EDUCATION

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

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

COLLEGE LEVEL TEACHING (Full-time)

2008-the present, Instructor of Art Foundations, The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, GA, courses taught- Beginning Drawing, Color Theory

COLLEGE LEVEL TEACHING (Part-time)

2007-2008, Adjunct Instructor, Dept. of Art Foundations, The Art Institute of Atlanta, (Atlanta and Decatur, GA campuses), courses taught- Beginning 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

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

RESIDENCIES

2009 (upcoming) The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

2005 Artist In Residence, The Kala Institute, Berkeley, CA

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 Grant, Alexander, NC

REVIEW

September 12, 2006, "Three Printmakers" Pine Magazine, 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

MEMBERSHIPS

The Atlanta Printmakers Studio