Curriculum Vitae

Education

2018-2020
Slade School of Fine Art
MFA

2010-2014
Painting, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO (Magna Cum Laude), Minor: Philosophy
BFA

Prizes, scholarships or awards

2019 Batsford Prize Finalist

2014 ​Outstanding Student Leader Award​, UCM

2014 Edwin C. Ellis Scholarship in Art,​ UCM

2012-2014 Citation Show Art Department Award​, UCM

2010-2011 Summer Portfolio Award​, UCM

2010-2014 Dr. Robert G & Sarah W. Schwartz Scholarship in Art and Design​, UCM

Professional Experience

2019 Portfolio Inspection Assistant​, Slade School of Fine Art, London

2018 Art Handler & Driver,​ Artex Inc, Landover, MD

2015 Art Handler & Driver,​ Artworks of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

2015 Gallery Attendant​, St Louis Art Museum, St Louis, MO
2015 Retail Associate, ​Blick Art Materials, St Louis, MO2013 Art Handler,​ Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO

Additional Experience

Current ​Freelance Artist & Illustrator
2019-2020​ Academic Representative, ​Slade, London
2012-2014 Organizer,​ Life Drawing Marathons, UCM
2012-2014 Officer & Grant Writer​, Student Artist Coalition, UCM
2013 ​Teacher,​ High School Art Workshop, UCM

Exhibitions

2019 ​The Nomenclature of Color,​ Slade School of Fine Art, London
2019 The Pole Gallery, London
2019 ​Pulling Teeth​ – Paintings by students of Slade School of Fine Art, London
2018 Solo Show​, P​rimary Colors Gallery, Independence, MO
2017 Painting and Drawing Competition, ​Art on the Avenue of the States​,
Philadelphia, PA
2017 ​Student Exhibition, ​Fowler-Kellog Gallery, Chautauqua, NY
2017 ​Works on Paper​, The Pub, Maryville, MO
2016 Steelville Arts Council annual Plein Air Exhibition
2014 Senior Show Exhibit, UCM
2014 ​Monochrome,​ Daum Museum of Contemporary Art
2014 46th​ Annual Citation Show, UCM
2014 ​Visual Narrative, ​UCM
2013 ​Vital: Portrait Studies by Katherine Arft and Dylan Mize, ​Café Blackadder,
Warrensburg, MO
2013 ​Missouri State Fair Top 50 Competition​ (Honorable Mention), Sedalia, MO
2013 ​9th​ Annual Magnitude 7​, Manifest, Cincinnati, Ohio
2013 ​Joint Show​: Dylan Mize & Katherine Arft, St. Michaels & All Angels, Mission, KS
2013 ​Id You Is? The Art of Self-representation​, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art
2013 ​UCM 6x8 Fundraiser Exhibit​, UCM
2013 ​Kansas City Artist Coalition Undergraduate College Student Exhibition​,
2012 44​th ​Annual Citation Show​, UCM
2011 ​Red Balloon ​​Art Walk,​ The Art Store, UCM

Publications
2019 ​Chess Magazine, J​anuary edition
2013 ​MANIFEST v72: 9th​ Annual RITES OF PASSAGE, 9​th Annual MAGNITUDE 7