2024 Art Meets Activism Grant | (Lexington) $9,755 to teach clients at a local women’s recovery program sewing and quilting skills to create unique, handmade art quilt jackets while equipping participants with practical skills and tools for navigating life beyond addiction. This initiative aims to address the devastating impact of substance abuse in Kentucky by supporting individuals through recovery and fostering healthier, safer, and more resilient communities.

2021 Artist Enrichment Grant | (Lexington): $6,958 to capture the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Kentucky women, she will execute ten portraits of women with a particular focus on women from vulnerable populations, including economically disadvantaged, racial, and ethnic minorities, the uninsured, the elderly, the homeless and LGBTQIA. This process will allow her to create a body of work that pushes her artistic development further.