ARTIST ResumÉ
EDUCATION
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Fort Hays State University (FHSU) 3.55 CGPA Diploma 2012
BFA – Ceramics
BA - Art Education
Dean’s List 2008-2012
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Colby Community College 3.44 CGPA Diploma 2007
AA Art
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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2012- PRESENT
Instructor- Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities Arvada, CO
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2015- 2020
Artist in Residence - Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Arvada, CO
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2020
Mitchell Spain Workshop Mold Making and Slip Casting
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2016
Bryan Hopkins Workshop - Wheel Thrown Altered, Slip Cast
Stephen Young Lee Workshop - Wheel Thrown Altered and Carved
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2013
Employee - Reynolds Advanced Materials - Materials Specialist, Denver, CO
Willie Eggerman Workshop - Altered Slab and Wheel Thrown Vessels, Arvada, CO
Aces Pottery Sale - Arvada Center For the Arts and Humanities Arvada, CO
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2012
Western Cast Iron Art Conference, FHSU, Mold making, Iron casting, Hays, KS
Student Teaching, Kennedy Middle School, Art Education, Hays, KS
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2011
Julia Galloway Workshop, FHSU, Personalization, Altered Wheel Throwing, Wax Techniques, Hays, KS
Tom Coleman Workshop, FHSU, Altered Wheel Throwing, Hays, KS
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2010
Gerit Grimm Workshop, FHSU, Wheel Thrown Figures, Hays, KS
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2009
Holly Hanessian Workshop, FHSU, Porcelain Letters, Books, Installation, Hays, KS
Jennifer Nolan Workshop,FHSU, Hays, KS
Karrie Simpson Voth Workshop, FHSU, Book Making, Hays, KS
Malcolm Davis Workshop, FHSU, Carbon Trapped Shino, Hays, KS
Anne Pierce Workshop, FHSU, Drawing, Mixed Media, Hays, KS
Paula Winokur Workshop, FHSU, Porcelain Hand Building, Texture, Hays, KS
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2008
“Shared Journeys,” Lectures, Demos, Tours, Sculpture in JCI Permanent Collection, Jingdezhen, China
Conrad Snider Workshop, FHSU, Tiles, Large Vessel Coil and Wheel Thrown, Hays, KS
Suzanne Stephenson Workshop, FHSU, Low Fire Slips, Engobes, Slab and Wheel, Hays, KS
Student Pottery Sale (Visiting Artist Fundraisers), FHSU, Spring 2008 – Fall 2011, Hays, KS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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2012- PRESENT
Employee - Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities - Instructor, Artist In Residence (2015), Arvada, CO
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2013
Employee - Reynolds Advanced Materials - Materials Specialist, Denver, CO
FESTIVALS and EXHIBITIONS
Stanley Arts Festival, Aurora, Co (2019, 2018, 2017)
Affordable Arts Festival, Denver, CO (2019, 2017)
Arts and Ales, Arvada, CO (2019, 2018)
Smoky Hill River Arts Festival, Salina, KS (2019)
Cheesman Park Arts Festival (2019, 2018)
Kimball Arts Festival, Park City, UT (2019, 2018)
Denver Arts Festival, Denver, CO (2019)
Firefly Handmade, Boulder, CO (2019)
Denver Potters Association Pottery Sale, Denver, CO (2019, 2018)
Omaha Summer Arts Festival, Omaha, NE (2018)
Horseshoe Spring Art Market, Denver, CO (2018)
"in Situ; Chair Auction" (Ceramic Chair) Arvada, CO (2018)
Art Market of Estes, Estes Park, CO (2018)
Summit Arts Festival, Lee’s Summit, MO (2018, 2017)
Denver Modernism Show, Denver, CO (2018, 2015)
Commonwheel Arts Festival, Manitou, CO (2017)
Summerfest, Evergreen, CO (2017)
Art on the Rockies, Edwards, CO (2017)
Salida Arts Festival, Salida, CO (2017)
Sugarplum Bazaar, Denver, CO (2017)
Ridgeway Rendezvous, Ridgeway, CO (2017)
Colorado Springs Art and Music Festival, Colorado Springs, CO (2017)
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO (2016)
Mancraftival, Ink Lounge, Denver, CO (2016, 2015)
Winterfest, Evergreen, CO (2015)
Loveland Sculpture Invitational, Loveland CO (2015)
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2011
"Heavy Things And Paintings" Sculpture and Painting - Robbins Center Hays, KS
“Playful Heroism” Solo Exhibition - Hays Public Library, Hays, KS
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2010
“BFA Student Exhibition” - Hays Arts Council, Hays, KS
“Beyond Protected Beauty” Ceramic Exhibition - Cheyenne Bottoms Research Center, Great Bend, KS
“Contained Within” Ceramic Exhibition - Salon Ten O Seven, Hays KS
FHSU Student Honors Exhibition - Moss Thorns Gallery Hays, KS
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2009
“Earthmovers and Glazers” Ceramic Exhibition - Salon Ten O Seven Hays, KS
FHSU Student Honors Exhibition - Moss Thorns Gallery Hays, KS
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2008
Russell Original Art Review Exhibition (R.O.A.R.) - Russell, KS
“BIG” Hays Arts Council Summer Ceramic Exhibition - Hays, KS
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
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2017
NCECA Conference Portland, OR - Lectures, Demonstrations, Cup Sale Participant
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2009
NCECA Conference Phoenix, AZ - Lectures, Demonstrations, Cup Sale Participant
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2008
“Shared Journeys” Jingdezhen, China - Lectures, Demonstrations, Tours Sculpture in JCI Permanent Collection
AWARDS
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2018
Artsweek Golden – Best of Show 3-D
Kimball Arts Festival – Best of Show Ceramics
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2016
Ridgeway Rendezvous - 3rd Place Ceramics
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2009
FHSU Student Art Exhibition - Scholarship Recipient
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2008
Andrea Powers Memorial - Travel Scholarship Recipient (China)