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Education/Fellowships/Apprenticeships
MFA in Intermedia University of Maine at Orono 2024
National Arts Strategies Creative Community Fellowship: New England 2023-2024
Welding Apprenticeship with Peter Crockett of Argyle Ironworks 2015-2018
Suicide Prevention & Crisis Hotline Training 2013-2015
BA in Psychology SUNY New Paltz 2011
Exhibitions
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“Stay Awhile” Intermedia Pop-Up Exhibition. Rockland, ME 2023
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“Angel of America” in collaboration with N.B. Aldrich & Steven Norton ART workers. Intermedia Faculty Exhibition. Orono, ME 2022
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“Leftover Luxe” Jewelry Series Art of Reuse Auction. Post-Landfill Action Network. Newmarket Millspace Newmarket, NH 2016
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“Suncatcher/Dreamcatcher” Food As Medicine. Auction/Benefit Orono, ME 2016
“Everything” Spoken Word Object Performance. Vigil, Private Residence. Dover-Foxcroft, ME 2016
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“Leftover Luxe” Jewelry Series & “Whale Wheel” in collaboration with Peter Crockett. Art of Reuse Auction/Benefit for Post-Landfill Action Network. 3S Artspace Gallery Portsmouth, NH 2015
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​Teaching/Workshops & Speaking Engagements
Cultural Alliance of Maine "Culture of Science in Maine". Convening Panelist 2023
The Joy Truck Project: Traveling Community Resource Center. Piscataquis County, ME 2020-2024
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StoryBox Workshop. The Mill Inn & Cafe. Dover-Foxcroft, ME 2017
Storytelling in Three Dimensions Workshop. Students for Zero Waste Conference. Temple University. Philadelphia, PA 2017
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Heavy Metal Days: Blacksmith Demo. Leonards Mills. Bradley, ME 2016- 2017
Storytelling + Art in the Waste Crisis: Around the Campfire Annual Session. Post-Landfill Action Network. Argyle, ME 2016-2017
Creative Class. One-on-One Teaching for Homeschool Student. Derby, ME 2016-2017
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Visiting Artist. Rapid Practice Class: Intermedia Department. University of Maine 2016
Evening of Repair + Alteration The Mill Inn & Cafe Dover-Foxcroft, ME 2016
Professional Experience
​Founder and Creative Director: The Joy Truck Project: Traveling Community Resource Center. Piscataquis County, ME 2020-2024
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Exchange Manager: American Exchange Project Piscataquis County, and National. 2022-2023
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Graduate Assistant: Visiting Artist Host and Events Support: University of Maine. Orono, ME 2021-2023
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Community Food Services Coordinator: Piscataquis Regional Food Center Dover-Foxcroft, ME. 2015-2017. 2019-2021
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Committee Member: Voices from HOME Oral History Project. Dover-Foxcroft, ME 2019-2022
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Farm Hand: Marr Pond Farm. Sangerville, ME​ 2019-2021
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Portrait & Figure Model. Arcata Life Drawing Circle, Healdsburg Atelier, Sonoma State University, Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Humboldt and Sonoma County, CA 2018
Member & Volunteer: Chimera Makerspace. Sebastopol, CA 2018
Figure Model. SUNY Purchase. Purchase, NY 2017-2018
Vendor: Gem and Mineral Show. Quartzsite, AZ. 2016
Owner/Designer: Aeons By Design Jewelry/Home Adornment. Dover-Foxcroft ME 2014-2018
Residential Counselor- Overnight & Day Program. Charlotte White Center, Living Innovations Dover-Foxcroft, Hermon, Kenduskeag ME 2015-2016
Independent Counselor, Crisis Hotline & Free Store Manager: Family Of Woodstock. Woodstock NY. 2011-2014
Portrait Model. Woodstock School of Art. Woodstock, NY. 2013-2014
Gallery Assistant. Thaddeus Kwiat Project. Saugerties, NY 2012-2014
Childcare Coordinator: Washbourne House Domestic Violence Shelter. Kingston, NY 2011-2014
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Press
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"Schoen's Joy Truck Spreads Joy Beyond Her UMaine Intermedia MFA Thesis". Piscataquis Observer. Orono & Milo ME. 2023
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Joy Truck Community Art Exhibit. Piscataquis Observer. Dover-Foxcroft ME 2022
Grants/Residencies
New England Grassroots Environment Fund 2023
Onion Foundation 2022, 2023
University of Maine Graduate Student Government: Individual Grant 2022
Wilson Center SCOPE (Student Community Outreach Program Experience) Grant 2022
Maine Humanities: Arts & Humanities Grant 2021, 2023
Awesome Without Borders (Harnisch Foundation) 2021
Ella Lyman Cabot Trust 2021