EDUCATION
2019-20       Continuing education for Botany & Zoology, Grand Rapids Community College, MI​​​​​​​
2019             BFA in Illustration, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI 
2017             AA in Art Foundations (Fine Art), Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI
2017             AA in Ceramics, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI
2013-14       Dual Enrollment through St. Louis University and Gibault Catholic High School, Waterloo, IL

EXPERIENCE
2010-P         Hart Illustrations, Freelance Artist & Illustrator
2022             Art Resident, Flathead Lake Biological Station, Open AIR, Western Montana Creative Initiatives, Missoula, MT
2021             Visiting Naturalist Artist Zoom Talk with Young Fives Developmental Kindergarten, Erving Elementary, Woodhaven-Brownstown
                     School District, MI
2019             Gordon Art Fellow, Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, Hastings, MI
2017             Art History Peer Tutor, Learning Lab, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI
2009-12       Volunteer Art Exhibition Coordinator, Heroic Fine Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2022            Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Annual Member's Exhibition, Virtual Conference
2021            Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Annual Member's Exhibition, Virtual Conference
2020            Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Annual Member's Exhibition, Virtual Conference
2019             Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists (MEGA), Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2019             Annual Graduating Student Exhibition, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2018             John McDonald & Friends, Uptown Gallery, Grand Haven, MI
2018             Location, Location, Location!, Lowell Arts Gallery, Lowell, MI
2017             Annual Graduating Student Show, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI
2015-17         Annual Student Art Exhibition, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI
2015-16        Annual Great Lakes Regional Community College Art Exhibition, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2015             Michigan Ceramic Arts Association Biennial Student Exhibition, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI
2014-15        Annual HFC Ceramics Club Pottery Boutique, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI
2014             Art on the Bluffs, Columbia, IL

MURALS
2020            GR Windows Project, Downtown Grand Rapids Activism Movement, Grand Rapids, MI
2018             Tropical House Animal Exhibit, John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids, MI
2018             Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Set Painting, Comstock Park High School, Comstock Park, MI
2015             Shrek The Musical, Lead Set Mural Designer & Painting Intern, Actor’s Attic Musical-In-A-Week, Waterloo, IL
2015             Peter Pan Jr., Lead Set Mural Designer & Painting Intern, Actor’s Attic Musical-In-A-Week, Waterloo, IL
2015             Sleeping Beauty Kids, Lead Set Mural Designer & Painting Intern, Actor’s Attic Musical-In-A-Week, Waterloo, IL
2014             Mulan Jr., Lead Set Mural Designer & Painting Intern, Actor’s Attic Musical-In-A-Week, Waterloo, IL
2014             Once on This Island Jr., Lead Set Mural Designer & Painting Intern, Actor’s Attic Musical-In-A-Week, Waterloo, IL
2014             Cinderella Kids, Lead Set Mural Designer & Painting Intern, Actor’s Attic Musical-In-A-Week, Waterloo, IL
2013             Spotlight on Impressionists, Art Education Classroom, Gibault Catholic High School, Waterloo, IL

PUBLICATIONS
2022            "Open AIR Artist Residencies Offer Chance to Blend Art, Science", Micah Drew, Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT, p. 19
2020            Pierce Cedar Creek Institute Summer Fellowship Promo Flyer - Reproduction of work
2017             Looking Glass Magazine, Vol. 2, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI, “The Influence of Viking Invasions on Irish Art”, p. 31-38
2016             Looking Glass Magazine, Vol. 1, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI, p. 1, p. 57, p. 62, p. 78
2016             “A Peek into the Pot of Gold at the End of My First Irish Rainbow”, Sophia Hart, Mirror News, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI,
                     p. 10
2016             “Fulfilling a Scholarly Dream: A Study Abroad in Dublin, Ireland”, Sophia Hart, Mirror News, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI, p. 8
2015             “Art in the Hart Sisters”, Marcus Olah, Mirror News, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI, p. 7

AWARDS
2017-19        President’s List, 4.0 GPA, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2017-19        Academic Excellence Scholarship, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2017-19        Kendall Assistance Grant, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI
2017             Janet Shoemaker Memorial Visual Arts Scholarship, Brighton Art Guild, Brighton, MI
2017             Student Scholar, Liberal Arts Network for Development, Muskegon, MI
2016             Study Abroad Award, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, The Book of Kells, Henry Ford II Honors Program, Henry Ford College,
                     Dearborn, MI
2016             2nd Place, Annual Student Art Exhibition, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI
2016             1st Place, Liberal Arts Network for Development Art Competition, Grand Rapids, MI
2015-17         Henry Ford II Honors Program, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI
2014-17         Dean’s List, 4.0 GPA, Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI
2014             3rd Place, Art DuJour, Waterloo, IL
2014             2nd Place, Annual Art Contest, Gibault Catholic High School, Waterloo, IL
2014             4th Place, Annual Art Contest, Gibault Catholic High School, Waterloo, IL
2014             Honorable Mention, Art on the Bluffs, Columbia, IL
2013             Best of Show, Annual Art Contest, Gibault Catholic High School, Waterloo, IL
2013             3rd Place, International Young Artist Showcase, Sister Cities of Porta Loo, Waterloo, IL
2013             3rd Place, Annual “Chalk Walk” Art Contest, Steeleville High School, Steeleville, IL
2013             1st Place, Chalk Art Contest, Waterloo Pumpkinfest, Waterloo, IL
2013             3rd Place, Annual Art Contest, Waterloo Pumpkinfest, Waterloo, IL
2012             3rd Place, Annual Art Contest, Gibault Catholic High School, Waterloo, IL
2012             Honorable Mention, Congressional Art Competition, District #12, Belleville, IL
2012             2nd Place, International Young Artist Showcase, Sister Cities of Porta Loo, Waterloo, IL
2012             1st Place, Annual Art Contest, Waterloo Pumpkinfest, Waterloo, IL
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