Education
- 2025: Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies: University of Maine, Orono, Maine
- 2020: M.F.A. in Intermedia: University of Maine, Orono, Maine
- 2017: B.F.A. in Studio Art with Book Arts Minor: University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine
- 2009: B.A. in Art & Entrepreneurial Studies: University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
- 2020: Filtering the Cyan(otype) Sea: Rachel Church & Melissa Bardsley: ProjectEmmersive, Biddeford, Maine
- 2011: Finding Place: Running With Scissors Studios & Gallery, Portland, Maine
- 2009: Pattern and Path: Part II: Hope.Gate.Way., Portland, Maine
- 2008: Pattern and Path: Chebeague Island Library, Chebeague, Maine
- 2006: New Works in Printmaking: United States Post Office, Vienna, Maine
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2025: Boundless: The Art of the Book: The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, Gloucester, Massachusetts
- 2025: Building Books 3: Mark Twain Library, Redding, Connecticut
- 2023: SUSTENANCE: Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, Portland, Maine
- 2022: Confluence: Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, North Carolina – with the Algae Society: Bioart Design Lab
- 2021: Untitled, 2020: Art from Maine in a ______ Time: Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
- 2020-2021: 2020VISION: Past, Present, and Future: Creative Portland, Portland, Maine (Moved online due to COVID-19)
- 2020: Apogee: the space between research & creation: University of Maine, Orono, Maine (Moved online due to COVID-19)
- 2020: Algae Society: Bioart Design Lab Present: ENTANGLEMENTS: Biology and Geology School, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- 2019-2020: Algae Society: Bioart Design Lab Present: entanglements: 2019 UN Climate Change Conference COP 25, Madrid, Spain
- 2019: Algae Society: Bioart Design Lab Present: Drift & Migrate: Fluir Y Migrar: Sala de Exposiciones, Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- 2019: In The Studio As In Life: Danforth Gallery, University of Maine at Augusta, Augusta, Maine
- 2018: Domesti(city): Cospace, Bangor, Maine
- 2018: Recollections: A Shared Memory Art Experience: USM Art Gallery, Gorham, Maine
- 2017: dissolution: a performative and participatory installation: AP/PE Space, University of Maine, Orono, Maine
- 2016: Print Power! Vol.2: The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
- 2014: Makers Meal: Running with Scissors Studios and Gallery, Portland, Maine
- 2009: First Impressions: University of New England (UNE) Gallery, Portland, Maine
- 2008: Engine House Press Group Show: New Era Gallery, Vinalhaven, Maine
Awards/RESIDENCIES
- 2023: Grand Prize: Baxter Society Prize in Book Arts, The Baxter Society: The Bibliophilic Fellowship of Northern New England, Portland, Maine
- 2022: Book Artist in Residence: Maine Media Workshops + College, Rockport. Maine
- 2022: Finalist: Benedetti Teaching Artist Residency, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Massachusetts
- 2022: University of Maine Student Symposium (UMSS) Award Recipient for Graduate Interdisciplinary Research: University of Maine (UMaine) Student Symposium, Orono, Maine
- 2022: Osher Map Library Teaching Fellowship, Osher Map Library, Portland, Maine
- 2018-2022 (multiple semesters): Intermedia Master of Fine Arts (IMFA) Research Grant Recipient: University of Maine, Orono, Maine
- 2018, 2019 & 2020: UMSS Award Recipient for Graduate Art: UMaine Student Symposium, Orono, Maine
- 2018: Artist-in-Residence: Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine
- 2009: Kate Mahoney Memorial Scholarship: Peregrine Press, Portland, Maine
- 2007: President’s Purchase Award: USM Student Juried Show: USM Art Gallery, Gorham, Maine
Selected Publications
- 2023: “Cooking Up Maine History: Sense of Place and Community Cookbooks”: Maine History, Portland, Maine
- 2022: “Fried Perch (for breakfast)”: PRACTICE, Issue 14 “Grief”
- 2019: “Cyanotype Impressions of the Atlantic Ocean in Maine”: Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability, Orono, Maine
Selected Presentations
- 2024: “Cooking Up Maine History with Community Cookbooks”: Ellsworth Miller Memorial Lecture Series, Chebeague Island Historical Society, Chebeague Island, Maine
- 2023: SUSTENANCE: Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, Portland, Maine
- 2022: “Understanding Sense of Place in Maine through Community Cookbooks” Poster Presentation: Historic New England Summit, Worcester, Massachusetts
- 2022: “What is Book Arts?” A Panel Discussion: University of Southern Maine Special Collections and Kate Cheney Chappell ’83 Center for Book Arts, Portland, Maine
- 2021: “Conversations with Maine Artists in a ______ Time, April 2021,” Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
collections
- Kate Cheney Chappell ’83 Center for Book Arts Collection, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine
- Artist Book Collection: Intermedia Program, University of Maine, Orono, Maine
- Teaching Portfolio: Printmaking Department, University of Maine, Orono, Maine
Selected Teaching and Other Related Experience
- 2025: Visiting Artist: IMD 501 Histories and Theories of Intermedia, University of Maine, Orono, Maine
- 2024: Part-Time Faculty: School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
- 2023-Current: Learning Designer: Center for Technology Enhanced Learning, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine
- 2021-Current: Part-Time Faculty: University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine
- 2021-2022: Part-Time Creative Arts Faculty: University of Maine at Machias, Machias, Maine
- 2021: Instructor: Printed Pop-Ups: Summer Book Arts, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine
- 2021: Co-Instructor: IMD 530 Food and Art at the End of the World: University of Maine, Orono, Maine
- 2020-2021: Instructor: Print, Fold, Cut! Three Playful Techniques for Bookmaking: Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 2020: Instructor: Print, Fold, Cut! Workshop: Kate Cheney Chappell ’83 Center for Book Arts, Portland, Maine
- 2019: Graduate Teaching Academy Completion, University of Maine Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning and University of Maine Graduate School, Orono, Maine
- 2019: Visiting Artist: Honors Art 3 Class, Bangor High School: Bangor, Maine
- 2018: Instructor: Single Page Folded Books Workshop: Summer Book Arts, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine
- 2017 – 2018: Printmaking Workshop Instructor: Still Life Studio, Portland, Maine
- 2017: Teaching Assistant: Pop-Up Book Workshop: Maine Crafts Association Haystack Workshop Weekend, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
- 2016: Teaching Assistant: EYE 120 “An EYE for the Arts”: University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine
- 2015 – 2016: Printmaking Workshop Instructor: Engine: Propelling the Creative Community, Biddeford, Maine
- 2009 -2011: Board Member: SPIRAL Arts, Inc, Portland, Maine
- 2009 -2011: Volunteer Art Exhibit Coordinator: Hope.Gate.Way., Portland, Maine
- 2009: Instructor: “Printing without the Press” Workshop: Dragonfly Farm, Gorham, Maine
- 2008 – 2009: Americorps Service Leader: Community Art Initiative at USM, Portland, Maine
- 2008: Intern: Engine House Press, Vinalhaven, Maine
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