Education
2021 MFA in Studio Arts- Sculpture, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2018 Carve Your Niche, workshop taught by Julia Harrison, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2017 BFA in sculpture, cum laude, Distinction as a University Research Scholar, University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC
2010 AAS, Professional Crafts: Jewelry Associate Degree, Haywood Community College, Clyde, NC
2016 Undergraduate Sculpture Master Class, workshop taught by Judy Fox, New York Academy of Art, New York City, NY
2015 Woodcut: An Exploratory Approach, summer class taught by John H. Pratt, Penland School of Crafts, Spruce Pine, NC
Exhibitions
2023 Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Department of Art &
Design Faculty Exhibition, Salisbury, NC
2023 The Glory of Love, Collaboration with the Phoenix Readers, Center for Faith and the Arts,
Salisbury, NC
2022 I Am: Identity. Stories. Connections., Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC
2022 Practice What You Teach, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Department of Art &
Design Faculty Exhibition, Salisbury, NC
2022 Womens’ Work, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Department of Art &
Design Invitation Exhibition, Salisbury, NC
2021 Fresh Artist Student Work, Permanent Collection, Municipal Complex, Spencer, NC
2021 Solo Exhibition, An Unbearable Illumination of Truth, MFA Thesis Exhibit, Slocumb
Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2021 Transcendence: Existence Beyond the Normal or Physical Level, Tipton Gallery, Johnson
City, TN
2021 Wildabout Walkabout Scavenger Hunt, Permanent Collection, Downtown Johnson City, TN
2020 Social and Politically Engaged Art, Fletcher Exhibit, Juror: Carlton Wilkinson, Reece
Museum, Johnson City, TN
2020 Live Your Truth, Pride Exhibition, Salisbury, NC
2019 Kill Your Darlings, MFA Group Exhibition, Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2019 Forms of Violence, Curator; Michael Fowler, Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2018 Solo Exhibition, Heart & Soul, Center for Faith & the Arts, Salisbury, NC
2018 Solo Exhibition, The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Love Stories, Revolve Gallery, Asheville, NC
2017 Solo Exhibition, Eros, Agape, and Other Heart Conditions, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2017 UNC Asheville Advanced Sculpture at the RAMP, Revolve Gallery, Asheville, NC
2017 50th Annual Student Juried Art Exhibition, Juror: Dan Millspough, S.Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2017 Unreasonable Fears, Center for Faith & the Arts, Salisbury, NC
2016 30th Annual National Conference of Undergraduate Research, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2016 49th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Juror: Michael Reedy, S.Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2015 Art/Mechatronics Collaborative Exhibition, 2nd Floor Gallery, Asheville, NC
2015 48th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Co-Jurors, Clarissa Sligh and Jason Watson, S.Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2015 Art Front Members Show, Highsmith Art & Intercultural Gallery, Asheville, NC
2014 47th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Curator; Ron Fondaw, S.Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2014 Art Front Members Show, Highsmith Art & Intercultural Gallery, Asheville, NC
2012 Editorial Content: Spine-Tickling Artist Books, Curator; Tatana Kellener, Asheville Bookworks, Asheville, NC
2010 BookOpolis: Memory Palaces, Asheville Bookworks, Asheville, NC
2010 Haywood Community College Professional Crafts Graduate Show at Folk Art Center, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC
Grants
Awards
Scholarships
2021 (Full) Zimmerman Woodworking Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Spruce Pine, NC
2020 3 Minute Thesis Finalist, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2020 Sammie L. Nicely Appalachian Artist Award, Social and Politically Engaged Art, Fletcher Exhibit, Juror: Carlton Wilkinson, Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2020 2nd Place Award, Live Your Truth, Pride Exhibition, Salisbury, NC
2018 Friends of Arrowmont Scholarship, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2018 Artist-in-Residence Fellowship, Center for the Faith and Arts, Salisbury, NC
2018 Nomination, Windgate Fellowship Award Nominee, Center for Craft Creativity and Design, Asheville, NC
2017 Distinction as an Undergraduate Research Scholar, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC
2017 Undergraduate Summer Research Grant Recipient, University of North CarolinamAsheville, Asheville, NC
2017 2nd place, 50th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Juror: Dan Millspaugh, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina, Asheville
2017 Nomination, Outstanding Student Achievement Award in Contemporary Sculpture, International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ
2016 Full Tuition Scholarship, Undergraduate Sculpture Master Class with Judy Fox, New York Academy of Art, New York City, NY
2016 Scholarship in Memory of Margaret Millspaugh, University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC
2015 Undergraduate Summer Research Grant Recipient, University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC
2015 Abby Watkins Bernon Full Work Study Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, Spruce Pine, NC
2015 Sylva Bellue Memorial Wood Scholarship, University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC
Professional Experiences
2023-Current Program Coordinator, Center for Faith and the Arts, Salisbury, NC
2023-Current Salisbury Public Art Commission, Salisbury, NC
2023-Current Community Engagement Committee for Salisbury Pride, Salisbury, NC
2023-Current Instructor/Curator for Sheltering in Art, Program grant funded by North Carolina Arts
Council and Rowan Arts Council, Family Council Crisis and Center for Faith & the
Arts, Salisbury, NC
2021-Current 3D Design, Drawing, and Art Appreciation Adjunct Instructor, Rowan Cabarrus
Community College, Salisbury, NC
2021-Current K-8 Elementary Art Instructor, Salisbury Academy, Salisbury, NC
2022 Interim Executive Director, Center for Faith and the Arts, Salisbury, NC
2019- 2021 3D Design Course Instructor, East Tennessee University, Johnson City, TN
2019 Woodworking Instructor, Community Tool School: Shop Class for Girls at UNC Asheville, Guitar Making Summer Camp Workshop for 7th and 8th grade girls. Asheville, NC
2019 Woodworking Instructor, Camp Illahee, Brevard, NC. Summer job where I instructed 240 teenage girls basic woodworking with demos, proper safety, and wood projects.
2019 Sculpture Lab Assistant, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2018 Curator/Juror for This is Us, Salisbury Pride, Center for Faith & the Arts, Salisbury, NC
2018 Instructor/Curator for Building Bridges Through Art, Grassroots Arts Program Grant funded by North Carolina Arts Council and Rowan Arts Council, Rowan Helping Ministries and Center for Faith & the Arts, Salisbury, NC
2017 STEAM Studio Lab Manager, STEAM at the Ramp, Asheville, NC
2017 Teaching Assistant for ARTS 310: Creating STEAM with Teens, Professor Brent Skidmore, UNC Asheville students and staff partnered with Asheville City School’s IN REAL LIFE (IRL) programming as a community initiative addressing achievement gaps and teen violence related to Asheville area middle school students.
2016 STEAM Studio Assistant, STEAM at the Ramp, Asheville, NC
2014-2017 Woodworking Studio Assistant for Brent Skidmore, Grovewood Studios, Asheville, NC
2014-2016 Art Gallery Assistant at S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina Asheville, NC
2014-2016 Art Front Officer, President and Gallery Coordinator, University of North Carolina Asheville, NC
2008-2010 Annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands (Haywood Community College Student Booth), US Cellular Center, Asheville, NC