EDUCATION / ACADEMIC DEGREES: |
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M.F.A. 2004 |
Sculpture, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio |
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B.F.A. 2002 |
Sculpture, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: |
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2016 -present |
Assistant Professor of Art (Sculpture), Art Department, Albright College, Reading, Pennsylvania (Sculpture/New Media) |
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2015 – 2016 |
Assistant Professor of Art/Department Chair (Fine Arts), University of South Carolina at Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina (Sculpture/3D Design) |
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2013 – 2015 |
Assistant Professor of Art/Program Coordinator (Studio Art), University of South Carolina at Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina (Sculpture, New Media and Foundations: 3D Design and digital) |
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2005 – 2013 |
Instructor/Program Coordinator, Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, North Carolina (Sculpture, New Media and Videography) |
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2005 |
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Art, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio (Sculpture I, II & III) |
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2004 – 2005 |
Visiting Instructor, School of Technology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio |
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2002 – 2004 |
Teaching Assistant, School of Art, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio |
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2002 |
Teacher’s Assistant, School of Art, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: |
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2017 |
New Media Conversations, Schmidt Gallery, Goggleworks, Reading, Pennsylvania |
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2016 |
Implements, Freedman Gallery, Reading, Pennsylvania (three-month invitational show, entailing work that commented on outsourcing, manufacturing and overseas competition) |
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2010 |
Conversion, Slocumb Gallery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (interactive audio/video installation, including real-time video manipulation via software) |
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2010 |
House, Banff New Media Institute, The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada (interactive audio installation utilizing MAX/MSP software, sensors, and microcontrollers) |
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2006 |
Roll, Spiers Gallery, Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina (eleven sculptures and video encompassing three bodies of work) |
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2004 |
M.F.A. The Ferreus Musike Project by Brian Glaze, Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio (A collaborative performance with BGSU’s The New Music Ensemble, and The Department of Dance) |
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2000 |
Solo, The Ice House Complex (through Millworks Galley), Akron, Ohio (showcasing the first stage of the sculpture grounds with six works from residency) |
*GROUP EXHIBITIONS: |
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2017 |
Annual Juried Exhibition, Freyberger Gallery, Penn State Berks, Reading, Pennsylvania |
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2017 – 2018 |
DownEast Sculpture Exhibition, Emerge Gallery, Greenville, North Carolina (nationally juried, 12- month outdoor exhibition) |
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2017 – 2018 |
Danville Art Trial Sculpture Exhibition, City of Danville, Virginia (nationally juried, 18-month outdoor exhibition) |
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2016 |
Americas 2016, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota (nationally juried exhibition) |
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2015 |
The Public Art Exhibition on Hilton Head Island, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Hilton Head, South Carolina (nationally juried exhibition) |
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2015 |
FE Invitational, Spiers Gallery, Art Department, Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina |
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2015 – 2016 |
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Downtown Boone Development Association, Boone, North Carolina (regionally juried exhibition) |
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2014 |
FL3TCH3R, Reece Museum, Johnson City, Tennessee (internationally juried exhibition) |
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2014 |
B14: Memorials to Human Folly, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, Alabama (nationally juried exhibition) |
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2014 |
Americas 2014, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota (nationally juried exhibition) |
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2014 |
29th Annual Positive/Negative, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (invitational/nationally juried) |
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2013 |
“You Can Tell Me” 2013 Berlin Project, Factory-Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany (internationally juried, two works included) |
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2013 – 2014 |
Art in Public Places, Arts Alliance Mountain Empire, Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia (nationally juried exhibition) |
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2013 |
Tellus Tools Remix Competition, Harvestworks, New York, New York (International competition) |
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2013 |
28th Annual Positive/Negative, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (Juror: Michael Ray Charles; Honorable Mention) |
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2012 |
Brevard Lumber Gallery Show, Brevard Lumber Yard, Brevard, North Carolina (15 track video installation) |
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2012 |
Cast in Iron, Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina (3 screen projection installation on metal casting) |
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2011 |
2nd Annual UNC Asheville Invitational Art Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina (interactive installation using hardware and software) |
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2011 |
UFVA New Media Exhibition, Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts (Interactive installation using hardware and software) |
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2011 |
Centennial Alumni Exhibition: Next, School of Art, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio |
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2010 – 2011 |
FAPAC 5th Anniversary Celebration, Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina (outdoor sculpture exhibition) |
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2010 |
100@100: Art by Alumni Artists, BGSU School of Art, Fine Arts Center Galleries, Bowling Green State University, Ohio (celebrating BGSU’s centennial) |
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2010 |
25th Annual Positive/Negative, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (nationally juried exhibition) |
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2009 – 2010 |
Art in Public Places, Arts Alliance Mountain Empire, Bristol, Tennessee/Virginia (nationally juried exhibition) |
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2008 – 2007 |
Downtown Boone Public Art Program, Boone, North Carolina (outdoor sculpture) |
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2007 |
Imagillaboration Project, Jacksonville, Florida (national collaborative project based on the “Exquisite Corpse” consisting of over 100 artists participating from 26 states) |
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2007 |
2007 Annual Juried Sculpture Show, Craven Arts Council and Gallery, New Bern, North Carolina (international participation) |
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2006 |
River Sculpture Festival, French Broad River Park, Asheville, North Carolina |
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2005 – 2006 |
18th Sculpture Exhibition (City of Lawrence), Lawrence, Kansas |
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2004 |
Iron Tribe Exhibit 2005, Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico |
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2004 |
The 16th People’s Art Show, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio |
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2000 |
Fold to Make, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, Ohio |
VISITING ARTIST / LECTURER: |
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2013 |
Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer, Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina (two week lost-wax and bronze casting workshop) |
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2010 |
Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer, Fine Art Museum, Fine & Performing Arts Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina (MFA student review and lecture) |
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2008 |
Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer, Department of Art, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (demonstration and lecture on new media) |
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2006 |
Visiting Faculty, School of Art, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina (sculpture based workshop) |
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2006 |
Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer, Department of Art, Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina (lecture and demonstration of musical instruments from “Roll” exhibition) |
PERMANENT COLLECTION / RESIDENCIES: |
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2013 |
Art Department, Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina (outdoor sculpture) |
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2013 |
Department of Art and Design, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee (outdoor sculpture) |
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2012 |
The Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design, Asheville, North Carolina (outdoor sculpture) |
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2010 |
Banff New Media Institute, Banff Centre, Alberta Canada (self-directed residency focusing on interactive audio installation) |
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2008 |
Calvert Creative Inc., Cary, North Carolina (corporate commission including two artworks and a video encompassing their creation) |
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2007 |
Artist in Residence, School of Art, Western Carolina State University, Cullowhee, North Carolina (taught week long workshop entailing mold making, concepts, lecture, and orchestrate iron pour) |
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2005 |
Hungarian Society (Cleveland Chapter), Cleveland, Ohio (restoration of public fountain: based on original concept) |
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1999- 2002 |
Millworks Gallery, at the Ice House Complex, Akron, Ohio (a three-year residency consisting of: creation of thirteen sculptures establishing outdoor sculpture grounds, and installing eleven for permanent display) |
AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS: |
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2015 – 2016 |
Sea Islands Institute Grant, University of South Carolina at Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina (equipment grant focused on large outdoor metal sculpture) |
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2014/15 2015/16 |
RISE Grant, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina (summer research grant: personal development, two consecutive years) |
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2013 – 2014 |
Sea Islands Institute Grant, University of South Carolina at Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina (time-lapse photography employing ultraviolet & infrared converted cameras for video mapping installation) |
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2012 – 2013 |
Dr. Eliza B. Graue Extra Mile Award, Education Foundation, Flat Rock, North Carolina (positive impact on students)
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2012 |
Professional Development Scholarship, Harvest Works: Digital Media Arts Center (NYC), Education Foundation, Flat Rock, North Carolina (MAX/MSP certificate, spring 2013) |
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2009 |
Professional Development Scholarship, Banff New Media Institute (Alberta, Canada), Education Foundation, Flat Rock, North Carolina (MAX/MSP training, summer 2010) |
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2008 – 2009 |
Dr. David Sink Jr. Community Service Award, Education Foundation, Flat Rock, North Carolina (based on exhibition, lecture, high school & university relations, and public enrichment) |