As a part of Park Aide duties for this California State Park, co-curated an "image only" exhibition of 19th-century Victorian Fashion focused on butterflies. Researched, wrote, and designed didactic panels. Also included graphic design, production, and installation of exhibition panels, as well as interactive and engagement materials and handouts.

CURATORIAL/EXHIBITIONS VOLUNTEER: On view September 8, 2021-January 16, 2022. Wrote didactic and interpretive text panels for fashion related sections. Assisted with historic research, object selection, and object research. Assisted with installation by dressing mannequins and styling wigs.

CONSULTING CURATOR: On view September 8, 2021-January 16, 2022. Partnered with Aleta Carpenter, Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Shasta College Foundation and the Redding Fashion Alliance to research, curate and install the “Iconic Fashion Exhibit” at Turtle Bay Exploration Park & museum, on view September 13, 2019 – January 2020 as a part of Redding’s second fashion week. Research and wrote didactic and interpretive text panels about collector Aleta Carpenter’s clothing from the 1980s and 1990s by designers Chanel, Valentino, and Oscar de La Renta.

DISPLAY COORDINATOR A one-night only "pop up" exhibit and event held during Redding's first Fashion Week on September 28, 2018. Local high end fashion collector Aleta Carpenter’s clothing was on display during a Q&A with Robin Fator. Prep included meetings, research, coordinating, and reviewing material. Assisted with clothing installation as well as managing safe public viewing of individual garments and off-the cuff discussions of history, techniques, construction, and materials. Included an on-camera interview on the history of fashion and its importance to culture.

GUEST CURATOR: Based on research completed for my Masters thesis from NYU, guest curatated this exhibit on view from September 11, 2004 to February 6, 2005. Wrote all didactic material, labels, and text panels. Worked with curatorial and registrar staff to execute exhibit. Dressed mannequins and assisted with the installation. Included two lectures.

As a volunteer, worked with curatorial department to research objects, wrote and researched catalog entries, researched donor histories, assisted with exhibition and installation.

WILD: Fashion Untamed presented a historical and crosscultural examination of man's obsession with animalism as expressed through clothing. As an intern at the Costume Institute, assisted with image, editorial, and archival research for the exhibition and accompanying publication. Researched information on designers and specific objects to be included in the exhibit. Searches involved magazine, book, photo, special collections and object research within the museum. Utilized skills in organization, working quickly, and thinking creatively.

From the clothing of ancient Greece to such modern evocations as Madame Grès's emblematic creations and Versace's Neoclassical loincloths, classical dress has profoundly inspired and influenced art and design over the millennia. As an intern, assisted in the preparation and dressing of mannequins.

As an exhibition assistant for Hirsch & Associates Fine Art Services, assisted with fabrication, installation, and construction (using archival materials and methods) and related tasks for the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Seventh Avenue: Fashion Walk of Fame exhibition (September 2003), Fashioning the Modern Woman: Couture & Culture in Paris, 1919-1939 and symposium (Sept-Feb), as well as on various projects for JP Morgan Chase, Temple Emanu-EL and others. Assisted with execution of inert display techniques for various media including works on paper and canvas, textiles, sculpture, photographs, and related media. Also assisted with general office tasks and shop work. including framing, hanging, book mount making, as well as cutting and scoring Plexiglass.

This exhibition focused on dress and its aesthetic interplay with art, furniture, and the broader decorative arts between 1750 and 1789. As an intern, I provided some assistance with the installation.