Exhibit and Wayside Design

From million-dollar exhibits to one-off waysides, I find stories that speak and create exhibits that connect.

I have over a decade of experience in crafting indoor and outdoor exhibits for a wide range of organizations and at a variety of price points. I can help you find the story and bring it to your audience, no matter what the scope.

Museum exhibit with historical clothing, artifacts, and informational displays in a dark room.

For the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination, Ford’s Theatre reunited the objects that became infamous that night, from Lincoln’s top hat to Booth’s gun, to the flag that cradled the President’s head for a landmark exhibit titled Silent Witnesses. I coordinated exhibit development and negotiated loans.

Exhibition display titled 'Silent Witnesses: Artifacts of the Lincoln Assassination' with a red background, a violin, and an American flag coffin in a museum.
Exhibit titled 'Act Two Hail to the Chief' with black and white portraits of historical figures from the Civil War era on a red background, describing their roles in a theatrical performance.
A display case with a violin and two crossed batons inside, part of a museum exhibit about American history.
A historical illustration of the Potomac River with ships, a lockkeeper's house, and a monument, depicting the area in 1870 before the river was filled in to create the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Scattered around the National Mall, a series of thirteen waysides explores the changing landscape of the nation’s capital. Working for the National Park Service, I wrote the content of each wayside and worked closely with both a graphic designer and a custom illustration to create stunning visual designs that married content to form.

Painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, with key individuals such as John Hancock, William Floyd, Richard Stockton, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and John Hancock. The image includes descriptions of their roles or actions during the event and a quote at the bottom. There is a question in a brown circle asking, "What would you risk for your beliefs?"
Painting of the White House on the waterfront with a marshy creek in the foreground, trees, and people in boats and on the shore, with a large historic building in the background.
Painting of ships docked at the 17th Street Wharf in Washington, D.C., with a large sailing ship between two smaller boats, and smoke rising from a nearby factory in the background.
A scenic view of a river with trees in autumn, a bridge, and a decorative floral border at the bottom. There is informational text about the river's natural and industrial history, and a small circular image of an industrial site.

A series of waysides in downtown Cloquet was a new partnership between the City of Cloquet and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe. We put Ojibwe language first by using Ojibwe in the main text and English below, creating the need for visitors to seek out meaning for themselves.

A person crouching by a river, touching the water with their hand, near lush green trees. The person has tattoos on their arms and is wearing a black t-shirt and sunglasses on their head. The image features text about environmental and conservation efforts.
An informational poster about water and its importance, featuring a large image of a bald eagle in flight over icy waters, with smaller images of a baby sturgeon fish and a historical photo of a river scene. The poster includes colorful flower illustrations at the bottom and text describing the significance of water, local wildlife, and the history of European American settlement along the river.
Map showing the trail to Knife Falls with a marked 'You Are Here' point, overlooking a river and landscape surrounded by lush green forests, with annotations indicating directions to Cloquet River and Lake Superior.
Historical black-and-white photograph of a lime kiln with a train passing in front. There are people working around the kiln and some on top of it. The photo is part of an informational display about limestone quarrying and lime kiln operations.

The City of Red Wing added interpretation of the historic lime kiln built into the base of the beloved City landmark known as He Mni Can or Barn Bluff. I ensured a Dakota presence was incorporated into this very Western piece of the site’s history.

Historical black-and-white photograph of a river and town with hills in the background, with overlaid text about early construction materials used in Red Wing, Minnesota, including limestone and quicklime, and historic trains and buildings.
An informational display titled "Reclaiming Sacred Space" with historical text about Red Wing's quarrying history and a faded historical painting of two hills near water, attributed to Seth Eastman circa 1846-1848.
An infographic explaining the history and technology of the Carson kiln, including a historical black and white photo of early kiln construction and an annotated diagram of the modern kiln with numbered labels and descriptions.