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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts: The University of Massachusetts at Amherst
School of the Worcester Art Museum
UPCOMING SOLO, TWO-PERSON, AND GROUP EXHIBITS
2011 Appalachian Center for Craft at Tennessee Tech, Smithville, TN ~ Solo
2010 Clarksville Custom House Museum, Clarksville, Tn ~ "Modern Girls: Contemporary Women in Tennessee Art"
Rose Center for the Arts, Morristown, TN ~ with Ruth Koh ~ two person
Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA ~ two person with Corey Barksdale
Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN ~ Solo
Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee Knoxville ~ Group Figurative Exhibit
SELECTED SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITS
2008 Skeletons in Closets, Tennessee Art Commission Gallery, Nashville, TN ~ with Laura Chenecik
Hanging Around, Peg Harvill Gallery, Roxy Regional Theatre, Clarksville, TN
2007 Stalked in the Quarry, Rodman Townsend Gallery at the Emporium Center for the Arts, Knoxville, TN
Johnson City Area Arts Council Gallery, Johnson City, TN ~ with sculptor Alan Finch
Stalk, Shoot, Draw, Maryville College, Maryville, TN
Plywood People, Tennessee Art League Premiere Gallery, Nashville, TN
2006 The Human Presence AVA Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
2004 Flying Solo, Nashville International Airport
Large Works on Wood, Centre at Millennium Park, Johnson City, TN
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS
2009 American Art Today, The Bascom, Highlands, NC
juror: Annette Blaugrund. former director of the National School of Fine Arts, NY, NY
2nd Prize Award
11th Annual Renaissance Center Regional Art Exhibition, Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN
Purchase Award: Amanda Dillingham, Gallery Director
From These Hills 2009: Contemporary Art in the Appalachian Highlands, William King Museum, Abingdon, Virginia
Juror: Ray Kass, retired Professor of Art from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA
Face It: Contemporary Portraiture, University of Tennessee Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN
National portrait show juried by Carl Gombert, Maryville College
Arts in the Airport, McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, TN
Juror: Stephen Wicks, curator, Knoxville Museum of Art
Award of Merit
Artists on Location, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
Juror: by Neely Hyde, Director of Exhibits and Digital Media, Association of Visual Arts, Chattanooga, TN
1st Prize &
Honorable Mention
Annual Juried Show, Fountain City Art Center, Knoxville, TN
Jurors: Jean Hess and Joyce Gralack
Drawing Award
2008 Biennial: Contemporary American Realism, Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Line: National Group Drawing Exhibition, Estel Gallery, Nashville
Positive-Negative Twenty-Three National Exhibit, Slocumb Gallery,
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City
Juror:Antoine Guerrero, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, NY
First Growth and Perennials, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
ARTSCAPES Auction and Exhibit, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
2nd Tennessee Biennial, Clarksville Custom House Museum, Clarksville, TN
Juror: Vicki Eaton
Arts & Heritage Creative Award
Annual Open Show, Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge, TN
Juror: Victoria Boone, Professor, Belmont College, Nashville, TN
40th Open Show Anniversary Award
Woman’s Work, Deka Bakari Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2007 National Juried Show, Knoxville Art and Culture Alliance, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
Juror: Nandini Makrandi Jestice, Curator of Contemporary Art, Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, TN
Third place award
9th Annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibition, Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN
Juror: Jamie Tracy, Professor, Manatee Collage, Bradenton, Florida
Best in Show Award
ARTSCAPES Auction and Exhibit, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
Annual Open Show, Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge, TN
Juror: Richard Mills, Chairman, Auburn University Art Dept.
Honorable Mention award
Dangenart International Juried Exhibition, Dangenart Gallery, Nashville, TN
Juror: Daniel Lai, curator, and gallery staff
Positive/Negative Twenty-Two National Exhibit, Slocumb Gallery,
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City
Juror: Toby Kamps, Senior Curator at the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati
2006 8th Annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibition, Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN
Juror: Dr. Carl Gombert, Professor, Maryville College. Maryville, TN
First Tennessee Biennial Tennessee Arts and Crafts Juried Exhibition
Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN
Juror: John Mominee, artist, former University of Wisconsin gallery director
Honorable Mention
Body Sacred, International Figurative Work by Women Artists, a benefit for:
Susan G. Komens Breast Cancer Foundation, 128 Gay Street, Knoxville, TN
Curated by: Bill Lowe of Lowe Gallery, Atlanta/Los Angeles, and Lynda Evans
Eat My Dust, SECCA, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
Dogwood Diva Arts Competition, Dogwood Arts Festival, Knoxville TN
Juror: Nicole Pietrantoni, Director, Visual Arts, Craft, Tennessee Arts Commission
First Place Award
2005 7th Annual Renaissance Regional Juried Exhibit, Dickson, TN
Juror: Dana Holland Beickert, Independent Curator, Memphis
ARTSCAPES Auction, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
Face Value, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, NC National Juried Exhibit
Juror: Marc Pachter, Director, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
Honorable Mention Award
A Sense of Place 2005, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
Juror: Carmon Colangelo, director/Lamar Dodd School of Art/University of Georgia
17th National Juried Exhibition, South Cobb Artists Alliance, Mableton, GA
Juror: Robert Detamore, Professor/ Atlanta College of Art and Gordon College
SCAA Award of Distinction
40th Annual Central South Tennessee Art League Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Juror: Joseph H. Sulkowski, Painter
TAL Members Award
Thou Shalt Not Touring exhibit by Kaleidoscope Artist Group
Johnson City Arts Council Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Clarksville Custom House Museum, Clarksville, TN
Curator: Denise Stewart-Sanabria, Alan Finch
27th Annual First Tennessee Bank Show, Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Juror: James Allen Hoobler, Senior Curator, Tennessee State Museum
Dimensions 2005, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, NC National Juried Exhibit
Juror: Philip Koch, Professor at Maryland Institute College of Art
Honorable Mention Award
Dogwood Arts Festival/TVA Juried Show, Knoxville, TN
Juror: Roger Walton, Professor at Savannah College of Art
Honorable Mention Award
Art Market Gallery, Annual Open Show, Knoxville, TN
Juror: Carl Gombert, Professor of Art, Maryville College
1st Place, 2D
Women’s Work/Eternal Questions, Oak Ridge Art Museum, Oak Ridge, TN
2004 Eye Candy, AVA Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
Juror: Susan Knowles/Art Papers Nashville Editor
Juror’s award
2003 ARTSCAPES Auction, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
Annual Open Show, Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge, TN
Juror: Richard Mills, Chairman, Auburn University Art Dept.
Best of Show Award
17th National Juried Exhibition, South Cobb Artists Alliance Mableton, GA
Juror: Gregor Turk
Best of Show Award
Open Exhibit, Knoxville Arts and Culture Alliance Knoxville, TN
Juror: Peter Baldaia, Chief Curator, Huntsville Museum of Art
Gold Award, 3D
Dogwood Arts Festival/TVA Juried Show, Knoxville, TN
Juror: Marya Rowland, Professor of Art, Western Carolina University
Two Separate Merit Awards
ARTSCAPES Auction, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
Juror: Elizabeth Le, Curator, Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, TN
Annual Open Show, Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge, TN
Juror: Kevin Grogan, Director, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA
Honorable Mention Award
Playing “Possum invitational touring exhibit by Kaleidoscope Artist Group
Johnson City Arts Council Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Clarksville Custom House Museum, Clarksville, TN
Rose Art Center, Morristown, TN
Curator: Alan Finch
25th Annual First Tennessee Bank Show, Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Juror: Peter Baldaia, Chief Curator, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
First Place Award
Art with a Southern Drawl, University of Mobile, Mobile, AL
Juror: Joseph Mella, Curator, Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery
2002 Annual Open Show, Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge, TN
Juror: Richard Mills, Chairman, Auburn University Art Dept.
Best of Show Award
24th Annual First Tennessee Bank Show, Reese Museum, Johnson City, TN
Juror: David J. Brown, Senior Curator/Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art
2001 ArtFest Exhibition, The Arts Council of Greater Knoxville, TN
Juror: Peter Baldaia, Chief Curator, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
Corporate Loans
2003-2004/ 2006 Art @ Work in Chattanooga/Association of Visual Artists
16 Patton Gallery, Asheville, NC
Hanson Gallery, Knoxville, TN
Slide Registry, The Drawing Center, NY, NY
Publications
2002 Metro Pulse, May 2
2002 The Oak Ridger, Oct.4
2003 Metro Pulse, Jan. 30
2003 Metro Pulse, April 3
2003 The Knoxville News Sentinel, May 11
2003 Johnson City Press, May 4
2003 Johnson City Press, July 19
2003 The Leaf Chronicle, Aug.23
2003 The Oak Ridger, Oct. 3
2004 Johnson City Press, April 11
2004 The Knoxville News Sentinel, Aug.1
2004 The Oak Ridger, Sept.
2004 The Oak Ridger, Oct. 15
2004 December Issue, The Artist's Magazine
2005 The Oak Ridger, Feb. 11
2005 The Leaf Chronicle, July 29
2005 Metro Pulse, May 2
2005 Metro Spirit, Augusta, GA, Sept.
2005 The Leaf Chronicle, July 29
2005 The Oak Ridger, Oct. 14
2005 The Winston-Salem Journal:Relish, Nov. 6
2006 The Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jan 1
2006 Winston-Salem Journal, Aug.20
2006 Metro Pulse, Aug. 30
2006 Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sept.17
2006 Eva Magazine/Cover Story- Nov. Issue
Associations:
Visual Arts Columnist, Knoxville Voice (defunct Jan. 2009)
Freelance Writer, Number: an Independent Arts Journal, Memphis, Art Papers
A1LabArts, Knoxville, TN, Board
Kaleidoscope Artist Group
Association of Visual Artists, Chattanooga, TN
Knoxville Arts and Culture Alliance
Dogwood Arts Regional Fine Arts Exhibit, Director