Education:
2006-2008
-Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
2004
-Bachelors of Science (BS), University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
Professional Experience:
2014
-Program Coordinator/ Studio Manager/ Lead Instructor
Civic Arts Education's Ceramic Studio
Walnut Creek, CA
-Adjunct Faculty in Art Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, California
Summer 2014
-Art Contractor/ Teacher Community Care/ TAPS
Ukiah, California
2008 to 2014
- Instructor in Art/ Instructional Studio Manager
Mendocino College, Ukiah, California
2010
-December 5th: Solo Workshop at College of the Redwoods
Eureka, California
2009 to 2010
-Gallery Director: The MEC Gallery
Ukiah, California
Spring 2008
-Visiting Artist, Edinboro University
Edinboro, Pennsylvania
2006 to 2008
-Instructor’s Assistant in Ceramics, Art History, and 3D design
Edinboro University
2006
Graduate Teacher in Beginning Ceramics
Indiana State University
Terra Haute, Indiana
2006
Instructor in Art Appreciation: “The Visual Arts in Civilization”
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana
Group Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions:
2011
"Veins of State" Corner Gallery, Ukiah, California, March 1st- 31st
2010
"North State Street" The MEC Gallery: Ukiah, California, January 1st- 28th
2008
“Temporal-Aetheria” MFA Thesis Exhibition, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University, Pennsylvania, July 2nd-27th
Publications:
2009 “Sculpture,” published article on Installation artist: Shawn Skabelund,
“Excavating the Socio-Political Installations of Shawn Skabelund” (Release date: May 2009)
2007 “Clay Times,” The Gallery, “Post-Industrial Landscape September/October Issue, Volume 13, Number 5
2006-2008
-Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania
2004
-Bachelors of Science (BS), University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
Professional Experience:
2014
-Program Coordinator/ Studio Manager/ Lead Instructor
Civic Arts Education's Ceramic Studio
Walnut Creek, CA
-Adjunct Faculty in Art Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, California
- Instructs Ceramic Sculpture
- Instructs Advanced Ceramic Sculpture
Summer 2014
-Art Contractor/ Teacher Community Care/ TAPS
Ukiah, California
- Instructs Art/Art History to Artists with Disabilities: K-12 and Young
Adults -Coordinates Exhibitions for Artists
2008 to 2014
- Instructor in Art/ Instructional Studio Manager
Mendocino College, Ukiah, California
- Manages Ceramic and Sculpture Departments
- Instructs "Clay Sculpture"
- Instructs “Advanced Clay Sculpture”
- Instructs "Beginning
Ceramics" - Instructs “Intermediate Ceramics”
- Monitors all Equipment and
Kiln Usage - Co-Organizer of “Empty Bowls” charity at Plowshares, Ukiah, CA
- Clerical Training in Microsoft Suite: Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point and
Photoshop - Oversees All Technology in Studio: iMacs, PCs, Projectors, etc.
- Develops Purchase Orders for Supplies and Equipment
- Daily Inventory for
Departments - Works as a Departmental Liaison to Conferences, High Schools,
and College Meetings: Demonstrations and Lectures - Assists Master Technician
Certificate Students in Academics, Theory, and Progress Reports - Daily
Evaluations on Student Progress Reports - Supervises Student Workers in Studio
Practices - Works in Promotion, Marketing, Advertising, and Professional
Development for Departments and New Website Design - Co-Advisor to the
Ceramics Club and Departmental Workshops featuring Visiting Artists - Co-Developer of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs), PLOs, Program Review, and
Curriculum - Organizes Student Exhibitions and Regional Conferences
- Former
Union Representative and Instructional Senator for Classified Staff: 2011-2012 - Former Classified Staff Representative for EAP (Educational Action Planning
Committee): 2011-2012 - College Gallery Committee Member: 2010- present
2010
-December 5th: Solo Workshop at College of the Redwoods
Eureka, California
2009 to 2010
-Gallery Director: The MEC Gallery
Ukiah, California
Spring 2008
-Visiting Artist, Edinboro University
Edinboro, Pennsylvania
2006 to 2008
-Instructor’s Assistant in Ceramics, Art History, and 3D design
Edinboro University
- Assistant in research and marketing for Ceramics
Department - Updated Art Historians’ Power Points -Glaze
assistant -Fired Kilns
2006
Graduate Teacher in Beginning Ceramics
Indiana State University
Terra Haute, Indiana
- Two week assignment -Developed hand-building skills with the extruder
- 50 minute slide presentation -Critique on final projects
2006
Instructor in Art Appreciation: “The Visual Arts in Civilization”
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana
- 17 week course instructing on Humanities, the making of art, historical
significance of art, art theory, media and methods, and art history
Organized mandatory attendance at University exhibitions - Brought in visiting artists
- Administered three exams on the subject matter at hand
Group Exhibitions:
- “Current Ceramics of Mendocino County” : Partners Gallery, Fort Bragg, California
- 24th California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts: Davis, California
- “Current Ceramics” Mendocino College Gallery, Ukiah, California
- 23rd California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts: Davis, California
- 22nd California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramics: Davis, California: Guest Lecturer with Shannon Sullivan
- "Off the Beaten Path" Ukiah Depot Gallery, Ukiah, California
- "Taste of Mendocino" Festival Pavilion, Ft. Mason Center San Francisco, California
- "All In the Family" New Harmony Contemporary Gallery, Indiana
- "Art From Beyond" Odd Fellows Gallery, Mendocino, California
- "Taming of the Shoe" Mendocino College, Campus Gallery, Ukiah, California
- "Innovations In Contemporary Crafts" Richmond Arts Center Richmond, California
- "Wood-Fired Ceramics" Exhibition, Gracies/Hoyman-Browe Gallery Ukiah, California
- 21st California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts: Davis, California
- “The Time It Takes: art and the element of time” Herger Gallery, Solano College, California
- “The Day After Tomorrow” Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 20th California Conference For the Advancement of Ceramic Arts: Davis, California
- “Four States Ceramic Exhibition” at Zenclay Studio and Galleries Affiliated with the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts: Morgantown, West Virginia
- NCECA Juried Invitational Exhibition: “Terra Nova,” Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Ellis Armory, Pennsylvania
- NCECA Juried Invitational Exhibition “Edinboro at ALCOA: Current Student and Faculty Show,” Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Chimera, Juried Student Exhibition, Erie Art Museum Erie, Pennsylvania
- National Juried Ceramics Exhibition and Symposium Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas
- Ceramic Sculpture National Juried Exhibition Ameen Art Gallery, Nicholls State University, Louisiana
- Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Alexander Hogue Gallery
- 39th VAST: Visual Arts Society of Texas Annual National Juried Visual Arts Exhibition, Denton, Texas,
Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts
Solo Exhibitions:
2011
"Veins of State" Corner Gallery, Ukiah, California, March 1st- 31st
2010
"North State Street" The MEC Gallery: Ukiah, California, January 1st- 28th
2008
“Temporal-Aetheria” MFA Thesis Exhibition, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University, Pennsylvania, July 2nd-27th
Publications:
2009 “Sculpture,” published article on Installation artist: Shawn Skabelund,
“Excavating the Socio-Political Installations of Shawn Skabelund” (Release date: May 2009)
2007 “Clay Times,” The Gallery, “Post-Industrial Landscape September/October Issue, Volume 13, Number 5