Alaska State Fair Art Exhibit
Division Champion, 2026
Awarded Division Champion and First Premium in the Adult Dough Art & Clay Sculpture category for Circus Strongman. The piece received a Division Champion ribbon and a blue First Premium ribbon, recognizing it as the top entry in its division.
AIGA ALASKA "THE BIG ONE" ANNUAL DESIGN SHOWCASE
BEST IN CATEGORY, 2025
As AIGA Alaska's biggest annual design awards ceremony, talented designers from across the state submit professional works to be critiqued by a panel of experienced judges. Of these categories, I took home 'Best in Category' of all the student submissions with my senior graduating capstone project 'Bye, Catch!'
Buoys Adrift: A Community Flotsam and Jetsam Gallery
People's Choice Award, 2025
As part of a community art initiative hosted by the Homer Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies in partnership with the National Science Foundation’s NCAR Traveling Climate Exhibit, Resilient Earth – Resilient Communities, artists were invited to transform buoys collected from Alaskan beaches into works of art exploring climate resilience, human impact on the sea, and our evolving relationship with marine environments. My piece, which addressed the issue of Yelloweye rockfish bycatch, received the People’s Choice Award out of dozens of submissions and is now on display at NSF NCAR’s iconic Mesa Lab in Boulder, Colorado.
Seward kite festival
Logo Contest Winner, 2026
Winning design selected for the 2026 Seward Kite Festival logo. The concept combines familiar Alaskan marine life, including halibut, salmon, and a humpback whale, with the form of a classic kite to create a clever, recognizable mark. The project included development of the logo along with a supporting color palette and typography.
Potential Spam – A Zine Exhibition
Third Place Designer, 2024
At the Corrine Woodman Gallery, the inaugural zine exhibition transformed the space into an interactive reading room featuring over 50 zines from across the country. My zine, 'Nothing to Worry About,' earned third place, showcasing my publication design skills. Selected by juror Evan Baden of Push Pull Editions, the exhibition celebrated independent publishing and self-published storytelling, and my contribution reflected a blend of narrative, visual experimentation, and ironic parody of the state of social media.
InnovationX Entrepreneurship Showcase
Runner Up, 2024
As part of a school team for the 2024 InnovationX Oregon State Entrepreneurship contest, I worked with accountants, administrators, marketers, and data analysts as our chief product designer and creative director. Together, we researched, developed, and pitched a new product called 'CaloSync' to a panel of experienced alum and business owners. Competing against more than 40 teams, our creative direction and presentation earned us a second-place finish.
Prism Magazine: Horizons/Storyteller
Published Artist 2023/24
Orange Media Network's 'Prism' magazine curates a bound collection of student artwork each year, continuing a tradition that spans decades. Submissions must align with that year’s theme. For two consecutive years, multiple pieces of my sculptural work were selected for the Storyteller and Horizons editions, and I presented them at the publication ceremonies following each release.
Memorial union Concourse: Transitions
CUrated showcase, 2024
The mission of the Memorial Union Concourse Gallery at Oregon State University is to line up a diverse schedule of art exhibits, in a variety of genres that reflect the broad and diverse interests of the OSU and greater Corvallis community. Three of my sculptural narrative pieces were selected for the 2024 curated showcase 'Transitions.'
Fairbanks Gallery: Typography Showcase
Curated Showcase, 2023
My typographic event branding was showcased in the Fairbanks Building Gallery at Oregon State University. For the HALFTONES Conference, my poster work demonstrated an ability to create effective branding and clear typographic hierarchy.