Born: Charleston, WV

2011     MA, Media Studies, Communications Department, West Virginia State University, Institute, 

WV

2007     BFA with Honors, Painting & English, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

Solo Exhibitions

2007     Two Collections, Good News Mountaineer Garage Gallery Space, Charleston WV

2006     Featured Artist, Pro Art, Charleston, WV

Invitational and Juried Group Exhibitions

2012     Small Works, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2012     Allied Artists of West Virginia Juried Show, Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV

2012     Kindred Spirits, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2011     Small Works, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2011     West Virginia Juried Exhibition, The Culture Center, Charleston, WV

2011      arT-shirts, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2011     Welcome Spring! The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2010     SWE, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2010     Art on a Limb, Huntington Museum of Art, Charleston, WV

2010     Mavens 12, Ohio University, Ironton, OH

2010     Appalachian Allegories, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2010     The Long Show, Della Brown Taylor Gallery, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV

2009     Small Works, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2009     Summer Selections, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2008     Small Wonders, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2008     The Best of Summer, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2008     Cool, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2008     Exhibit Two, Hansford Art House, Charleston, WV

2007     River Arts Exhibition, Universalist Unitarian Church, Charleston, WV

2007     Personal Favorites, Allied Artists of WV, Museum in the Community, Hurricane, WV

2007     RISD Senior Class Invitational, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI

2007     Fresh, Juried Exhibition, Brown University Hillel Gallery, Providence, RI

2007     RISD Senior Painting Exhibition, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI

2007     Sight and Sound Juried Exhibition, Brown University Hillel Gallery, Providence, RI

2006     Le Spectacle Painting Exhibition, Brown University Hillel Gallery, Providence RI

2001     Visual Arts Exhibition, West Liberty State College, Wheeling, WV

Awards

2011     Award of Excellence, Purchase Award, West Virginia Juried Exhibition, The Culture Center, Charleston, WV

2009     Graduate Student of the Year, Media Studies, Communications Dept., WVSU

2008     Honorable Mention, Artistic Installation, West Virginia Flash Animation Festival, West

Liberty State College, Wheeling, WV

2008     Graphic Narrative Outstanding Student, Communications Dept., WVSU

2007     Florence Leif Award, RISD Painting Department, Providence, RI

2003     RISD Merit Scholarship, RISD Painting Department, Providence, RI

2002     Marshall University SCORES Visual Arts Scholarship

Additional Instruction

2011      Henry Isaacs En Plein Aire Workshop, Kanawha State Forest, Charleston, WV

2006     Media Studies Department, Brown University, Providence RI

2001     Governor's School for the Arts, West Liberty State College, Wheeling, WV

Collections

West Virginia State Museum, Charleston, WV

The Erma Byrd West Virginia Women Artists Gallery, University of Charleston, Charleston, WV

Various Public and Private Collections

Gallery and Teaching Experience

2011     Curator, Paula Clendenin: Personal Symbols, 1990-2011, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2011     Curator, Sculpture Invitational, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2010     Curator, Appalachian Allegories, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2009     Curator, Midsummer Saltations, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2009     Teaching Assistant, Communications Dept., WVSU, Institute, WV

2009     Graduate Assistant, Communications Dept., WVSU, Institute, WV

2008     Adjunct Faculty, Art Department, WVSU, Institute, WV

2008     Teaching Assistant, Communications Dept., WVSU, Institute, WV

2008     Graduate Assistant, Communications Dept., WVSU, Institute, WV

2008     Speaker, Communications Day Conference, WVSU, Institute, WV

2008-2011         Registrar, The Art Store, Charleston, WV

2006     Teaching Assistant, Figure Drawing, RISD Continuing Education Dept., Providence, RI

Bibliography

Art Store Exhibit to Showcase New Artists, Charleston Daily Mail, July 9, 2009

Busse, Sara, Arts & Letters, Sunday Gazette-Mail, July 5, 2009

Orosz, Monica, Space Invaders, Charleston Daily Mail, January 20, 2011

Represented by The Art Store since 2008