EXPERIENCE

Currently employed at The Bascom, in Highlands, North Carolina as the Director of Ceramics. The Bascom is a non-profit center for the visual arts whose campus boosts high quality exhibitions, educational presentations, and public programs that promote the synergy of art and nature. Responsibilities at The Bascom include:

Developing and implementing ceramics programming including The Three Potters Symposium, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Master’s level Ceramics Instructor
Oversee contractual agreements and budgets for The Bascom’s ceramics program
Interview, contract, and manage professional artists for educational ceramics program
Manage ceramics program operations, including staff management, equipment, and materials management, and studio technician duties
Market and promote ceramics programming

Education

Master of Fine Arts

Western Carolina University (2012)

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Winthrop University (2005)

Bachelor of Arts - Education

Winthrop University (2003)

Professional Certifications

South Carolina State Board of Education Professional Teaching Certificate, Art (K-12)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

John C. Campbell Clay Studio, Lead Clay Instructor, "Cone 6, Cone 10-Let's Do Both." (2017)
John C. Campbell Clay Studio, Lead Clay Instructor, “A Well Rounded Experience” (2013 and 2015, 2016)
Arrowmont Clay Studio, Assistant for John Britt (2013)
John C Campbell Clay Studio, Assistant for John Britt (2012)
Graduate Instructor for Sculpture 2 at The Oconaluftee Art Institute (2011)
Graduate Instructor for Three Dimensional Design, Western Carolina University (2010)
Saluda Trail Middle School, Art Teacher (2005-2009)

COLLECTIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Featured Artist “A Cottage Journal” (2016)
Published in: The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes: Glazes and Firing at Cones 4-7 (2014)
Reader for: The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes: Glazes and Firing at Cones 4-7 (2014)
Museum of Art and Sciences, Macon, Georgia (2013)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

CERRA (South Carolina Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement), Certfied Mentor Trainer (2008)
Flame working Workshop at Penland School of Crafts (2006)
Linda Arbuckle Clay Workshop at Penland School of Crafts (2005)
Fong Choo ClayWorkshop at Penland School of Crafts (2004)