Education
MFA in Studio Art, Concentration in Sculpture, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 2016
BFA in Studio Art, Concentration in Sculpture and Ceramics with a Minor in Art History, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, 2012
Studio Art, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN, 2008
Sculpture Concentration, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts Humanities, Visual Arts Department, Greenville, SC, 2007
Teaching Experience
2016-present Teaching Associate, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
ARTS102 Visual Arts and Culture, ARTS103 Fundamentals of Art I, ARTS104 Fundamentals of Art II,
ARTS204 Ceramics (Pottery/Sculpture), ARTS321 The Functional Vessel, ARTS322 The Sculptural Vessel, ARTS399
Independent Study: Advanced Glaze Application, ARTS399 Independent Study: Advanced Functional Forms, ARTS421
Objective Approaches Ceramics, ARTS426 Functional Forms Ceramics
2013-2016 Instructor of Record, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
ART121 Integrated Design Studio, ART122 Design Process II, ART241 Sculpture I
Professional Experience
2016 Gallery Preparator, Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2014-2016 College of Art and Architecture Senator and Sustainability Committee Member, Graduate Professional Student
Association, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2013-2015 Teaching Assistant, University of Idaho
ART100 Art Appreciation
2013-2015 Sculpture Shop Monitor, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2015 Gallery Internship, Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2014 Sculpture Shop Assistant, University of Idaho
Responsibilities: operational and safety knowledge of wood, metal, plaster, and ceramic shop tools and space (table,
jig, and band saw; drills; routers, and sanders; wire and arc welders; grinders, steel roller, chop saw and sanders; pug
mill, glaze room, and plaster mixing area.
2012-2013 West Main Artist Co-op (WMAC) Grant Committee Member
2012 Co-Coordinator, Converse College Student Silent Art Auction, Spartanburg, SC
2012-2009 Sculpture Studio Assistant, Converse College
Responsibilities: Upkeep of Sculpture Studio and offer technical assistance to students
2011 Internship Artist Assistant with Ron Longsdorf, Hubbub Artist In Residence, Spartanburg, SC
2010 Art Department Assistant, Academic Summer Program, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities
2009 Gallery Preparator, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities summer program
Responsibilities: hanging art and gallery light set up
Group/Solo Exhibitions
2018 Faculty Triennial, Rebecca Randal Bryan Art Gallery, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
SC Clay, Adele Kassab Art Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
2017 Food for Thought, High Point University, High Point, NC
2016 A·mal·gam: MFA Thesis Exhibit, Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Potluck: An Art Show, Artisans at the Dahmen Barn Gallery, Uniontown, WA
Graduate Exhibition, Reflections Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2015 MFA Works in Progress Show, Ridenbaugh Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2014 University of Idaho Graduate Show, Gallery 2, Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2013 Carolina’s Got Art Juried Exhibition, Elder Gallery, Charlotte, SC
MFA Works in Progress Show, Ridenbaugh Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2012 Senior BFA Exhibition, Hubbub’s The Showroom Gallery and Performance Hall, Spartanburg, SC
2011 Converse College School of the Arts Senior Exhibition, Milliken Art Gallery, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
Selected Exhibitions
2018 ArtFields 2018, Jones-Carter Gallery, Lake City, SC
Valdosta National 2018, Dedo Maraville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta State University, GA, Juror: Linda Hall
2017 Needles and Thread, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Juror: Mandy Greer
2011 Piedmont Interstate Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Sculpture
South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Sculpture, Jurors: Robert Tynes
44th SC Festival of Flowers, Greenwood, Sculpture, Jurors: Denise Detrich and David Detrich
Anderson Arts Center 36th Annual Juried Arts Show, Sculpture, Juror: Leo Twiggs
Juried Student Art Show, Sculpture (2 pieces), Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
2010 South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Sculpture, Juror: Larry Walker
43rd SC Festival of Flowers, Greenwood, Sculpture, Jurors: Joseph Thompson and Jim Campbell
2005 Scholastic Art and Writing Award of 2005, Regional, Sculpture
Scholastic Art and Writing Award of 2005, Regional, Printmaking
17th Annual Upstate Exhibition, Printmaking
Artist Lecture/Presentations/ Workshops
2016 Moscow’s 1st Thursday (May’s Art Walk), “What is your Ideal Fish?” Community Workshop, Prichard Art Gallery
Gallery Visit with Short Interactive Lecture and Ideal Fish Workshop for Visiting K-12 School, Prichard Art Gallery
Ideal Fish Lecture and Drawing Workshop, Conservation Biology Course at University of Idaho
Visiting Artist Lecture: Communicating Science Through Art- Embracing Collective Activism Through Creative Research as a
Participating Consumer of Fish and Welcoming the Active Viewer to Join the Conversation, ART100, University of Idaho
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival/Workshop, “Jazzy Drawing”, University of Idaho 25th Annual High School Art Exhibition
2015 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival/Workshop, “Jazzy Drawing”, University of Idaho 24th Annual High School Art Exhibition
Visiting Artist Lecture: Communicating with My Audience, ART100, University of Idaho
Ideal Fish Drawing Workshop, 7th Annual El Color De Nuestra Tierra (The Color of Our Land)
2014 Visiting Artist Lecture: Material Exploration in Relation to Concept, ART100, University of Idaho
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival/Workshop, “Jazzy Drawing”, University of Idaho 23rd Annual High School Art Exhibition
2010 Ceramics: Intro to Throwing on the Wheel, Academic Summer Program,South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and
Humanities (SCGSAH)
Juried Exhibitions
2016 Juror, I Am Me, University of Idaho’s 25rd Annual High School Art Exhibition, Moscow, ID
2014 Juror, Adding Art to STEM, University of Idaho’s 23rd Annual High School Art Exhibition, Moscow, ID
Committees
2014-2015 University of Idaho Graduate and Professional Student Association Senator for Art and Architecture Department
Sustainability Committee Member, University of Idaho Graduate and Professional Student Association
Collections
Converse College Alumni Art Collection, Spartanburg, SC
Private
MFA in Studio Art, Concentration in Sculpture, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 2016
BFA in Studio Art, Concentration in Sculpture and Ceramics with a Minor in Art History, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, 2012
Studio Art, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN, 2008
Sculpture Concentration, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts Humanities, Visual Arts Department, Greenville, SC, 2007
Teaching Experience
2016-present Teaching Associate, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
ARTS102 Visual Arts and Culture, ARTS103 Fundamentals of Art I, ARTS104 Fundamentals of Art II,
ARTS204 Ceramics (Pottery/Sculpture), ARTS321 The Functional Vessel, ARTS322 The Sculptural Vessel, ARTS399
Independent Study: Advanced Glaze Application, ARTS399 Independent Study: Advanced Functional Forms, ARTS421
Objective Approaches Ceramics, ARTS426 Functional Forms Ceramics
2013-2016 Instructor of Record, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
ART121 Integrated Design Studio, ART122 Design Process II, ART241 Sculpture I
Professional Experience
2016 Gallery Preparator, Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2014-2016 College of Art and Architecture Senator and Sustainability Committee Member, Graduate Professional Student
Association, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2013-2015 Teaching Assistant, University of Idaho
ART100 Art Appreciation
2013-2015 Sculpture Shop Monitor, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2015 Gallery Internship, Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2014 Sculpture Shop Assistant, University of Idaho
Responsibilities: operational and safety knowledge of wood, metal, plaster, and ceramic shop tools and space (table,
jig, and band saw; drills; routers, and sanders; wire and arc welders; grinders, steel roller, chop saw and sanders; pug
mill, glaze room, and plaster mixing area.
2012-2013 West Main Artist Co-op (WMAC) Grant Committee Member
2012 Co-Coordinator, Converse College Student Silent Art Auction, Spartanburg, SC
2012-2009 Sculpture Studio Assistant, Converse College
Responsibilities: Upkeep of Sculpture Studio and offer technical assistance to students
2011 Internship Artist Assistant with Ron Longsdorf, Hubbub Artist In Residence, Spartanburg, SC
2010 Art Department Assistant, Academic Summer Program, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities
2009 Gallery Preparator, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities summer program
Responsibilities: hanging art and gallery light set up
Group/Solo Exhibitions
2018 Faculty Triennial, Rebecca Randal Bryan Art Gallery, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
SC Clay, Adele Kassab Art Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
2017 Food for Thought, High Point University, High Point, NC
2016 A·mal·gam: MFA Thesis Exhibit, Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Potluck: An Art Show, Artisans at the Dahmen Barn Gallery, Uniontown, WA
Graduate Exhibition, Reflections Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2015 MFA Works in Progress Show, Ridenbaugh Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2014 University of Idaho Graduate Show, Gallery 2, Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2013 Carolina’s Got Art Juried Exhibition, Elder Gallery, Charlotte, SC
MFA Works in Progress Show, Ridenbaugh Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
2012 Senior BFA Exhibition, Hubbub’s The Showroom Gallery and Performance Hall, Spartanburg, SC
2011 Converse College School of the Arts Senior Exhibition, Milliken Art Gallery, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
Selected Exhibitions
2018 ArtFields 2018, Jones-Carter Gallery, Lake City, SC
Valdosta National 2018, Dedo Maraville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta State University, GA, Juror: Linda Hall
2017 Needles and Thread, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Juror: Mandy Greer
2011 Piedmont Interstate Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Sculpture
South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Sculpture, Jurors: Robert Tynes
44th SC Festival of Flowers, Greenwood, Sculpture, Jurors: Denise Detrich and David Detrich
Anderson Arts Center 36th Annual Juried Arts Show, Sculpture, Juror: Leo Twiggs
Juried Student Art Show, Sculpture (2 pieces), Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
2010 South Carolina State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, Sculpture, Juror: Larry Walker
43rd SC Festival of Flowers, Greenwood, Sculpture, Jurors: Joseph Thompson and Jim Campbell
2005 Scholastic Art and Writing Award of 2005, Regional, Sculpture
Scholastic Art and Writing Award of 2005, Regional, Printmaking
17th Annual Upstate Exhibition, Printmaking
Artist Lecture/Presentations/ Workshops
2016 Moscow’s 1st Thursday (May’s Art Walk), “What is your Ideal Fish?” Community Workshop, Prichard Art Gallery
Gallery Visit with Short Interactive Lecture and Ideal Fish Workshop for Visiting K-12 School, Prichard Art Gallery
Ideal Fish Lecture and Drawing Workshop, Conservation Biology Course at University of Idaho
Visiting Artist Lecture: Communicating Science Through Art- Embracing Collective Activism Through Creative Research as a
Participating Consumer of Fish and Welcoming the Active Viewer to Join the Conversation, ART100, University of Idaho
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival/Workshop, “Jazzy Drawing”, University of Idaho 25th Annual High School Art Exhibition
2015 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival/Workshop, “Jazzy Drawing”, University of Idaho 24th Annual High School Art Exhibition
Visiting Artist Lecture: Communicating with My Audience, ART100, University of Idaho
Ideal Fish Drawing Workshop, 7th Annual El Color De Nuestra Tierra (The Color of Our Land)
2014 Visiting Artist Lecture: Material Exploration in Relation to Concept, ART100, University of Idaho
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival/Workshop, “Jazzy Drawing”, University of Idaho 23rd Annual High School Art Exhibition
2010 Ceramics: Intro to Throwing on the Wheel, Academic Summer Program,South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and
Humanities (SCGSAH)
Juried Exhibitions
2016 Juror, I Am Me, University of Idaho’s 25rd Annual High School Art Exhibition, Moscow, ID
2014 Juror, Adding Art to STEM, University of Idaho’s 23rd Annual High School Art Exhibition, Moscow, ID
Committees
2014-2015 University of Idaho Graduate and Professional Student Association Senator for Art and Architecture Department
Sustainability Committee Member, University of Idaho Graduate and Professional Student Association
Collections
Converse College Alumni Art Collection, Spartanburg, SC
Private