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Education
MFA 1995 - The University of Houston, Houston, TX.
Major areas: Sculpture and Metalsmithing.
BFA 1986 - The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Major: Art - Visual Communications.
Teaching Experience
Fall 2004 - present: Humboldt State University (HSU), Arcata, CA
Position: Associate Professor
- Sculpture.
Fall 2003 - Summer 2004: Cy-Fair College, Houston, TX.
Position: Associate Professor - Sculpture, Metal Arts.
Fall 1998 - Spring 2003: Fort Hays State University (FHSU), Hays, KS.
Position: Assistant Professor - Sculpture, Jewelry/Metalsmithing, 3-D Design (Crafts),
Performance, Basic Design.
Fall 1995 - Spring 1998: High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, TX.
Position: Consultant Instructor - Metal Sculpture, Sculptural Processes, Wood Sculpture,
Foundations, Art History, Contemporary Issues.
Spring 1997 - Summer 1998: Lamar University, Beaumont, TX.
Position: Adjunct Instructor
- Jewelry and Metalsmithing.
Fall 1997: Lamar High School, Houston, TX.
Position: Instructor - Sculpture, Ceramics, General Art.
Summer 1996 - Summer 1998: The Glassell School of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
TX.
Position: Junior School Instructor - Sculpture, Drawing, Portfolio Building Seminar, Book
Binding.
Gallery/Museum Experience
Fall 1999 - Spring 2003: The Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, Fort Hays State University,
Hays, KS.
Position: Director
.
Spring 1996 - Summer 1998: Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX.
Position: Member FAQ Team, Docent, Gallery Teacher
.
Spring 1995 - Fall 1996: Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston,
Houston, TX.
Position:
Education Assistant, Docent.
Fall 1994: Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
Position:
Curatorial Research Internship.
Summer 1994 - 1996: New Gallery, 2639 Colquitt, Houston, TX, 77098.
Position:
Assistant Director.
Other Experience
1987 - fall 1993: DeWitt and Company Incorporated, 16800 Greenspoint Park,
Suite 120 N, Houston, TX, 77060-2386.
Position: Graphics Director.
Awards
2011-2012 Monclair s Who Who in Collegiate Faculty.
2010 Academic Sabbatical, Humboldt State University.
1999 - Outstanding Teacher Recognition, Presidential Scholars Program, sponsored by
the National Endowment for Advancement in the Arts.
Research Grants Received
2009 Ingrid Nickelson Grant for Women, Humboldt County, CA.
2009 HSU Women s Enrichment Fund Grant Under My Skin.
2007 HSU Women s Enrichment Fund Grant Self-Made Woman.
2005 HSU Women s Enrichment Fund Grant Small Treasons.
2005 HSU Faculty Development Grant.
2005 HSU Sponsored Programs Foundation Small Grant.
2002 - FHSU Graduate Studies Research Grant - Outskirts of War.
1999 - FHSU Graduate Studies Research Grant - Ghost Stories as Personal Narrative.
1999 - FHSU Graduate Studies Research Grant - Silent Saints Installation.
Scholastic Awards
1994 - Opening Moves (Coastal) Scholarship, University of Houston.
1994-95 - Friends of Art Graduate Scholarship, University of Houston.
1994 - Opening Moves Stipend, University of Houston.
Selected Exhibitions (*solo exhibition)
2012 Body, Figure, Nude, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY, juror: Anna Brzyski.
Curtis Center Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, KY. (August) *
2011 National Juried Exhibition, The Arts & Culture Alliance, Knoxville, TN., juror:
Neely Hyde.
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences Annual Small Works Exhibition,
Loveladies, NJ.
Junque Art Show, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA.
Art of Fiber, Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, VA.
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Humboldt State University First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
HSU Annual Sculpture Walk, HSU Campus, Arcata, CA.
2010 As They See It: Works by Contemporary Women Artists, Sacramento State University
Library Gallery, Sacramento, CA, Invitational.
Contemporary Women Artists XV Art as Activism, Foundry Art Centre, St. Louis, MO.,
juror Yolanda Lopez, honorable mention.
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Humboldt State University First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
HSU Annual Sculpture Walk, HSU Campus, Arcata, CA.
2009
Illuminance, Mythology and Weird Little Fetishes, Morris Graves Museum of Art,
Eureka, CA.*
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Humboldt State University Reese Bullen Gallery, Arcata, CA.
HSU Annual Sculpture Walk, HSU Campus, Arcata, CA.
Abracadabra: Tricks and Tricksters, Wiseman Gallery, Rogue Community College,
Grants Pass, OR.
2008
November, Illuminance, Mythology and Weird Little Fetishes, CSU Stanislaus, Stanislaus,
CA.*
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Humboldt State University First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
HSU Annual Sculpture Walk, HSU Campus, Arcata, CA.
75th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Crocker-Kingsley Gallery, Sacramento CA.
2007
Illuminance, Mythology and Weird Little Fetishes, Fire House Gallery, Rogue
Community College, Grants Pass, OR. *
Am I a Prisoner? Wiseman Gallery, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR.
Sculpture Fest, Muddy Waters Northtown, Arcata, CA.
HSU Annual Sculpture Walk, HSU Campus, Arcata, CA.
Soft-Serve, Accident Gallery, Eureka CA.*
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Humboldt State University Reese Bullen Gallery, Arcata, CA.
2006
HSU Annual Sculpture Walk, HSU Campus, Arcata, CA.
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Humboldt State University First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
Arts Alive Group Exhibition, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
Arts Alive Member Exhibition, Accident Gallery, Eureka, CA.
2005
HSU Annual Sculpture Walk, HSU Campus, Arcata, CA.
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
Illuminance, Mythology and Weird Little Fetishes, HSU First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.*
HSU Annual Sculpture Walk, HSU Campus, Arcata, CA.
2004
HSU Cast Metal Show, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR.
Faculty Exhibition, Humboldt State University First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA.
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Tennessee Tech University, Smithville, TN.*
Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery, Coker College, Hartsville, SC.*
Mother Dog Studios, Fotofest 2004, Houston, TX.
2003
Mother Dog Studios, Art Crawl 2003, Houston, TX.
A Just War or Just a War, Oakey and Roots Gallery, Houston, TX.
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Cy-Fair College, Houston, TX.
Figure Fiction, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX.
68th Annual National Exhibition, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY,
Juror: Fred Tschida.
Baker Arts Center 4th National Juried Art Exhibition, Baker Arts Center, Liberal, KS.
OutSkirts of War, Old Schwaller Lumber Building, Hays, KS.*
2002
Bodytext, Kansas City Artists Coalition, in conjunction w/ NCECA, Kansas City, MO.
Annual FHSU Faculty Exhibition, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, FHSU, Hays, KS.
National Prize Show 2002, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA,
Awarded Best in Show, Juror: Lisa Dennison.
Texas National 2002, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX,
Juror: Sandy Skoglund.
33rd Smoky Hill Exhibition, Hays Arts Center, Hays, KS, Juror: Linda Light.
Cooperstown Art Association 67th Annual National Exhibition, Cooperstown, NY,
Juror: Linda Sokolowski.
River Market Regional Exhibition, The Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO,
Juror: Elizabeth Smith.
Premiere Portfolio Artist, World Wide Art Resources, www.absolutearts.com.
Joy Magazine Portfolio Artist, www.joymagazine.org.
Figurative Works 2002, Robert & Mary Montgomery Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL,
Juror: Olga Viso.
2001
Baker Arts Center 4th National Juried Art Exhibition, Baker Arts Center, Liberal, KS,
Awarded First Prize, Juror: Andrea Norris.
Seventh Annual Great Plains National, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, Hays, KS, Awarded
Honorable Mention, Juror: Tanya Hartman.
2001 National Dishman Competition, Dishman Gallery, Beaumont, TX,
Juror: Doug Lawing.
Superstar: Female Gender Outlaw, Jaffe Arts Center, Norfolk, VA,
Juror: Deborah Bright.
Deal With It, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL, Juror: Sharon Harper.
32nd Smoky Hill Exhibition, Hays Arts Center, Hays, KS, Juror: Collin Asmus.
Three Person Exhibition, Lincoln Art Center, Lincoln, KS.
Westmoreland Art National Exhibition, Westmoreland County Community College,
Latrobe, PA.
45th Annual International Award Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA,
Juror: Bram Dijkstra.
Characters of a Lesser Mythology, Hays Arts Center, Hays, KS.*
BODY, National Invitational Exhibition, Mulvane Museum of Art, Topeka, KS.
Seven-State Biennial Exhibition, The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Art
Gallery, Chickasha, OK, and the Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, OK,
Juror: Alyson Stanfield.
2000
2000 National Dishman Competition, Dishman Gallery, Beaumont, TX,
Juror: Buzz Specter.
Sixth Annual Great Plains National, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, Hays, KS,
Juror: Dan Keegan.
Silent Saints, Installation, International Sculpture Conference 2000, Lawndale Art and
Performance Center, Houston, TX.*
Fragments for a Memory of the Human Body, Fotofest 2000, International Sculpture
Conference 2000, Mother Dog Studios, Houston, TX.
Fred Wells 24th National Juried Exhibition, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE,
Juror: Carolyn Milligan, Juror s Merit Award.
Home on the Range - Playing on the Plains, Hays Arts Center, Hays, KS.
31st Smoky Hill Exhibition, Hays Arts Center, Hays, KS.
Group Sculpture Exhibition, International Sculpture Conference 2000, New Gallery,
Houston, TX.
2000 Kansas Artist Craftsman Association Member Exhibition, Beach Museum of Art, \ Kansas
State University, Manhattan, KS, juror: Henry Adams.
FHSU Faculty Exhibition, Baker Museum, Liberal, KS.
Bodytext, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, FHSU, Hays, KS.
Annual FHSU Faculty Exhibition, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, FHSU, Hays, KS.
BODY, National Invitational Exhibition, Butler County Community College, El Dorado,
KS.
1999
BODY, National Invitational Exhibition, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS.
Wayne Art Center 1999 National Spring Open Juried Exhibition, Wayne, PA.
Transcending Boundaries, Monarch Contemporary Art Center, Tenino, WA.
National Juried Competition, Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY, Juror: Lisa Dennison.
1999 Juried All Media Exhibition, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA,
Juror: Ruth Weisberg.
Wichita National 1999, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS, Juror: Wendell Castle.
Kansas Artist Craftsmen Association Member Show, Eppink Gallery, Emporia, KS,
Juror: Sheri Leedy.
Annual FHSU Faculty Exhibition, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, FHSU, Hays, KS.
1998
Lewis Art Gallery, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS.*
Annual FHSU Faculty Exhibition, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, FHSU, Hays, KS.
The Figural Impulse, Dishman Gallery, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX.
National Showcase Exhibition, Alternative Museum, New York, NY.
Ninth National Juried Exhibition, Viridian Artists Inc., New York, NY, Juror: Lisa
Phillips.
Velasco Studios Group Show, Velasco Studios, Houston, TX.
1997
Two Person Show, Art League of Houston, Houston, TX.
Gravity's Pull, Commerce Street Artists Warehouse, Houston, TX.
ANA 26, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, Juror: Juane Quick-to-See.
CrossCurrents: The WAMA Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Walter Anderson
Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, MS.
New Work 97, Artspace, New Haven, CT, Juror: Marian Griffiths.
Art and Healing, Artist Gallery, Jackson, WY, Juror: Karen Mobley.
Awarded juror's prize.
Multimedia Juried Art Show, CWA, Sam Houston Memorial Museum, Huntsville, TX.Awarded first prize.
Day of the Dead, Lawndale Art & Performance Center, Houston, TX.
Sweet 16 Birthday Bash, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX.
1996
Merged Realities, Central Arts Collective/University of Arizona, Tucson AZ,
Jurors: Roger Feldman & Michael E. Lee, Jurors' Merit Award.
Bags and Baggage, Arrowmount, Gatlinburg, TN, Juror: Ruth Cloudman.
Cyber What?, Fotofest 96, Commerce Street Artists' Warehouse, Houston, TX.
Eve, New Gallery, Houston, TX.*
Recent University of Houston MFA Graduates, Simon Michael Gallery, Bee County
College, Beeville, TX.
CWA Multimedia State Fine Art Competition, Huntsville, TX, Juror: James Surls,
Awarded First Place.
Breaking the Role - 1996 Dallas Women s Caucus for Art National Juried
Exhibition, Dallas TX, Jurors: Jean Graham and Ann Starnes.
Turnstyles, Commerce Street Art Warehouse, Houston, TX.
1995
MFA at CAA, University of Texas at San Antonio/College Art Association Exhibition,
UTSA, San Antonio, TX.
Opening Moves 3, New Gallery, Houston, TX.
MFA Thesis Show, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
Self Preservation, Installation, Small Projects Gallery, University of Houston,
Houston, TX.*
Contemporary American Containers, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Florida.
Bodies of Evidence, New Gallery, Houston, TX.
Art in the Digital Age, Pulse Art, New York, NY, Juror: Fred Ritchen.
Annual Figurative Small Works Exhibit, The Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL,
Juror: Patricia C. Jones.
ANA 24, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, Juror: Lloyd Herman, Juror's Merit Award.
Sleepless Nights, Benefit Show/Auction, Art League of Houston, Houston, TX.
In Your Ear and Off the Wall, Show and Auction Benefiting the Aids Foundation of
Houston, Houston, TX.
Art for the Season, Gallery 451, Rockford, IL.
Materials + Form 3, Art League of Houston, Houston, TX, Juror: Ric Collier,
Juror's Choice Award.
Day of the Dead, Lawndale Art & Performance Center, Houston, TX.
1994
Society of Metalsmiths Student Show, ARA Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
International Gem and Mineral Show, Houston, TX.
Annual Student Show, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
Opening Moves 2, New Gallery, Houston, TX.
Introductions 15, New Gallery, Houston, TX.
Gallery Group Show, New Gallery, Houston, TX.
Spirituality & Death, Gallery 451, Rockford, IL, Best of Show Award.
Art Goes to City Hall, City Hall Annex, Houston, TX.
Invitational Box Show, Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houston, TX.
Materials + Form 2, The Art League of Houston, Houston, TX, Juror: Janice Rudy.
December Show, Judy Robinson Gallery, Houston, TX.
1993
Four Point Perspective, The Greenspoint Club, Houston, TX.
Voices of the Furies, Lowman Gallery, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.
Society of Metalsmiths Student Show, ARA Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
Houston Gem and Mineral Show, Pasadena, TX.
Day of the Dead, Lawndale Art & Performance Center, Houston, Texas.
Society of Metals Student Show, ARA Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
1992
Day of the Dead, Lawndale Art & Performance Center, Houston, TX.
1990
Skin and Bones, The River Cafe, Houston, TX.
1989
Life Songs, The River Cafe, Houston, TX.
Howling at the Moon, Butera's Cafe, Houston, TX.
Square Foot of Space, Membership Show, The Art League, Houston, TX.
Two Women, Lowman Gallery, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.
Reviews of My Work and Exhibition Catalogs
Review, by Mark S. Price, Sculpture, ISC, November 1996, pp. 62-63.
Tough Girls, by Linde Brady, UR Chicago, May 14, 2001, p. 13.
Contemporary Female Artists, by Victoria Dalkey, Bee Art Correspondent,
Sacramento Bee, Sunday, Aug 29, 2010.
2010Contemporary Women Artist XV: Art As Activism Exhibition Catalogue, St.
Louis Chapter of the Women s Caucus for Art, March 2010.
2002 River Market Regional Exhibition Catalogue, Kansas City Artists Coalition,
July, 2002.
Featured Portfolios, Absolutearts.com, July 29, 2002.
Award Winning Art, Review by Thomas Garvey, arts/MEDIA, Summer, 2002.
Variety in Scope and Skill Mark CAA Prize Show, Review by Cate McQuaid, The Boston
Globe, Friday, May 31, 2002.
Cambridge Art Show Anything But Bashful, Review by Candi Carter, Cambridge
Chronicle, Weds., June 5, 2002.
33 Smoky Hill Exhibition Catalogue, Hays Arts Council, April, 2002.
Kansas Arts Today, Smoky Hills Public Television, Bunker Hill, KS, December, 2001.
Seven-State Biennial Exhibition Catalogue, The University of Science and Arts of
Oklahoma Art Gallery, Nov, 2001.
32 Smoky Hill Exhibition Catalogue, Hays Arts Council, April, 2001.
31 Smoky Hill Exhibition Catalogue, Hays Arts Council, April, 2000.
Sixth Annual Great Plains National Catalogue, Feb., 2001.
BODY Catalogue, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS, Feb. 1999.
Speaking Heads: What Does the "Figure" Mean to Say?, by Meredith Jack,
17th International Sculpture Conference, Chicago, IL, May 1998.
New Work 97 Catalog, Artspace, New Haven, CT, Oct. 1997.
ANA 26 Catalogue, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, Aug., 1997.
Dumb and Dinky, review by Shaila Dewan, Houston Press, Dec., 1996, Vol.8, No. 52,
pp. 43.
Silence et Immobilite, by Ericka Schiche, Public News, Houston, TX, June 28, 1995.
Lectures, Papers, Panels, Presentations, Visiting Artist Lectures
2010 Workshop on Sewing Machine Maintenance presented to the C4 Sculpture Club
at the University of Southern Illinois Carbondale.
2007- Rogue County Community College, Grants Pass, OR.
2007- University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
2002 - Workshop on Body Casting and Studio Lecture for the University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS.
2002 - GalleryPanel Discussion for Bodytext, Kansas City Artists Coalition, in
conjunction w/ NCECA, Kansas City, MO.
2002 - New Faculty Orientation and Staff Development Workshop: Involvement of
Undergraduates in Research, FHSU, Hays, KS.
2001 - Panel Discussion: Social Responsibility in Art, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS.
2000 - Assistant Presenter Pre-Conference Technical Workshop on Ceramic-Shell
Bronze Casting, 18th Annual International Sculpture Conference, Houston, TX.
1997 - Bound Feet and Other Fetishes - presented at SECAC, VCU, Richmond, VA.
1996 - Lecture entitled The Mirror - presented to Houston Fiber Guild, Houston, TX.
1995 - Looking at the Body - the Wages of Time - presented at SECAC, Georgetown
University, Washington, D.C.
Artist in Residence
1999 - Salina Art Center, Salina, KS, residency in conjunction with BODY Exhibition.
1996 - 1997 - Commerce Street Art Warehouse's Artist-In-Residence, Houston, TX.
Exhibitions Juried2005 College of the Redwoods Student Art Exhibition, Eureka, CA.
2005Coast Redwoods Art Association Juried Art Exhibition, Crescent City, CA.
2003 - Smoky River Festival Art Competition, Salina, KS.
2000 - 7th Annual Gerry Neustrom Young Artist Challenge, Salina Art Center,
Salina, KS.
1999 - WKEA League Art Contest, La Crosse, KS.
1999 - CloudCounty Community College High School Art Show, Cloud, KS.
Workshops Organized
2009 - Pacific Powder Coaters.
2008 - Guest Artist Workshop with Ceramic Artist Linda Ganstom.
2006 Grant workshop with Michele McCall-Wallace and Sue Burrell.
2001 - Ryan Carpenter, Ameri-Core and Brenda Meder, Hays Arts Council, workshops
about grant writing.
2001 - Concrete Workshop, visiting Artist John Hachmeister.
2000 - Iron Pour Workshop, visiting artist Meredith Jack.
1999 - Tool Making Workshop, visiting artist Val Link.
1999 - Sculpture/Ceramics Workshop, visiting artist Eric Stephenson.
Professional and Community Service Committees, etc.
2012 GEAR Assessment Workshop, HSU.
2011 Faculty Inclusion Cohort, HSU.
2010 2012 - Faculty Development Committee, HSU.
2010 present C Street Market Square Sculpture Committee, Eureka, CA.
2010 present Art Department Curriculum Committee.
2010 SB 1440 Workshop, UC Irvine.
2009 Provost Retention Work Group, HSU.
2009 Academic Planning Committee, HSU (chair).
2008 present Accessible Technology Steering Committee, HSU.
2008 present IMAP Committee, HSU.
2008 present Department Personnel Committee, HSU (chair Spring 2012).
2006 present Art Department Assessment Liaison, HSU (chair committee).
2004 2009 Humboldt State University Academic Senate.
2005 2006 HSU Academic Senate Student Affairs Committee (chair).
2005 2007 HSU Advisory Board for Research and Creative Projects.
2004 present Arts and Arbor Arcata, Arcata City Beautification Committee, Arcata,
CA.
2004 2008 Art Department Executive Committee, Humboldt State University.
2004 - 2006 HSU Scholarship and Fee Grant Committee, Humboldt State University.
2004 - Art Department NASAD Committee, Humboldt State University
2003 - 2004 American Welding Society, Executive Board, Education Committee,
Houston Section.
2003 - 2004 Cy-Fair College, Faculty Senate, Division Representative.
2003 - 2004 Cy-Fair College, Faculty Senate, Academic Affairs Committee.
2003 - 2004 Cy-Fair College, Nostalgia Exhibition Committee.
2003 - 2004 Cy-Fair College Art Gallery Committee.
2003 - 2004 Cy-Fair College Fine Arts Committee.
2003 - 2004 Cy-Fair College, Weekend College Task Force.
2003 - 2004 Cy-Fair College, Study Abroad Committee.
2003 - 2004 Cy-Fair College, Internal Curriculum Committee.
2003 - 2004 Cy-Fair College, Permanent Collection Committee.
2002 Grant Evaluator for The Salina Arts and Humanities Commission, Salina, KS.
2002 New Faculty Orientation and Staff Development Workshop: Involvement of
Undergraduates in Research, FHSU, Hays, KS.
2001 - 2002 Women's and Gender Studies Task Force and Proposal Drafting
Committee, FHSU.
2002 Affirmative Action Committee, FHSU.
2002 - Well Spring, Community Wellness Committee, FHSU.
2002 - 2003Faculty Senate Representative,
FHSU.
2002 - 2003Students Affairs Committee,
Faculty Senate, FHSU.
2002 - 2003Ad Hoc Committee on Teaching Evaluation,
Faculty Senate, FHSU.
2001 - 2003Freshman Foundations Development Committee, Art Dept.,
FHSU.
2001 - High School Student Recognition Program, Hays, KS.
2000 - 2002 Diversity Awareness Committee, FHSU
1999 - 2002Gallery Director, Moss-Thorns Gallery, FHSU.
1999 - 2002 Committee for High School Art Day, FHSU.
1999 - 2002Coordinator, Great Plains National
Exhibition, FHSU.
2000 - 2002Alternate Faculty Senate Representative,
FHSU.
2000 - High School Student Recognition Program, Hays, KS.
1999 - Scholarship Committee, FHSU.
1999 - Search Committee for Art Education Position, FHSU.
1999 - High School Student Recognition Program, Liberal, KS.
1999 - High School Student Recognition Program, Hays, KS.
1998 - 2001 - Art Scholarship Sale, FHSU
1998
- High School Day Workshop, FHSU.
1998 - 2000University
Association, FHSU.
1998 - Scholarship Awards Committee, Art Dept.,
FHSU.
Professional Conferences and Workshops Attended
2012 (July) - Marble/marble Symposium, The Marble Institute of Colorado, Marble, CO.
2012 Women s Caucus for Art Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
2011 Fall Book Circle Teaching with Your Mouth Shut, HSU.
2010 Marble/marble Symposium, The Marble Institute of Colorado, Marble, CO.
2008 College Art Association, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Marble/marble Symposium, The Marble Institute of Colorado, Marble, CO.
2004 College Art Association, Seattle, WA.
2003 - College Art Association, New York, NY.
2002 - Final Cut Pro Workshop with Travis Schlitter, FHSU, Hays, KS.
2002 - College Art Association, Philadelphia, PA.
2001 - Performance Art Workshop with Roger Shimamura, Salina Art Center,
Salina, KS.
2001 - College Art Association, Chicago, IL.
2000 - 18th Annual International Sculpture Conference, Houston, TX
2000 - Society of North American Goldsmiths, Boston, MA.
1999 - Presidential Scholars Week, Washington, D.C.
1999 - College Art Association, Los Angeles, CA.
1999 - Society of North American Goldsmiths, Saint Louis, MO.
Exhibitions Curated
2000 - Bodytext, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, FHSU, Hays, KS.
1997 - Gravity's Pull, CSAW, Houston, TX.
1996 HSPVA (High School for Performing and Visual Arts) Student Art Show, CSAW,
Houston, TX.
1996 - Turnstyles, CSAW, Houston, TX.
1996 - Show of University of Houston MFA Graduates, Simon Michael Gallery,
Bee County College, Beeville, TX.
Areas of Specialization: Sculpture, Installation, Performance, Jewelry/Metalsmithing,
Fibers, Plastics.
Technical Skills
Ceramic Shell, Standard Investment, Bonded Sand for Bronze, Iron and Aluminum Casting;
Water Based and Urethane/Epoxy Fiberglass-Reinforced Resin Casting; Arc/MIG/TIG Welding,
Oxy-Acetylene Cutting, Plasma Cutting, Steel Fabrication, Gas Forge Operation and
Techniques; Slip Casting, Plaster/Urethane/Latex Molds, Body Molds;
Fabrication/Casting/Raising/Forming Non-Ferrous Metals, Forge Tool Making, Lapidary,
Aluminum Anodizing, Plating, Enameling; Wood Fabrication; Fabric Dyeing and Fabrication;
PC Platform and Mac Platform Software, Digital Camera, Photo Shop, Quick Time, Premier,
Final Cut Pro.
Certification
2003 - Online Teaching Certification - North Harris Montgomery County College District -
Web CT / VISTA.
Oxy/Acetylene Welding and Cutting.
Professional Memberships
College Art Association
International Sculpture Center
Women s Caucus for Art
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