Education

 

Master of Arts; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

 

Bachelor of Arts; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Selected Exhibitions

2008

AIR Exhibition, McColl Center for the Visual Arts, Charlotte, NC

 

Art of Fashion: Breach of Gravity, Neiman Marcus, Charlotte, NC

2007

Mississippi Invitational, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi, Guest Curator: Sue Spaid, Independent Curator, Ohio, (Catalogue)

 

Crowning Achievement (Mint Condition Gala), Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte, North Carolina

2006

Sidney Myer International Ceramics Competition, Shepparton Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia, Museum Purchase, Guest Curator: Akio Takamori, Assoc. Professor of Art, University of Washington, (Catalogue)

 

Forested Landscape, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

2005

Mississippi Invitational, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi; Guest Curator: Elizabeth Ferrer, Critic and Author, N.Y., N.Y. (Catalogue)

 

Fiberart International: Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Fiberart, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, Washington

 

Mastery in Clay Invitational: 2005, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2004

Fiberart International: Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Fiberart, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Guest Curators: David McFadden, Chief Curator & VP for Programs and Collections, Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design, N.Y., N.Y.; Sarah Quinton, Contemporary Curator, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, Ontario; Barbara Lee Smith, Visiting Professor, Joshibi College of Art and Design, Tokyo, Japan. (Catalogue)

 

Fiberart International: Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Fiberart, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York

2003

Mississippi Invitational, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi; Guest Curator: Lily Wei, Critic and Author, N.Y., N.Y. (Catalogue)

2002

Solo Exhibition, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Catalogue)

 

Mastery in Clay Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, Texas: Guest Curator: Jimmy Clark, Artistic and Executive Director, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, (Catalogue)

 

Tiles in America, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyoming

2001

Solo Exhibition, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, Mississippi

2000

Quill & Kiln National Juried Exhibition, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, Mississippi; Honorable Mention; Guest Curator: Sandra Blain, Director, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

1999

Artlink Juried Exhibition, Phoenix City Hall, Phoenix, Arizona

 

Art Detour, MARS Artspace, Phoenix, Arizona

 

Blu-Lite Invitational, MARS Artspace, Phoenix, Arizona

 

Art One Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona

Seleced Artist in Residence / Visiting Artist Appointments

2008

Artist in Residence, McColl Center for the Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina

2007

Artist in Residence, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

2006

Artist in Residence, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico

 

Artist in Residence, Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio

Grants, Fellowships, Awards

2007

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York

2006

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York

 

Joan Mitchell Foundation Emergency Grant, New York, New York

 

Andy Warhol Foundation, New York, New York

2005

Creative Capital Visual Arts Grant Finalist, New York, New York

2004

Directors’ Award for Innovative Use of Materials, Fiberarts International: Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Fiberart

2003

Visual Arts Fellowship, Mississippi Arts Commission

Lectures, Workshops

2008

Couture: Psychology of Dress Workshop and Lecture, Art Institute of Charlotte/McColl Art Center, Charlotte, North Carolina

 

Lecture, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina

Lecture, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina

2006

The Power of Privilege, MLK Day Convocation Address, Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio

2003

Invitational Panelist, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi

Selected Collections

 

Fidelity Investments, Durham, North Carolina

 

Safeco Insurance, Seattle, Washington

 

Shepparton Art Gallery, Shepparton, Australia

Bibliography

 

Yushan, Zhang, World Contemporary Public Ceramic Art, Central South Forestry University, Hunan Province, Peoples Republic of China, 2007

 

Williams, Arthur, The Sculpture Reference Illustrated, Sculpture Books Publishing, 2005

 

Kieffer, Susan Mowery, Fiberarts Design Book 7, Lark Books, 2004