Born: Mountain View, California

                   Lives in Shirley, Arkansas

Formal Education:  

MFA     Academy of Art University - San Francisco, CA - Cum Laude

BFA      Missouri State University - Springfield, MO

Teaching Experience:

 2011- Present       Pottery/Sculpture Instructor - National Park Community College - Hot Springs, AR 

2004-2011             Ceramic Workshop Instructor – Margaret Warren Sculpture Studio - Shirley, AR 

Continued Education: 

 2011 Workshops - “Grant Writing for Artists” and “Advice for New Instructors” College Art  

 Association annual conference, New York, NY

 2009 Workshop - "Teaching With Clay" -Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

2009 Workshops - "Kiln Cast Glass" and "Coldworking Lab" - Bullseye Glass, Portland, OR

2008 Workshops -"Introduction to Hot Glass" and "Mold your Mind - Glass Casting" Appalachian Center for the Crafts, Smithville, TN

Professional Positions:

2005-2008  Owner/Designer/Curator – Clinton Fine Art Gallery, llc – Clinton, AR

2003-Present  Owner/Artist – Blue Rain Art Studios – Shirley, AR

Experience:

2008 Guest Lecturer - University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR 

2004-2008 Assistant to Production Potter – Morrisette Pottery, Leslie, AR

2005-2008 Gallery Owner – Clinton Fine Art Gallery, Clinton, AR

2006-2008 Officer and Board Member – Arkansas Sculptors’ Guild Secretary

2007 Committee Chairperson – Arkansas Sculptors’ Guild new members committee.

2006 & 2008 Visiting Artist- Light & Time Design Studio and Bronze Foundry, Royal, AR

2006-2008 Exhibition Curator – Clinton Florist & Fine Art, Clinton, AR



International Competitions, Honors and Awards:

2011 Published in "Best of Worldwide Wildlife Artist" book - juried competition

2011 Featured on Glass Artists website at GlassArtists.org

2010 Second Place in Clay - Published in "Art Buzz 2010 Collection" book

2009 Work-Study Scholarship - Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

2008 First Place in Metal Sculpture and Representation in"Art Buzz 2008 Collection"  

National Competitions, Honors and Awards:

2010 "Save the Arts Award -Museum's Choice in Sculpture", Greensboro, NC

2008 "Best in Show" Design award, Sculpture at the River Market, Little Rock, AR  

2007 Second Place "Fascinating Animals"  Columbian Park Zoo Juried Art Show, Lafayette, IN

State Competitions, Honors and Awards:

2007 Finalist for Peg Newton Smith Monument Commission by the Historic Arkansas Art Museum 

2007 First Place, "Art in August Competition"  The Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum, Leslie, AR

2007  Arkansas Governor’s Mansion Arts Calendar Competition. Representation in the 2008 Governor’s Mansion Arts Calendar

2005 Third Place, "Art in August Competition"  The Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum, Leslie, AR

 Solo Exhibitions:

2006 "Abstract Realism"  Clinton Fine Art Gallery, llc, Clinton, AR

2004 "Sculpture: Inside and out"  Blue Rain Art Studios, Shirley, AR

Selected Group Exhibitions and Shows:

2011 Textile, Glass & Furniture - Studio 659 Art Gallery, Whiting, IN

2009 Exploring the Works of Arkansas Sculptors - Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock, AR

2009 Gallery Walk - ArtChurch, Hot Springs, AR

2007 & 2005 Art in August Competition - The Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum, Leslie, AR

2007 "Margaret Warren and Janice Crummer" - Fresh Air Studio and Gallery, Clinton, AR

2006 "Meet the Artists" – Clinton Fine Art Gallery, Clinton, AR

Gallery Representation:

2010 Studio 13, Clinton, AR

2009 Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock, AR

2009 ArtChurch - Hot Springs, AR

2007- Present The Arts Scene – North Little Rock, AR

2007- Present Fresh Air Studio and Gallery – Clinton, AR

2005-2006 Main Street Gallery – Russellville, AR

2005-2006 Serenity Farms – Leslie, AR

2003-2005 The Artisan Gallery – Fairfield Bay, AR

2004- Present Blue Rain Art Studios – Shirley, AR

2005-2009 Clinton Fine Art, llc – Clinton, AR

Juried Art Shows:

"Tempe Festival of the Arts", Tempe, AZ - 2011

"Sculpture in the Park", Loveland, CO -2010- 2011

"Loveland Sculpture Invitational", Loveland, CO - 2008 

"Fest for All", Baton Rouge, LA - 2008 

"Fascinating Animals", Lafayette, IN - 2007

"Annual Arkansas Sculptors’ Guild Show and Sale" – 2006-2010

"Sculpture at the River Market" sponsored by the National Sculptors’ Guild – 2007 - 2011

Publications:

2012 "Art Buzz The 2012 Collection", Art Collectors Book, Glass

2011 "Best of Worldwide Wildlife Artists", Artist Book

2010 "Art Buzz The 2010 Collection", Art Collectors Book, Second Place in Clay

2008  "Art Buzz The 2008 Collection", Art Collectors Book, First Place in Metal Sculpture

2007 Arkansas Governor’s Mansion Arts Calendar, 2008 edition

Organizations:

Associate Member - National Sculpture Society 

Charter Member & Board Member - Arkansas Sculptors Group

Member - Glass Art Society

Officer & Board Member – Arkansas Sculptors’ Guild

Member - College Art Association