Education

2023 2020 Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art

Miami University, Oxford, OH

Bachelor of Arts, Pre-art Therapy, summa cum laude

in combination with Certificate of Psychology

University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN

Current Employment

2024- Printmaking Lab Manager

College of DAAP, University of Cincinnati

Exhibition Record

Solo Exhibitions

2025 we settle into corners with the dust and mites

Laisun Keane Gallery, Boston, MA

dollhouse

Material Culture, Newport, KY

306 West Church St. (Upcoming August 9th)

Spellerberg Projects, Lockhart, TX

2024 306 West Church St.

Fitton Center, Hamilton, OH

2023 306 West Church St.

Glo Gallery, Learning Arts and Science Center, Lexington, KY

306 West Church St.

River East Gallery, Toledo, OH

306 West Church St.

Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Group Exhibitions

2025 Beside Ourselves (upcoming in August)

Oxford Community Art Center, Oxford, OH

Muses: A Portrait Show (upcoming in September)

Blockfort Gallery & Studios, Columbus, OH

Fiber Art International

Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA

Plush

934 Gallery, Columbus, OH2024 2023 2022 Spirits in the Material World

TW Fine Art, West Palm Beach, FL

The Golden Thread II

Bravinlee Projects, The Seaport, New York, NY

Material as Metaphor

Capacity Contemporary, Louisville, KY

Living Space with Threshold Collective

Wavelength Space, Chattanooga, TN

Paper + Fiber

1202 Contemporary, Gilroy, CA

Material Connection, curated by Emily Wright

Sanitary Tortilla Factory, Albuquerque, NM

Blink Projects (pop-up exhibition)

Muse Collective, Lexington, KY

Humble Appliance

Tabula Rasa Gallery, University of Cincinnati, OH

Softer, curated by River Forest Berry

Sean Christopher Gallery, Columbus, OH

Common Threads, juried by Coulter Fussell

Gallery 130, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Femininity, Fiber Arts, and Fashion: A Gallery and Workshop Event

Ghostlight State Company with ARCOCincy, Cincinnati, OH

Artifacts, curated by Betty Wood and Adrienna Matzeg

Bulthaup in Toronto, CA

Emerging Ohio Artists, juried by Rachel Suzanne

Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH

Fine Art Invitational

Hope Center for Arts and Technology, Sharon, PA

Class Act

Fitton Center, Hamilton, OH

Plenitude or Absence

Art Building Lobby Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Ready to Bolt!

Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH

Stories from My Childhood, juried by Ben Stone, Amy Newman

Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Dekalb, IL

Borderlands: Miami University MFA Exhibition

Leeds Gallery, Earlham College, Richmond, IN

Your eyes, too

Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH2021 Faculty/Alumni Show

Weatherhead Gallery, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN

Passages

Art Building Lobby, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Petrichor

Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Empowered: What if Women Ruled the World?

Ruth B. & Arthur R. Harvey Galleria, Miami University, Middletown,

OH

The Painted Moment, juried by Christine Lafuente

The Art Guild, Manhasset, NY (online)

Faculty/Alumni Show

Goldfish Gallery, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN

Teaching Experience

2025 Adjunct Professor, University of Cincinnati, DAAP

FAA3085 Professional Practices

An overview and engagement with professional practices of a

studio artist with lectures, visiting experts, field trips concerning

portfolio development, documentation, exhibition practices,

financials, and more.

2024 Community Educator, Crochet as Fine Art, Art Academy of

Cincinnati

A five-week class teaching the basics of crochet and its potential

as a fine art medium for two- and three-dimensional artwork for

participants 13+.

Course-Integrated Workshops, University of Cincinnati, DAAP

Individually developed printmaking workshops tailored to curricular

projects integrated into course schedules with specialized

demonstrations, supplies, and personalized facilitation.

FASH3040 Athleisure, with Kristina Shin - textile screenprinting

CODE4012 Experimental Graphics, with Emily Verba Fischer -

graphic poster-making

FAA2021 Life Drawing, with Robert Zant - observational

monotyping

Screenprint Orientation Workshop, University of Cincinnati,

DAAP

A four-session introduction to emulsion stencil screenprinting for

a wide population of undergraduate fine arts, graphic design,

fashion design, and architecture majors2023 Visiting Adjunct, Miami University

ART 241/341/342/441, Printmaking, Advanced Printmaking -

Lithography

Studio introduction to printmaking media and processes with

emphasis on intaglio, relief, lithography, silkscreen, or alternative

methods in printmaking.

2022 2021 Visiting Adjunct, Miami University

ART 241/341/342/441, Printmaking, Advanced Printmaking

-Silkscreen

Studio introduction to printmaking media and processes with

emphasis on intaglio, relief, lithography, silkscreen, or alternative

methods in printmaking.

Teaching Assistant, Miami University - Professor Tracy

Featherstone

ART 241/342/441/442/541, Printmaking, Advanced Printmaking

Studio introduction to printmaking media and processes with

emphasis on intaglio, relief, lithography, silkscreen, or alternative

methods in printmaking.

Instructor of Record, Miami University

ART 106, Intro to Figure Drawing

Through various figure drawings and supplemental studies,

students will become familiarized with basic anatomy of the human

body; strengthen their understanding of the fundamental

techniques of observational drawing and explore content and form

through the study of figure and space as main subject matter.

Teaching Assistant to Professor Tracy Featherstone

ART 241/342/441/442/541, Printmaking, Advanced Printmaking

Studio introduction to printmaking media and processes with

emphasis on intaglio, relief, lithography, silkscreen, or alternative

methods in printmaking.

Teaching Assistant to Associate Professor Rod Northcutt,

ART 271, Beginning Sculpture

Studio course to provide the beginning sculpture student with a

foundation in critical aesthetic thinking and of methods,

techniques, and materials used in the process of making sculpture.

Instructor of Record, ART 121, Observational Drawing

Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OHThis studio course introduces the students to the basic theory and

practice of drawing. Through variety of observational drawing

activities, students will develop perceptual drawing skills; become

versatile with achromatic drawing media such as graphite and

charcoal; and gain conceptual and practical understanding of

composing two-dimensional space.

Instructor of Record, ART 155, Beginning Drawing

Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Basic drawing instruction to non-art majors. Exploration of line,

value, media measurement, and composition.

2020 Teaching Assistant to Professor Tracy Featherstone

ART 241/342/441/442/541, Printmaking, Advanced Printmaking

Studio introduction to printmaking media and processes with

emphasis on intaglio, relief, lithography, silkscreen, or alternative

methods in printmaking.

Professional Experience

2024-present Printmaking Lab Manager, College of DAAP, University of

Cincinnati

Manage the Printmaking Lab as a college-supported makerspace

serving students, faculty, and staff

Develop, market, and facilitate printmaking-focused and

interdisciplinary workshop offerings

Manage the general and personnel budget

Oversee and train a team of full- and part-time student employees

2023 Gallery Assistant, Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

Assist in installation, deinstallation, and maintenance of exhibitions

Maintain gallery space and walls

Pack, handle, and coordinate artwork pick-up

Liaison with artists before/during/after installation

Gallery Assistant, Fitton Center for the Arts, Hamilton, OH

Assist in installation, deinstallation, and maintenance of exhibitions

Maintain gallery space and walls

Pack, handle, and coordinate artwork pick-up

Liaison with artists before/during/after installation

2020-2023 Gallery Assistant, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Lead and assist installation of a variety of exhibitions

Maintain gallery space and walls

Pack, handle, and monitor shipments of artworkCommunicate with exhibiting artists remotely and in person

Exhibitions Juried

2025 Manifest Gallery, Season 21 Projects, Cincinnati, OH

Residency

2024 Bethany Arts Community Artist-in-Residence, Ossining, NY

Collections

Eric Shiner, Brooklyn, NY

Ian Ruffino and Emily Saltman, Columbus, OH/New York, NY

Sara Vance Waddell, Cincinnati, OH

Tina Estes Novogratz, New York, NY

Awards and Honors

2023 Chrysalis Award – Honorable Mention, JRACraft

2022 Graduate Student Achievement Award

Three Arts Scholarship

Publications & Interviews

2025 Artscope Magazine, Capsule Previews, Jan/Feb issue

Boston Art Review, Unifying Thread Emerges with Solo Exhibitions

that Delve into the Domestic by Melanie Litwin

Boston Globe, Working Artist feature by Cate McQuaid

2024 Artsin Square, Issue No. 7

PBS Kentucky Edition (S2E169), Weaving a Home

2023 Crochet Foundry Magazine, Stitching Stories: The Artistry of Baylee

Schmitt’s Crochet Installations

References

Dana Saulnier, Graduate Director and Professor of Painting at Miami University

saulnid@miamioh.edu | 513-280-3738

Ann Taulbee, Gallery Director and Associate Professor at Miami University

taulbeae@miamioh.edu | 513-659-2957

Tracy Featherstone, Professor at Miami University

feathete@miamioh.edu | 513-529-2918

Michael Stillion, Associate Professor at Miami University

stillim@miamioh.edu | 614-403-3732

Spitis in the Material World