2015-2018 Masters of Fine Arts, Concentration in Ceramics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
2007-2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concentration in Ceramics, Kansas City Art institute, Kansas City, MO.
2009 Study Abroad, International Ceramics Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX. 23rd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition. National Juried. Juror Jo Lauria Concord Art, MA. Clay has its Say:Narrative Ceramics. Invited. Curator David Duddy Clay Center of New Orleans, LA. Solo Exhibition: The Timekeepers.
2019 Wayne Art Center, PA. CraftForms 2019. International Juried. Juror Jane Milosch Las Cruces Museum of Art, NM. From the Ground Up XXVIII. National Juried. Clay Art Center, NY. The Emotional Animal. National Juried. Juror Crystal Morey Red Lodge Clay Center, MT. Animals Among Us. Invited. Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, TX. 32nd Annual Materials Hard + Soft. International Juried. Juror Janet L. McCall Riverside Art Museum, CA. Beast. Invited Modern Eden Gallery, CA. Representational Modern: Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize Exhibition. International, Invited
2018 Arrowmont School of Crafts, TN. New Forms. National Juried. Juror Beth Cavener Antler Gallery, OR. Unnatural Histories VII. Invited Abmeyer + Wood Gallery, WA. Bodies + Beings. International, Invited Florida Museum of Natural History, FL. Wondrous Creatures: Where Science and Art Intersect, Solo Exhibition, Invited San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, TX. 22nd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition. National Juried Florida Museum of Natural History, FL. Hope for Humpbacks, Invited University of Florida University Galleries, FL. MFA Thesis Exhibition: Wondrous Creatures Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, PA. NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition
2017 Pottery Northwest, WA. UnWedged 2017. National Juried San Joaquin Delta College, CA. Visions in Clay. National Juried The Clay Studio, PA. Graduate Student Biennial. National Juried
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2020 Tarrant County College • Adjunct Instructor of Ceramics I & II (Spring 2020)
Northlake College • Adjunct Instructor of Ceramics I, Sculpture, 3D Design (Spring 2020)
Collin County College • Adjunct Instructor of Art Appreciation, Drawing I (Spring 2020)
2019 Tarrant County College • Adjunct Instructor of Ceramics I & II (Summer 2019) • Adjunct Instructor Drawing I (Fall 2019)
Northlake College • Adjunct Instructor of Ceramics I, Sculpture, 3D Design (Fall 2019)
Collin County College • Adjunct Instructor of Art Appreciation, Drawing I (Fall 2019)
Orlando Pottery Studio, FL. • Instructor, Animal Magnetism • Two day hands on workshop in solid built animal sculpture
Roadrunner Ceramics, TX. • Instructor, Animal Magnetism • Four day hands on workshop in solid built animal sculpture, and mid-range glazing
2018 Tarrant County College • Adjunct Instructor of Art Appreciation (Fall 2018) 2015-2018 University of Florida, FL. • Instructor of Hand-building for Non-Majors (Spring 2018, 2017) • Instructor of Ceramic Figure Sculpture (Fall 2017) • TA for Making and Meaning (Summer 2017), mixed media class for art majors focusing on idea development, and conceptual growth • Teaching Assistant for Ceramic Figure Sculpture (Fall 2016) • TA for Art Foundations course (Spring 2015), teach three days a week, mentor students, maintain organization and discussions during class, grade sketchbooks and research papers • GA assistant studio monitor for Art Foundations course (Fall 2015)
COLLECTIONS
San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, TX. Public Florida Museum of Natural History, FL. Public Kamm Teapot Foundation, NC. Private Belger Foundation Collection, MO. Public The Ken Ferguson Teaching Collection, MO. Public Kolva/Sullivan Collection, WA. Private Kansas City Public Library, MO. Public