Balancing roles as an entrepreneur, working artist, and production artist, my ceramic practice centers on community building through arts education and event activations.
Artist Resume / CV
Grants/Awards
2024 - Q2 Mini-grant, Bentonville Moves Coalition, Bentonville, AR
2023 - Speaker at MoPros, The Momentary, Bentonville, AR
Exhibitions
2024 - Liminal Exhibition, Local Color Studio Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2023 - Special Mention, Create Magazine March Issue, Missoula, MT
2021 - HOME Exhibition, Local Color Studio Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
Commissions
2021 - Private Art Commission, Fixer to Fabulous, Cuerda Seca TIle Installation, stoneware and glaze, Private Home, Bentonville, AR
2022 - Functional Art Commission, Matt Cooper, Conifer Restaurant, 31in dinner plates for restaurant service, stoneware and glaze, Bentonville, AR
Print Media/Television
Southern Living, The Grape Vine Spotlight, March 2022 Issue.
Fixer to Fabulous, Guest Appearance, HGTV, Bentonville, AR, Season 3, Episode 7, March 2022
Fixer to Fabulous, Guest Appearance, HGTV, Bentonville, AR, Season 5, Episode 5, December 2023
Teaching Experience
2018-Present - Owner, Fifth Street Studio, Bentonville, AR
2017-19 - Adjunct Professor, Brightwater Culinary School, Bentonville, AR
2015-20 - Director of Education, Airship Coffee, Bentonville, AR
2023 - Guest Instructor, Crystal Bridges, Bentonville, AR
2023 - Instructor, Afterschool Clay Club, Thaden School, Bentonville, AR
2024 - Guest Instructor, Kids Summer Camps, Crystal Bridges, Bentonville, AR
2024 - Guest Instructor, Studio 55+, Crystal Bridges, Bentonville, AR
Lectures/Workshops (Presentations, Artist Talks, etc.)
2024 - Lecture/Presentation, Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange,Springdale, AR, April 12.
2023 - Lecture/Presentation, MoPros, The Momentary, Bentonville, AR, March 8.
2022 - “Workshop: Handbuilt Snake Pots,” In collaboration with Esteban Cabeza De Baca and Heidi Howard in the exhibition “Let Earth Breathe”, The Momentary, Bentonville, AR, April 19.
Curatorial Projects
2024 - Liminal, Local Color Studio Gallery, Fayetteville, AR