Resume

M.F.A., Painting

          East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, December 2000
Thesis:  Form, Texture, Text

B.A., Studio Art

          Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, May 1998

Teaching Experience
        
Instructor, Adult Degree Studies
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Abingdon, VA, January 2005-May 2005
Instructor, Adult Degree Studies
Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, VA, January 2004-May 2004
Instructor, Fine Art Department
Watkins College of Art and Design, Nashville, TN, August 2001-May 2003
Instructor, Fine Art Department
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, July 2002-December 2002       
Instructor
Watkins Summer Youth Program, Nashville, TN, July 2002-August 2002
Instructor, Fine Art Department
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, January 2002-May 2002                                   

Areas of Expertise and Teaching Competencies
        
Painting
Drawing
Mixed Media         
Creativity             
Collagraphy
Intaglio
Silk Screen
Portfolio        
Contemporary Art
Art Theory and Criticism
Art History

Summary of Thesis

Examined the correlation between form, texture, and text through research and application.  Discussed the influences of contemporary artists related to my paintings.  Studied the formal aspects of design while attaching metaphors to the subject matter.

Current Research Interests

Exploring the physical properties of paint and its application.

Solo Exhibitions

Johnson City Arts Council, TN 2007
DKA, Kingsport, TN, 2006
Madison Art Center, Madison,TN 2006
AR Gallery, Johnson City, TN, 2005
Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, VA, 2003
Capital Arts Alliance, Bowling Green, KY, 2003
Minglewood, Johnson City, TN, 2001
Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, TN, 2000
Kingsport Renaissance Center, Kingsport, TN, 1998

Exhibitions       

Main Art Center, Evening with the Arts, Kingsport TN, 2006
Johnson City Arts Council, 4x4 Show, Johnson City, TN 2006
Main Art Center, Evening with the Arts, Kingsport TN, 2005
Johnson City Arts Council, 4X4 Show, Johnson City, 2004
Princeton Arts Center, Johnson City, 2004
Fuschia Gallery, Johnson City, 2003
Muse Haven Art Gallery, Franklin, TN, 2003
3rd Coast Clay, Franklin, TN, 2003      
Creative Fitness Center, Nashville, TN, 2003        
Watkins College of Art and Design, Nashville, TN, 2003
Palmer Place, Nashville, TN, 2002
Plowhaus, Nashville, TN, 2002
Ivan Wilson Gallery, Bowling Green, KY, 2002
Watkins College of Art and Design, Nashville, TN, 2002
Plowhaus, Nashville, TN, 2001
Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN, 2000
Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN, 1999
Kingsport Renaissance Center, Kingsport, TN, 1999
Firstar Bank, Owensboro, KY, 1998
Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY, 1998
Satsuma Gallery, Nashville, TN, 1998
Firstar Bank, Bowling Green, KY, 1998
Ivan Wilson Gallery, Bowling Green, KY, 1998
Firstar Bank, Bowling Green, KY, 1997
Firstar Bank, Owensboro, KY, 1996

Honors and Awards

Selected to Editorial Advisory Board for On Drawing 3rd Edition, 2000
Kingsport Renaissance Center Scholarship Award, 1999
Carroll Reece Museum, 3 works out of 180 selected for exhibition, 1999

Publications

Johnson City Press, Johnson City TN, 2007
Johnson City Press, Johnson City TN, 2003
Kingsport Times, Kingsport TN, 1998