Education
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Post-Baccalaureate in Ceramics, August 2019- May 2020
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art: Ceramics Concentration, Art History and Business Administration Minor 2014- May 2019, Graduated Cum Laude, GPA: 3.68/4.0
POTTERY WORKSHOP JINGDEZHEN
Ceramics in China, Summer Program, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China through West Virginia University Summer 2018
Exhibition History
2021
Sip: A Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, GA (online)
2020
Michigan Ceramics 2020, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
ArtWalk Central, University Art Gallery, Mount Pleasant, MI
Geaux Cups III, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Sip: A Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, GA
2019
Multiples: LSU Ceramics Factory, Ann Connelly Fine Art, Baton Rouge, LA
International Juried Ceramics Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
Good Things… Come in Small Packages, Flower City Arts Center, Rochester, NY
Work-Study Exhibtion, West Complex Gallery, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tn
Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, Mi
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Spring 2019 Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Mount Pleasant, Mi
Michigan Collegiate Art Exhibition, Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center, Lansing, Mi.
Annual Juried CMU Student Art Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Mount Pleasant, Mi.
2018
Annual Juried CMU Student Art Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Mt. Pleasant, Mi.
SIP: A Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, Whitefield Center Gallery, Savannah, GA.
ArtWalk, University Art Gallery, Mt. Pleasant, Mi.
Material Mugs III: UNDERGLAZE, Companion Gallery, Humbolt, TN.
Autumn International Ceramics Fair, Taoxichuan Ceramic Arts Avenue, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
2017
ArtWalk, University Art Gallery, Mt. Pleasant, Mi
Annual Juried CMU Student Art Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Mt. Pleasant, Mi
2016
ArtWalk, University Art Gallery, Mt. Pleasant, Mi
Relavent Work Experience
Clay Studio Management Intern
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC/ 2021(current)
• Work with Studio Coordinator with clay studio operations during the summer workshop session.
•Assist the various workshop Instructors including mixing glazes and slips, as well as the loading and firing of kilns including wood, salt/soda, and electric kilns.
Adjunct Ceramics Technician/Lab Supervisor
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Mi/ 2021
• Responsible for the daily operations of the University's Ceramics Studio.
• Maintained and managed all studio equipment including gas and electric kilns, and pottery wheels.
• Responsible for general studio upkeep and cleanliness
• Responsible for clay and glaze making
• Managed studio supplies, budget, and materials inventory
Factory Team Member
LSU Ceramics Factory, Baton Rouge, LA/ 2019
• Work with other factory team members to produce work for Multiples: LSU Ceramics Factory show at Ann Connelly Fine Art Gallery. Through both casting, press mold, and slab construction methods
• Mix clay and casting slip for the production of ceramic designs.
Studio Assistant Work-Study
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts/ Gaitlinburg, TN /2019
•Assisted the workshop instructors and studio staff in overall studio cleaning andmaintenance.
•Responsible for mixing glazes for weekly ceramics workshops and supplying the studios with the required materials
• Loaded and fired kilns with work from various workshops andinstructors.
•Presented my and hosted/operated slide presentations throughout the week.
• Responsible to insure the safe operation of studio equipment and materials.
Gallery Assistant
Central Michigan University Art Gallery/ Mt Pleasant, Mi/ 2014- 2015
•Assisted with everyday gallery operation, including installation of exhibitions where I was tasked with hanging and lighting various forms of artwork.
Professional Experience
• Wood-fired Reduction Cooled Workshop with Seth Green, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 2019
• Demonstrating Artist, Introduction to Ceramics (ART 214), Prof. Greg Stahly, February 2019
• NCECA Student Ambassador, Autumn International Ceramics Fair, Taoxichuan Ceramic Arts Avenue, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China, October 2018
• Panelist, NCECA Student Panel, The Pottery Workshop Autumn Ceramics Festival, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China October 2018
• Organized Semi-Annual Pottery Sale for The Ceramics Society at CMU, Fall 2016-Spring 2019
• Attended NCECA Conference, March 2018 and 2019
Awards and Honors
Second Place Adult Juror’s Award, ArtWalk Central, 2020
Hip Pop Emerging Artist Program, American Craft Council, 2020- present
Juror’s Award, Annual Juried CMU Student Exhibition, 2019
Judge’s Top 10, ArtWalk Central, August 2018
Honorable Mention, Annual Juried CMU Student exhibition, 2017
Dean’s List, Central Michigan University, Fall 2014- Spring 2018
President, Ceramics Society, Central Michigan University, Fall 2018- Present
Vice President, Ceramics Society, Central Michigan University, Fall 2016- Spring 2018
Publications
The Hand Magazine, Issue 25, July 2019, page 21
“Material Mugs III: UNDERGLAZE” catalog, Companion Gallery, September 2018, page 39
Professional Organizations
National Council for Eduction in the Ceramic Arts, Joined 2018
Ceramic Arts Student Association (CASA), Louisiana State University, joined 2019
The Ceramics Society at CMU, 2015-2019
Collections
Central Michigan University Library Permenent Collection