Education:
2014 M.F.A. with an emphasis in Ceramics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2009 B.F.A. in Ceramics Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
2008 Hochshule fur Kunst und Design, Burg Giebichenstein, Halle, Germany
International Student Exchange
Professional Experience: 2017-Present Art Lab Manager-Ceramics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2014-2017 3-D Technician, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
2014 Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record, Art 2602: Introduction to Ceramics: Low Fire Techniques, Winter Semester, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2013 Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record, Art 2502: Introduction to Ceramics: High Fire Techniques, Fall Semester, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record, Art 2502: Introduction to Ceramics: High Fire Techniques, Winter Semester, The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
2012 Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record, Art 2502: Introduction to Ceramics: High Fire Techniques, Fall Semester, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record, Art 342: Introductory Wheel Throwing, Spring Quarter, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record, Art 342: Introductory Wheel Throwing, Winter Quarter, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
2011 Graduate Teaching Associate, Instructor of Record, Art 342: Introductory Wheel Throwing, Fall Quarter, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Ceramic Beads, Community Outreach Program, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana
Adult Handbuilding, Community Outreach Program, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana
Birds of Prey, Community Outreach Program, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge Montana
Residencies:
2014 Resident Artist, Belden Brick Factory, Sugarcreek, Ohio
2013 Resident Artist, Belden Brick Factory, Sugarcreek, Ohio
2012 Resident Artist, Belden Brick Factory, Sugarcreek, Ohio
2010 Year Long Artist in Residence, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana
2009 Year Long Artist in Residence, Cub Creek Foundation, Appomattox, Virginia
Workshops/Visiting Artist Lectures:
2015 Arrowmont Pentaculum: Five Media, One Forum (Invited Participant), Gatlinburg, Tennessee
2012 Visiting Lecturer and Demonstrator, Montana State University Billings, Billings, Montana
2010 Visiting Artist, Demonstrator, Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia
Honors and Awards:
2014 The Gilmore Arts Scholarship
2010 Lincoln Arts Feats of Clay purchase award
2009 Fine Arts Talent Award Scholarship
Margaret M. Bohls Award
2008 Fine Arts Talent Award Scholarship
LC Mitchell Memorial Scholarship
Exhibitions:
2017 Juried National 4, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana University of Montana and Montana State University Student and Faculty Exhibition, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
2016 Beyond the Brickyard, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
MONTANA CLAY: Small Works from a Big State, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, Montana
Suspended Earth: Contemporary Clay 2016, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, Colorado
University of Montana Faculty and Staff Exhibition, The Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, Montana
2015 Polar Drift, Frontier Space, Missoula, Montana (solo)
University of Montana and Montana State University Student and Faculty Exhibition, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
University of Montana Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, Montana
Montana Clay: The Past Present & Future of Ceramics Under the Big Sky, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana
2014 The Mirage & The Rainbow, Department of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, The Arts Initiative, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, Ohio
A Home For Joe, Farwick Gallery, Berea, Ohio
Currents: Mixtus, Focus Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Co-e-val, Pearl Concord Art Gallery, Mansfield, Ohio
2013 Razor Sample, Mote 078 Gallery, Columbus Ohio
2012 Synoptic: The Second Year Graduate Exhibition, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Line of Best Fit, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
From Here to There, The Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Contemporary Clay 2012 - 4th Biennial Exhibit, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, Colorado
Recent Arrivals: Department of Art First-Year Graduate Student Exhibition, Swing Space Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2011 Red Lodge Clay Center Resident Farewell Exhibition, Red Lodge, Montana
Connections and Beyond, Swanson Studio, Helena, Montana
Introducing the Residents of the Red Lodge Clay Center, Montana State University Billings, Billings, Montana
Beyond the Brickyard, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
Northwest College Presents…Red Lodge Clay Center, Northwest College, Powell, Wyoming
2010 Paper and Clay, Custer County Art and Heritage Center, Miles City, Montana
Feats of Clay, Lincoln Arts Center, Lincoln, California
Eighteenth San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
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