Employment
Digital Marketing Specialist - Cain Center for the Arts - March 2024 - Present
Art By Autumn Payne LLC - Jun 2023 - Present
Director Of Gallery & Operations - Hot Glass Alley, Fall 2022 - June 2023
Director Of Wholesale & Special Projects - Hot Glass Alley, Spring 2022 - Fall 2022
Gallery Assistant - Hot Glass Alley, Spring 2021
Marketing Assistant - Dream Center Academy 2019 to 2021
Art Teacher - Dream Center Academy 2018 to 2021
Professional Experience
Writer for LKN Magazine, Featuring Modern Fabrics - The Hidden Cost of Textile Waste: How Modern Fabrics is Changing the Industry - March 2025
Adjudicator - Student Talent Art Show - March 2025
Light Specialist & Project Manager Contractor - Art by Meredith Connelly 2021 - March 2025
Project Manager Contractor - Rail Trail Lights, February 2025
Marketing & Operations Contractor - Hot Glass Alley, June 2024 - January 2025
Marketing Contractor - HEARTS Collaborative, January 2024 - Present
Marketing Contractor - Modern Fabric, January 2024 - Present
Administration & Operations Contractor - Beasley Ceramics , February 2024 - December 2024
Administration & Operations Contractor - ArtPop Street Gallery, June 2023 - March 2024
Adjudicator - Student Talent Art Show - March 2024
Administration & Operations Contractor - ArtPop Street Gallery, June 2023 - March 2024
Social Media & Marketing Contractor - Charlotte Art League, June 2023 - November 2023
Curator & Art Installer - Cabarrus Arts Council - Force Of Nature - August 2023
Art Installer & Project Manager - Permanent Installation By Art By Meredith Connelly For Private Developer, Nashville TN - July 2023
Art Installer & Project Manager - Unbound Exhibition By Art By Meredith Connelly- April 2023
Guest Juror - Student Talent Art Show - March 2023
Project Manager - Color Wave Exhibition By Hot Glass Alley At Cain Center Of The Arts - January 2023
Art Installer & Project Manager - Public Art Installation By Meredith Connelly At Charleston Parks - November 2022
Art Installer - Solo Exhibition By Meredith Connelly At Gibbs Museum - November 2022
Guest Juror - Senior Adult Talent Art Show - October 2022
Art Installer & Project Manager - Not In Repose Exhibition - August 2022
Guest Juror - Gaston County Historical Museum - Through An Artist's Eyes - Gaston County Schools Annual Show - March 2021
Artist Apprenticeship - White Water Center Lights Project By Art by Meredith Connelly - 2020 to 2021
3D Project Design - Living Room and Kitchen, Private Residence – 2021
3D Project Design - Garage and Playroom, Private Residence – 2021
Photographed Gaston Alive Cover - October Edition 2020
3D Project Design - Welcome Foyer & Coffee Shop, Office Space - Gastonia First Assembly – 2020
3D Project Design -Welcome Center, Gastonia First Assembly - 2019
3D Project Design and Implementation - Austins Library, Dream Center Academy - 2018
Exhibitions
Home Grown - Cain Center for the Arts - March 2025
McColl Center - Sovereign: Honoring Bodily Autonomy - March 2025
Night At The Museum At Carolina Farm Trust & ArtPop - April 2024
Director’s Choice At Cain Center for the Arts - February 2024
Presson Gallery - January 2024 - Present
CLAY Exhibit At Cabarrus Arts Council - November 2023
ArtPop Exhibit At Fanjoy Labrenz Studio & Gallery - September 2023
ArtPop Exhibit At The Cain Center Of The Arts - June 2023
Work Exhibited In Time Square - February 2023
Art Pop Artist - Class Of 2023
Showing Gallery Work - Stovers Sales & Associates Inc, AmericasMart Atlanta 2019 - Present
Solo Senior Show - The Jeanne Rauch Gallery - 2018
Gaston College Student Art Exhibition - Merit Award - 2018
Gaston College Student Art Exhibition - Merit Award - 2017
Gaston College Student Art Exhibition - Honorable Mention Award - 2017
Gaston College Student Art Exhibition - Honorable Mention Award - 2016
Gaston College Student Art Exhibition - Merit Award - 2015
Press
CanvasRebel - February 2024
Shoutout Colorado Magazine - October 2023
Voyage Denver Magazine - Article - April 2023
Charlotte Is Creative - Art Pop Artist - Class Of 2023
Awards & Grants
Art Pop Artist - Class Of 2023
Charlotte Is Creative - HUG Micro-Grant - February 2023
Education
Gaston College
Associates Of Fine Art, 2018
Internships
Artist Apprenticeship With Meredith Connelly - 2020
Work-Study Gaston College - 2018
Cageless Birds Intern - 2013
18 Inch Journey School - 2012

Artist Statement
As an artist, I believe that art is an extension of oneself into the reality that we live and breathe every day. In every piece I create, I give myself over to the exploration within the human experience and my medium, watching it take on a life of its own. Through my work, I strive to capture and document the ever-unfolding nature of humanity, drawing from my personal viewpoint and experiences to unveil the mysteries and provoke questions about the human condition. You will find raw honesty and self-reflection notes throughout my work as I ask what it means to be human.