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PRESS...

Featured artist in Saatchi Art's Spring '22 catalog
Interview with Jamie Gray, Cottey Alumna Featured Artist
Selected for Saatchi's 21 Artist to Collect in 2021 by curator Aurora Garrison
Selected for '100 Voices, 100 artists' campaign, '20
Featured artist for curated collections at The Other Art Fair Dallas Online Studios, Spring '20
Artwork styled for Homes & Gardens magazine, 'Colour Theory' article, no. 4 vol. 97
Meet the Artist interview on Saatchi Art's Canvas blog
Jewelry featured IN Kansas City magazine, Sept '19
Interview and Q&A with artist Jamie Gray and Beco Gallery curator Elise Gagliardi
Interviewed on the KMOSTV "PBS: Making" series about studio at the Cherry Pit Collective, '19
Interview on why craft shows are important for small, creative business on Craftshowsuccess
Jewelry featured in The Peninsulist Magazine Spring '17 (Greenwich, UK)
Jewelry featured in UK Handmade showcase 'design-led online magazine' '17
Grayjay Studio's visual merchandising recognition at craft fairs, Folksy blog, '17
Jewelry featured in Molly Makes magazine '16 Summer Shopping Guide, curated by Look Lane

SOLO & JOINT EXHIBITIONS...

PEO Foundation Art Gallery, Cottey College. 'Paper Cosmos & Marble Storms', a solo exhibition of over 50 mixed media artworks created between 2017-2021. March 25-April 15, '21
Atlantic Aviation, main terminal gallery, as part of ArtsKCgo program, Kansas City, Summer '20
KCAC, Mallin Gallery. 'Cosmic Botany | Sacred Kingdoms' joint exhibition with Sara Sallitto, July 12th - Aug 9th, '19
The Palm Room, Linescapes, solo exhibitions, Seattle '04, '05
Artemis Gallery, joint exhibition with Todd Karam, Seattle '04

GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND FAIRS...

KCAC Gallery Studio Showcase, '20, '21
Venessa Lacy Gallery, Kansas City '20
Beco Gallery, Kansas City '19
The Bunker Art Center, Kansas City '19
Vulpes Bastille Gallery, Kansas City '19
Selected for a curated collection of international artists for Eden Roc Miami Beach Art hotel, curated by Saatchi Art's Chief Curator Rebecca Wilson, '18
437CO Art Gallery, Grand Junction Colorado '18
Pulse Projects Gallery, Kansas City '18
In-Residence interior design boutique in Islington, London's high-end residential district '17
Selected for the "Platform for Emerging Arts #15", Leyden Gallery's artist program and gallery exhibition, '17
The Other Art Fair, London, '17

STOCKISTS...

The Museum Shop at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City ('18-'20) including limited edition necklaces for the Polly Apfelbaum exhibition, '19
Vendor at national craft fairs including Strawberry Swing at Union Station, ranked one of the most popular makers events in the Midwest and U.S. '18-'19 and Renegade Craft London, '16
Small-batch order for We Built This City, an independent design-led shop located in the heart of London's West End, '17
Selected vendor at The London Design Festival '16 Brixton Design Trail, curated by Crafty Fox Market
Bespoke jewelry range custom made for The Royal Academy of Art museum shop, to coincide with the Abstract Expressionism exhibit '16

STUDIO RESIDENCY...

Kansas City Artists Coalition Artists Studios. Inaugural full-time studio resident, '19-'21
The Cherry Pit Collective, a communal studio space for women artists, makers and creatives KC, '18-'19

TEACHING...

Adjunct Professor, Fine Arts & Design, Color Theory, JCCC '20-'21
Professional development workshops, Product photography & styling, Cherry Pit Collective '18-'19
Assistant Professor, Graphic Design, Kansas City Art Institute '07-'12

EDUCATION...