Education
- University of Alaska Anchorage Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics, 2009
- Oregon College of Art and Craft Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program, 2009-2010
- Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute Study Abroad Program, China 2011
- Chautauqua Institute of Art, Chautauqua New York, 2013
- West Virginia University Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics, 2014
Professional Experience
2021 Education Manager, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City
2020 Education Manager, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City
Adjunct Professor, Art History & Design Foundations, Metropolitan Community College
2019 Education Coordinator, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City
Community Class Instructor, Belger Crane Yard Studios Kansas City
Summer Art Camp Organizer and Instructor, Belger Arts Center
Adjunct Professor, 3D Design, University of Missouri Kansas City
Adjunct Professor, 3D Design & Foundations Drawing, University Of Missouri Kansas City
Adjunct Professor, Art History, Metropolitan Community College
2018 Red Star Studios Foundations Resident, Belger Crane Yard Studios
Youth Education Coordinator, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City
Community Class Instructor, Belger Crane Yard Studios Kansas City
Summer Art Camp Organizer and Instructor, Belger Arts Center
Adjunct Professor, Foundations Drawing, University of Missouri Kansas City
Adjunct Professor, 3D Design, University of Missouri Kansas City
Adjunct Professor, Beginning Ceramics, University of Missouri Kansas City
Adjunct Professor, Foundations Drawing, University of Missouri Kansas City
2017 Visiting Artist, The Ceramics Center, Cedar Rapids Iowa
Red Star Studios Foundations Resident, Belger Crane Yard Studios
Youth Education Coordinator, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City
Community Class Instructor, Belger Crane Yard Studios Kansas City
Summer Art Camp Organizer and Instructor, Belger Arts Center
Adjunct Professor, Foundations Beginning Drawing, University of Missouri Kansas City
2016 Red Star Studios Foundations Resident, Belger Crane Yard Studios
Community Class Instructor, Belger Crane Yard Studios Kansas City Missouri
Adjunct Professor, Foundations Beginning Drawing, University of Missouri Kansas City
Adjunct Professor, Foundations 3D Design, University of Missouri Kansas City
Ceramics Area Studio Technician, Marshall University
Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Visual Art, Marshall University
Artist Technique Demonstration, Huntington Museum of Art
Children’s Summer Arts Camp Instructor, Huntington Museum of Art Instructor
Beginning Ceramics Workshop, Augusta Heritage Center
2015 Ceramics Area Studio Technician, Marshall University
Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Visual Art, Marshall University
Children’s Summer Arts Camp Instructor, Huntington Museum of Art
Children’s Summer Clay Camp Instructor, Huntington Museum of Art
2014 Ceramics Area Studio Technician, Marshall University
Adjunct Professor, 3D Design: Amalgam, foundational ceramics course, Marshall University
Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Visual Art, Marshall University
Instructor of Record, Figure Drawing, West Virginia University
Graduate Teaching Assistant in Foundations Area, West Virginia University
2013 Student Artist in Residency, Chautauqua Institute of Art, Chautauqua New York
Instructor of Record, Figure Drawing, West Virginia University
Teaching Assistant for Jennifer Allen, Figure Modeling, West Virginia University
Graduate Teaching Assistant in Foundations Area, West Virginia University
Instructor of Record, Drawing 2, West Virginia University
2012 Instructor of Record, Beginning Wheel-Throwing, West Virginia University
Graduate Teaching Assistant in Ceramics Area, Virginia University
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Exhibition at The Ceramics Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
2014 From Curve To Edge, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Laura Mesaros Gallery, Morgantown, WV
Group Exhibitions and Invitationals
2022 7th Annual Ceramics Invitational, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT
2021 After Hours: Belger Arts Employee Exhibition, Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
7th Annual Dirty South Cup Show Invitational, Alexandria, LA
Last Call VI at Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2020 Strictly Functional Pottery National Exhibition, Lancaster, PA
2019 Shake It: The International Salt and Pepper Exhibition, Belger Crane Yard Gallery
2018 In Pursuit: The Annual Red Star Resident Exhibition, Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Strike! Invitational, Kansas City Urban Potters
2017 Bridges: The Annual Red Star Resident Exhibition, Belger Crane Yard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Planter Invitational, Kansas City Urban Potters
2016 Appalachian Dirt, Marshall University Visual Arts Center, Huntington, WV
2015 Simple Cup Show Invitational, KOBO Gallery, Seattle, WA
Adjunct Faculty Show, Visual Arts Center at Marshall University, Huntington, WV
Morsels & Minutiae Invitational, Apartment Earth Gallery, Charleston, WV
2014 Shake It Baby! Salt and Pepper Shaker Show, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Regional Cup Show, Saxonburg Area Artist Co-op, Saxonburg, PA
We ART Marshall: Friends, Faculty and Staff of Marshall University, Visual Art Center, Huntington, WV
Morsels & Minutiae invitational, Apartment Earth Gallery, Charleston, WV
Confluence: West Virginia University Graduate Exhibition 2014, Artist Image Resource Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2013 Chautauqua Institute School of Art Student Juried Exhibition, Fowler-Kellogg Gallery, Chautauqua, NY
WVU Student Juried Exhibition, Creative Arts College, Morgantown, WV
Confluence: West Virginia University Graduate Exhibition 2013, Artist Image Resource Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Interface: West Virginia University Graduate Curated Exhibition, Laura Mesaros Gallery, Morgantown, WV
2012 WVU Student Juried Exhibition, Creative Arts College, Morgantown, WV
Homegrown: West Virginia University Graduate Exhibition 2012, Artist Image Resource Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Cups and Coffee: Watershed Cup Show, NCECA Seattle, WA
2011 Hangzhuo International Ceramic Exposition, Hangzhuo, China
WVU Student Exhibition, Zen Clay Gallery, Morgantown, WV
Jingdezhen Comprehensive College Exhibition, Jingdezhen, China
JCI International Student Exhibition, Jingdezhen, China
2010 OCAC Ceramics Invitational, Centrum Gallery at Oregon Collage of Art and Craft, Portland, OR
OCAC Ceramics Invitational, California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis, CA
Strand(ed): Post-Baccalaureate Exhibition, Virtuoso Studios, Portland, OR
June First Friday Opening, AK Starfish Company, Anchorage, AK
October First Friday Opening, Back Alley Arts, Anchorage, AK
2009 3D Student Invitational, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Interpretations of Myself- BFA Thesis Show, Kimura Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Influences, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Student Juried Art Exhibition, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon Collage of Art and Craft, Portland, OR
2008 3D Student Invitational, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
The Collective, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
No Big Heads Self-Portrait Exhibition, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
2007 2D Student Invitational, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Student Juried Show, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
We’re All Famous, The Arc Gallery, Anchorage, AK
No Big Heads National Juried Self-Portrait Exhibition, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Foundations Student Invitational, Student Union Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Collections
2014 Nelson Mullins Riley Law Firm, Huntington, WV
2012 Dean’s Permanent Collection, College of Creative Arts, West Virginia University
Honors, Awards and Grants
2014 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, WVU Spring Semester
2013 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, WVU Spring and Fall Semesters
Chautauqua Schools of Fine and Performing Arts Summer Scholarship
2012 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, WVU Spring and Fall Semesters
WVU Juried Student Exhibition Dean’s Purchase Award
2010 Dean’s List Scholarship, OCAC Spring Semester
2009 College of Arts and Sciences 9 credit tuition waiver
Dean’s List Scholarship, OCAC, Fall Semester
2008 USUAA Travel Grant awarded to travel to Pittsburg, PA for NCECA
Artist Lectures, Demonstrations, and Workshops Conducted
2017 Visiting Artist Lecture and Demonstration, The Iowa Ceramics Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Resident presentation, Belger Crane Yard Studios Kansas City, MO
2016 Resident presentation, Belger Crane Yard Studios Kansas City, MO
Augusta Heritage Center, Elkins, West Virginia
2013 Ceramic Surfaces workshop and demonstration, Studio Art for Art Historians class, Dr. Janet Snyder instructor, WVU
Art for the Head, Heart, and Mind: Creativity for Well-Being, painting class at WVU residence hall, Dr. Shane Chaplin Resident
Chautauqua Children’s School Wheel Throwing Demo, Chautauqua, NY
2011 JCI-WVU Studios, Jingdezhen, China
Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China