EDUCATION

MFA in Textile Design, GPA: 3.6
Graduation: December 2017
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA

BA Honors 3D Design and Craft Graduation: July 2014
University of Brighton, Brighton England

POFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Founder, Creative Director & Designer 2019 – Present HES STUDIO, Brooklyn, NY

-Research & Design Development; Leadership & Art Direction; Textile & Graphic Design

Clients: Techno Brooklyn, Music Label, NY Ballet Hispánico, NY

Dance Theatre of Harlem, NY

Levi Strauss & Co, CA

Design Advisor 2018 – 2019 JIGSAW London, Berkeley, CA

-Visual Communication; Visual Merchandising; Linking customers to the brand

Design Assistant 2017 – 2018
Jessie Liu Collection, Burlingame, CA

-Assist with all stages of design; Textile & Graphic Design; Visual Communication

Textile Design Intern 2017 Gabriela Hearst, NY

– Visual Communication; Assisting in print lay-outs; CAD mock-ups; Sourcing material; Assisting the Design team daily

Art Assistant 2014
Pam Glew Studio, Brighton, UK

– Shibori technique on denim; Photography; Installations to Exhibitions

EXHIBITIONS

West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery, NY 2023 Work currently on view at WCC. 231 10th Ave, New York, NY

Decollage Art Space, Istanbul 2023 “In Transit“ Solo Show currently on view

The Other Art Fair, Presented By Saatchi Art 2022 Knockdown Center. 52-19 Flushing Ave, Queens, NY

The Other Art Fair, Presented By Saatchi Art 2021 Brooklyn Expo Center. 72 Noble st, Brooklyn, NY

ART BOX PROJECT 2020 Valid World Hall. Barcelona, Spain

BOOT Düsseldorf 2020 Messe Düsseldorf. Germany

NYFW, New York Fashion Week 2016 & 2017 Spring Studios. Manhattan

111 Minna Gallery 2015 Soma. 111 Minna St, San Francisco, CA

New Designers Exhibition

Business Design Centre. London, England

RESIDENCIES

Kriti Gallery, India 2024 Artist in residence & researcher

PRESS

The New York Times 2022; Flair Magazine 2021; Vanity Teen Magazine 2019