Education:

2006-2009            AFA, Associates of Fine Arts, Dean’s List, College of Dupage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois

2009-2012            BFA, Bachelor of Fine Art, Ceramics, Cum Laude, Art History Minor, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois

2012-2013            Post Baccalaureate Student, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

2013-2014            Long Term Resident, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana


Exhibitions:    Solo Exhibitions denoted by *

2011            Forge Form Fabricate, Southern Illinois Metal Society, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois

                   Function? Critical Forum Juried Exhibition, Juror: Paul Ha, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois

2012            *Middle Ground, BFA Exhibition, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois

                   Rickert Ziebolt Award, Finalist, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois

2013            K-State Invite, Garden City Community College, Garden City, Kansas

                  Friends With Benefits, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida

2013           The Clay Way, Danforth Gallery, Livingston, Montana

2014            RLCC Residents, Ryniker-Morrison Gallery, Billings, Montana

                   Red Lodge Clay Center: Current Works, Northwest Gallery, Powell, Wyoming

                   Teapot II, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, Montana

                   On the Horizon, St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, Florida


Teaching Experience:

 2007            Children’s Ceramics Instructor, Camp Cayuga

 2008            Children’s Ceramics Instructor, Terra Incognito, Oak Park, Illinois

2012-13        Teaching Assistant To Amy Santoferraro, Ceramics 1, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, Fall and Spring Semester

2013             Adult Soda Firing, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana, 10 weeks

                       

Professional Organization Memberships:

2009-2012            SIU Clay Club

2010-2012            SIU Sculpture Club: Critical Forum

2012-2013            Kansas State Potter's Guild

2012-2014            National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts (NCECA)


Community Projects:

2011            Making Eye Contact, Project by Mary Beth Edelson, Southern Illinois    University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois

2013            Cup Drop, Project by Michael Strand, Dwight, Kansas


Workshops Attended:

Michael Strand

Ted Neal

Beth Cavener

Jay Lacouture

Andrew Martin

Margret Bohls

Gary Erickson

Tom Coleman and Frank Boyden

Conferences:

2011                 Sloss Furnaces Conference, Birmingham, Alabama

                        Student Coupla Competition

2012                 NCECA Conference, Seattle, Washington

Technical Abilities:

Ceramic process: Glaze calculation, slip casting, plaster mold making, hand building, wheel throwing, studio maintenance and safety

Kiln (Building/Firing/Repairing): Electric, gas, soda, wood, raku, pit

Ceramic Equipment: Clay mixer, extruder, sandblaster, spray booth, compressor, grinder, slab roller, brick saw

Wood Fabrication: Table saw, panel saw, band saw, scroll saw, compound miter saw, pneumatic nail gun, joiner, planer, drill press, sanders

Metal processes: ceramic shell casting, bonded sand molds, furnace building, forging, patina

Metal Equipment: MIG/TIG welders, grinder, oxy-acetylene torch, power hammer

Computer skills: Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite

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