EDUCATION
2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, History of Art and Studio Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2006 Master of Public Art Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
EXHIBITIONS
2022 Solo Exhibition, Memory Studies, Atlas Coffee, Charlottesville, VA
2022 Teeny Tiny Trifecta 5, Juried Exhibition, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
2022 Two-person Exhibition, Roads to Eastwood, Eastwood Winery, Charlottesville, VA
2021 Solo Exhibition, Jefferson Madison Regional Library System, Charlottesville, VA
2021 Botanical and Illustration Exhibition, Las Lagunas Gallery, Laguna Village, CA
2021 Off The Wall Juried Exhibition, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA
2021 Small Works Juried All-Media Exhibition, Northville Art House, Northville, MI
2021 Small Works Holiday Exhibition, Glen Arbor Arts Center, Glen Arbor, MI
2021 ThinkSmall 10, ArtSpace, Richmond, VA
2021 The Little Museum of Art, The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA, Charlottesville, VA
2021 Live Illustration – Centennial Celebration, Fry’s Spring Beach Club, Charlottesville, VA
2020 Solo Exhibition, Atlas Coffee, Charlottesville, VA
COLLECTIONS
2022 Eastwood Winery, Charlottesville, VA
2022 Central Library, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Charlottesville, VA
RESIDENCIES
2024 The Bischoff Inn, Tamara, PA (Upcoming, Summer)
2024 Thrive Together Virtual Artist in Residency (Fall)
2023 Thrive Together Virtual Artist in Residency (Fall)
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2020 Drawn Together, Community Art Initiative, Charlottesville, VA/Ann Arbor, MI (ongoing)
2021 UVA Hoos Drawing Project (in collaboration with the StARTup Studio), Charlottesville, VA
2018 Lil’ Masterpieces – A Creative Blog Highlighting Creative Mothers (concluded in 2021)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021 - ongoing Instructor and Curriculum Developer, Drawn Together, Charlottesville, VA/Ann Arbor, MI
2011 - 13 Advisor/Instructor, First- Year Photo Project, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2004 – 06 Art in the Public Realm Course & Art History Survey, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
PUBLICATIONS
Penca, J. (2006) Walker Art Center, Palais de Tokyo, and Documenta: A Case Study of Creating Social Spaces and Participatory Experiences for New Audiences. (Master’s Thesis). University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA,
ADDITIONAL COURSES AND TRAINING
2023 Crit Crew Program, Thrive Together Network (Spring)
2022 Sketching Charlottesville, John A. Hancock, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2022 Wearing All the Hats, Kaylan Buteyn and Isadora Stowe
2020 Making Art Work – Business Course for Creatives, Emily Jeffords
2011 Experimental Monoprinting X451, UC Berkeley Extension, Visual Arts, San Francisco, CA
2008 The Business of Nonprofits, UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Arts Management, City of Los Angeles Public Art Department, Los Angeles, CA