Education

Community College of Rhode Island, 2021 - Current, Associates Degree in Business Administration - Focus in Marketing

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth — 2009 - 2013, Bachelors of Fine Arts: Design-Illustration, Summa Cum Laude

Barrington High School, Graduation class 2009

Experience

Sprout CoWorking, Art Director/Gallery Manager, February 2024 - Present

I curate and hang the art shows at Sprout CoWorking, as well as set up a reception, and create promotional materials.

Community X Productions, Co- Founder, Writer, Designer, December 2018 - Present

My business partner Lizz Ross and I have launched a collaborative effort ten years in the making

COMMUNITY X ZINE, released quarterly since January 2019. Nine issues have been published. We include a wide range of artists, writers, musicians, actors, etc.

Book Illustration, 2010 - Present

Illustrated “Through My Mommy’s Bellybutton” by Helen Chin Lui, 2013

Illustrated “What Makes A House A Home” by Gordon A. Riley, 2014

Illustrated “Know Your Chakras” by Helen Chin Lui, 2018

Illustrated “Kelly Don’t Play” self published book

Illustrated “Silk Flower Gardens” Poetry/Art book self published 2014

Illustrated “Kelly + Friends Go to the Movies” self published book 2019

Illustrated “Kstar’s Barnyard Odyssey” self published book to go with exhibition, March 2022

Passion for Pumpkins Inc, Pumpkin Artist — Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular, Roger Williams Park Zoo, 2014 - 2021

Gallery Night Providence, Community Board Member, February 2019- December 2019

Gallery Night Providence, Social Media Manager and Gallery Guide, May 2019- December 2021

Gallery Night Providence, Events Manager, June - December 2021

Artist Eveline Luppi, Administrative Assistant and designer, January 2022- Present

Exhibitions

Group Exhibition: En garde! Works from the artists of the RISD Museum, Jan 26, 2024 - Feb 29, 2024

Solo Exhibition: The Last Halloween 2: Even Weenier, at Foolproof Brewery in Pawtucket, RI, Oct 22 - November 5 2023

Solo Exhibition: Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice, Sprout Coworking Feb - March 2023

Solo Exhibition: The Last Halloween, at Foolproof Brewery in Pawtucket, RI, Oct 4, 2022 - Nov 4, 2022

Group Exhibition: Gallery Night Artists Past and Present, Sprout Coworking Nov-Dec 2022

Solo Exhibition: The Last Halloween, at Foolproof Brewery in Pawtucket, RI, Oct 4, 2022 - Nov 4, 2022

Solo Exhibition: KStar’s Barnyard Odyssey, at Foolproof Brewery in Pawtucket, RI, Feb 27, 2022 - April 24, 2022

Group Juried Exhibition: Celebrating Color, Online Exhibit, RI Watercolor Society, Jan 25- Feb 25, 2022

Group Juried Exhibition: Vision ’22, Online Exhibit, RI Watercolor Society, Feb 26 - April 1, 2022

Group Exhibition: Work on display in Sprout Warren Gift Shop, 2021-2022

Group Exhibition: URI Providence Campus Gallery SPEAKING OUT - A CALL TO ACTION: The Art of Protest - January 2021

Group Exhibition: URI Providence Campus Gallery Children’s Book Illustrators Show - September 2020

Group Exhibition: PAC Mill Gallery; ART SPEAKS OUT - February 2020

Group Exhibition: Gallery Night Providence Juried Art Exhibit, January 2020

Group Exhibition: New Hope RI Gallery, Cranston Senior Center, November 2018 - March 2019

Group Exhibition: RISCA Student Curated gallery, 2019

Group Exhibition: New Hope RI Gallery, Cranston Senior Center, July 2016 - November 2018

Group Exhibition: Gallery Night Providence 20 year Exhibit, URI Campus, Providence, RI, July 2016

Group Exhibition: Sprout RI Gallery, Providence RI, June 2016

Solo Exhibition: Barrington Public Library, February 2016

Group Exhibition: Thesis, UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts, 2013

Memberships

Artist Professional member of the Providence Art Club, Sept 2021 - Sept 2022

Associate Member of the Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Jan 2022- present