Education:
MFA             2006            Studio Art, University of Arizona 
BFA             2000            Equivalent degree Visual Communications, Northwestern State University 

Professional Experience:
Present-2006           Assistant Professor of Art, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV
2009-2007              Gallery Director of the Della Brown Taylor Art Gallery, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV  
2005 Fall                 Instructor of Record, Introduction to Watercolor, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 
2005 Spring            Teaching Assistant, Illustration, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 
2006-2004              Instructor of Record, Beginning Drawing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 
2006-2003              Outsourcing Graphic Artist, Gear for Sports, Lenexa, KS 
2003 Fall                 Teaching Assistant, Beginning Drawing, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ  
2003-2001              Graphic Artist, Gear for Sports, Lenexa KS  

Exhibition Record: 
Solo:           
2005            This Hidden Truth & Process, Tyler Hall Satellite Gallery, Radford, VA 
2000            I Can Draw, Senior Exhibition, Orville Hanchey Gallery, Natchitoches, LA   
Group:

2010            National Invitational Postcard Exhibit, Exhibit Locations: (Scheduled)
                                         Chaplin Hall Gallery, Norwich University, Northfield, VT
                                         USCB Gallery, University of South Carolina Beaufort, Beaufort, SC
                                         A.D. Gallery, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC
                                         McCutchan Arts Center, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
2009            National Invitational Postcard Exhibit, Exhibit Locations:
                                         Woodbury Art Museum, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT
                                         
Bridge Gallery, Las Vegas City Hall, Las Vegas, NV
                   West Virginia Juried Exhibition,
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV
                   WVSU Faculty Art Exhibition
, Della Brown Taylor Art Gallery,WVSU, Institute, WV
                   What's Your Obsession - Slide Jam, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV
                   Group Award from the 2006 Watercolor Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
2007            Buswater 2 , Group Exhibition, Charleston, WV
                   SECAC 2007 WV Faculty Exhibition
, Curated Exhibition, City of Charleston - City Hall, Charleston, WV
                   Works on Paper Exhibition
, Juried Exhibition, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
                   Selections from the 2006 National Drawing Annual, Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
                   Walking the Talk
, WVSU Faculty Art Exhibition, Della Brown Taylor Art Gallery, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV
                   Paperwork In, On and of Paper, Juried Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
2006            Open National Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
                   Foundry Art Center; Watercolor
, Juried Exhibition, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO
                   Landscape in the Postmodern
, Biennial Juried Exhibit, Brad Cooper Gallery, Tampa, FL
                   MFA Thesis Exhibition, Curated Exhibit, U of A Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ           
                   In Recovery, National Juried Exhibition, Highland Heights, KY           
                   Paper in Particular
, 27th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Columbia, MO                       
2005            Open Studios Tour, Tucson, AZ           
                   The Medici Scholars
, The Kachina Lounge, Tucson, AZ                    
2004            The Seven Ages of Man, Curated Exhibit, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Tucson, AZ                          
                   Mimeses 10
, Invitational Print Exhibition, Gallery FourTen, Tucson, AZ           
                   Book Show
, Showcase Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ            
                   Open Studios Tour
, Tucson, AZ
2003            Open Studios Tour, Tucson, AZ            
                   Painting Matters, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2002            Corporate Art Show, Gear for Sports, Lenexa, KS
2001            Corporate Art Show, Gear for Sports, Lenexa, KS  
2000            Annual Student Art Show, Northwestern State University, Hanchey Gallery, Natchitoches, LA
1999            Annual Student Art Show, Northwestern State University, Hanchey Gallery, Natchitoches, LA   

Collections:
2004            University of Arizona, School of Art print collection 

Print Exchange:           
2004            University of Arizona print department annual exchange   

Technical Abilities:
Programs:              Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, knowledge of InDesign, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
Digital Output:        Large Format Archival Inkjet Printing. 

Grants / Fellowships:   
2009            Faculty Research Grant to attend Think Tank 4
2008            Think Tank3 Fellowship
2005            Medici Scholarship, summer
2004            Medici Scholarship, summer

Bibliography:             
2005            Works + Conversations, No. 10, p. 47 

Published Work and Writings:             
2009            FATE in Review Journal (Sample Assignment)
2007            2006 National Drawing Annual, Manifest Gallery 

Exhibitions Juried:
2009            Ninth Annual Miniature Exhibition, The Renaissance Art Gallery, Huntington, WV

Professional Service:
Present-2007 Cultural Activities Committee
2009             Publication and Radio Station Committee
                    Food and Drug Administration (Dallas District New Hires) Consultation on Digital Photography
                              December 28th, 2008 and May 18th, 2009
2009-2007    General Education Committee
                    Faculty Senate Alternate
2008             Communication Faculty Search Committee
                    Contributor to Think Tank 3 report
                    Printing Output for WVSU's FestivAll 2008 Installation submission
2008-2007    Website Advisory Committee
2005             Graphic Design for Toys for Tots 2005, Fort Worth, TX
                    Graphic Design for Federal Executive Board Toy Drive, Dallas, TX 

Professional Affiliations:
           
        College Art Association
                    Foundations in Art: Theory and Education (FATE)

 
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