YEARLY RECAP

OTD one year ago, I was in the hospital fighting an antibiotics allergy from an infection after an emergency surgery. At the same time, my family was planning a move to Italy. Here is a recap of an eventful year while healing and regaining the mobility to my artmaking hand.
WINTER
JANUARY:

1. ​12 JANUARY 2025 - 12 MAY 2025 | GALLERY SHOW: I had five ash visual poetry pieces included in the Bridge Gallery exhibition in Littleton, Colorado, for their Health Care Injustice art exhibition. The art exhibition was organized by Jael Shumaker, and Christy Grosvenor, curated by The Gospel Initiative, and hosted by Denver Seminary Student Life
2. 20 JANUARY 2025 | PROTEST ART: I rounded out January, with the inclusion of a visual poem entitled, "Eat the Rich."  This piece was shown in the pop-up art exhibition for ARTIST PROTEST In Words & Images, curated and hosted by Dunoon Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Address:  18 F18 Ferry Brae, Dunoon PA23 7DJ, UKerry Brae, Dunoon PA23 7DJ, UK8 Ferry Brae, Dunoon PA23 7D

FEBRUARY: 

1. 15 FEBRUARY 2025 | MOVING DAY: I officially moved out of temporary lodging after 6 long months and into my villa residency in Vicenza, Italy
2. February 24, 2025 BOOK FAIR: My work was represented with the contributors to Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn: Poems and Micro-Stories about Modern Midwest Monsters anthology, organized by Randy Brown of Middle West Press, presented by Johnston Public Library Local Author Fair, Johnston, IA

SPRING
MARCH:

1. March 3, 2025 | LAUNCH DAY: Release date for Midwest Futures: Poems and Micro-stories from Tomorrow's Heartland edited by Randy Brown, and published by Middle West Press, Johnston, IA
2. March 14 - 16 | STANZA: Materials promoted for the public and showcasing work by artists of Trickhouse Press Annual, organized by EIC Dan Power, supported by Stanza (Scotland's International Poetry Festival), and hosted at The Byrd Theatre, Saint Andrews SCO
3. March 15, 2025 | Re-Launch: My work in The Babel Tower Notice Board (which was a journal, podcast, and reading series that ran from August 2020 - December 2021) was archived. This incudes my piece "Aesop 2020", edited by Richard Capener, re-published at Hem Press, from material originally posted to The Babel Tower Notice Board (defunct), Glasgow, UK

APRIL: 

1. ​April 3 - 5 2025 | Small Press & Literary Magazine Book Fair: MWP merchandise promoted for the public and showcasing MWP anthologies, organized by EIC Randy Brown, promoted by Middle West Press, and hosted by Mission Creek Festival, Iowa City, IA

May:

1. May 15, 2025 | BOOK FAIR: Pop-Up for author talk to promote Christine Vo's book release and for anthology contributors of Maintenant 19: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art, edited by Kat Georges and Peter Carlaftes, supported by Three Rooms Press, Los Alamos, NM. Special thanks to Kat and Peter for organizing events throughout the year.
2. May 17, 2025 | Book Fair: Materials and books promoted for the public and showcasing work by contributors of Maintenant 18: a Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art, organized by Kat Georges and Peter Carlaftes, editors, promoted by Three Rooms Press, and hosted by Sant Jordi Book Fair, West Village, NYC

SUMMER:
JUNE: 

1. 2023 - 2027 ART EXHIBITION: Art Exhibit at Dulles International Airport (DIA), Dulles, VA. My art is still in the Capturing Calm art exhibition at C/D Gates as part of a larger mural project, organized by curated by UnitingUs.org, hosted by Dulles International Airport. In addition, my visual poetry is at the Veterans Vernacular Creative Writing Exhibition at A Gate, curated by UnitingUs.org, presented by Leidos. You can see this art through 2027 at the airport in DC

JULY: 

1. July 15, 2025: RELEASE DAY: Maintenant 19: a Journal of Contemporary DADA Writing and Art.: edited by Kat Georges and Peter Carlaftes, NYC, NY

AUGUST:

1. August 19, 2025 | WEBSITE LAUNCH: ​The Poetry Kiosk (formerly known as Poem Atlas), artist contributor, curated and created by artist Dr. Astra Papachristodoulou, London, UK

FALL
SEPTEMBER: 

1. September, 1 2025 | ARTIST COURSE MATERIALS: Provided books and study materials for the Advanced English: Navigating Narratives with Cross-Genre Storytelling from the Page to the Stage, facilitated by Malik Crumpler at Paris College of Art and SciencesPo, Paris, FRA

OCTOBER:

1.  October 25, 2025 | MAYHEMPALOOZA: A pop-up promoted for the public to showcase the contributors of Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn: Poems and Micro-Stories of Modern Midwest Monsters, curated by Randy Brown, and hosted by Mayhem Comics and Games, Clive, IA

NOVEMBER:  

1. November 6, 2025 | LIVE & VIRTUAL EVENTS: promoted for the public to engage with the launch of Maintenant 19: a Journal of Contemporary DADA Writing and Art. Organized by Kat Georges and Peter Carlaftes, hosted by Beyond Baroque in Los Angeles, New York Public Library in Jefferson Market, and Specs 12 Adler Museum Cafe in San Francisco, CA

​DECEMBER:

1. December 1, 2025 | WEBSITE LAUNCH: A new network published online to promote the work of contributors of Aww-Struck Network, organized by Dr. Isabel Galleymore, Animal Studies Reading Group, University of Birmingham (UoB), Caroline Harris, Humanities and Arts Research Institute, Royal Holloway University ((RHUL), and Dr. Astra Papachristodoulou, University of Surrey, UK.