EDUCATION
2015
Ohio University, Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics
Athens, Ohio
2010
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics
Edwardsville, Illinois
2007
Oakton Community College, Associates in Liberal Arts
Des Planes, Illinois
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2020 - Present
Kansas State University
Long Term Resident
2019 - 2020
Harvard University
Long Term Resident
2017 - 2019
Archie Bray Foundation
Long Term Resident
2016
Red Lodge Clay Center
Short Term Resident
2015
Archie Bray Foundation
Short Term Resident
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021
Kansas State University
Ceramics for Non-Majors
Manhattan Arts Center
Mixed Level Wheel
2020
Kansas State University
Ceramics for Non-Majors
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Molds and Multiples
Harvard University
Beginning Mold Making
Hand Building
The Clay School
Wheel Throwing for Beginners
2019
Harvard University
Beginning Mold Making
Graduate School of Design Mold Making (Teaching Assistant)
Interdisciplinary Projects (Teaching Assistant)
Archie Bray Foundation
Wheel Throwing for Beginners
2018
Archie Bray Foundation
Wheel Throwing for Beginners
Beginning Mold Making
Intermediate and Advanced Ceramics
2017
Archie Bray Foundation
Wheel Throwing for Beginners
Evanston Art Center
Altered Forms
Lillstreet Art Center
Advanced Slip Casting
First Time Potters
2016
Evanston Art Center
Altered Forms
Lillstreet Art Center
Wheel Throwing for Beginners
First Time Potters
2015
Archie Bray Foundation
Wheel Throwing For Beginners
2014
Ohio University
Wheel Throwing for Beginners, (Instructor of Record), Fall Semester
Hand building for Beginners (Teaching Assistant), Spring Semester
2013
Ohio University
Glaze Calculation (Teaching Assistant), Fall Semester
Kiln Building (Teaching Assistant), Spring Semester
2012
Ohio University
Wheel Throwing For Beginners (Teaching Assistant), Fall Semester
DEMONSTRATIONS & LECTURES
2021
Demonstration (Virtual) at Governor’s Academy
Newbury Massachusetts
2020
Demonstration and Artist Lecture at Harvard University
Allston Massachusetts
2019
Artist Lecture and Studio Visits at Massachusetts College Art and Design
Boston Massachusetts
Artist Lecture at Harvard University
Allston Massachusetts
Demonstration at Art of the Pot
Austin, Texas
2017
Demonstration and Artist Lecture at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois
Demonstration and Artist Lecture at The Ceramics Center
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2016
Demonstration and Artist Lecture at Indiana University Southeast
New Albany, Indiana
Demonstration and Artist Lecture at Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana
Demonstration, Artist Lecture, and Solo Exhibition at Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri
2015
Plaster Casting Demo for Foundations Class at Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
Plaster Casting Demo for Interior Architecture Class at Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
2014
Plaster Casting Demo for Interior Architecture Class at Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019
Workshop Assistant for Stuart Gair
Arrowmont School for the Arts and Crafts
Workshop Assistant for Richard Notkin
Archie Bray Foundation
2018
Workshop Assistant for Sunshine Cobb and Jason Bige Burnett
Archie Bray Foundation
2016
Studio Coordinator
Evanston Art Center
2015
Exhibition deinstall at Duane Reed Gallery at SOFA
Navy Pier, Chicago Illinois.
Gallery Attendant
Archie Bray Foundation
2014
Workshop Assistant for Hiroe Hanazono
Arrowmont School for the Arts and Crafts
2013
Workshop Assistant for Nick Bivins
Arrowmont School for the Arts and Crafts
2011 - 2012
Studio Assistant
Arrowmont School for the Arts and Crafts
2010 - 2012
Assistant Studio Technician
Evanston Art Center.
2010
Studio Assistant
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Art Department
2009-2010
Secretary for the Wagner Potters Association
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2005-2012
Studio Assistant
Oakton Community College Art Department
EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2021
Innovative Ceramics, Duane Reed Gallery
St. Louis, Missouri
2020
Cut, Mark A. Chapman Gallery
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
2019
Clay Currents, Ulrich Museum
Wichita, Kansas
Ceramics Invitational. Able Contemporary
Stoughton, Wisconsin
2nd Year Resident Exhibition, The Holter Museum
Helena, Montana
Archie Bray Residents Exhibition, The Creators Space
St. Paul, Minnesota.
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery
Iowa City, Iowa
The Art of Repetition, Gallery One Visual Arts Center
Ellensburg, Washington.
2018
The Wichita National Ceramics Invitational. Rueben Saunders Gallery
Wichita Kansas.
First Year Resident Exhibition at the Archie Bray Foundation
Helena, Montana
Clay National XIII: Out of the Mold, Carbondale Clay Center
Carbondale, Colorado.
Kent State Ceramics Invitational. Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
Yunomi Invitational. AKAR Gallery
Iowa City Iowa.
Residents Exhibition at the Archie Bray Foundation
Helena, Montana
2017
Americano, AKAR Gallery
Iowa City, Iowa
Breaking the Mold, Eutectic Gallery
Portland, Oregon
Structures of Utility, Red Lodge Clay Center
Red Lodge, Montana
Ohio University Alumni Exhibition: Potters
Portland, Oregon
Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery
Iowa City, Iowa
Beyond the Brickyard, Archie Bray Foundation
Helena, Montana
AWARDS (SELECTED)
2018
1st Place: The Wichita National Ceramics Invitational
Rudy Autio Grant
2015
Rudy Autio Grant
Honorable Mention: River 2 River
Juror: Bebe Clark
Honorable Mention: Tabletop (Ceramics Exhibit)
Juror: Trevor Dunn
PUBLICATIONS
Volume C: Ceramics, UPPERCASE Encyclopedia of Inspiration
Pages 360 - 367
Ceramics Monthly, June / July / August 2020
Pages 50 - 55
Ceramics Monthly, October 2018
Page 20
Ceramic Arts Yearbook, 2018
Page 39
Ceramics Monthly, September 2017
Page 40
Ceramics Monthly, May 2017
Page 38
“Exposure” - Ceramics Monthly, November 2014
Page 20
Ceramics Yearbook, 2013
Page 24
“Exposure” - Ceramics Monthly, October 2013
Page 22
“Exposure” - Ceramics Monthly, April 2012
Page 16
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2019
Harvard Ceramics: Holiday Show and Sale
A sale and fundraising event to benefit Harvard Ceramics programming and scholarships.
2016
Archie Bray Foundation: Annual Cup Auction
A fundraising event to help provide various opportunities to the Archie Bray Foundation’s current residents.
2015
Rancho Silent Auction
Fundraising to provide students the opportunity to attend the 49th Annual NCECA Conference in Providence, Rhode Island.
A Home For Joe
Baldwin Wallace University, Fawick Gallery, Berea Ohio.
2012 - Present
Carbondale Clay Center Cup Sale
Through the donations and sales of cups, Carbondale Clay Center uses the money raised to help build awareness to the ceramic arts and for the Clay Center to keep developing its programming.
Solo Cup Benefit Exhibition
Sells ceramic cups to raise money for Baltimore Clayworks’ programming. The show also gives one of the donating artists a solo show in the Solo Gallery at Baltimore Clayworks.
2011 - Present
Souper Bowls
Sells ceramic bowls and soup to raise money for United Way.
2008-2011
Friends of Art Annual Art Auction
The auction has been an important funding source for the Department of Art and Design for over three decades. The artwork donations have helped bring local, national and international artists to the SIUE Campus. The Annual High School Exhibition, the Lovejoy Library matching book fund, the Mexico Project, ArtEast and various exhibitions and conferences have also been rewarded with help from this annual fundraising effort.
2007 - Present
Empty Bowls Charity
Sells ceramic bowls and soup to raise money for other charities.