EDUCATION:

1996     BA in Studio Art with Emphasis in Ceramics – Berea College, Berea, KY

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

2004     Glazes and Glazing, Claymakers Studio, Durham, NC: Leonora Coleman

2003     Majolica, Claymakers Studio, Durham, NC: Joanne Andrews

2000     Tile Making, ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC: Siglinda Scarpa

1996     Thrown and Altered Forms, Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC: Leah Leitson

1992     Introductory Ceramic, Westchester Art Workshop, White Plains, NY: Harriet Ross

EXHIBITIONS:

            2017    Now & Again - 10th Anniversary Celebration – Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, Hillsborough, NC

2015     Chatham Artists Guild - 23rd Annual Studio Tour, Bynum, NC

2012     “Winter Show” – Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC

2010    Hillsborough Arts Council Member Show – HAC Gallery, Hillsborough, NC

2009    Featured Artists Churton Street Gallery, Hillsborough, NC

2009    Sertoma Arts Center, Raleigh, NC

2008    "CO-2 -- A COllaboration of COoperatives" – Transylvania Community Arts Council, Brevard, NC

2007    Invitational Deconstruction-Reconstruction Sculpture Exhibit – Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC

2007    Featured Artist – Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, Hillsborough, NC

2006    Art at Avalon Farm, Chapel Hill, NC

2006    Churton Street Realty Gallery, Hillsborough, NC

2005    Hillsborough Artists Co-Op, Hillsborough, NC

2004    Hillsborough Artists Co-Op, Hillsborough, NC

JURIED SHOWS:

2008-23    Orange County Artists Guild - Open Studio Tour, Hillsborough, NC

2014    Orange County Artists Guild - Spring Open Studio Tour, Hillsborough, NC

2008    40 Years of Ceramic Leadership, The Ceramic Apprenticeship Program at Berea College – Lower Taylor Gallery, Berea, KY

2005-06  Orange County Artists Guild - Open Studio Tour, Hillsborough, NC

2005    East End Gallery at the ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC

PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS:

2023    AC Hotel by Marriott, Dayton, OH

2017    UNC REX Hospital, Raleigh, NC

2016    UNC Hospital's Hillsborough Campus, Hillsborough, NC

2013    UNC Hospital's Hillsborough Campus, Hillsborough, NC

2011    Museum of Life and Science Staff Office Suite, Durham, NC

2009    Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitor Center, Chapel Hill, NC

2005    TeleSage Corporate Offices, Chapel Hill, NC

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2008    Executive Director of the Hillsborough Arts Council, Hillsborough, NC

2008    Founding Board Member of Carolina Culture Zone

2006-17    Founder and Committee Chair of the Hillsborough Art Walk Last Fridays

2006-08    Co-President of the Clayworks Potters Guild

2006-08    Founding Member of the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, Hillsborough, NC

2005-08    Board Member of the Hillsborough Arts Council, Hillsborough, NC

1997    Studio Assistant for Kimberly Hodges – Queen’s Crescent, Asheville, NC

1994-95    Program Developer & Ceramics Instructor – Camp High Rocks, Cedar Mountain, NC

1993-96    Berea College Ceramic Apprenticeship Program, Berea, KY

GUILDS AND ORGANIZATIONS:

Hillsborough Arts Council
Orange County Artists Guild