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Curriculum vitae 




Education
2002                 Miami University, MA, Art Education                                                     
1997                 Miami University, MFA, Sculpture                                                          
1995                 Miami University, BFA, Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics                                           



Awards
2019                 Best of Show, "Untitled" National Exhibition, Athens Art Gallery, Crawfordsville, IN
                          Best of Show, Evendale Art Exhibition, Evendale Arts Center, Evendale, OH
                          First Place, Whitewater Valley Regional Art Exhibition, Connersville, IN
                          Best of Show, Hamilton Current, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH
                          Honorable Mention, HWD, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH
                          People's Choice Aware, HWD, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH
​                          Directors Choice Award, ViewPoint 51, ADC, Cincinnati, OH
                          

2018                 Solid Fitness Award, State of the Art: Art of the State, Rensselaer, IN

2017                 Best of Show, WWVA Regional Exhibition, Connersville, Indiana

2016                 Bicentennial Award, Indiana Now 2016, The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Lafayette, Indiana
                          Best of Show 3D, Teachers As Artists, Creative Arts and Events Center, Greenfield, Indiana 


2015                Best of Show, 47th Greater Hamilton Art Exhibit, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio
                         2nd Place, Body and Soul, Kreft Gallery Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan

2014                 Honorable Mention, 21st Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Krempp Gallery, Jasper, Indiana

2012                  Lilly Endowment for Teacher Creativity

2005                  Best of Show, Interpretations of the Figure, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana. 

2001                  Juror award, The May Show, Zahorec-Hughes Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio

2001                  Best 3 dimensional work, 37th Annual Greater Hamilton Art Exhibit, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio. 

2000                  Best of Show, 36th Annual Greater Hamilton Art Show, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio

1999                  Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Art Education, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

1998                  Honorable Mention, Feed the Body, Feed the Soul II, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio

1995                  Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Fine Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

Solo Exhibitions
2021               Upcoming solo exhibition, Evendale Art Center, Evendale, OH  March 2021
                        Upcoming solo exhibition, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH  TBA
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2019                I am, We are, Oxford Community Art Center, Oxford, Ohio

2018                 I am, We are,  Arts Place, Portland, IN
                          I am, We are, Krempp Gallery, Jasper, IN
                          I am, We are, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN

2011                  Stand, solo installation, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
                         
2004                  Sacrifice, solo installation, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH
                    
2002                  Nesting Instinct, installation, The Carnegie Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Covington, KY
                         
2000                  Emerging Forces, MA Thesis, Hiestand Gallery, Oxford, Ohio

1997                  Phylotipic Convergence, MFA Thesis, Hiestand Gallery, Oxford, Ohio
                          

Juried and Group Exhibitions
2020              Evendale Fine Arts Exhibit, juried, Evendale Cultural Arts Center, Evendale, Ohio

2019             "Untitled" National Juried Exhibition, Athens Art Gallery, Crawfordsville, IN
                      Evendale Art Exhibition, Juried, Evendale Arts Center, Evendale, OH
                      Whitewater Valley Regional Art Exhibition, Juried, Connersville, IN
                      Hamilton Current, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Juried, Hamilton, OH
                      HWD Juried Sculpture Exhibition, Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, OH
                      ViewPoint 51, Juried, Cincinnati Art Club, ADC, Cincinnati, OH
                      Art as Advocacy, Juried, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL
                      Clay Cubed 3, Juried, Clayspace Gallery, Lisle, IL


2018             Members Show 2018, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH
                      Spotlight Gallery, Roland Art Center, Fort Wayne, IN
                      Craft: The Real Stuff, Friendship Gallery, Dillsboro, IN
                      The 25, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, OH

                     State of the Art: Art of the State, Rensselaer, IN

2017             Real People, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, IL
                      Traversing, Dual Exhibition, Dearborn Highland Arts Council, Lawrenceburg, IN
                      45th International Juried Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX
                      Spotlight Gallery, Roland Art Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana
                      Guest Artist, Pop Revolution Gallery, Hamilton, Ohio
                      Into the Woods, Group exhibition, Pop Revolution Gallery, Mason, Ohio
​                      Whitewater Valley Regional Exhibition, Connersville, Indiana
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2016              Parallel Visions, San Guiseppe Gallery , Cincinnati, OH (group)
                       64 Arts National Juried Exhibition, Buchanan Center for the Arts, Monmouth, IL (juried) 
                       HWD 2016, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH (juried)
                       23rd Annual  Juried Art Exhibition, Krempp Gallery, Jasper, IN (juried)
                        Indiana Now 2016, The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Lafayette, IN (juried)
                        Re/Collections 2016, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH (group)
                        Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Members Showcase, Hamilton, OH (group)
                        Teachers As Artists, Creative Arts and Event Center, Greenfield, IN (juried)
                        Dogwood Regional Art Exhibition, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN (juried)


2015                 47th Greater Hamilton Art Exhibit, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio (juried)
                          Body and Soul, Kreft Gallery Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan (juried)
                          Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, Michigan (juried)
                          Biennial Quad-State Exhibit, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Illinois (juried)
                          Primary Colours Installation Nation Outdoor Exhibit, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana (juried)
                          HWD, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, Ohio (juried)
                          ViewPoint 47, Eisele Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio (juried)


2014                  21st Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Krempp Gallery, Jasper, Indiana (juried)
                           Parallel Visions X, San Giuseppe Gallery, College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio (group)

2012                  Teaching Art Exhibition, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana (group)

2005                  Interpretations of the Figure, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana. (juried)

2003                  Splendid Art in the Grass, Ohio River Grass, Cincinnati, Ohio (group invitational)
  
2001                  The May Show, Zahorec-Hughes Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio. (juried)
                           37th Annual Greater Hamilton Art Exhibit, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio. (juried)
                           From the Earth, Grailville Arts, Loveland, Ohio (group invitational)



2000                  Feed the Body, Feed the Soul III, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio (juried)
                           State Juried Art Competition, Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio (juried)
                           Recycled, Reborn, Grailville Arts, Loveland, Ohio (group invitational)
                           36th Annual Greater Hamilton Art Show, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio.  (juried)

1999                  35th Annual Greater Hamilton Art Show, Fitton Center for  Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio (juried)

1998                  Feed the Body, Feed the Soul II, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio. (juried)

1997                  Whitewater Valley Art Show, Indiana University East, Richmond, Indiana (juried)
                           The Harvest, Base Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio (group show)
                           33rd Annual Greater Hamilton Art Show, Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio  (juried)
 
1995                  Mud People, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, California (group show)
                           The Graduate Show, Ester Allen Greer Museum Gallery, Rio Grande, Ohio (group show)
                           Viola Peacock, Hiestand Galleries, Oxford, Ohio. Best of Show (juried)

Collections
Shared Harvest Food Bank, Fairfield, Ohio
Numerous private collections throughout U.S., Canada, and Europe








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