Education:
2010, MFA Sculpture, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC.
1987, BFA Ceramics, Bethel College, North Newton, KS
1985, Associate of Art Degree, Hesston College, Hesston, KS
Academic Appointments:
- 2021-Present, Associate Professor, Department of Art, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA
- 2016-2021, Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA
- 2014-2016, Full-time Instructor, Department of Art, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA
- 2010-2013, Adjunct Instructor, Department of Art, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA
- 2013 Adjunct Instructor, Blue Ridge Community College, Wyers Cave, VA
- 2011 Adjunct Instructor, Blue Ridge Community College, Wyers Cave, VA
- 2008-2010, Graduate teaching assistant, ceramics, Department of Art, UNCG.
- 2000-2002, Ceramics instructor, Waterworks Visual Art Center, Salisbury, NC.
- 1994, Ceramics Instructor, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA.
- 1984, Community Arts Program Instructor. Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Grants/Fellowships/Honors:
2019
- Bridgewater College Faculty Research Grant.
2015
- Fellow, Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA
2010
- Joan Mitchell MFA Grant Program, Recipient
- International Sculpture Center, Outstanding Student Achievement Award
Nominee.
2003
- Award; Best in Category, Master craft. Matthews Art Fest, Matthews, NC
- Award; Second Place, Ceramics. Fall Foliage Festival, Waynesboro, VA
1988
- Purchase Award, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va
Solo Exhibitions:
2019
- Sifted, VAE Raleigh, The Cube Gallery, Raleigh NC
2017
- Drawing in Place, Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave VA
2016
- Accumulations/Interruptions, Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton VA
- Recent Works, Miller Library Gallery, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater VA
2014
- CON_Sequential Complex, Hartzler Library Gallery, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA
- Recent Works, Two Installations, Spitzer Art Center, Harrisonburg, VA
- Recent Drawings, Blue Nile, Harrisonburg, VA
2012
- Labor’s Own Reward: Commitment, Connectedness, Coherence,
- The Margaret Martin Gehman Gallery, Eastern Mennonite University,
Harrisonburg, VA
1995
- Ceramics, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA.
1988
- Ceramics, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA
Public Sculpture:
2013
- CON__Sequential Complex, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg VA
2011
- CON__Sequential Complex, Smith House, Harrisonburg, VA
Group Exhibitions:
2023
- Area Potters Revisited. Beverly Perdue Gallery, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA
2022
- On Seeing and Remembering: Nan Covert, Scott Jost, Eric Kniss.
Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton VA
2021
- Still Life: Recent Works by 16 Regional Artists, the Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton VA
- Beyond words: A Contemporary Art Exhibit on Grief, Hope and the Resurrected Life, Curated by Ashley Sauder Miller, Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, Harrisonburg, VA. Curatorial invitation.
2019
- Seven Ceramic Artists: Curated by Sukjin Choi
- Arts Council of the Vally, Harrisonburg, VA. Curatorial invitation.
2018
- Altered Views: Experiencing the Contemporary Landscape, Curated by Alice Pixley Young. The Lexington Art League, Lexington Kentucky. Curatorial invitation.
2017
- The Deck Show, Larkin Arts, Wine-Riner Galleries, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Invited
2017
- Bridgewater College Faculty Exhibit, The Market Place Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Invited
2017
- Bridgewater College Faculty Exhibit, Miller Gallery, Bridgewater Va.
2015
- Sustainability, 2ndStreet Gallery, Charlottesville VA
2014
- Bridgewater College Faculty Exhibit, The Market Place Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Invited
2013
- Recent Works by Adjunct Instructors, Blue Ridge Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Wyers Cave, VA
2011
- Joan Mitchell Foundation 2010 MFA Grant Recipients, CUE Gallery, NYC, NY
- Elide, Extend, Resonate, Miller Gallery, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA
- Paper Planes, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro, NC
- Bridgewater College Faculty Summer Exhibit, Miller Gallery, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater VA
2010
- ____Tension, Christina Ray Gallery, NYC, NY
- MFA Thesis Show, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
- Art & Design Exhibition, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro, NC
- Graduate Student Show, Gatewood Gallery, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
- Ceramics & Sculpture Show, Gatewood Gallery, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
- Print Show, Gatewood Gallery, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
2009
- Graduate Show, Gatewood Gallery, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
- 2nd Year Graduate Student Show, EUC Galley, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
2008
- Incoming Graduate Invitational, EUC Galley, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
- Graduate Works on Paper, EUC Galley, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
2002
- Waterworks Visual Art Center Instructors Show, Salisbury, NC.
2001
- Regional Art Show, Waterworks Visual Art Center, Salisbury, NC.
Juried Exhibitions:
2019
- 6 x 6 x 30, Spitzer Fine Arts Center, Harrisonburg, VA
2017
- 6 x 6 x 30, Spitzer Fine Arts Center, Harrisonburg, VA
2003
- Kazoo School Art Fest, Kalamazoo, MI
- 18th Annual Art Fest, Matthews, NC
- Fall Foliage Festival, Waynesboro, VA
- Carolina Pottery Festival, Shelby, NC
2002
- 17th Annual Art Fest, Mathews, NC.
- Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Pittsburg, PA
Residencies:
2015
- Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA
Publications:
2011
- Joan Mitchell Foundation 2010 MFA Grant Recipients, CUE Gallery, Catalogue
Professional Service:
2020
- Staunton Augusta Art Center, Standards Committee. The Standards Committee reviews applications and selects work to be exhibited in the SAAC’s galleries.
2019
- Juror for Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, National Juried Art Exhibition.
2018
- Staunton Augusta Art Center, Standards Committee. The Standards Committee reviews applications and selects work to be exhibited in the SAAC’s galleries.
2015
- Juror for Staunton Augusta Art Center, Art in the Park.
2014
- Judge for Staunton Augusta Art Center, Art in the Park.
2012
- Program Evaluator, Visual and Communication Arts, Eastern Mennonite University.
Presentations:
2022
- On Seeing and Remembering: Nan Covert, Scott Jost, Eric Kniss.
- Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton VA, gallery talk.
2018
- Curator/Artists Panel Discussion in association with the “Altered Views”
exhibition at the Lexington Art League. Hosted by 21c Museum Hotels,
Lexington, KY.
2017
- Artist Lecture, Drawing in Place, Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave VA
2016
- Bridgewater College, Faculty Research Presentation, Arts Dialogue
- Staunton Augusta Art Center, Staunton, VA, Artist Lecture
2015
- 2nd Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, Gallery Talk
2014
- Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg VA, Gallery talk
2012
- Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg VA, Gallery talk
2011
- Bridgewater College, Bridgewater VA, Gallery talk
Internships:
1986-87
- Ceramics Department Assistant, Bethel College
1984
- Gallery and Studio assistant, Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, ILL.