Education
Cornell University Architecture, Art, and Planning - Bachelors in Fine Arts Candidate 2021- 2025, Ithaca, New York
Professional Experience
•Tjaden Photo Studio - Photo Lab Monitor, DIM Lab Area Lead, Jan. 2024 - Present, Ithaca, NY
•Bibliowicz Family and John Hartell Gallery - Gallery Assistant, May 2024, Present, Ithaca, NY
•Fabric Workshop and Museum - Exhibitions Management Assistant, May 2024, Aug. 2024, Philadelphia, PA
•Mobile Print Power - Visiting Art Instructor May 2023, Aug. 2023, New York, NY
•Ortega y Gasset Gallery - Temporary Gallery Assistant June 2-3, 2023, New York, NY
•CAA (College Art Association) Advancement of Art and Design Annual Conference - Visitors Services Intern, Feb. 2023, New York, NY
•Johnson Museum of Art - Security, and Visitor Services Intern, July 2022 - Jan. 2023, Ithaca, NY
•Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts - Costume Shop Artist Assistant, Aug. 2022 - Jan. 2023, Ithaca, NY
Select Exhibitions
• What the Water Took Away Will Never Return, a solo show, Experimental Gallery, Cornell University, 2024
• What the Future Holds, group exhibition, Temple Gallery of Art, Rome, Italy. 2024
• Ephemeral Realties, group exhibition, Gensler Family Gallery, Cornell University Gensler Family AAP NYC center. 2023
• (Dis)Appearing Act: Visualizing Enslavement and Resistance in Acts of Flight, a solo show curated by Kimiyo Bremer, Experimental Gallery, Cornell University. 2023
• Woven Within Me, a two-person exhibition with Isabel Padilla Bonelli, Olive Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University. 2023
Awards & Grants
• The Edith Stone and Walter King Memorial Prize, 2024, Cornell University
• John and Melissa Ceriale Travel Award, 2023, Cornell Unversity
• David R. Bean Prize in Fine Arts, 2024, Cornell University
Press
• 'Student Artist Spotlight: Havily Nwakuche' Cornell Daily Sun
• ‘Exploring the Possibilities of Printmaking and Paper' ithaca.com
• Illustration featured in Cornell's Art Department '100 year Anniversary'
Additional Exhibitions
• What the Water Took Away Will Never Return, a solo show, Experimental Gallery, Cornell University, 2024
• I See You (IC/CU), group exhibition, Ink Shop Printmaking Center Studio Gallery, Ithaca, NY, 2024
• Pre-thesis Exhibition, group exhibition, Experimental Gallery, Cornell University, 2024
• As a Stranger, group exhibition, Experimental Gallery, Cornell University, 2024
• What the Future Holds, group exhibition, Temple Gallery of Art, Rome, Italy. 2024
• Rome Student Exhibition, group exhibition, Palazzo Santacroce, Rome, Italy. 2023
• Ephemeral Realties, group exhibition, Gensler Family Gallery, Cornell University Gensler Family AAP NYC center. 2023
• (Dis)Appearing Act: Visualizing Enslavement and Resistance in Acts of Flight, a solo show curated by Kimiyo Bremer, Experimental Gallery, Cornell University. 2023
• Woven Within Me, a two-person exhibition with Isabel Padilla Bonelli, Olive Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University. 2023
• Get Soft, Soft Sculpture group exhibition, The Soil Factory, Ithaca, New York. 2022-2023
• Pulp Fiction Paper-making Show, group exhibition, Experimental Gallery, Cornell University. 2022
• LAUNCH, group exhibition, Experimental Gallery, Cornell University. 2022
• ICCU Printmaking Show, printmaking group exhibition, Ink Shop Printmaking Center Studio Gallery, Ithaca, New York. 2022
• Olive Tjaden Drawing Exhibit, group exhibition, Tjaden Studio, Cornell University. 2021
• Cotton Company Senior Exhibit, group exhibition, The Cotton Company, Wake Forest, North Carolina. 2021
• Fine Arts League of Cary Teen Show, Group exhibition, Digital, 2020