Education

California College of the Arts 2016
BFA Graphic Design
Graduated with honors, thesis award recipient.



Experience

Freelance 2020–present 
Role:Graphic Designer, Art Director, Illustrator, Small Business Owner
Running my own one man design studio for client such as, Airbnb, Netflix, Nike, Iris Worldwide,826 Valencia, Cash Studios, Califia, Stanford D. school

MacFadden & Thorpe 2015-2020
Role: Graphic Designer, Art Director, Illustrator.
In house designer at a boutique agency working as part of a small team on a range of clients including: Airbnb, Dolby, SFAQ, The Thing Quarterly, OpenTable, CCA, and The Green Cross

Stanford d.school 2018
Role: Freelance Illustrator
Illustrated along to a live lecture on design thinking as well as for a series of brainstorming cards put out by the school.

Califia 2018
Role: Freelance Illustrator
Illustrated the cover and interior of Pour Over magazine issue 1.



Exhibitions

A Dream you Forget 2023
Solo Show @ Dreamers and Make Believers Gallery San Fransisco CA

Pyramid Scheme 2023
Group show  @ Bass&Reiner Gallery San Fransisco CA

San Francisco Art Book Fair 2023, 2022, 2019
Vendor @ Minnesota street projects San Fransisco CA 

West Coast Craft 2023, 2020, 2016
Vendor @ Fort Mason Center San Fransisco CA 

Desert Daze 2022, 2021
Vendor @ Desert Daze Music Festival Joshua Tree CA 

S.K.A.S.T 8 2019 
Group show @ Omni Commons Oakland CA

Weird Summer 2018
Group show @ Secret Gallery Oakland Ca

Young Wizard 2017 
Solo show @ Stay Gold Gallery



Honors

Ad Age Editors Pick 2022

AIGA 50 books 50 covers winner 2018

West Coast Craft Scholarship booth winner 2016

Steve Reoutt Memorial Scholarship 2013

AIGA World Studio Scholarship 2012

CCA First Year Honors Program Recipient 2012



Teaching

Guest Critic @ CCA, Faculty: Tina Hardison 2018

Speaker @ CCA, Transitioning to Professional Practice 2018

Speaker @ CCA, Alumni Panel 2018
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