education

2014-17               University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art

selected exhibitions

2020                    teenage cream – Art League Houston, Houston, TX
2018                    Red Dot Art Spree Women & Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX
2018                    i went to college and all i got was an art degree, IRL 'Welcome to My Homepage' Showcase – Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
2018                    It's Not What You Think – UT Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX
2018                    Gold Tape – Fieldworks Gallery, Austin, TX
2017                    Meta_"Real"_World – Fieldworks Gallery, Austin, TX
2017                    Born 2 Be Bad Group Show Junior High, Hollywood, CA
2017                    Two Christmases and a Half Birthday, Collaboration with Haley Parsa for Persian Princess vs. Venmo – UT Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX
2015                    Center Space Project Click/Clique Student Video Showcase UT Fine Arts Library, Austin, TX
2015                    Amity House Show, Amity House Gallery – Austin, TX

awards/residencies

2017                    Ox-Bow School of Art, Carolyn Kay "Katy" Davis Centennial Memorial Scholarship & Travel Grant  Saugatuck, MI
2018                    IRL Welcome to My Homepage Digital Artist Residency, August Resident – Austin, TX

experience

2018                    Set dresser on UT MFA thesis film set, Model Minority – Austin, TX
2018                    Featured in Smear Magazine – Austin, TX
2018                    Design committee for UT Senior Art Exhibition, It's Not What You Think – Austin, TX
2017                    Featured artist in The Crybaby Club subscription box
2016-19            Illustrator for Venus – Austin, TX
2016-17              Illustration/Design staff member for ORANGE Magazine – Austin, TX
2016                    Comic staff member for the Daily Texan – Austin, TX
2015-17              Chinati Weekend Volunteer, Chinati Foundation – Marfa, TX

press

2020                    “Artist alumna continues to find support in UT community after graduation”, The Daily Texan
2020                    “Alex Guillen & Dana Suleymanova: teenage cream”, Glasstire