Education
2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts Candidate: Sculpture
Minors: Applied Communication Studies, Art History
College of Arts and Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
GPA: 3.93
Public Art
June 2021- present Revival, on display at Krutch Park in downtown Knoxville, TN
May 2021- present Leave the trauma to me, on display at Clear Lake Arts
Center in Clear Lake, IA
Exhibitions
2021 Cherished: Things Most Loved, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Cedarhurst Biennial, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
2021 ISC Student Member Exhibition, International Sculpture Center,
sculpture.org
Art in Public Places Sculpture, Dogwood Arts, Krutch Park, Knoxville, TN
Sculpture Exhibition, Clear Lake Arts Center, Clear Lake, IA
AAH 4th Biannual Exhibition, Angad Arts Hotel, St. Louis, MO
The Emerging Artist Showcase, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL
Breaking Ground, Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, SIUE,
Edwardsville, IL
The Greatest Student Exhibition, The In Art Gallery, theinartgallery.com
Abstraction, The In Art Gallery, Juror: Ron Fondaw, theinartgallery.com
Why, “Five Themes Project – Who, What, Where, When, Why,”
Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Self-Reflections, Foundry Art Centre, St. Louis, MO
Common Threads, Lux Center for the Arts, Curator: Sophia Ruppert,
Lincoln, NE
2020 ISC Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary
Sculpture Awards, Online Exclusive exhibition by the International Sculpture Center, artsy.net
Art in the Time of Corona | A Global Art Project, Dab Art Co.,
Dabart.me
Modern Art National Juried Exhibition, Dallas Metro Arts
Contemporary, Anna, TX
State of the Arts 2020, Prairie Village Arts Council, artspv.org
Cell Phone Art Exhibit, Jag Gallery, National Exhibition, Key West, FL
Wood River Small Works Show, Wood River Museum,
Wood River, IL
Arts Council of Wayne County 41st National Juried Art Show,
Goldsboro, NC
2020 – Botanical, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Dangerous Lullabies VI, Old Courthouse Arts Center, National
Exhibition, Woodstock, IL
Stand Up Prints, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, National
Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
Voices of the Midwest, The Kavanagh Gallery of Fine Line Creative
Arts Center, Regional Exhibition, St. Charles, IL
October National 2020, Gallery 510, National Juried Exhibition,
Decatur, IL
August Group Art Show, Jones Gallery, National Exhibition, Kansas
City, MO
The Premiere Exhibition – June Show, The In Art Gallery, National
Juried Online Exhibition, theinartgallery.com
Human Conversations, The In Art Gallery, Invitational Online
Exhibition, theinartgallery.com
Encore, Webster Arts, Invitational Exhibition, St. Louis, MO
Women Speak (1920-2020), Jacoby Arts Center, Regional Juried
Exhibition, Alton, IL
Open Theme Annual, Webster Arts Center, National Juried
Exhibition St. Louis, MO
Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL
2019 Wood River Small Works Show, Wood River Museum and Visitor
Center, Wood River, IL
Friends of Art Auction, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,
Charity Auction for ‘Edwardsville Friends of Art,’ Edwardsville, IL
Awards, Grants & Scholarships
2021 Juror’s Award, Self-Reflections, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
Edna and Frithiof Carlson Endowed Award for Creative Expression in
a CAS Discipline, SIUE
Thomas and Carol Gipe Award in Sculpture, Art & Design department,
SIUE
2020 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture
International Sculpture Center
SIUE Art & Design Scholarship
William Justin Brown Memorial Awards, Art & Design department,
SIUE
Award of Excellence, Open Theme Annual, Webster Arts Center
Sculptors at Wagner Award, Annual Student Juried Exhibition, SIUE
2019 Sculpture on Campus Grant, SIUE
Honorable Mention Award, Wood River Small Works Show
Sculpture on Campus 3rd Place Award
2020 - Selma J. Hartke Community Foundation Scholarship, Springfield, IL
2016 Cougar Pride Scholarship, SIUE
Artist Talks & Conferences
2021 Rapid Fire ARTslam, Virtual artist talk, International Sculpture Center
2019 SOFA Connect, Contemporizing Gothic Cathedrals: installation
representing Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL
Professional Experience
2021 Stamp Workshop Instructor, Jacoby Art Center, Jacoby Arts Center,
Alton, IL
Assistant Curator, Common Threads, Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
· Assisted in arrangement and installation of artwork within the gallery space.
2020 Printmaking instructor at Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL
· Developed and taught Introductory Woodcut Printmaking to adult students (ages 17+).
· Demonstrated carving and hand-printing techniques while maintaining a safe socially distanced learning environment.
Teaching assistant for Thad Duhigg, 202A Intro to Sculpture, SIUE
· Demonstrated and guided intro sculpture students on MIG welding safety and technique.
· Discussed conceptual development with regards to materials, color, and form with students one-on-one.
Media Coverage
2021 Sculpture Magazine, “The 2020 ISC Outstanding Student Achievement
in Contemporary Sculpture Awards,” January/February 2021 Issue
Artistonish Magazine, Issue #9, April 2021
2020 Kimberly Sletten, “SIUE’s Ruppert Receives Prestigious Award from the
International Sculpture Center,” SIUE News, October 2
2019 The Alestle (Revival on front cover) ‘Whimsical, fun, thought-provoking:
This year's campus sculptures unveiled,' SIUE, October 10
The Intelligencer, ‘Winners Named in SIUE’s Arts Sculpture Walk,’ Oct
9. Marion, Scott
The Intelligencer ‘Sculpture on Campus provides SIUE students a
platform to showcase Artwork,’ September 30
Technical Skills
Sculpture
Casting: bronze, aluminum, wax, plaster, non-traditional, concrete
Modeling (clay, mortar, plaster): figure, drapery, sighting/measuring
Mold Making: ceramic shell, plaster, rubber, standard investment,
Plasma Torch, rotary tools, drill press, chop saw
Welding: MIG, TIG
Indoor and outdoor Installation
Public sculpture: design, construction, and installation
Wood Shop Certified
Wood lathe, band saw, drill press, table saw, panel saw, miter saw
Printmaking
Relief: Woodcut, engraving, linoleum reductive, multiple block
Intaglio
Monotype
Digital
Adobe: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat
Glassworking
Glassblowing
Cold working
Sculptural
