Education
2027 MFA in Performance Art (expected May 2027), School of The Art Institute of Chicago
2025 BFA in Studio Art, May 2025, Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, GPA: 4.0
2023 Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy
Awards
2025 Jeffrey Frank Wacks Scholarship
2025 Anderson Ranch Arts Center Photography Workshop Scholarship
2025 Time-Based Media Art Award, Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
2025. Student Marshall, Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2024 In Pursuit of Resonance, Link Auditorium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Live performance with 34 wearable pieces from 5 series, Passionate Cycles, Human Revelations, Five Stages of Grief, Enneagram: Beings of Light, Childhood Nostalgia (15 min)
3 paintings (62 x 99 inches, 66 x 60 inches, 42 x 60 inches)
1 collage, heat transfer on fabric (120 x 78 inches)
101 photoshoots of wearable art on models
4 videos (2 min 06 sec, 3 min 26 sec, 5 min 14 sec, 4 min 7 sec)
2024 Human Revelations, Wilson Hall, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Human Revelations Artist Talk
2 paintings (62 x 99 inches, 66 x 60 inches)
10 wearable art pieces on mannequins
38 photoshoots of wearable art on models
3 videos (2 min 06 sec, 3 min 26 sec, 5 min 14 sec)
Group Exhibitions
2025 Keepsake, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2024 Double Take: Reimagining Duality, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2023 Ouch, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2023 The Unconscious State of Being, Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy
2023 Nature of Memory, Wilson Hall, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
2023 Sophomore Exhibition, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Fashion Showcases
2025 Bridging the Mystique: SYTH X BEIQIART, Link Auditorium, St. Louis MO
Multimedia installation featuring 12 wearable art pieces from 3 series: Vessels of Protection, Endless Cycle, and Enneagram, performed in by the SYTH band (singer, guitarist, bassist, drummer)
Created original film projections and sound design derived from experimental recordings of the band. Collaborated with a lighting designer and SYTH to build an atmospheric, layered environment integrating performance, moving image, and music.
2025 Exchanging Footsteps, Holmes Lounge, St. Louis, MO, in collaboration with Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, WashU Fashion Design Associate Professor
8 collaborative pieces made from collaging Human Revelations designs with professor Ruppert-Stroescu RECLÉM fabrics
39 wearable art pieces from 6 series, Vessels of Protection, Passionate Cycles, Human Revelations, Five Stages of Grief, Enneagram: Beings of Light, Childhood Nostalgia
2024 Glory and Gore, Strike Magazine Fashion Show, St. Louis, MO
2022 Altered States & Altered Minds, Strike Magazine Fashion Show, St. Louis, MO
2022 Washington University 93rd Annual Fashion Show, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Professional Experience
2025 — Present Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Gave critique feedback, conducted presentations about art practice and Chicago exhibitions, designed and led a lecture and workshop on wearable art. Documented exercises and student projects.
2025 Designer for a puppet wearable, commissioned by Zephyr Dance
2024 — 2025 Art Director, The Link Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
Worked on the board of the Link Auditorium, a historic building equipped with a vintage theater and gallery spaces. Presented proposals, organized local artists and musicians to use the space for exhibitions and shows.
2024 MASSCreative, Communications and Development Intern
Designed advertising materials, organized mailers, wrote articles for website, developed social media campaigns
2023 Designer for Elephant Spiral, Neiman Marcus Plaza Frontenac, St Louis, MO
Commissioned to design a 8 x 8 ft stuffed animal on canvas installation for children’s section of Neiman Marcus; consulted with Pop Soft Plush owner and Neiman Marcus general manager
2022 — 2023 Sam Fox School of Art and Design 3D, Architecture, and Woodshop Monitor
Organizations
2024 Alpha Rho Chi, Architecture and Allied Arts Fraternity, President
Led fraternity growth; tripled membership through strategic recruitment; managed weekly chapter and executive meetings. Delegated tasks to executive board and committee heads and communicated with national chapter to fulfill organizational needs.
2022 — 2023 Alpha Rho Chi, Architecture and Allied Arts Fraternity, Professional Committee Head
Organized presentations with professors, studio visits, headshot photoshoots.
2021 — 2025 Washington University Dance Company, Dancer, Choreographer, and Costume Designer
Auditioned dancers, led weekly rehearsals and private lessons. Choreographed a 9 minute dance, designed 9 Enneagram wearable garments to perform in 2023 dance showcase Genesis.
2022-2024 Strike Magazine St Louis, Fashion Designer and Photographer
Proposed theme of photoshoot surrounding designs and worked with a team of people to create shoots for magazine spread section, photographed wearable artworks with models, work with stylists and models on personal designs for fashion shows.
2022 Washington University Performing Arts Department, The Dust, Lead Actress: Eve and Art Student, A.E Hotchner Theater
Presentations and Publications
2025 Front Cover Design, Washington University Review of Philosophy, Volume 4: Cooperation, Authority, and Collective Action
2024 Bei Qi Artist Talk, WashU Practices in Art and Design Course
2024 Front Cover Design, Washington University Review of Philosophy, Volume 4: Cooperation, Authority, and Collective Action
2023 Stages of Grief Garments, Apocalypse, Grief, Strike Magazine in St. Louis
2022 Toy Hat and Shoes, Clandestine, Guilty Pleasures, Strike Magazine in St. Louis
2022 Enneagram (9 designs), Cape, Fashion Group International St Louis Fashion’s Afterlife Event