curriculum vitae
education:
2027 Anticipated, Masters in Art Therapy, Southwestern College and New Earth Institute, Santa Fe, NM.
2026 Anticipated, Ecotherapy Certification, Southwestern College and New Earth institute, Santa Fe, NM.
2024 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major Studio Art: Primary focus in Ceramics, Secondary focus in Oil Painting, and Minors in Pre-Art Therapy, American Indian
Studies, and Art History, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
2021 Associates of Art, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK.
2017 High School Diploma, Jenks High School, Jenks, OK.
professional experience:
2017-current Vendor, First Friday Art Crawl, Tulsa, OK.
Monthly event: Responsible for producing and selling merchandise, advertising product, collecting custom orders, setting up and striking vendors booth, managing money, and customer service duties.
awards + honors:
2023 Dana, Lisa, and Chris Tiger Scholarship, Stillwater, OK.
2022 Jackson Narcomey Rising Artist Scholarship, Stillwater, OK.
Fall 2021 Dean’s Honor Roll, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
Fall 2019 Dean’s Honor Roll, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK.
Spring 2019 President’s Honor Roll, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK.
Fall 2017-
Fall 2018 Dean’s Honor Roll, Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK.
2017 Honorable Mention, Jenks Public Schools Annual Art Show, The Hive Gallery, Jenks, OK.
solo-workshops
2025 Open-pit fire, Positive Space Tulsa, Four Mothers Collective, Tulsa, OK. November 15th
collaborative workshops + art-related professional experience:
2025 Co-curator, Four Mothers Collective, From the Heart: Indigenous Expressions of Joy, worked with artist Carly Treece, Tulsa, OK.
Helped create the theme for the show, assisted with the call for artists and artists selection, assisted with displaying artists work and taking it down.
Setup an artist talk for event.
2023 Assistant Printer, Oklahoma State University Printmaking Workshop at the Prairie Arts Center, Alternative Screenprinting Techniques, worked with
visiting Artist Sophie Isaak, Stillwater, OK. November 1st – 5th
Maintained studio equipment, prepared workshop space, assisted with print prepping and making, helped completed over 50 additions of a 16 colored layer screenprint.
group exhibitions:
2025 Duality, Wildheart Virtual Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
2025 From the Heart: Indigenous Expressions of Joy, Four Mother’s Collective, Positive Space Gallery, Tulsa, OK.
2025 Keepers of the Land, Sovereign Santa Fe Art Expo, LaFonda Hotel, Santa Fe, NM.
2025 Illusions, Wildheart Virtual Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
2024 Home, Wildheart Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
2024 Ripples in Traditions, Four Mother’s Collective, Positive Space Gallery, Tulsa, OK.
2024 43rd Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Gardiner Gallery of Art, Stillwater, OK.
2024 BFA Studio Capstone Exhibition, Gardiner Gallery of Art, Stillwater, OK.
2024 Texture, Student Union Orange Wall Gallery, Stillwater, OK.
2023 Mundane Magic, Student Union Orange Wall Gallery, Stillwater, OK.
2023 Being and Belonging, Student Union Orange Wall Gallery, Stillwater, OK.
2022 41st Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Gardiner Gallery of Art, Stillwater, OK.
2022 Heritage Society OSU Student Art Exhibition, OSU McKnight Center for the Performing Arts, Stillwater, OK.
2022 Inflatable Beasts, Modella Gallery, Stillwater, OK.
2017 Jenks Public Schools Annual Art Show, The Hive Gallery, Jenks, OK.
public installations:
Nov. 2024 - Bright City, curated by Yatika Fields, Macon’s 2nd Street Alley, Macon, GA.
Oct. 2025
leadership:
Summer ESL Helper, International Work-Study Seminar, Utsunomiya, Japan.
2019 Traveled to Japan with Tulsa Community College. Assisted Japanese students in Kindergarten through Sixth grade at Kiyohara Kita Elementary School
with English speaking lessons. Parts from the opening ceremony were featured on Utsunomiya’s Channel 8 News.
2018-2020 Contributing Artist, Empty Bowls, Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK.
Created 100+ 1lb. stoneware ceramic bowls at Waterworks. Donated all bowls to the annual Empty Bowls Event. Attended the charity event in 2018.
volunteering:
2023 NASA Member, 52nd Annual Powwow, Native American Student Association at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
Assisted in passing out refreshments to dancers, drum members, and master of ceremonies. Packed up the NASA booth and pamphlets, cleaned up trash, took down signs, put away tables, benches, and chairs.
2017-2019 Volunteer, Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK.
Responsible for helping process fresh produce and boxed goods into separate containers by quantity and weight for individuals in need.
bibliography:
Jeff Krisman. Jessi Sands. “A Deep Conversation with Jessi Sands at Positive Space.” Deep Conversations Podcast. December 6th, 2024.
Alicia Chesser. “Tradition As Transmission.” Midbrow, November 17th, 2024
Shelly Patrick. “Ripple In Traditions”. First American Art Magazine, November 9th, 2024.
Mvskoke Media. “Ripple in Traditions”. Mvskoke Media YouTube, Tulsa, OK, November 5th, 2024.
Steve Liggett. “Art exhibit looks at ripple effect of family traditions”. Tulsa World, November 3rd, 2024.
Native Oklahoma. “Weekly Newsletter” Native Oklahoma Magazine, October 29th, 2024.
Christy Love, Interview, Christy Love Productions, Tulsa, OK, September 6th, 2019.
professional organization:
ADCT: Art Directors Club Tulsa
OVAC: Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
technical skills:
Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, acrylic painting, oil painting water coloring, gouache, graphite drawing, charcoal drawing, ink drawing, print making, etching, wood carving, lithography, mono-prints, wood working, soldering, welding, assemblage, wheel-throwing, sculpting, and hand building.