CURRICULUM VITAE
Work Experience
Ohio Craft Museum - Education Coordinator
2016 - today
Conceptualizing and organizing various educational programs: DIY adult classes, family classes, professional workshops, 7-weeks of summer art camps for teens and children, monthly homeschooling classes, monthly "Lunch & Learn Art" classes, etc. Collaborating with various art organizations and non-profits; Sunapple Studio, Franklin Park Conservatory, Dublin Area Arts League, Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Arts Council, etc. Coordinating the scheduling of educators, volunteers and interns. Promoting art education by participating in off-site events; Winterfair, Columbus Arts Festival, Duxberry Elementary School-Arts Festival, etc. Marketing; updating website, online calendar listings, promotional materials and general administrative duties.
Studio Artist/Art Educator
1993 - today
Exhibited in galleries, juried art shows and retail stores.
Teaching experience: Ohio Craft Museum, Franklin Park Conservatory, Gallery 22, The Art Loft, Columbus Museum of Art, Delaware Cultural Art Center (The Arts Castle), Delaware City Schools, Barrington Elementary, Indianapolis Children's Museum.
Other Work Experience
Delaware Co District Library - library assistant
Gallery 22 - co-founder, board member of non-profit art center/art studio spaces.
The Art Loft - Owner. Gallery, studio, classes.
Mongovan Chiropractic - Chiropractic Assistant
Studios on High - Exhibited, aid in the publicity & operation of cooperative gallery.
Indiana Basketmakers Association - served on board as publication chair,
co-chaired annual convention.
General Motors Corporation - Graphic Artist, Technical Illustrator.
Education
Samyoga Institute
Yoga Teacher, 200 hr certification
Ohio Wesleyan University, Artist-in-Residence
Artist-in-Residence four semesters in Ceramic studio. Created work, assisted with a variety of studio duties; making glazes, gas & electic firings, recycling clay, etc.
Ohio Wesleyan University, BFA
Metals, sculpture, clay. Summa cum laude.
Penland School of Arts and Crafts
Intensive six week course in loom weaving and dying.
Juried Exhibitions/Awards/Publications
Best of 2016 & 2013, Ohio Craft Museum Member Exhibition
TedX-Art of Conviction, Marion Correctional Facility, Interactive Installation-Wishing Wall, 2015
Artprize, Grand Rapids, MI, 2014
Ohio Wesleyan University, Ross Museum, 2012
Northern Lights, High Road Gallery, Worthington, OH 2006
Space Embraced, Sandusky Cultural Art Center, Sandusky, OH, 2006
500 Baskets, Lark Books Publishing, 2006
International Basketry Exhibit, Dairy Barn, Athens, OH, 2006
Treasures for the Tree, Governor's Residence - 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 winner
National Basketry Organization Exhibit, Tahoe City, CA, 2005
Art N Apples Show, Rochester Hills, MI, - Merit Winner 2004
Focus Fiber, Textile Art Alliance, Cleveland Art Museum & Regina Quick Center for the Arts, NY 2004
Feed the Body, Feed the Soul, Litton Center for Creative Arts, Cincinnati, OH 2003
The Craft Report, Published Article, August 2001
Juried Art Shows
Columbus Arts Festival, Winterfair, Upper Arlington Arts Festival, Worthington Arts Festival, Westerville Arts & Music Festival, Art & Apples Festival, Delaware Arts Festival, Amish Country Market
Community Projects
Habitat for Humanity - Soups for Shelter fundraising event, organized & collected over
200 ceramic bowls each year. 2013-2015
People in Need (PIN) - Facilitated a community mural for promotional event.
Upper Arlington Arts Festival - Developed & facilitated projects in children's area for installation at Children's Hospital and Riverside Hospital
Delaware Co Bicentennial - Organized children's activity area, facilitated a community art mural.
Ohio Chautauqua in Delaware - Served on planning, publicity, and scheduling committees.