Education:

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2016-2019                  BA in Visual Arts - Painting from the Libera Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze

 

2016-2017                  Certificate from the Florence Classical Arts Academy

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2015-2017                  Studied Orthodox Christianity at the certificate program at the Sts. Cyril and                                                   Athanasius Institute of Orthodox Studies

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Art Exhibitions:

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July 2019                      Dignity through the Arts (exhibition in support of Syrian Refugees) at St James                                                         Anglican Cathedral in Florence, Italy (group exhibition curated by Maria Makepeace)

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June 2019                   Lapislazzuli 3 at Estuario Project Space in Prato, Italy (group exhibition curated by                                         Fabio Cresci, Matteo Innocenti, and Eugenia Vanni)

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November 2018         Face to Face Projections at the Treeland Art Gallery in Florence, Italy (group                                                   exhibition curated by Luo Li)

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Spring 2018               Kit di Sopravivenza at the 1 Square Meter Gallery in Florence, Italy (group exhibition                                      curated by Fabio Cresci and Matteo Innocenti)

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May 2017                   Lapislazzuli at Ex Fabrica in Prato, Italy (group exhibition curated by Eugenia Vanni                                        and Fabio Cresci).

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March 2014               Illinois High School Student Group Exhibition at the University of Illinois Chicago 

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November 2014       Illinois High School Art Exhibition at the Zhou B Brother Art Center in Chicago, Illinois

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Spring 2013             Annual 9th District Exhibition at Skokie Public Library in Skokie, Illinois

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Awards & Scholarships:

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Spring 2014            Presidential Scholarship to the San Francisco Art Institute

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Spring 2014            Scholarship to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago

 

Spring 2014           Golden Key, Silver Key, Bronze Key, and Honorable Mention for the Scholastic Art and                                  Writing Competition

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Spring 2013          Golden Key, Silver Key, Bronze Key, and Honorable Mention for the Scholastic Art and                                 Writing Competition