| Education
2000-2003 M. F.A. Master of Fine Arts - Wood, Arizona State University, 2003
1996-2000 B.F.A. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture. Arizona State University, AZ, 2000. Graduated Summa Cum Laude.
1988-1991 A.A. Associates in Arts, Berkshire Community College High-Honors
Educational Awards
Recipient of the Ed Moulthrop Fellowship in Craft 2001-2002 Scholarship Award, A.S.U.
College of Fine Arts Dean’s List Fall 1999, Spring 2000, and Fall 2002, A.S.U.
Invited to the Phi Pheta Kappa Chapter, Berkshire Community College, 1990
Work Experience
2008-Present- Faculty- Axia College of University of Phoenix, AZ. Instructor for Critical Thinking Skills and Learning in an Information Age.
2004-2007 - Adjunct Faculty - Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ. Instructor for Woodworking classes - Beginners and Advanced.
2000-2003 - Teacher’s Assistant - Arizona State University. Wood Program- Beginners Class.
Professional Awards
Arizona Governor’s Arts Award- Purchase Award for 2010 recipient. Category-Community.
2010 Niche Award Finalist- In Teapots.
2009 Niche Award Finalist- In Teapots.
2008 Niche Award Finalist- In wood carving.
2007 Niche Award Finalist – In two categories: Teapots and Turned Wood.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
“Recent Works”, Van Gogh’s Ear Gallery, Prescott, AZ 2005,
“Life Forms”, Harry-Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ, Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, 2003.
Two Persons
“Life/Forms/Expressions", Yavapai College Art Gallery, Prescott, AZ. 2005
Museum
“Outside the Box. The Art of Wood” Holter Museum, MT-2010
“The Infinite Teapot”, Ohio Craft Museum, OH- 2009.
“Made to Deceive: The Art of Trompe L’Oeil” Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft -2008
“Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2005”, Cheongju City, Korea. 2005.
“Jeepers Creepers” Arizona Museum for Youth. Mesa, AZ. Jeepers Creepers,2005.
“Natural Insights: Art and the Earth”, 2004-2006 Artmobile Exhibition. Selections From the Arkansas Art Center Foundation Collection.
“Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2003”, Cheongju City, Korea. 2003.
Invitational
“An Exhibit on Contemporary Wood” The Archer Gallery-Archer School for Girls, CA. 2010
“Selected Works- A Curated Exhibition” Del Mano Gallery, CA. 2010.
“The Teapot” AAW/POP- American Association of Woodturners Exhibit. Hartford, CT. 2010.
“Hot Tea” Del Mano Gallery, CA. 2010
“The Far Side of Function-Contemporary Wood Sculpture” The Dairy Barn Arts Center. OH. 2009.
“Beneath the Bark-Wood Art” The Chandler Center for the Arts”, AZ. 2009.
“Flora and Fauna” Del Mano Gallery, CA. 2009.
“ Hot Tea” Del Mano Gallery, CA. 2009.
“Woodturning Over the Edge” University of Idaho Prichard Gallery. ID. 2008.
“Turned and Sculpture Wood” Del Mano Gallery, CA. 2008.
“SOFA New York” Del Mano Gallery. New York City, N.Y. 2008.
“Hot Tea!”. Del Mano Gallery, CA. 2008
“Small Treasures”. Del Mano Gallery, CA. 2008.
“Collectors of Wood Art Forum”. Del Mano Gallery. Scottsdale, AZ. 2008
“SOFA Chicago” CERF- Craft Emergency Relief Fund. Navy Pier, Chicago, Ill. 2007.
“SOFA Chicago” Function + Art Gallery. Navy Pier, Chicago, Ill. 2007.
“SOFA Chicago” Del Mano Gallery. Navy Pier, Chicago, Ill. 2007.
“Teapots!” Function + Art Gallery. Chicago, Ill. 2007
“Turned and Sculpture Wood” Del Mano Gallery, CA. 2007
“SOFA New York” Del Mano Gallery. New York City, N.Y. 2007.
“Hot Tea!”. Del Mano Gallery, CA. 2007
“Small Treasures”. Del Mano Gallery, CA. 2007.
”The Japanese Bowl - A Western Perspective”. AAW, MN, St. Paul, 2007.
“SOFA Chicago” Del Mano Gallery. Navy Pier, Chicago, Ill. and AAW. 2006.
“Hot Tea!”. Del Mano Gallery, CA.2006
“Small Treasures”. Del Mano Gallery, CA. 2006.
”SOFA Chicago”. Del Mano Gallery. Navy Pier, Chicago, Ill. 2005.
“Wood 2005”- Collectors of Wood Art Forum. Del Mano Gallery, Philadelphia - 2005.
“Turned & Sculpted Wood” - 2005. Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles - 2005.
“Under 8 inches”. Van Gogh’s Ear- Prescott, AZ - 2005.
“Jeepers Creepers” Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, AZ - 2005.
“32nd Annual Toy Show” Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR - 2005.
“Steamin”-A Survey of the Contemporary Teapot” Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ - 2004.
“Fountain Hills Arts Council Local Artists Invitational”, 2001, Fountain Hills, AZ.
“Arizona State University School of Art”, Alumni Invitational Exhibition, 2000 - Tempe, AZ.
Juried Shows
“Craft Forms 2009” Wayne Art Center, Philadelphia, PA. 2009.
“Craft Forms 2008” Wayne Art Center, Philadelphia, PA. 2008.
“Craft Forms 2007” Wayne Art Center, Philadelphia, PA. 2007.
“Step Up to the Plate” American Association of Woodturners, Louisville, KY. 2006. Purchase Award
“Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2005” Cheongju City, Korea. Honorable Mention.
“Horsing Around the Hot Summer Days” Monkton Art Center, Monkton, MD. 2004 Second Place
“Ninth Annual Juried Art Show” Town of Fountain Hills Community Center, AZ 2004. First Place
“31st Annual Toy Show” Arkansas Art Center. Little Rock, AR. 2004. Purchase Award
“Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2003” Cheongju City, Korea. Honorable Mention
“30th Annual Toy Show” Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 2002.
“Remembrance- Artists Respond” The Marshall Gallery, Greensboro, N.C. 2002. Honorable Mention
“Annual MFA Summer Exhibition, 2002” Harry-Wood Gallery, Tempe AZ. Juror: Curator of the Scottsdale Center for the Arts.
“23rd Annual Contemporary Craft” Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ. 2000. Juror’s Compliment. Awarded by Kenneth Trapp. Curator in charge of the Smithsonian Renwick Gallery
“School of Art Student Exhibition” Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ. 2000 Honorable Mention
“Fifth Annual Juried Art Show” Town of Fountain Hills Community Center, AZ - 2000 Best in Show.
Permanent Collections
Louisville Slugger Museum- Louisville, KY. “Spring Training”
Banner Hospital - Mesa, AZ. “Lacewing” and “Butterfly”
Arkansas Art Center Foundation Collection, Little Rock, AR. “I Wish I Were a Fire-Fly on the Wall”
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ Form #5
The Sparta Teapot Museum - Sparta, NC. “Rooted Traditions”, “Who Came First?”, “From the Garden to the Table”
Selected Private Collections
Sonny & Gloria Kamm. California.
Russ & Bonita Nelson. Tempe, AZ.
Mrs. Rebecca Akins. Mesa. AZ
Mr. Raymond Wong Fook Lam, Hong Kong, China. 2005
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wills. Scottsdale, AZ. 2003.
Published Material
“ Wood Art Today-2” by Jeffrey B. Snyder. Schiffer Publishing. 2010.
“Let’s Go- Arizona Sentinel” Featured Artist of the Month of April 2008.
“American Woodturners Magazine”- Winter Issue 2007. “The Art of Whimsy”
“American Woodturners Magazine”- Spring Issue 2007. “Japanese Bowls - A Western Perspective”
“Phoenix Home & Garden” – April Issue 2007. Guest Artist.
“Step Up to the Plate”- Catalog Exhibition. Cover. 2006
“American Woodturners Magazine” – Summer Issue 2006.
“American Woodturners Magazine” – Fall Issue 2005 - Back Cover.
“Teapots Makers & Collectors” Schiffer Publisher, 2005. Book by Dona Z. Meilach- full page.
“Let’s Go- Arizona Sentinel” Featured Artist for the month of October 2003.
“The Times- Fountain Hills- September 9th , 2002” Local Artist in National Exhibit- Remembering September 11th.
Related Activities
Demonstrator Schedule:
Camarillo Woodturners Club- All Day Demo. CA. November 20th, 2010.
Atlanta Woodturners Club- Club Demos and Classes. GA. August 17th-19th, 2010.
American Association of Woodturners-A.A.W- National Symposium, Hartford, CT. Panelist for Teapots Discussion. June 18th-20th, 2010
Tennessee Association of Woodturners -January 29th and 30th, 2010.
Vancouver, CA- Woodturners Guild- All Day Demo and Class. October 3rd -4th, 2009 Demonstrator at the Utah Woodturning Symposium, Provo, Utah. 2008
Presentation and Demonstration for Prescott Woodturners Chapter. Prescott, AZ. March 2007.
Demonstration on my own work. SOFA Chicago, Collectors of Wood Art. 2006.
Presentation and Demonstration for Arizona Woodturners Chapter. Tempe AZ. August 2006.
Lecture on my own work at Yavapai College Art Gallery, February 2005.
Curate- “Traditional Materials, Contemporary Forms” –Harry-Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ 2002. An invitational that showcased 3 dimensional works done by women enrolled in the Masters
Languages
Proficient in Portuguese, English and Spanish, in written and oral forms. |
