Education
Masters of Fine Arts
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS, 2012-2015
Bachelor of Arts in Art with Professional Emphasis
Doane College, Crete, NE, 2008-2012
Experience
Art Instructor: Ceramics and 3D Design
Crowder Community College, Neosho, MO, Fall 2019- Present
Longwell Museum Curator
Crowder Community College, Neosho, MO, Fall 2019- Present
MYP Art Teacher
Mashrek International School (IB Accredited), Amman, Jordan, 2017- 2019
Drawing Instructor
Princess Sumaya University of Technology, Amman Jordan, 2018-2019
Wheel Throwing Instructor
Creative Art Center Amman, Amman, Jordan, 2017-2019
Adjunct Instructor of Art
Fort Hays State University, Hays KS, 2015-2016
Classes Taught:
Drawing I, Fall/Spring 2015-16
Basic Design, Fall/Spring 2015/16
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS, 2012-2014
Classes Taught:
Personalizing Pots, Fall 2013
Clay and Community: Traditional and Experimental, Spring 2014
Moss/Thorns Gallery Assistant
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS, 2012-2014
Studio Assistant
Omaha Clay Works, Omaha, NE, 2012
Artist in Residency
Albia, IA, 2010
Ceramic Work-study
Crete, NE, 2009-2012
Workshops Presented
Sculpting Line and Drawing Form, MMAG Foundation, Amman, Jordan, 2019
Drawing Instructor, Princess Sumaya University of Technology, Amman Jordan, 2018-2019
International Art Symposium Workshop sponsored by Dion for Arts and Culture, Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan, 2017
Assitant to Graffitti Artist Suhaib Attar for the Baladk Graffitti Event in Amman, Jordan, 2017
Animal Sculpting Workshop, Kings Academy, Madaba, Jordan, 2017
Experimenting with Clay, International Academy – Amman, Amman, Jordan, 2017
Emotional Clay (Throwing and Handbuilding Demo), Queen Rania Center for Women and Children, Amman, Jordan, 2017
Line and Form, Doane College, Crete, NE 2014
High School Day: Drawing on Handbuilt Forms, Hays, KS, 2014
Throwing with Texture, GCCC, Garden City, KS, 2014
Throwing Demonstration, Logan, KS, 2013, 2014
Portrait Drawing with Linda Ganstrom, The Fiber Studio, Wichita, KS, 2013
High School Day: Throwing with Texture, Hays, KS, 2013
Throwing Demonstration, Logan, KS, 2012
Millard South High School, Throwing and Decoration, Omaha, NE, 2012
Albia Community High School, Watercolor Workshop, Albia, IA, 2010
Centre of Arts and Artists, Newton, IA, 2010
International Exhibitions
“In the Margin” International Art Festival, Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan, 2018
International Art Symposium sponsored by Dion for Arts and Culture, Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan, 2017
America’s Clay Fest III, Roseville, CA, 2015 Jurors Tip Toland and Peter Held
America’s Clay Fest II, Lincoln, CA, 2014, Juror Ray Gonzales
National Exhibitions (USA)
Government Cheese: Poverty, Addiction, and Violence, Curated by Roberto Lugo
From the Wheel to the Wall, Kansas City, MO, 2016, Curated By Roberto Lugo and Israel Garcia
20th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, TX, 2014
Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition, Wichita, KS, 2013, Juror Harlan W. Butt
Solo Exhibition(s)
Departure, Daghlise Gallery, Amman, Jordan, 2019
Exhibitions
Perceptual Obsessions, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS, 2015
Lauren Baird Invitational, Dodge City, KS, 2015
Peopled, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS, 2014
Betty Rose Monroe and Josh Novak, Wichita, KS, 2014
45th Annual Smoky Hill Exhibition, Hays, KS, 2014, Juror Sherry Leedy
Process Yields: Manipulations in Clay, Spring Gallery Walk, Hays, KS, 2014
Boomya Sculpture Show, Hays, KS, 2013
GCCC: FHSU Faculty and Student Show, Garden City, KS, 2013
44th Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition, Hays, KS, 2013, Juror Dr. Stephen Gleissner
Earthbound Journey, Hays, KS, 2013
ROAR Art Show, Russell, KS, 2013
Hunter College Art Exhibition, New York, NY, 2013
Members Inviting Guests Exhibition at The Burkholder Project, Lincoln, NE, 2012
Omaha Clay Works Exhibition, Omaha, NE, 2012
The Chaos of Life, Senior Art Exhibition, Crete, NE, 2012
Presentations
“Mindfulness” Presented at Mashrek International School, Amman, Jordan 2018
“The Illusion of Talent: How to Build Skill in Clay” Presented at NCECA 2015 Lively Experiments in Providence, RI
Publications
2015 America’s Clay Fest III Exhibition Catalog, Number 53
2015 NCECA Journal Vol. 36 pg. 94 Student Perspectives Lecture: The Illusion of Talent: How to Build Skill in Clay
2014 San Angelo National Ceramic Competition Catalog
Workshops Attended
John Gill, Slab Building Workshop, 2020
Ariel Bowman, Prehistoric Animals Workshop, 2020
Ted Neal, Soda Kiln Construction at FHSU, 2019
Melanie Sherman, Gold Luster Workshop, 2016
Lauren Mabry, Low Fire Slip Workshop, Kansas City, MO, 2015
Beth Cavener, Solid Forming Workshop, 2015
KACA Conference, Roberto Lugo, China Paint and Figurine Workshop, 2014
Ceramics Symposium, Presenting Artists: Gerritt Grimm, Sunshine Cobb, Patti Warashina, Akio Takamori, Chris Gustin, and Stan Welsh, Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS, 2014
Figurative Association: Human Form Symposium, Presenting Artists: Thaddeus Erdhal, Dustin Farnsworth, Cristina Cordova, Christina West, Bob Trotman, Elizabeth Higgins O’Connor, Kris Kuksi, Doug Jeck, Susan Hagen, and Robert Brady, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, 2014
Eric Stearns, Raku Rodeo, 2014
Ayumie Horie and Michelle Erickson, NCECA Demonstration, 2014
Rain Harris, Flower Construction Workshop, 2014
Marie E.v.B Gibbons, Sinuous Textures, 2013
Veronica Watkins, Altering Thrown Forms, 2013
Kevin Snipes, Drawing on Hand Built Forms, 2013
Alleghany Meadows, Throwing and Assembly Workshop, 2013
Rebekah Bogard, Slab Figure Workshop, 2013
Andy Brayman and Alleghany Meadows, Demonstration Workshop, 2013
Shawn Spangler, Construction Demonstration, 2012
Collections
Mike Michaelis, The Art of Emprise Collection, Wichita, KS, 2013