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.