EDUCATION
- 2005 BFA, cum laude, Illustration, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD

HONORS & AWARDS
- 2010 Individual Artist Award, Highest Honors, Works on Paper, Maryland State Arts Council
- 2009 Semi-Finalist (as member of TwoCan Collective), Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize
- 2007 Curated exhibit, All That Remains, recognized in "Top Ten 2007: The Year in Art," Baltimore City Paper
- 2006 Volunteer Recognition Award, Neighborhood Design Center
- 2006 Community Fellowship Finalist, Open Society Institute
- 2004 Illustration Department Recognition Award, Maryland Institute College of Art

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2010 Picado, Community Center Art Gallery, Greenbelt, MD
- 2009 Papeles por mis Ojos, Shine Collective, Baltimore, MD
- 2007 Refuse Refuse, Load of Fun Galerie and facade of Joe2, Baltimore, MD
- 2006 Salvage, The Brewers Art, Baltimore, MD
- 2006 Rummage, Idle Hour, Baltimore, MD

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2010 Axis Alley 2, alleys behind North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD
- 2010 Midway Banners, Charles Street Bridge at Artscape, Baltimore, MD
- 2009 Axis Alley, alleys behind North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD
- 2009 Hunter Gatherer, Galleries at CCB, Catonsville, MD
- 2009 Sondheim Semi-Finalist Exhibition, Decker Gallery at MICA, Baltimore, MD
- 2009 Transmoden Festival, Whole Gallery at the H & H Warehouse, Baltimore, MD
- 2008 Travel Exhibit: Where Have You Been?, Towson Arts Collective, Towson, MD
- 2008 What is Green? Wind-up Space, Baltimore, MD
- 2008 Midway, Charles Street Bridge at Artscape, Baltimore, MD
- 2008 Found Objects: New Beginnings, Baltimore Public Works Museum, Baltimore, MD
- 2007 Anonymous Rage, Sub-basement Artist Studios, Baltimore, MD
- 2006 The Dilapidated Reanimated Expo, Current Gallery at Artscape, Baltimore, MD
- 2005 Avalanche, Greenmount Cemetery Gallery at the Copycat Warehouse, Baltimore, MD
- 2004 The Building Alteration Project, Mildred Monroe School exterior, Baltimore, MD

CURATED EXHIBITS
- 2009 Radix, Whole Gallery at the H & H Warehouse, Baltimore, MD
- 2009 Off the Wall, Whole Gallery at the H & H Warehouse, Baltimore, MD
- 2008 Laundry Masala, Whole Gallery at the H & H Warehouse, Baltimore, MD
- 2007 All That Remains, Whole Gallery at the H & H Warehouse, Baltimore, MD

MURALS
- 2009 Agricultura Urbana, Sembradores Urbanos, Mexico City
- 2009 Magic Monarch, Amazing Port Street, Baltimore, MD
- 2009 Spill Game, 24th & Barclay Sts, Community Lots at Civic Works, Baltimore, MD
- 2009 Friendlytown, Baltimore Yoga Village, Baltimore, MD
- 2008 Gone Buggy, Hampstead Hill Academy, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
- 2008 Painted Flower Path, Holbrook & Lanvale Sts, Community Lots at Civic Works, Baltimore, MD
- 2008 Nature in the Round, Herring Run Park, Baltimore Mural Program, MD
- 2008 Tom Miller murals restoration, North Ave & Harford Rd, Baltimore Mural Program, MD
- 2008 You See Music, North Ave Market, Baltimore, MD
- 2006-07 Collaged Culture, Eastern Health Center, Transforming Baltimores Public Health Clinics project, Baltimore City Health Department, MD
- 2007 Searching for New and Better Worlds, Lockerman Bundy Elementary, Rebuilding thru Art Project, Baltimore, MD
- 2006 For My People, Midtown Edmondson Community Center, Rebuilding thru Art Project, Baltimore, MD
- 2005 Vision of a City Kid, Greenmount West community, Neighborhood Design Center, Baltimore, MD

ARTIST RESIDENCIES
- 2010 FARO de Oriente (Fabrica de Artes y Oficios), Iztapalapa, Mexico City.
- 2006-2009 Whole Gallery at the H & H Warehouse, Baltimore, MD. Roles included curating exhibits, publicity, and event facilitation.

TEACHING
- 2008-10 Mi Espacio Program, designed and conducted after-school art activities for Latino teenagers to introduce them to culturally relevant art materials and techniques including mask-making and mural painting, Baltimore, MD
- 2008-09 Creative Alliance, designed and implemented an after-school mural arts course for middle-school students, and summer classes that combine literature and art making for kids in the Open Minds Art Club, Baltimore, MD

TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
- Mexico City, researched murals and cultural traditions associated with El Dia de los Muertos, 2008, studied Spanish language and Mexican violin music including Mariachi and Huapango, 2009-2010
- India, toured with TwoCan Collective and created a series of collaborative collages that were compiled into self-published book, Bananas, 2007-2008
- Krakow, Poland & Vienna, Austria, researched art, architecture, and facade design, particularly the work of Hundertwasser, 2006

PUBLICATIONS & PRESS

- C-D, Emily. "Arte de Transformacion." Bitacora. Year 3, Number 12, Fall 2010: pages 88-92.
- Smith, Tim. "Bringing Art to Vacant Spaces: Blighted spaces are transformed into outdoor art galleries." Baltimore Sun. 18 October 2009.
- Lowe, Greg. "Emily C-D: Create Globally, Inspire Locally." Locus Magazine Issue Six, Fall 2009: pages 32-41.
- McCabe, Bret. "Well Hung: Group show shirks the traditional gallery wall for works that sit on the floor and descend from the ceiling." Baltimore City Paper. 13 May 2009.
- Kiehl, Steven. "Boarded-up houses make way for roses." Baltimore Sun. 12 July 2008.
- "Laundry Masala: A Conversation with Emily C-D and Jessie Unterhalter." The Signal. WYPR. 11 April 2008.
- McCabe, Bret and Jason Hughes. "Top Ten 2007: The Year in Art." Baltimore City Paper. 12 December 2007.
- McCabe, Bret. "Multi Reuse: Recycled materials lone organizing force in this group show." Baltimore City Paper. 17 October 2007.
- "Refuse Refuse: A Conversation with Emily C-D." The Signal. WYPR. 14 September 2007.
- McLeod, Deborah. "Tag Party: Little scratches grow up in this vibrant street art show." Baltimore City Paper. 15 August 2007.
- Hill, Tim. "Saving Space: Artists re-imagine Baltimores boarded up, abandoned, and otherwise neglected properties." Baltimore City Paper. 19 July 2006.