| Education | |
2007 |
Penland School
of Crafts, Penland, NC Lenore G. Tawney Scholar |
2003 |
Michigan State
University (MSU), East Lansing, MI Post-baccalaureate Study, Ceramics |
2002 |
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO MSU, East Lansing, MI, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art: Ceramics & Photography |
| Selected Exhibitions | |
2008 |
Clay? II (jurors
Doug Jeck, Akio Takamori, Jamie Walker) Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland,
WA
Ceramic Objects/Conceptual Material (juror John Perreault), University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR |
2007 |
National Ceramics Juried Exhibition (juror Dan Andersen), Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS "Inside & Out: Ceramic Bodies" (solo exhibition), Oglesby Union Art Gallery, FSU, Tallahassee, FL |
2006 |
Skin Deep (juror Val Cushing), Francis Macon University, Florence, SC |
2005 |
Tallahassee Market Days (juried), Tallahassee, FL Cup: The Intimate Object IV (juror Linda Arbuckle), Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, IN |
2004 |
“Emerging Artist Exhibitor”, 41st Annual East Lansing Art Festival (juried), MI |
2003 |
“Function Conjunction”, MSU, Gallery 114, East Lansing, MI |
2002 |
“The Abby and Ben Show”, Thesis Exhibition, Gallery 114, MSU, East Lansing, MI |
| Honors & Awards | |
2007
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Lenore G. Tawney Scholar, Penland School of Crafts |
2004
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Emerging Artist Award, East Lansing Arts Festival, MI |
2003
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Honorable Mention, “Undressed”, Michigan Mud Student Show, Dearborn, MI |
2002
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Recognition Award in Ceramics, “Lost & Found”, Undergraduate Exhibition, MSU |
2000-2002
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Dean’s List, MSU, East Lansing, MI |
| Professional Memberships | |
2006-Present |
Co-Founder, The Clay Consortium at FSU, Tallahassee, FL |
2003-Present |
Member, NCECA |
2003-2004 |
Founder, President-Elect, MSU Ceramics Club, East Lansing, MI |
| Research Positions | |
2007 |
Visiting Artist Residency, Gretchen Everhart School, VSA arts of FL, Tallahassee, FL |
2006-2007 |
Studio Assistant,
Tallahassee, FL |
2006-Present |
Ceramics Studio Manager, Department of Art, Florida State University (FSU), Tallahassee, FL |
2005 |
Faculty Assistant,
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN Gallery Assistant, Sub-Basement Art Studios, The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), 2005, Baltimore, MD, Curator: Jae Won Lee |
2004 |
Studio Assistant,
NCECA, 2004, University of Indiana, Bloomington |
2003-2005 |
Artist, Studio One Ceramics, Bloomingdale, MI & Tallahassee, FL |
2000-2003 |
Technical Assistant, Studio Art and Art History Department, MSU, East Lansing, MI |
| Teaching Positions | |
2007-Present |
Visiting Artist Residency, Gretchen Everhart School, VSA arts of FL, Tallahassee, FL |
2006-Present |
Instructor, Teen Clay-Beginning Ceramics, LeMoyne Arts Foundation, Tallahassee |
2005-Present |
Instructor, Wheel Throwing and Hand Building, Oglesby Union Art Center, FSU |
2004 |
Substitute Teacher, Liberal Studies, Van Buren Intermediate School District, MI |
2003-2005 |
Instructor, College for Kids-Beginning Ceramics, West Shore Community College, MI |
2002-2005 |
Instructor, Dimensions-Beginning Ceramics, Ingham County School District, MI |
2000-2001 |
Teaching Assistant, Slip-Casting, Mold-Making, and Wheel Throwing, MSU |