curriculum vitae
education
2024 | m.a. music (ethnomusicology), university of north texas, denton, tx
thesis: "precarious listening in the domestic soundscape and beyond: objects and environmentalisms"
2019 | b.m. music therapy, cum laude, university of the incarnate word, san antonio, tx
curatorial
2019 | din-din: a sound pop-up, the brick at bluestar arts complex, san antonio, tx
2019 | homebase: on the cusp, on the cusp of, ap art lab, san antonio, tx. co-curated with rebekah hurst
2018 | homebase: corporeal landscapes, sala diaz, san antonio, tx. co-curated with rebekah hurst
2018 | homebase: contemporary art month, híjole sa, upstairs studios at bluestar art complex, san antonio, tx. co-curated with rebekah hurst
2017 | homebase, híjole sa, upstairs studios at bluestar arts complex, san antonio, tx. co-curated with rebekah hurst
exhibitions
2021 | vivid dreams (supporting parkinson's uk), gallery oxo, london, uk
2021 | under pressure, co-opt research + projects, lubbock, tx
2021 | the point of oversight, pik attic, rijeka, hr
2020 | sound occupations, galerija skc, rijeka, hr
selected compositions
2019 | community piano sketch no. 1, for piano and community. premiered at composers roundtable, fl!ght gallery, san antonio, tx
2018 | untitled (portrait of rebekah), for solo percussionist. premiered at contemporary whatever, fl!ght gallery, san antonio, tx
2018 | untitled (self-portrait), for solo percussionist. premiered at yachting with the kennedys, san antonio museum of art, san antonio, tx
2017 | when you hold your breath or go to sleep, what happens to time?, for desynchronized clock and voice ensemble. premiered at contemporary whatever, ventura, san antonio, tx
2017 | poetry for four musicians, for electro-acoustic chamber ensemble. premiered at right now experimental music festival, artpace, san antonio, tx
special projects
2019 | site-specific w.i.p. committee-member, san antonio central library, san antonio, tx
• responsible for the planning and execution of a 2-day event featuring sound,
dance, and performance art in partnership with san antonio public library
press
2019 | nelson, kelly merka. "heads up, san antonio: december’s first friday offerings feature bagworms, taxidermy, and more." san antonio current
2019 | rindfuss, bryan. "18 ways to make the most of contemporary art month and second saturday." san antonio current
2019 | conde, chris. "pick 3: avant-garde percussionist claire rousay exposes left-field artists in the alamo city." san antonio current
2017 | courtney, james. "explore space in relation to the body at sala diaz’s ‘corporeal landscapes.’" san antonio current
full cv available upon request