c.v. | Sculpture

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2002-07 Bachelor of Arts, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Concentration: Glassworking

Minor: Studio Art

Workshops
2006 Kent/Blossom Art (Glass), Kent State University,

                   Kent, OH
                   Resident Faculty: M. Sean Mercer
                   Visiting Artists: Dan Clayman, Deborah Horrell.

Work-Study
2006-07       Glass Studio Monitor, Kent State University, Kent, OH
                   Responsibilities included: Assisting beginning students
                   with glassblowing techniques, monitoring safety,
                   operating furnaces, glory holes, and annealing ovens.

Student Organizations
2005-07       Vice President, Glass Club, Kent State University, Kent,

OH

2003-07 Member, Glass Club, Kent State University, Kent, OH

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2012-Pres Gallery Director, Relax, It's Just Coffee Gallery,

Mansfield, OH

2011-12 Caretaker, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH

Responsibilities included: Assisting in the curatorial

process.

2009-11 Co-owner with Jenny Lucas, Kenosis Gallery for

Experimental Art, Mansfield, OH

                   Artist, The Carousel Works Inc., Mansfield, OH
                   Responsibilities included: Carving, finish sanding, and
                   painting carousel figures, chariots, and decorative
                   moldings. Restoring antique carousel figures and
                   chariots. Making and casting polymer molds.

2005-06       Polymer Mold and Parts Technician, Ashland Precision
                   Tooling, Ashland, OH
                   Responsibilities included: Making polymer part molds of
                   prefabricated master parts, polymer injection molding,
                   finishing parts to specific tolerances, operating milling
                   machines, lathes, and specialized finishing tools.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

2012-Pres Member, Literary Loft Critique Group, Mansfield, OH

2008-Pres    Member, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH

                   Member, Yellow Wall Artists Collective, Mansfield, OH

                   Member, M.A.P.S. (Mansfield Area Poets Society),
                   Mansfield, OH

AWARDS

2012 Libby Duncan Award for Creativity, The 67th Annual May

Show, Mansfield ArtCenter, Mansfield, OH

(State, Juried)

Juror: Hayley Savage, Owner of Hayley Gallery, New

Albany, OH

2009 Juror Award, The Fall Members Show, Artworks on Main,

Mansfield, OH

(Regional, Juried)

Juror: George Whitten, Professional Artist

2008 Merit Award, Ohio All-Media Art Competition, The Coburn

Gallery, Ashland University,Ashland, OH

(State, Juried)

Juror: George Mauersberger, Chair of the Art Department,

Cleveland State University

EXHIBITIONS

2013 TY/OPOGRAPHY: The Semiotics of the Cardboard Box,

Mansfield-Richland Public Library, Mansfield, OH

(Solo-show)

The 68th Annual May Show, Mansfield Art Center,

Mansfield, OH

(State, Juried)

Juror: Gordon Lee, Professor of Art at Columbus Art & Design,

2012 The 67th Annual May Show, Mansfield Art Center,

Mansfield, OH

(State, Juried)

Juror: Hayley Savage, Owner of Hayley Gallery, New

Albany, OH

2011 Two person show: Jason Kaufman & Laura Weiser,

The Coburn Gallery, Ashland University, Ashland, OH

(Curated)

The 66th Annual May Show, Mansfield Art Center,
Mansfield, OH
(State, Juried)
Juror: John Pearson, Young-Hunter Professor of Studio

Arts, Oberlin College

2010 Solo show: Reliquaries For Loved Ones, The Foundations

                   Gallery, Mansfield ArtCenter, Mansfield, OH

The 65th Annual May Show, Mansfield Art Center,
   Mansfield, OH
(State, Juried)
    Juror: Don Drumm, Professional Artist

2009 Solo Installation: Worn Valise: Investigations of Self,

10th Anniversary Show, Artworks on Main, Mansfield, OH

The Holiday Fair, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH

(Regional, Curated)

The Fall Members Show, Artworks on Main, Mansfield, OH

(Regional, Juried)

Juror: George Whitten, Professional Artist

The 64th Annual May Show, Mansfield Art Center,

Mansfield, OH

(State, Juried)

Juror: Martin Ball, Associate Professor of Fine Art:

Painting, Kent State University, Kent, OH

2008-10 First Friday Show (Monthly), Artworks on Main Gallery,

Mansfield, OH

(Regional, Juried)

2008 The Holiday Fair, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH

(Regional, Curated)

The Fall Members Show, Artworks on Main Gallery,

Mansfield, OH

(Regional, Juried)

Juror: H. Daniel Butts III, Director Emeritus, Mansfield

Art Center

Art Around the Block, Mansfield, OH

*Proceeds benefiting the Visiting Nurses Association of

Mid-Ohio

(State, Juried)

Ohio All-Media Art Competition, The Coburn Gallery,

Ashland University, Ashland, OH

(State, Juried)

Juror: George Mauerssberger, Chair of the Art

Department, Cleveland State University

2007-09 First Thursday Show (Monthly), Art 101 Gallery, Ashland,

*Featured Artist in March, 2008

(Regional, Curated)

Ashland Exhibition, The Coburn Gallery, Ashland

University, Ashland, OH

(Regional, Juried)