Education
- MFA 2002 Printmaking Texas Christian University (TCU)
- MA 2003 Printmaking & Sculpture Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU)
- BFA 1993 Printmaking SFASU
Specialization in Silk Screen, Relief Printing, Intaglio, Viscosity Printing, Monoprinting Techniques, Lithography, Book Arts, Letterpress, Hand-set Typesetting, Digital Processes, & Photoshop
Exhibition Record
2008
(anticipated) Artist/Educator Exhibition, San Antonio, TX
SFA Portfolio Invitational, The Art Center of Stephen F. Austin State Univ., Nacogdoches, TX
We Got Soul Let It Roll Invitational, The Yoga Center, Nacogdoches, TX
2007
Book Arts Invitational, Angelina College, Lufkin, TX
Anniversary Exhibition, First St. Arts Center, Lufkin, TX
2006
First Street Arts Center Opening Invitational, Lufkin, TX
2005
Mansfield ISD Faculty Exhibition, Hue Gallery, Mansfield, TX
2003
Art in the Metroplex, Juror: Diane Karp, Director of the Sante Fe Art Institute, J.M.Moudy Exhibiton Hall, TCU, Fort Worth, TX
The Webster Show, Curator: Wally Knight, artist, Angelina College Fine Arts Gallery, Lufkin, TX
Of Being, group show invitation by Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
Artists and their Mentors, group invitational, Gallery 414, Fort Worth, TX
Balancing the Curves, group show, Richland College, Dallas, TX
Insights: TCU Faculty Exhibition, TCU, Fort Worth, TX
Over and Over, MA exhibition, SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX
2002
Art in the Metroplex, Juror: Deborah Williams Remington, artist, TCU, Fort Worth, TX
Regarding Beauty, Juror: Deborah Willis, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Notions of Sugar, Curator: Linda Guy, Arlington Museum, Arlington, TX
Sugar and Spice, group show, Curator: Shelley Gipson, University of Maine at Presque Isle
Inner Spaces, one person show, Angelina College, Lufkin, TX
Spaces, one person show, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX
Temporal, MFA exhibition, TCU, Fort Worth, TX
Again, three person show, Curator: John Frost, Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX
Graduate Green Juried Exhibition, NRH Gallery, North Richland Hills, TX
Perspectives, Curator: Jose Saldarriaga, National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru
Inside & Out, group show, Gallery 414, Fort Worth, TX and Art Depot Gallery, Lubbuck, TX
Cross Talk 2002, juror: Ed Blackburn, TCU, Fort Worth, TX
2001
Multiple Identity, traveling show, Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa and University of Maine at Presque Isle
Art in the Metroplex, juror: Laurence Miller (founding director of Art Pace Foundation for Contemporary Art in San Antonio, TX), J.M.Moudy Exhibition Hall, TCU, Fort Worth, TX Claud Vance Memorial Award
Cross Talk 2001, J.M. Moudy Exhibition Hall, TCU, Fort Worth, TX, juror: William Campbell, gallery owner
500X Open Show, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2000
Garments, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, juror: Fern Samuels
Container Containment, Sul Ross University, Alpine, TX, group show curated by artists Terri Cummings and Melba Northum
1999
One Night Hang, Epixenter Gallery, Houston, TX, juror: Lee Steffy of Moody Gallery, Houston, TX
Prints and Sculpture, two-person show, Angelina Community College, Lufkin,TX
Love is a many splendid thing, or maybe not, group show, Angeling Playhouse, Lufkin, TX
1998
Image and Text II Invitational Exhibition, Griffith Fine Arts Gallery, SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX
New Editions Graduate Invitational, SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX
Portfolio Show, Mid America Print Council, Cincinnati, Ohio
Kinetic Collage Exhibition, Caldwell Auditorium, Tyler, TX
Control: Works on Paper Invitational, Cason Building, Nacogdoches,TX, Curators: Shelley Gipson and Todd Lucas, artists
1997
Gemini Gallery Group Show, Nacogdoches, TX
NASAD Accreditation Show, jurors: SFA faculty, SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX
Selected Students in Print from S.F.A., Northwestern State University Gallery, Natchitoches, LA
1994 Texas Prints, group show, Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, TX
Collections
National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru
Robbie Lacomb and Michael Roach, Nacogdoches, TX
Linda & Robert Poland, Lufkin, TX
Gary Borders, Lufkin, TX
Awards
2005
$1000 Innovative Teaching Education Foundation Grant, Individual Teacher Grant
2004
Selected for the Fort Worth Public Arts Pre-Qualified List of Emerging Public Artists
$1000 Inovative Teaching Education Foundation Grant, Department Grant
Honorable Mention, Cross Talk 2002, TCU, juror: Ed Blackburn
2001 Claud Vance Memorial Award, Art in the Metroplex, TCU, juror Laurence Miller
2000 Full scholarship and assistantship to the Master of Fine Arts program at TCU
2000 Teacher of the Year, Huntington I.S.D., Huntington, TX
1992 Fouts Printmaking Scholarship, SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX
1988 Alumni Art Scholarship, Angelina College, Lufkin, TX
Conferences
2003 Presenter Power to the Peephole, Texas Art Education Association Conference, Dallas, TX
2001 Presenter, Image and Text III, SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX
2001 Workshop Artist and Director's Assistant, TCU Art Camp and Academy, Fort Worth, TX
2001 Demonstrator,TCU/Catholic University of Peru Printmaking Workshop, Fort Worth, TX
2000 Workshop Artist Museum of East Texas At-Risk Program, Lufkin, TX
2000 Workshop Artist TCU Art Camp, Fort Worth, TX
2000 Presenter Texas Middle School Conference, Austin, TX
2000 Presenter Region VII Teacher Conference, Beaumont, TX
1999 Workshop Artist Museum of East Texas Art Camp, Lufkin, TX
1997 Presenter, Student Organizer, and Work Displayed, Image and Text II, SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX
Professional Experience
2006 to Present
Instructor, Art, Lufkin High School, Lufkin, TX
2006-2007
Founding Art Director, First St. Arts Center, a non-profit community arts space, Lufkin, TX
2006 to Present
Panel Member & Volunteer, First Street Arts Center Exhibiton Committee, Lufkin, TX
2005
Pequalified Public Arts Artist & Exhibition Committee Member, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
2004-2006
Instructor, Art and Photography, Mansfield High School, Mansfield, TX
2003-2004
Instructor Brooks Wester Middle School, Mansfield, TX
2003
Director of TCU Art Adventures and Art Academy Developing and organizing the summer art programs for the TCU Art Dept., Fort Worth, TX
Drawing Fundamentals Instructor University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Printmaking Instructor Rebuild and restructure printmaking course, Tarrant County College, Northeast Campus, Hurst, TX
Design I Instructor, Tarrant County College, Northeast Campus, Hurst, TX
Design I Instructor Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
2002
Instructor (Fall) Texas Christian University, Color and Design
Drawing II Instructor University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Department Assistant (Spring) Professors David Conn and Linda Guy Artist Books, Silk Screen Department of Art and Art History, TCU, Fort Worth, TX. Duties: assist in implementation of class, conduct demonstrations, computer assistance
2001
Department Assistant (Fall) Professors David Conn and Linda Guy Monoprinting, Lithography Department of Art and Art History, TCU, Fort Worth, TX Duties: assist in implementation of class, conduct demonstrations
Director's Assistant and Workshop Artist (Summer) Professor Terri Cummings TCU Summer Art Camp and Academy, Fort Worth, TX Duties: process information, director of materials, conduct classes for young students, assist in gallery work
Instructor (Spring) Introduction to Book Arts, Extended Education Department of Art and Art History, TCU, Fort Worth, TX Duties: conduct and develop class for non-credit students covering basic book forms
Department Assistant (Spring) Professors David Conn and Linda Guy Artist Books, Silk Screen Department of Art and Art History, TCU, Fort Worth, TX Duties: assist in implementation of class, conduct demonstrations
2000 Department Assistant (Fall) Professors David Conn – Color and Design, Etching Department of Art and Art History, TCU, Fort Worth, TX Duties: assist in implementation of class, conduct demonstrations
1994-2000 Art Instructor, 6th through 8th grade Huntington Middle School, Huntington, TX Duties: develop and conduct all art instruction
Travel
2002 Lima, Peru to complete Environment, a portfolio exchange between TCU and the Catholic University of Peru
2001 Independent studies in Morocco and Spain
2000 Southern Graphics Council Conference, Austin, TX
1998 Guild of Book Workers Workshop, Austin, TX
2001 Mid American Print Council, Cincinnati, Ohio
1997 Mexico, Mexican Art History Trip
1994 Southern Graphics Council Conference, TCU, Fort Worth, TX
1993 Printmaking Symposium, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
Other Professional Experience
2007
Workshop Artist, Museum of East Texas Art Camp, Lufkin, TX
2003
Presenter, Texas Art Ed. Assoc., Dallas, TX Pinhole Photography
Rebuilt Printmaking Program, Tarrant County College Northeast Campus, Hurst, TX
2002
Assistant in Development of Digital Print Lab, Linda Guy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
2001
Presenter, Image and Text III, SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX
Workshop Artist and Director's Assistant, TCU Art Camp and Academy, Fort Worth, TX
Demonstrator, TCU/Catholic University of Peru Printmaking Workshop, Fort Worth, TX
Printer's Assistant and Documentarian, Charles D. Jones, professor at SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX, Shakespear's Pound by Ezra Pound and Dorothy Shakespear
2000
Workshop Artist, Museum of East Texas At-Risk Program, Lufkin, TX
Workshop Artist, TCU Art Camp, Fort Worth, TX
Presenter, Texas Middle School Conference, Austin, TX
Presenter, Region VII Teacher Conference, Beaumont, TX
1999
Workshop Artist, Museum of East Texas Art Camp, Lufkin, TX
Artist's Assistant, Dick Wray, artist, Houston, TX
1998
Printer's Assistant, Charles D. Jones, SFASU professor and artist, Nacogdoches, TX, Life and Death Studies by Omar Pound
1997
Presenter, Student Organizer, and Exhibitor, Image and Text II, SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX
Typesetter, Binder, and Printer's Assistant, Charles D. Jones, professor and artist, Nacogdoches, TX, Blackjack, Bull Pine, Post Oak Glade by Cyd Adams and Charles D. Jones, In the Oxford University Library Collection