EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts- Printmaking
2003 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Graduate Teaching Associate

Bachelor of Fine Arts- Printmaking
2001 The University of North Carolina at Asheville,
Distinction in Art, Undergraduate Research Scholar

POSITIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

• 2010-the present, Assistant Department Chair-Design, The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur
• 2008-2010, Lead Full-time Instructor of Art Foundations, The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, Decatur, GA, courses taught- Drawing, Two-Dimensional Design, Color Theory, Visual Form & Content, Rapid Visualization, Life Drawing, Advanced Drawing For Animators
• 2007-2008, Adjunct Instructor, Dept. Of Art Foundations, The Art Institute of Atlanta, (Atlanta and Decatur, GA campuses), courses taught- Drawing, Two-Dimensional Design, Life Drawing
• 2006-2008, Adjunct Instructor, Dept. Of Humanities, Georgia Perimeter College, (Dunwoody and Alpharetta, GA campuses), courses taught - Drawing I, Drawing II, Art Appreciation
• 2004-2007, Adjunct Instructor, Dept. Of Visual Communications, American Intercontinental Univ.-Dunwoody, Atlanta GA, courses taught- Graphic Design I & II, Typography I & II, Digital Photography, Illustration, Beginning Drawing, Design Fundamentals, Color Theory, Presentation Techniques, Portfolio Development, Corporate Identity Development, Advanced Graphic Design
• 2003-2004, Adjunct Instructor, Dept. Of Art, The Ohio State University, (Columbus and Delaware Center OH campuses), courses taught- Two-Dimensional Design, Beginning Drawing
• 2001-2003, Graduate Teaching Associate, Dept. Of Art, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, courses taught- Beginning Drawing, Two-Dimensional Design

EXHIBITION COORDINATOR/CURATORIAL

• 2009-present, Exhibition Coordinator, Atlanta Printmakers Studio, exhibitions- Multiple Impressions II, The Averitt Center for the Arts, Statesboro, GA.; Hand-Pulled: Work from the Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Arts Clayton, Jonesboro, GA., Atlanta Printmakers, Sunrise Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA; Folium Darwinii, a trade portfolio from Atlanta Printmakers Studio and Asheville Bookworks, The Seen Gallery, Decatur, GA; Pressing Matters: Atlanta Printmakers Studio Members Exhibition, Abernathy Arts Center, Sandy Springs, GA, Atlanta Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Chastain Arts Center, Atlanta, GA

• 2008-2010, Exhibition/Gallery Coordinator, The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur gallery, exhibitions- Taking Off: The Atlanta Printmakers Studio, Fired Clay: Mudfire Clayworks, Emerging Talent high school scholarship juried exhibition; Storybook Look: Illustrations by Southern Artists, in conjunction with Southern Arts Federation, Inspirations: A Study in Glass, members of Duckbill Studios, Reading between the Blue Lines, work from Sycamore Studios
  
  
• 2008 co-coordinator with Joe Tsambiras and Jan DiPietro, The Art of Democracy: Voices From the South- The Atlanta Exhibition. (venues), Portal Gallery, Eyedrum, Wonderroot Community Center, Atlanta, GA, The Java Monkey, Decatur, GA. Coordinated regional exhibition effort of the national exhibition The Art of Democracy

JUROR/PANELIST

• 2010 Judge, library card design competition, Decatur Public Library, Decatur, GA
• 2010 Judge and Juror, booth applicants, The Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur, GA
• 2009 Judge and juror, high school art scholarship exhibition, Emerging Talent, The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, Decatur, GA
• 2009 Judge, art exhibition, Champion Spirit, Arts Clayton, Jonesboro, GA
• 2009-the present, Judge, scholarship poster competition, Annual Ai High School Poster Competition, The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, Decatur, GA
• 2009 Judge, K-12 art competition, Reflections, Georgia Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Atlanta, GA
• 2008 Panelist/judge, logo and poster competition for The Decatur Old House Festival, The Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur, GA

RESIDENCIES

• 2009 The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
• 2005 The Kala Institute, Berkeley, CA

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

• 2008-the present,  The Seen Gallery, Decatur, GA

AWARDS/GRANTS

• 2007 The Vermont Studio Center Artist's Grant, Johnson, VT
• 2002 & 2003 The Edith Fergus-Gilmore Grant, Columbus, OH
• 2001-2003 College of the Arts Graduate Teaching Associate/Ohio State University
• 2001 The University of NC-Asheville grant to present at The National Conference of Undergraduate Research at the Univ. Of Kentucky in Lexington
• 1999 The New Leaf Fund (of Alexander, NC) Grant to attend Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts on Gatlinburg, TN

PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS/PRESENTATIONS

• 2010 art work and quote published in Making Art: Form and Meaning by Terry Barrett, McGraw-Hill (January 15, 2010) pgs. 38-39
• 2009 Guest speaker, Print Dialogue Days, hosted by American Print  Alliance and the University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA. Topic- “Get  Out!: Artist Residencies, Retreats, Internships and Educational Opportunities and Professional Development for Artists"
• 2006 work reviewed, "Three Printmakers" Pine Magazine, (September 12, 2006) Atlanta, GA

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

• 2008 The City of Decatur, Georgia
• 2007 The Catawba Science Center Aquarium, Hickory, NC
• 2003 The Ohio Union, The Ohio State University
• 2001 The Laurel Forum, The University of North Carolina at Asheville
• 1997 Theatre UNCA, The University of North Carolina at Asheville

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• 2010-the present Foundations In Art:  Theory and Education (F.A.T.E.)
• 2007-the present The Atlanta Printmakers Studio

(Board of Directors 2008-the present). 

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION & PHOTOGRAPHY

(Selected Clients)

• Mark Chastain Creative Art, Atlanta, GA
• Hye-Joo Kim, Atlanta, GA
• Balance/Layton Massage, Floyd Powers, CMT, LMT, PT, Atlanta, GA
• Wilkie Stadeker, DDS. Marietta, GA
• The Ohio State University Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Columbus, OH
• The Opera Remix Project, Catherine Peila, Columbus, OH
• Opera Columbus, Columbus, OH
• The Day Development Group, Columbus OH