EDUCATION
MFA Photography, Indiana University, 2016
BFA Photography, Indiana University, 2008
AWARDS
2015
John Beck Award in Photography, Indiana University
2013
McIntyre Fellowship, Indiana University
2009
Individual Artist Grant, Indiana Arts Commission
Award of Merit: Professional Division, Annual Juried Art Show and Sale, Minnetrista Cultural Center
NSAL Visual Arts Competition, Carter Merit and Allan Khan Memorial Award, Gallery North
2008
Bronze Award: Photography Division, Twelfth Quarterly Student Competition, Creative Quarterly Magazine
Semi-Finalist, 2008 Adobe Achievement Awards
NSAL Visual Arts Competition, Carter Merit and Allan Khan Memorial Award, John Waldron Arts Center
Honorable Mention, Photographer of the Year, New Talent Annual, Creative Quarterly Magazine
Research Grant, Hutton Honors College, Indiana University
Capstone Award, Hutton Honors College, Indiana University
2007
Nominee, Windgate Fellowship, Indiana University
Silver Award: Photography Division, Tenth Quarterly Student Competition, Creative Quarterly Magazine
IU Foundation General Scholarship, Indiana University
Teaching Internship Grant, Hutton Honors College, Indiana University
Winner, Annual Art Acquisition Award, National Collegiate Honors Council
Bronze Award: Photography Division, Eighth Quarterly Student Competition, Creative Quarterly Magazine
Creative Activity Grant, Hutton Honors College, Indiana University
Dorotha Lee Williams Karsell College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship, Indiana University
Best in Show: Photography Division, Seventh Quarterly Student Competition, Creative Quarterly Magazine
NSAL Visual Arts Competition, Carter Merit and Allan Khan Memorial Award, John Waldron Arts Center
2006
Henry Holmes Smith Scholarship in Photography, Indiana University
Bob Hope Scholarship, Indiana University
2000
Outstanding Freshman Art Scholarship, Ball State University
Presidential Scholarship, Ball State University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016
Metamours, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana
2012
Departures: New and Selected Works, Waldron Art Center, Bloomington, Indiana
2011
Bit Parts: New Work, Paper Crane Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana
2009
Departures and Bit Parts: Exhibition of photographs for the BloomingArts series, Bloomingfoods, Bloomington, Indiana
2008
Departures: BFA Thesis Show, Sofa Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2007
Selected Works: Exhibition of photographs and altered books at Boxcar Books, Bloomington, Indiana
2005
Untitled: Exhibition of photographs, Muncie Public Library, Muncie, Indiana
2004
In Hindsight: Exhibition of handmade books, Muncie Public Library, Muncie, Indiana
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016
Art From the Heartland, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
Master Pieces, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2015
MFA Area Show, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana
Annual Juried Art Exhibition, The Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, Indiana
2014
Interface, Excess Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana
MFA Area Show, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana
2012
Women Exposed, Trained Eye Art Space, Bloomington, Indiana
2011
Mia Beach and Lisa Fett: New Works, The Milk Factory, Chicago, Illinois
2010
Nature and Nurture, The Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, Indiana
NSAL Visual Arts Competition, Gallery North, Bloomington, Indiana
Monsters, Paper Crane Gallery, Bloomington, Indiana
2009
Annual Juried Art Show and Sale, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Indiana
Melancholia, Cranky Yellow Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
NSAL Visual Arts Competition, Gallery North, Bloomington, Indiana
2008
DepARTed, World of Wonders Gallery, Hollywood, California
Annual Juried Art Show, The Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, Indiana
MFA and BFA Photography Area Show, Sofa Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2007
10th Annual BFA Photography Alternative Show, Bloomington, Indiana
Loyola National Works on Paper Exhibition, Crown Center Gallery, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
DIG Exhibition, The Ground Floor Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky
National Society of Arts and Letters, Visual Art Competition Exhibition, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana
Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show and Sale, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Indiana
MFA and BFA Photography Area Show, Sofa Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2006
9th Annual BFA Photography Alternative Show, Bloomington, Indiana
Horses and Bees: A Photo Show, Sweet Hickory, Bloomington, Indiana
Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show and Sale, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Indiana
National Society of Arts and Letters, Visual Art Competition Exhibition, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana
2004
3 Voices: Women Through the Generations, Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, E.B. Ball Center, Muncie, Indiana
2003
Artworks Gallery Selected Members Exhibition, Office of Mayor Dan Canan, Muncie, Indiana
PUBLICATION OF WORK
2015
Canvas Magazine, Volume 18, Issue 2, Spring 2015, Pages 6-7, Bloomington, Indiana
2011
The Ryder, Cover and center spread, April 2012, Bloomington, Indiana
2009
LP Photography Magazine Quarterly, Issue 8, Autumn, Pages: 8-15, Okinawa, Japan
2008
SHOTS Magazine, Issue 101, Page: 28. Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creative Quarterly Issue 10. Spring, Pages: 8, 66-67. New York, New York
Creative Quarterly New Talent Annual. New York, New York
2007
Hip Mama Magazine, Issue 38. Pages 16-17. Portland, Oregon
The Herald Times. He arrived from New York for a visit featured in the events calendar. Page S6. Bloomington, Indiana
Creative Quarterly Issue Eight. Summer. Page: 65. New York, New York
Creative Quarterly Issue Seven. Spring. Pages 64, 65, and 68. New York, New York
Canvas Magazine, Spring Issue. Pages: Cover, inside cover, 29, 30-31, 38-39, and 45. Bloomington, Indiana
Labyrinth Magazine, 2007 Issue. Pages: Cover, 9, back cover. Bloomington, Indiana
Hip Mama Magazine, Issue 37. Pages: 22-23. Portland, Oregon
The Bell Feminist Monthly, Page 3. Bloomington, Indiana
2006
Indiana Daily Student, Interview and photograph of my work. Bloomington, Indiana
2005
Hip Mama Magazine, Issue 34. Pages: Cover, 5, 17, and 25. Portland, Oregon
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & AFFILIATIONS
2016-Present
Curator, Your Art Here, Bloomington, Indiana
2016-Present
Member, Society for Photographic Education
2013-2016
Associate Instructor, Photography, Indiana University
2013- 2015
Assistant Director, The Center for Integrative Photographic Studies
2014 – 2015
Gallery Curator, Excess Space, Bloomington, Indiana
2009 – 2012
Owner and operator of Double Image Photography
2002 - Present
Owner and operator of Mia Beach Photography and 8 Story Press, Bloomington, Indiana
2009
Teacher, Photoshop and Darkroom Photography, Summer Media Arts for Teens, Harmony School, Bloomington, Indiana
2009
Teaching Assistant, Beginning Photography, Harmony School, Bloomington, Indiana
2008
Photographer for MANswers Television Program, Spike TV, Los Angeles, California
2007
Teaching Assistant, Intermediate Photography, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2007
Photographer for Midwest Archives Conference poster, Iowa City, Iowa
2005
Photographer for Direct Entertainment Group, Indiana Media Industry Network, Indianapolis, Indiana
2004
Photographer, Farm Animals and Sustainable Agriculture Campaign, National Humane Society, Sioux City, Iowa
2002 – 2003
Member of Artworks Gallery, Muncie, Indiana
2002 – 2003
Sculpture Associate for FB Fogg, Inc., Muncie, Indiana
1998 – 1999
Resident artist for the Hostel in the Forest, Brunswick, Georgia
1998
Resident artist and graphic designer for Everglades International Hostel, Florida City, Florida
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Photographer and Designer, Indiana Recovery Alliance, Bloomington, Indiana, 2015
Guest Teacher, Student Art Month, Harmony School, Bloomington, Indiana, 2013
Promotion and Photography, Middle Way House Women Exposed Show, 2012
Co-Founder, Bloomington Handmade Market, Bloomington, Indiana, 2009-2012
Face Painting Workshop for Children, Harmony School, 2008-2012
Animation Club for Children, Harmony School, 2011
Guest Teacher, Student Art Fair, Harmony School, 2010
Darkroom Workshop for Teens, Harmony School, 2008-2010
Screenprinting Workshop for Teens, Harmony School, 2008
Organizer, YART Community Art Fair, Bloomington, Indiana, 2005
Organizer, YART Community Art Fair, Muncie, Indiana, 2004
Photographer, National Humane Society, Sioux City, Iowa, 2004
SELECTED PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
2010, 2008
The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, Bloomington, Indiana
2007
National Headquarters, National Collegiate Honors Council, Lincoln, Nebraska