Virginia Commonwealth University
Master of Fine Arts in Design/Visual Communications
Spring 2019
Missouri State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
Spring 2007
University of Utah, Department of Art and Art History
Assistant Professor (lecturer), Graphic Design, 2021-present
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Herron School of Art and Design
Visiting Lecturer, Visual Communication Design, 2019-2021
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts
Course Instructor, Department of Graphic Design, 2018-2019
Teaching Assistant, Department of Graphic Design, 2017
Experimental Type
419 W Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, Spring 2019
Students collaborated to create letterforms using both additive and subtractive methods and a variety of accessible tools and materials
3-D Conditional Design
Pollak Building, VCU Monroe Park Campus, Richmond, Virginia, Fall 2017
Inspired by the Conditional Design method formulated by graphic designers Luna Maurer, Jonathan Puckey, Roel Wouters and the artist Edo Paulus, I developed a prompt where two-dimensional parts combined to create a three-dimensional form
Collective Publication
Pollak Building, VCU Monroe Park Campus, Richmond, Virginia, Fall 2017
Guided by conditional design methods and subjective intentions, participants took a collaborative role in the making process
Mountain Pass, Mountain Stay
Align Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 2022
Spaces in Outside Of And Between
Olive Deluce Gallery, Department of Fine and Performing Arts @ Northwest Missouri State University, February 2022
Repetition > Form > Code
MFA Thesis Exhibition @ The Anderson Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, May 2019
An Emblem and a Myth
‘‘Play in the Dark’’ group show, The Anderson Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, December 2018
Altered, Transformed, Reproduced
The Anderson Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, October 2018
A Pattern Language
MFA Candidacy Exhibition @ The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, Richmond, Virginia, April 2018
Visual and Spatial Structures
Pollak Building, VCU Monroe Park Campus, Richmond, Virginia, December 2107
Materials, Techniques, and Processes
Pollak Building, VCU Monroe Park Campus, Richmond, Virginia, October 2107
Murmuration Festival
Cortex Innovation Community, St. Louis, Missouri, September 2016
The Dot Show
Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, Missouri, October 2014
The Spaces In, Outside Of, and Between
Pollak Building, VCU Monroe Park Campus, Richmond, Virginia, March 2019
Visual Communication MFA Pecha Kucha
419 W Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, September 2018
Generative Systems of Making
The Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, Richmond, Virginia, April 2018
Visual Communication MFA Pecha Kucha
Pollak Building, Richmond Virginia, September 2017
Indiana University
Small Teaching Online, Summer 2020
This facilitated faculty learning community explored the text, Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes, by Flower Darby and James Lang with the goal of learning strategies for increasing student engagement and active learning within hybrid and online learning environments
IUPUI Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
White Racial Literacy and Racial Healing Project, Fall 2020 and Spring 2021
A yearlong discussion of Ibram X. Kendi’s ‘‘How to Be An Antiracist’’
Visual Communication Design at IUPUI Herron School of Art + Design
Mid-Level Reviews, Fall 2020 and 2019
A comprehensive portfolio review conducted in an interview format to help junior students identify areas of interest and set criteria to meet personal objectives
Senior Capstone Exhibition, Spring 2020
Facilitated group meetings and advised seniors as they transitioned their physical capstone exhibition to a digital space
VCUARTS at Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate Arts Association, Fall 2018 and Spring 2019
Collaborated with a group of interdisciplinary graduate students to plan, promote, and host guest lectures and the MFA Open Studios event for all VCUarts graduate departments
AIGA Saint Louis
AIGA Mentor Match, Fall 2014 and Fall 2015
Selected by AIGA Saint Louis to mentor undergraduate Communication Design students at Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University during the fall semester of their senior year; provided portfolio feedback and gave direction on a body of work that was exhibited at a culminating event hosted by AIGA Saint Louis
VCUarts Communication Office Graphic Designer/Graduate Assistant
January 2018 to August 2018
Designed and developed print and digital materials to promote the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University
Arcturis Graphic Designer
April 2014 to August 2017
Collaborated with architects, designers, fabricators, and clients on a variety of projects including environmental graphics, branded environments, signage and way-finding
Cassidy Turley Senior Graphic Designer
September 2010 to April 2014
Worked within the corporate marketing team to concept, design, and develop print and digital materials for more than 60 markets nationwide; regulated and maintained corporate brand standards; designed and produced national ad campaigns
Studio 2108 Graphic Designer
August 2009 to September 2010
Designed and managed projects for print and web from concept through development
Lawrence Group Graphic Designer
March 2008 to March 2009
Worked on a range of creative solutions—from print and web design to environmental graphics, signage, and way-finding
XPLANE. The Visual Thinking Company Production Artist
September 2007 to December 2007
Worked within a group of designers to deliver research materials including infographics, annual and quarterly reports, brochures, and custom presentations