Selected Exhibitions
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Lynn Herrick Sharp Award Exhibition
The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE, May 2024, Constance S. & Robert J. Hennessy Project Space.
Opening Reception May 3rd, 2024.
Studio 24: University of Delaware Department of Art and Design Class of 2024 Fine Arts Senior Exhibition
University of Delaware, Newark, DE, May 2024, Taylor Hall Gallery.
Opening Reception May 13th, 2024.
Revealed: Department of Art & Design Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition
University of Delaware, Newark, DE, March-April 2024.
Juror: Renée Walker, Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University; Partner, Gold Collective.
Winter Work
University of Delaware, Newark, DE, February-March 2024.
Revealed: Department of Art & Design Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition
University of Delaware, Newark, DE, April-May 2023.
Juror: Deborah Barkun, Ph.D. Creative Director, Berman Museum of Art; Director, Museum Studies; Professor of Art History.
Revealed: Department of Art & Design Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition
Awarded First Place. University of Delaware, Newark, DE, April-May 2022.
Juror: Matt Owens, Founding Partner, Athletics Creative Agency.
Emerging Artists: Juried Exhibition
Newark Arts Alliance, Newark, DE, March 2022, Juror: Karen Yarnall, Arts Chair, Christina School District.
Ryan Morris - Monthly Featured Artist
Trolley Square Market, Trolley Square, Wilmington, DE, June 2022, June 1-June 30, 2022.
Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition - National Arts Program
Delaware Division of the Arts, Delaware State University Arts Center & Gallery, Dover, DE Feb 21 - Mar 14, 2022.
Maskerade: Department of Art & Design Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition
University of Delaware, Newark, DE, April-May, 2021, Juror: Scott Eagle, Associate Professor, East Carolina University.
Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition
Delaware Division of the Arts, Delaware State University Arts Center & Gallery, Dover, DE, Exhibit cancelled.
Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition
Delaware Division of the Arts, Delaware State University Arts Center & Gallery, Dover, DE, shown February 21- March 14, 2019.
Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibit - DE Pacem in Terris
Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE, September 21-25, 2019, awarded Honorable Mention.
Related Experience
2024 - Present
Spring 2024
Fall 2023
2023
2021 - 2022
2020 - 2021
Programs Associate - Delaware Division of the Arts, Wilmington, DE.
Intern - Delaware Division of the Arts, Wilmington, DE.
Teaching Assistant - University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
Dresser - Paris Fashion Week, Paris, France.
Dressed for: Alexandre Vauthier, Walter Van Beirendonck, Tony Ward, Rami Al Ali, Études, Studio 1989, Facetasm.
Studio Assistant - Euphoric Blossom Dyes LLC, Elkton, MD.
Arts Instructor - Camp Imagine, Newark Arts Alliance, Newark, DE.
Education
2024
BFA - Fine Arts, University of Delaware.
BA - Art History, University of Delaware.
Honors and Awards
2024
2020
2019
Circle of Excellence – 2024 Lt. Governor’s Challenge Award/ State of Delaware
Awarded as part of Delaware Division of the Arts. Division recognized for pioneering Delaware Creative Aging program.
Runner Up – 2023 Lynn Herrick Sharp Award, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Awarded exhibition at the Delaware Contemporary. Show opened May 2024.
Gold Medal - Arts, Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE
Awarded for excellence in visual arts classes during 4 years of attendance.
Honorable Mention – Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibit, Pacem in Terris, Wilmington, DE
One of 10 winners selected for statewide traveling show.
Grants
2024
2023
Winter Fellows – UD Undergraduate Research Grant, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Researched how CMYK printing process influences media image making. Research Symposium February 13th, 2024.
William Deering Student Enrichment Award - University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Awarded to support student in seeking educational enrichment by traveling abroad. Traveled to London, England June 2023.
Summer Scholars – UD Undergraduate Research Grant, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Researched how traditional image making processes influence historical images. Research Symposium August 10th, 2023.