Resume

Education

2000
Master of Fine Art in Sculpture/Woodworking
University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, WI
1999
Master of Art in Sculpture
University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, WI
1993
Bachelor of Fine Art in Sculpture/Printmaking
University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
Spring 2000
Course study in welding
Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI
Summer 1999
Course study in woodworking
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
1998-1999
Course study in upholstery
Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI
Spring 1995
Course study in woodworking/furniture making
Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM
Fall 1990
Concentration course in art metals
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

Professional Experience

2000–present
Adjunct Professor
University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
Responsible for teaching Two-dimensional and Three-Dimensional Design and Wood Sculpture.
2000–present
Professional Artist
Asheville, NC
1996–present
Children’s Art Camp Instructor
Maple Meadows Art Camp for Children, Chapel Hill, NC
Instructor of drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture for first through eighth graders.
Summer 2001
Visiting Instructor
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
Responsible for teaching woodworking to undergraduate students.
1999–2000
Instructor of Record
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
Solely responsible for all aspects of teaching two-dimensional design classes to undergraduate students.
1998–1999
Visual Resource Coordinator
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
Responsible for the art department slide library including organization, expansion, day-to-day maintenance and digitizing the slides for a future web site.
1998–1999
Woodworking Assistant
Madison, WI
Assistant to Tom Loeser in building sculptural furniture.
1997–1998
Woodshop Assistant
University Of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
Assistant in the Departmental Woodshop. Supervised students using machines to ensure safety. Responsibilities also included maintaining equipment and ordering supplies.
1995–1997
Woodworking Assistant
Asheville, NC
Assistant to sculptor Randy Shull in the building and surface design of furniture, as well as equipment maintenance.

Solo and Group Exhibitions

2008
“Blind Date,” Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC
2007
“Parts and Portions,” Upstairs Art Space, Tryon, NC
2007
Bus Stop Gallery, Columbia, SC
2006-2007
“Sculpture Visions,” CHPAC, Chapel Hill, NC
2006-2007
River Sculpture Festival, Asheville, NC
2006
Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Hendersonville, NC
2006
Union Gallery, UNC-Asheville, Asheville, NC
2005
Bleu Hound Grille, Oakridge, TN
2005
Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC
2004
Stretch Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2003
ACC Spotlight Show, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
2003
“Turned Multiples,” Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA
2003
“Turned Multiples,” Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
2002-2003
Fine and Functional Arts and Crafts, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2002
“Patterns,” Black Mountain Center for the Arts. Black Mountain, NC
2001
“The Love Show,” Semi-Public Gallery, Asheville, NC
2001
“Recent Work,” Food: The Art Gallery, Asheville, NC
2000
Fall/Winter 2000/2001 Exhibition, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey
2000
Art Faculty Exhibition, University Gallery, UNC-Asheville, Asheville, NC
2000
“Pause,” 7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
1999
“Garbed: Extending the Body, Experiments in Clothing,” Design Center Gallery, Madison, WI
1999
“Stilted Performance,” Humanities Building Gallery, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
1999
“Splinters,” Ahrnsbrak Gallery, University of Wisconsin–Marathon County, Wassau, WI
1998
“Art in Bloom,” Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
1996
Summer Invitational, Three person show, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
1996
The Collective Hand Gallery, Asheville, NC
1995
Off Site Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1995
New Mexico Woodworkers Exhibition, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM

Awards and Publications

2007-2008
Regional Artist Project Grant, Asheville, NC. Asheville Area Arts Council, Avery County Arts Council, Madison County Arts Council, North Carolina Arts Council.
2006
Winkler Scholarship Award, River Sculpture Festival, Asheville, NC
2005
Western Carolina Woman, Featured Artist, October 2005
2002
American Craft magazine, Portfolio, August/September 2002
2001-2002
Regional Artist Project Grant, Asheville, NC. Asheville Area Arts Council, Avery County Arts Council, Madison County Arts Council, North Carolina Arts Council.
2001
Woodwork magazine, December 2001
2000
Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, International Sculpture Center.
2000
Sculpture magazine, October 2000.
1999
Temkin Exhibition Award, Wisconsin
1999
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Scholarship
1992 and 1993
Norman Sultan Scholarship, North Carolina