Performance

current
Truth, The Walnut Street Theater, First Person Arts story slam, and Philly’s Pissed.
2006
Chalk, street performance
2008
Out of the Shadows, CEC Philadelphia and The Joyce Theater, SoHo, New York City.

Exhibitions

2012
Witness – Artists response to Aids 30 years later, Asian Arts Initiative
Coney Island Freak Show series, 3rd Street Gallery
2011
Claudia, 3rd street Gallery
2010
Gelatins and chromogenics, AxD Gallery
Claudia, Highwire Gallery
Claudia, The Plastic Club Gallery
2009
Claudia, chosen by Peter Barbarie, photography curator of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to be included  with 68 other photographers internationally in “Onward” at Project Basho as an “Emerging Photographer of 2009”. 
Claudia, The Plastic Club Gallery
2008
Transgression, The DaVinci Art Alliance
2006
Claudia, William Way Art Salon
2005
Communication,  Upper Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania

Film

Nighthawks
Philadelphia Film Festival (2006), I Gallery New York City (2006), Boston Underground Film Festival (2007), Baltimore Women’s Film Festival (2007), Marblehead Film Festival (2007) and Independent Festival of Cinema and Technology (2008).

Installation Art / Multi-Media Performance

2012
Shout, Asian Arts Initiative – moderator/ instructor for an 8 week writing workshop for HIV survivors, culminating with a live performance by participants of their monologues written during the class.
2011
A Place to Be, Philadelphia Fringe Festival
2008
Reel Footage: Shoe Stories, The Book Trader, Philadelphia Fringe Festival
2007
Invisible/Invincible, Ardmore Arts Initiative, Wooden Shoe Books.
2006
Screams, Bert &Jane Gallery, Philadelphia Fringe Festival
2005
Rolling Naked, Gallery 51, Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Grants

5-County Arts Fund  – 2008 co-recipient “transgressions” mini arts festival at DaVinci Arts Alliance.
Over-head soundscape of the personal stories from “screams”

Leeway Foundation Art for Social Change – 2007 co-recipient for Invisible/Invincible with Linda Dubin Garfield.
Partnered with Endow-A-Home a non-profit which provides permanent housing for formerly homeless women with young children. Helping them to find a way through art and speech to share their experiences in a way which supports rather than demeans them.

Volunteer

Linda Creed Breast Cancer-Rainbow Circle – liaison for the LGBT community to Linda Creed.  Appointed to the Board of Directors of Linda Creed. Awarded the 2007 Spirit of Hope Award given to a breast cancer survivor who Instills  inspiration in others.

Susan G. Komen  – volunteer for the Race for the Cure for the past 12 years

Delaware Valley Legacy Fund – Wonder Women Committee –  mentor program for lesbian and queer identified young women- philanthropy.

Education

BS in Food Marketing, St. Joseph’s University, emphasis on English literature
Received 2 grants from the Food marketing department
Graduated suma cum laude
Recipient of The Food Marketing Award – for student with the highest GPA.

Meisner technique 2009, 10 week intensive acting class in the Meisner technique

Table Top Puppetry Training   2008, 3 day intensive workshop
Focus on team and breath work while developing performance skits. Culminating in a public performance of work developed.

Scribe Video Center  2008, 8 week hands on class
Final Cut Pro, editing