Born: September 28, 1978 Lee's Summit, Missouri
Home: Maryville, Missouri
Education:
- Northwest Missouri State University '97-'02
- Bachlors of Fine Arts:
- Double Major in Ceramics and Drawing, " Magna Cum Laude"
- University Nebraska Lincoln '03-'04
- Post Bacheloriate Study in Ceramics. Focusing in sculpture and glaze technology
Professional Experience:
- Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO '02-'03 Private Studio Member
- Professional Studio Artist '04 - present
Gallery Exhibitions:
- " DOWN TO EARTH: THE PHILLIP SARTORE COLLECTION", THE RICHMOND ART MUSEUM. RICHMOND, INDIANA 2009
- "CURIOSITIES," FOUR PERSON EXHIBITION, SANTA FE CLAY CENTER, NEW MEXICO 2009
- GROUP EXHIBITION, PS GALLERY, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI 2007
- GROUP EXHIBITION, ART AFFAIR GALLERY, BALDWIN CITY, KANSAS 2005
- GROUP EXHIBITION, DRAGONFLY DESIGN STUDIO LEAWOOD, KANSAS 2005
- SOLO EXHIBITION, BAKER UNIVERSITY, BALDWIN CITY, KANSAS 2004
- FOCUS GALLERY ARTIST, IMAGES GALLERY, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 2003
- RISING STARS, GROUP EXHIBITION, RED STAR STUDIOS, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 2003
Publications:
- "500 Ceramic Sculptures," Lark Books, 2009
- Clay Times Magazine: Photo Feb 03
- The Crafts Report Magazine: July 06
- Ceramics Monthly 2010
Juried Art Festivals:
- Maryville Festival of the Arts, Maryville, MO 2002-2004
- Rockbrook Art Fair, Omaha, NE 2002-2004
- Countryside Village Art Fair, Omaha, NE 2003-2004
- Town Art, Overland Park, KS 2003-2005
- Fourth Street Festival, Bloomington, IN 2003, 2005-2007
- Prairie Village Art Fair, Prairie Village, KS 2004-2007,2009
- Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City, MO 2005-2009
- Laumeier Art Fair, St. Louis, MO 2005-2007
- Smokey Hills Art Fair, Salina, KS 2005
- Art Fair on the Square, Madison, WI 2005-2010
- College Hill Art Fair, Cedar Falls, IA 2005-2006
- Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN 2005-2009
- Riverwalk Fine Art Fair, Naperville, IL 2005,2007
- Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO 2005-2010
- Historic Shaw Art Fair, St. Louis, MO 2005-2011
- Cherry Creek Art Fair, Denver, CO 2006, 2009-2011
- Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL 2006-2011
- Bayou City Art Fair, Houston, TX 2006,2011
- Omaha Summer Arts, Omaha, NE 2006
- Peoria Fine Art Festival, Peoria, IL 2006-2008, 2011
- Art on the Square, Belleville, IL 2007
- Downtown Fort Worth Art Festival, Fort Worth, TX 2007
- Vail Fine Art Festival, Vail, CO 2007
- ACC FIne Craft Show, St. Paul, MN 2007-2011
- American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL 2007,2008-2011
- ACC Fine Craft Show, Baltimore, MD 2008, 2010
- St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, MO 2006,2009-2012
Awards:
- Purchase Award; Maryville Festival of the Arts, 2002
- Merit Award; Town Art Fair, 2003
- Honorable Mention, Maryville Festival of the Arts, 2003
- 3rd Place; Maryville Festival of the Arts, 2004
- Best in Category - Ceramics; Brookside Art Annual, 2005
- 3 Purchase Awards; Smokey Hill Art Fair, 2005
- Invitaional Award; Art Fair on the Square, 2005-2008
- 3 Purchase Awards; College Hill Art Fair, 2005
- Award of Excellence; College Hill Art Fair, 2005
- 2nd Place in 3-D; Fourth Street Art Fair, 2005
- 3rd Place Over-all; Bayou City Art Festival, 2006
- Best in Category - Ceramics; Brookside Art Annual, 2006
- Best in Category - Ceramics; Priairie Village Art Fair, 2006
- Best in Category - Ceramics; Belleville Art on the Square, 2007
- Best in Show - Group Catergory - Ceramics, Glass, Wood, Stone, Fiber; Old Town Art Fair, 2007
- Best in Category - Sculpture; Art Fair on the Square, 2007
- Invitational Award - Plaza Art Fair, 2007
Juring Experience:
- Juror and Judge, Prairie Village Art Fair, Prairie Village, KS 2009
- Juror and Judge, Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO 2008
- Juror and Judge, Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City , MO 2009
- Juror, Peoria Fine Art Festival, Peoria, IL 2010
- Juror and Judge, St. Louis Art Fair, Clayton, MO 2011
Collections:
- American Century Investments
- Richmond Art Museum
- Northwest Missouri State University
- Johnson Outdoors
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