Education
2005-2007 BFA in Craft/Material Studies. Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, VA.
2003-2005 James Madison University. Harrisonburg, VA.
Selected Exhibitions
2012
upcoming:
Handcrafted: Juried Exhibition of Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Wood. Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC. Juried.
Third Time's a Charm. The Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
2011
LEAP Award Finalist Exhibition, The Society for Contemporary Craft, Philadelphia, PA.
Geography, SOFA Expo, Chicago, Illinois. Traveling exhibition curated by the Art Jewelry Forum.
Craft: A Sense of Place, The Artery, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC. Curated by Gwynne Rukenbrod for Handmade in America.
Tacit, The Visual Arts Center, Richmond, VA. Curated by VCU Craft Department faculty.
Charmed II, Society for Contemporary Craft, Philadelphia, PA.
2009
Sparkle Plenty, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA. Invitational.
Decorative Resurgence, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Juried.
Handcrafted: Juried Exhibition of Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Wood. Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC. Juried.
*Recieved Honorable Mention juror's award.
2008
VCU: School to Market, American Craft Council Show, Baltimore MD. Invitational.
2007
MasterQuirks, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA. Invitational.
Radical Jewelry Makeover, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA.
Collections
Dominion Resources, Richmond, VA.
Awards and Honors
2010
LEAP Award Finalist. The Society for Contemporary Craft, Philadelphia, PA.
Studio Assistant Scholarship, Jewelry with Lisa Colby. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
Studio Assistant Scholarship, Jewelry with Amy Tavern. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2009
Patty Babb Full Scholarship, Iron with April Franklin. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2008
Studio Assistant Scholarship. Fall Concentration Jewelry with Joanna Gollberg and Amy Tavern. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
Lectures
2012
upcoming:
We Have Pigeons in Common, Spotlight Emerging Artist, Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
We Have Pigeons in Common: My work, Inspiration, and Steel Soldering Technique, Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Phoenix, AZ.
Representation
Asheville Art Museum Shop, Asheville, NC.
Fancy Jewels, Seattle, WA.
Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC.
North Carolina Museum of Art Shop, Raleigh, NC.
Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA.
Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
S. Reynolds Design Gallery, Asheville, NC.
Volunteer Activities
Asociacion de Mujeres del Altiplano (Highland Women's Association,) Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Jewelry design, teaching, and coordination of various groups of women in the highland region of Guatemala for the production of a jewelry line for fair trade sale in world markets.
The Blooming Rose Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis, Bozeman, MT. Design and fabrication of sterling silver jewelry where proceeds go towards the mission of the foundation.
2005-2007 BFA in Craft/Material Studies. Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, VA.
2003-2005 James Madison University. Harrisonburg, VA.
Selected Exhibitions
2012
upcoming:
Handcrafted: Juried Exhibition of Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Wood. Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC. Juried.
Third Time's a Charm. The Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
2011
LEAP Award Finalist Exhibition, The Society for Contemporary Craft, Philadelphia, PA.
Geography, SOFA Expo, Chicago, Illinois. Traveling exhibition curated by the Art Jewelry Forum.
Craft: A Sense of Place, The Artery, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC. Curated by Gwynne Rukenbrod for Handmade in America.
Tacit, The Visual Arts Center, Richmond, VA. Curated by VCU Craft Department faculty.
Charmed II, Society for Contemporary Craft, Philadelphia, PA.
2009
Sparkle Plenty, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA. Invitational.
Decorative Resurgence, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Juried.
Handcrafted: Juried Exhibition of Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Wood. Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC. Juried.
*Recieved Honorable Mention juror's award.
2008
VCU: School to Market, American Craft Council Show, Baltimore MD. Invitational.
2007
MasterQuirks, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA. Invitational.
Radical Jewelry Makeover, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA.
Collections
Dominion Resources, Richmond, VA.
Awards and Honors
2010
LEAP Award Finalist. The Society for Contemporary Craft, Philadelphia, PA.
Studio Assistant Scholarship, Jewelry with Lisa Colby. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
Studio Assistant Scholarship, Jewelry with Amy Tavern. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2009
Patty Babb Full Scholarship, Iron with April Franklin. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2008
Studio Assistant Scholarship. Fall Concentration Jewelry with Joanna Gollberg and Amy Tavern. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
Lectures
2012
upcoming:
We Have Pigeons in Common, Spotlight Emerging Artist, Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
We Have Pigeons in Common: My work, Inspiration, and Steel Soldering Technique, Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Phoenix, AZ.
Representation
Asheville Art Museum Shop, Asheville, NC.
Fancy Jewels, Seattle, WA.
Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC.
North Carolina Museum of Art Shop, Raleigh, NC.
Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA.
Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
S. Reynolds Design Gallery, Asheville, NC.
Volunteer Activities
Asociacion de Mujeres del Altiplano (Highland Women's Association,) Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Jewelry design, teaching, and coordination of various groups of women in the highland region of Guatemala for the production of a jewelry line for fair trade sale in world markets.
The Blooming Rose Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis, Bozeman, MT. Design and fabrication of sterling silver jewelry where proceeds go towards the mission of the foundation.
