Education
MFA in Writing | Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2017
BS in Sociology and Anthropology; Writing | Towson University, 2011
Art Exhibitions
WARP & WEFT | The Phoenix, Waterbury VT, 2024 - Present
WATERLOGGED, BUT RED HOT | Studio Place Arts, Barre VT, 2024
Winter Market & Show | Fire Folk Arts, Waitsfield, 2023 - 2024
Holiday Member Show | Studio Place Arts, Barre VT, 2023
TEXTURE & RESPONSE | Burlington City Arts, Burlington VT, 2023 - 2024
Show(s) 43-47 | The Front Gallery, Montpelier VT, 2021
DE-FUNCTION THE FUNCTIONAL | Studio Place Arts, Barre VT, 2021
Rebel Heart Collective, Montpelier VT, 2019
ArtsFest | Center for Arts and Learning, Montpelier VT, 2019
FIBER | Tiny's Coffee, Portland OR, 2017
FOUND POEMS | Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier VT, 2017
EXHALE | Spin Lounge, Portland OR, 2016
YELLOW | Acadia, Portland OR, 2016
ALONG | Black Wagon, Portland OR, 2016
MORE LAYERS | Townshend's Tea Company, Portland OR, 2016
LAYERS | Townshend's Tea Company, Bend OR, 2016
Staff exhibition | Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier VT, 2014
Staff exhibition | Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier VT, 2013
Performances + Readings
Panel: Material World: A Conversation About Sculpture Today | Burlington City Arts, Burlington VT, 2024
Lecture: Everything Is Material | Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier VT, 2017
Graduating Reading: The Things We Cannot Name | Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier VT, 2017
The Poet in New York Audience Choice Award | Bowery Poetry Club, New York City NY, 2014
Publications
“Quarantine Answering,” Through the Window, Across the Road, 2020
Broadside Competition, Vermont Studio Center, 2020
Selected Photographs, Reach Magazine: Volume 1, 2019
“November 13, 2009,” Past Ten, 2019
MODERN MACRAMÉ: 33 Patterns Stylish Products for Your Handmade Home, Ten Speed Press, 2018
“How To Be A Sensitive Friend on Mother's Day,” Wanderlust, 2018
“Pushing Past Your Procrastination,” Wanderlust, 2017
PLACE (SACRED SPACE): Without Beginning or End, Weaver House Company, 2017
“Find Your Place: The Family You Create,” Wanderlust, 2017
“Breaking Down the Silent Disco,” Wanderlust, 2017
“I'm Still Learning, and That's Okay,” Wanderlust, 2017
“Alberta,” GLDMNE, 2016
“You are a Mountain,” Flex & Flow Yoga, 2016
“The New Student: On Returning,” Flex and Flow Yoga, 2016
“The New Student: On Beginnings,” Flex and Flow Yoga, 2016
“To Alaska,” GLDMNE, 2016
“For You,” GLDMNE, 2015
“Montpelier, Vermont,” GLDMNE, 2015
“All Talk,” Queen Mob's Teahouse, 2015
“How Different Are We From Birds Or The Sea,” PoemCity, Montpelier VT, 2014
“There Is The Path We Walked,” PoemCity, Montpelier VT, 2013
“Brain Synapses,” PoemCity, Montpelier VT, 2013
“Layers of a Semester,” Grub Street Literary and Arts Magazine, 2011
Press
“In ‘Warp & Weft’ at The Phoenix, Seven Artists Reveal Process, Pattern and Playfulness,” Seven Days, 2024
“‘Texture & Response’ at BCA Center Is All About The Feels,” Seven Days, 2023
“Freedom According to Wanderlust,” Wanderlust, 2017
"The Cat Whisperer," The Rosie Pages, 2015
“Motorcycle Diaries in Vietnam,” Spirited Pursuit, 2015
“Karen Cygnarowicz: Painter and Writer,” She Explores, 2014
Residencies
Vermont Studio Center, 2020
Vermont Studio Center, 2013
Curation + Editorial
Communications, Outreach & Project Coordinator | Vermont Commission on Women, 2023 - Present
Social Media and Video Content Manager | Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2021 - 2023
Social Media Coordinator for MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults | Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2019 - 2021
Editor, Wild Things’ Blog | Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2018 - 2021
Social Media Coordinator | Modern Macramé, 2017 - 2018
Illustrator | The Rumpus, 2016 - 2017
Expo Judge | ZO Magazine, 2016
Copy Editor | Fit Approach, 2016
Newsletter Editor | Flex and Flow Yoga, 2016
Editorial Fellow | Hunger Mountain Journal, 2014 - 2015
Marketing Editor | Elephant Journal, 2013
Editor and Distribution Manager | Be Well World Magazine, 2012
Teaching & Community Projects
Knitting* Circle | Notion Fabric & Craft, 2024
Knitting* Circle | Blossom Wellness Center, 2024
Textile Teaching Assistant | WildCraft Studio School, 2016 - 2018
Painting Teacher | She Gathers, She Explores, 2016
b. Maryland, 1988