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| UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS |
| 2010 |
Atmosphere
Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, NE
James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; NCECA Concurrent Exhibition |
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Dis/Arming Domesticity
The Duke Gallery, Wallingford, PA; NCECA Concurrent Exhibition |
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Multiples of Five
Amber Street Studios, Philadelphia, PA; NCECA Concurrent Exhibition |
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| SELECTED SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS |
| 2009 |
re-Collection III (two-person collaboration)
Pottery Workshop Gallery, Shanghai, China |
| 2008 |
re-Collection (two-person collaboration)
Project Gallery, Standard Ceramics, Pittsburgh, PA; NCECA Concurrent Exhibition |
| 2007 |
Ossuary Project: October Series (solo)
Delta College Gallery, University Center, MI
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX |
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Between (two-person)
Visual Arts and Design Center, Flint, MI |
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Winter Dwellings (two-person)
Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA |
| 2005 |
Remnants/ Relics (solo)
Goodyear Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA |
| 2004 |
Sustenance (solo)
Fuller Project Gallery, Bloomington, IN; NCECA Pre-Conference Exhibition |
| 2003 |
Slow Healing (solo)
Gallery 114, East Lansing, MI |
| 2002 |
Traces (solo)
Bry Art Gallery, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA |
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Liminal Recollection... Between Memory and Reality (solo)
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Foster Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA |
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| SELECTED JURIED & INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS |
| 2009 |
Jingdezhen Contemporary International Ceramics Exhibition
Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Gallery, Jingdezhen, China |
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Michigan Mud Conference Exhibition
Calder Art Center, Allendale, MI |
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Objective Affection
BOFFO, One Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY |
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The Ohio/ Michigan Game: Teaching Ceramics
Pewabic Pottery Gallery, Detroit, MI |
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Mold Made
Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI |
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Multiformity
Mesa College, Phoenix, AZ; NCECA Concurrent Exhibition |
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Spoon It! Fork It! Cut It Up! A Salon Show of Ceramic Implements
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD |
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Atmosphere
H.F. Johnson Gallery, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI |
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Obsession
Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI |
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From Margin to Center: A Mixed Media Invitational (four-person)
University Art Gallery, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI |
| 2008 |
86.28 East Lansing to Detroit (five-person)
Detroit Industrial Projects, Detroit, MI |
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Nature's Survey: Contemporary Paintings and Installations
Piedmont Arts Association, Martinsville, VA |
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Material (four-person)
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA |
| 2007 |
Visions from Voices
The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft in Louisville, KY |
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Storage Space
SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, OH |
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National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts 2007 Clay National Biennial Exhibition
The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft in Louisville, KY |
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BLUE Invitational
East Central College Gallery, Union, MO |
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Post Millenium Exponent
Barr Gallery, New Albany, IN; NCECA Concurrent Exhibition
Art and Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrance, KS |
| 2006 |
Collaborations
Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA |
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Clay?
Kirkland Arts Center Gallery, Kirkland, WA |
| 2005 |
LSU Ceramics 1970-2005, Hot Stuff/ Clay Tigers
Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Shaw Center Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA |
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Women Playing With Fire
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX |
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White on White
Sub-Basement Artist Studios, Baltimore, MD; NCECA Concurrent Exhibition
Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Detroit, MI |
| 2004 |
Note-Think-Process (four-person)
University Art Gallery, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI |
| 2002 |
Recent Ceramic Graduate Students
Pewabic Pottery Gallery, Detroit, MI |
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14th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition
Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX |
| 2001 |
Stretch National Invitational
Afro-American Cultural Center, Charlotte, NC; NCECA Concurrent Exhibition |
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Ceramics 2001
The Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT |
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| SELECTED LECTURES/ DEMONSTRATIONS |
2010
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University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (upcoming) |
| 2009 |
MCAA Michigan Mud Conference, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI |
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Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI |
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Greater Lansing Potters Guild, Haslett, MI |
| 2008 |
Ohio University, Athens, OH |
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Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL |
| 2007 |
Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX |
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Delta College, University Center, MI |
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Mott Community College, Flint, MI |
| 2006 |
Alma College, Alma, MI |
| 2005 |
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA |
| 2004 |
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI |
| 2003 |
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ |
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Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI |
| 2002 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA |
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| REVIEWS |
"The Clay Menagerie"
By D. Eric Brookhardt, The Gambit Weekly, Art Review, www.bestofneworleans.com, March 18, 2008 |
"Contemporary Clay Conference Offers Opportunities to Add Ceramic Artwork to the Home"
By Mary Thomas, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 22, 2008 |
"Molding a New Generation of Ceramic Artists"
By Matthew Kangas, The Seattle Times, June 2006 |
"Beyond Boundaries"
The Morning Sun, February 2004 |
"Unnatural Materials"
By Laura Berman, Review, September 2003 |
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| SELECTED AWARDS |
| 2009 |
College Fund for International Travel Award
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI |
| 2007 |
Research Enhancement Award
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI |
| 2006 |
Creative and Scholarly Activities Grant (IRGP)
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI |
| 2004 |
Research and Development Grant
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA |
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| SELECTED TEACHING |
| Assistant Professor, Ceramics. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2005-present |
| Visiting Assistant Professor, Ceramics and Sculpture. Dickinson College, Carlise, PA, 2004-2005 |
| Visiting Assistant Professor, Ceramics. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2002-2004 |
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| EDUCATION |
| MFA, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 2002. Concentration: Ceramics and Sculpture |
| BFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 1996. Concentration: Ceramics |
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