EDUCATION
Appalachian State University
1985  MA, Art Education
1974  BS, Art Education

SELECTED SOLO / GROUP SHOWS

2007		ARTchitecture, Chasen Galleries, Charlotte, NC.
		Homage to Hopper, Edward Hopper House, Nyack, NY.
2006		Homage to Hopper + Other Structures, Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, Imperial Art Centre, Rocky Mount, NC. Charles Wadsworth Room - Dock Street Theatre, Charleston, SC, The Meeting Place Art and Craft Co-op, North Charleston, SC, Salem Fine Arts Center Gallery, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC
		The Southern Landscape, Group Invitational, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC.
2005		Group Exhibition, New Elements Gallery, Wilmington, NC.
		Tri State Sculptors Annual Members Exhibition, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
		Homage to Hopper + Other Structures, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN, and Spartanburg County Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC and Francis Marion University, Florence, SC.
2004		Power of Excellence, Piedmont Craftsmen Group Exhibition, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC.
		Winter Show, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC.
		Introducing Hopper, Helms Gallery, Batte Fine Arts Center, Wingate University, Wingate, NC.
2003		Tri State Sculptors Annual Members Exhibition, Frankie G. Weems Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC.
2002		Crossing the Line, Tri State Sculptors / Philadelphia Sculptors Joint Exhibition, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA.
		Art from Architecture Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC.
		Zoo to Do Benefit Auction Invitational, NC Zoological Park, Asheboro, NC.
		Strength in Numbers, Piedmont Craftsmen Outreach Show, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC, and Milton Rhodes Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC.
		Noyes Capehart and His Students, Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery, Blowing Rock, NC.
		Exhibition with Mary Edith Alexander, Weizenblatt Gallery, Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC.
		Exhibition with Alex Clark, W. H. Moring, Jr. Arts Center, Asheboro, NC.
2001		New Art for the New Century, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC.
		Third Inaugural Exhibition, Millennium Arts Center, Washington, DC.
		Exhibition with Ginger Spangler, Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill, SC.
		Clay Show, Christa Faut Gallery, Cornelius, NC.
		Exhibition, Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC.
		Exhibition, CCB Gallery, Durham, NC.
		Exhibition with Elsie Dinsmore Popkin, Captain White House, Graham, NC.
		Home for the Holidays, National Christmas Tree Ornament Invitational, The White House, Washington, DC.
2000		Clay Reconstructions / Three Dimensional Paintings, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC.
		Exhibition with Mark Potter and Kate Worm, Morning Song Gallery, Lenoir, NC.
1999		Aerial Perspectives, Charlotte / Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, NC.
		Bird Sanctuaries - Churches of Charleston, Cannon Memorial Library, Concord, NC; Queen's Gallery, Charlotte, NC; Gaye Sanders Fisher Gallery, Charleston, SC.
		Great Gardens, erl originals, Winston-Salem, NC.
1998		Above and Beyond Fourth Ward, The Old Firehouse Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
		13th Annual Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Celebration, J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, NC.
		Flight of Fantasy, Habitat for Humanity, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
1997		Traditions and Transitions, NorthEast Medical Center Invitational, Concord, NC.
		Renaissance Residences, Cannon Memorial Library, Concord, NC.
1986		Paintings, Portfolio Gallery, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC.

SELECTED COMPETITIONS

2007		29th Annual Artists' Exhibition, Raleigh Fine Arts Society, Rotunda Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC.
2006		Annual Juried Sculpture Show, Craven Arts Council & Gallery, New Bern, NC.
2005		Thirty-Third Annual Competition for NC Artists Exhibition, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC.
		Dimensions, A National Juried Competition, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, NC.
2004		Ceramics Biennial, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH.
		State of the Art, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Sawtooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
		Form Follows Function, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
		Materials: Hard & Soft, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.
		Thirty-Second Annual Competition for NC Artists Exhibition, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC.
2003		Crafts National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA.
		Thirty-First Annual Competition for NC Artists Exhibition, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC.
		Feats of Clay, Sixteenth Annual Juried Competition of Ceramic Works, Gladding McBean Terra Cotta Factory, Lincoln, CA.
		Handcrafted, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC.
2002		15th National Juried Art Exhibition, Mable House Cultural Center, Mableton, GA.
		14th National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX.
2001		Spiritual Art IV, An International Juried Exhibit, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE.
		Spring Juried Show, Charlotte Art League, Charlotte, NC.
2000		10th Regional Exhibition, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC.
		Out on a Limb, A National Juried Exhibit, City Museum, St. Louis, MO.
		Homebound, A National Juried Exhibit, Artspaces, California, MD.
		An American Experience, A National Juried Competition, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, NC.
		Spotlight 2000, American Craft Council Southeast Region Annual Juried Exhibition, Sturgis Library Gallery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA.
		Border Biennial, Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC.
		13th National Juried Art Exhibition, Mable House Cultural Center, Mableton, GA.
		Feats of Clay, Thirteenth Annual Juried Competition of Ceramic Works, Gladding McBean Terra Cotta Factory, Lincoln, CA.
		Open Juried Clay Show, CORE Gallery, Denver, CO.
		Handcrafted, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC.
1999		Jubilee, Rock Hill Arts Council Juried Exhibition, Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill, SC.
		Spring Juried Show, Charlotte Art League, Charlotte, NC.
1985		Sixteenth National Juried Exhibition, Greensboro Artists' League, Greensboro, NC.
		Twenty-Seventh Annual Springs Arts Show, Lancaster Armory, Lancaster, SC.

SELECTED AWARDS / HONORS

2003		Recipient, Regional Artist Project Grant, Arts Council.
2001		Teacher of the Year, Mt. Pleasant Middle School, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
2000		Associated Artists of Southport 20th National Juried Exhibition, Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, NC. (Merit Award)
1999		A Sense of Place, A National Juried Arts Competition, Associated Artists Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC. (Merit Award)
1998		Recipient, Regional Artist Project Grant, Arts Council.
		20th Annual Mooresville Spring Artfest, Depot Visual Arts Center, Mooresville, NC. (Merit Award)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1988-2006  Art Teacher, Mt. Pleasant Middle School, Mt. Pleasant, NC.
1986-1988  Art Teacher, A. L. Brown High School, Kannapolis, NC.
1974-1984  Art Teacher, Apex Senior High School, Apex, NC.

LECTURES / DEMONSTRATIONS
2008  Lake Norman Art League, Davidson, NC
2007  Edward Hopper House, Nyack, NY
         Atkins Senior High School, Winston-Salem, NC
2006  Meredith College, Raleigh, NC.
2005  Mint Museum of Craft + Design
         Appalachian Center for Crafts
2004  Wingate University

SELECTED BIOGRAPHY

2007		Going to Carolina, February issue, American Style Magazine.
		"Style Spotlight," December issue, American Style Magazine
2005		Feature Segment, Southern Living Presents, Turner South Network.

2004		Artist to Artist, November Issue, the Crafts Report Magazine.
2003		Miniature Clay Houses, produced by Billy Barnes, North Carolina Now, UNC-TV.
2002		Art, Humor, Color, by Diane Murray, The San Angelo Standard-Times, San Angelo, TX.
2001		White House Christmas 2001, (Featured Artist), HGTV Special hosted by Joy Philbin.
		Accepting Creative Challenges, by Richard Maschal, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC.
		Cabarrus Artist's Creation Hangs on White House Tree, by Gail Smith-Arrants, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC.
		Imagination Captures Essences of the South, by Lauren Hoyt, The Herald, Rock Hill, SC.
2000		Paper, Clay Transform into High Art, by Blue Greenberg, The Herald-Sun, Durham, NC.
1999		The Bird Man of Mt. Pleasant, by Barbara Thiede, Charlotte Magazine, Charlotte, NC.
1997		Historic Bird Town, by Beth McLaughlin, Independent Tribune, Concord/Kannapolis, NC.

REPRESENTATION /ASSOCIATION
American Craft Council, (Charlotte Show: 2001, 2002)
Edward Dare Gallery, Charleston, SC
Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC.
Piedmont Craftsmen, Inc, Winston-Salem, NC, (Craft Fair: 1999-2004).
Tri-State Sculptors, NC, SC, VA.