Creative Individuals (Visual Arts)
2020 Artadia Award (Boston) – Finalist**
2015 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
2014 George Nick Prize Winner
Dean’s Scholarship – Massachusetts College of Art and Design
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
UMass Lowell – Senior Adjunct Faculty | 2015 - Present
2D Concepts I (8), Drawing I (7), Drawing II (7), Figure Drawing (3), Painting I (11),
Painting II (3), Painting III (3), Place: A Visual Exploration of Lowell (1), Senior Studio (3)
Mass. College of Art & Design – Visiting Lecturer | 2020 - 2021 & 2025 - 2026
Painting Major Studio, Junior/Senior (5)
Boston University – Lecturer | 2022 - 2025
Drawing I (2), Drawing II (2), Painting I (2)
Montserrat College of Art – Adjunct Faculty | 2020 - 2021
Observation I (2), Observation II, (1), Color Theory (1)
Northern Essex Community College – Adjunct Professor | 2019
Drawing I (1)
Middlesex Community College – Adjunct Professor | 2018
Drawing I (1)
Mount Ida College – Adjunct Professor | 2017 - 2018
Drawing I (1), Color Theory (2), 2D/3D Concepts (1)
(*) = number of semesters instructed.
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
2024 Boston University Junior/Senior Painting (Breehan James/EE Ikeler) – Visiting Critic
2023 RISD Foundations Drawing (James Lambert) – Visiting Critic
2020 MassART MFA Low Residency Program – Visiting Critic
2019 MassART Junior/Senior Painting Studio (Roger Tibbetts) – Visiting Critic
2016 MassART MFA Low Residency Program – Visiting Artist Lecture