EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Western Carolina University, August 2006
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Distinction in Art.
National Conference for Undergraduate Research Scholar. 2001
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Fine Arts Museum, Cullowhee, NC 2006
New Works, Silver Fox Gallery, Hendersonville, NC 2004
Passage, Grace Centre, Fletcher, NC 2003
Threshold, Theatre Art Galleries, Highpoint, NC 2002
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
The Self Portrait, Drew Deane Gallery, Brevard, NC 2007
Seventh Annual Juried Show, Grace Centre, Fletcher, NC 2007
Annual Faculty Exhibition, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, UNCA, Asheville, NC 2007
West Michigan Cancer Center Juried Group Exhibition, Kalamazoo, MI 2006
The End Group Show, Gallery 86, Waynesville, NC 2006
NCUR Alumni Invitational, Blowers Gallery, Asheville, NC 2006
Out of the Box, The Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design, Hendersonville, NC 2005
Best of Western, Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC 2006
MFA Review, Wedge Gallery, Asheville, NC 2005
Paper Trail Print Portfolio, The Captain's Bookshelf, Asheville, NC 2005
Twelve, Wedge Gallery, Western Carolina University MFA Group Exhibition, Asheville, NC 2004
Silence and Light, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC 2002
Celebration of Life, Annual Juried Show, Grace Centre, Fletcher, NC 2002
Dawn of Friendship II, Altelier Gallery, Kiev Arts Project, Kiev, Ukraine 2002
New Artists, New Works, New Year, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC 2002
National Conference for Undergraduate Research Group Exhibition, University of Kentucky, 2001
Asheville Gallery of Art, Gallery Co-op Member, 1997-1998
AWARDS/GRANTS
"I Love to Draw Cartoons!" included in Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2008 Edition
Second Place Award, Seventh Annual Juried Show, Grace Centre, Fletcher, NC 2007
Finalist, 20th Annual Artist's Magazine's Art Competition, The Artist's Magazine 2003
Second Place Award, "Celebration of Life", Grace Centre, Fletcher, NC 2002
Doris P. Deal Fellowship Fund for Emerging Artists, Project Grant. Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC 2001
National Conference for Undergraduate Research Travel Grant 2001
New Leaf Fund Scholarship Award, University of North Carolina at Asheville 2000
Third Place Award, Annual Juried Student Art Show, University of North Carolina at Asheville 1999
Art Alumni Scholarship Award, University of North Carolina at Asheville 1999
Purchase Award, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Annual Juried Student Art Show 1999
Honorable Mention Award, Annual Juried Statewide Student Art Show, Greensboro, NC 1996
PUBLICATIONS
I Love To Draw Cartoons!, author, illustrator. My Very Favorite Art Book series. Lark Books. 7/2007
I Love To Collage!, author, illustrator. My Very Favorite Art Book series. Lark Books. 10/2006
I Love To Finger Paint!, author, illustrator. My Very Favorite Art Book series. Lark Books. 05/2006
WNC Parent Magazine, contributing writer and artist, February issue 2006
I Love To Draw!, author, illustrator. My Very Favorite Art Book series. Lark Books. 10/2005
I Love To Paint!, author, illustrator. My Very Favorite Art Book series. Lark Books. 10/2005
National Conference for Undergraduate Research Official Proceedings 2001
Headwaters Arts Magazine, Asheville, NC 2001
Rapid River Magazine, cover art, Asheville, NC October issue 1999
EXPERIENCE
University of North Carolina at Asheville, Adjunct Faculty, 2007
Lark Books, Asheville, NC. Free-lance author/illustrator. 2004 - present
Veritas Christian Academy, Fletcher, NC. Art Instructor. 2003 - present
Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC. Art Instructor. 2004 - 2005
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