"Progress" was created in the fall of 2010 as part of Optimism Packs, a public intervention project at the derelict Kingston Inn in Kingston, NY. The project was envisioned and organized by artist Rena Leinberger. Rena Leinberger loaned artists her Optimism Pack, a tool kit of artist materials, to create artwork on site.

"Optimism Packs" was exhibited in Process in Product: Summer Studio, organized by Mary Jane Jacob, an initiative of "Still Action", curated by Elissa Papendick and Libby O'Bryan. Sullivan Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL