EDUCATION

2012
MFA, Jewelry and Metalworking, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

2005
BFA, Integrated Studio Arts, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2017
Instructor, Lamar Dodd School of Art Study Abroad Program, University of Georgia, Cortona, Italy

2014-2017
Lecturer & Area Head, Art Department, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California

2015
Instructor, Redwood Summer Arts Institute, Arcata, California

2010-2012
Instructor, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
2009Graduate Teaching Assistant, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

2020-Present
Laboratory Technician, Rockey Mountain Anaplastology, Lakewood, Colorado

2018-Present
Designer/Owner, Nishnabotna, Denver, Colorado

2019-2020
Interim Manager of Operations, J. Cotter Studio, Minturn, Colorado

2012-2014
Bench Jeweler, Lola Brooks, Lexington, Georgia

2010-2013
Shop Assistant, Zbornik Design, Athens, Georgia

2012
Studio Technician, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia

2011
Graduate Studio Assistant, University of Georgia Study Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy

2006-2009
Studio Manager, J. Cotter Gallery, Minturn, Colorado

2005
Studio Assistant, RDG Dahlquist Art Studio, Des Moines, Iowa

HONORS AND AWARDS

2016
Creative Activities Grant, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California

2011
Style Award, National Saw-File-Solder-Sprints, Yuma Symposium, Yuma, Arizona

Director’s Scholarship, The University of Georgia Study Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy

2010
Style Award, National Saw-File-Solder-Sprints, Yuma Symposium

2009-2012
Teaching Assistantship, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

2006
Emerging Iowa Artist, Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, Iowa

1983
Best Baby Tan, Audubon County Fair, Audubon, Iowa

COLLECTIONS

Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2017
HSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Haldan Art Gallery, Lake Tahoe Community College, South Lake Tahoe, California

2016
HSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University

Alloy: From Art To Artifact, R2 Gallery, Carbondale, Colorado (Juried)

In Transit, Zoom Symposium, Peck School of the Arts, University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Juried)

2016
HSU Student and Faculty Exhibition, College of the Redwoods Gallery, Eureka, California

2015
Wearable, College of the Redwoods Art Gallery, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, California (Two artist show)

2014
The Bracelet 6, Kathleen Sommers Gallery, San Antonio, Texas (Invitational)

HSU Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University

Athens Arcana, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, Georgia (Invitational)

Patterns of Culture, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia

2013
The Bracelet 5, Kathleen Sommers Gallery (Invitational)

Content, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, Georgia

Equinox Represents, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, Texas

2012
Staple, (The Shampoo Group), Believe Inn, Chicago, Illinois

MFA 2012 Thesis Exhibition, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

The New Masters Juried Exhibition, Aurum Gallery, Athens, Georgia

Georgia Sculptors’ Society Juried Exhibition, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia (Juried)

Bull Dog Inn, Athens, Georgia

2011
La Note Del Broche, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, Texas (Invitational)

La Mostra, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia's Cortona Study Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy

Installed, Lamar Dodd School of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

3rd Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Staple, (The Shampoo Group), Goods, Seattle, Washington (Invitational)

20_3_20, (The Shampoo Group), Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia (Invitational)

2010
20_3_20, (The Shampoo Group), Slice Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (Invitational)

20_3_20, (The Shampoo Group), UBE + Uptown Art, Greenville, North Carolina (Invitational)

eXtreme Tea, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas (Juried)

Material Topics, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

2nd Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia (Juried)

2009
A Riveting Experience, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa (Juried)

2008
The Ring Show: Putting the Band Back Together, Martha Odum Gallery of Decorative Arts, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia (Juried)

The Ring Show: Putting the Band Back Together, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia (Juried)

2006
Emerging Iowa Artists, Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, Iowa (Juried)

38th Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood Exhibition, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, Iowa (Juried)

WORKSHOPS / DEMONSTRATIONS / LECTURES / RESIDENCIES

2017
Resident Artist, Corning Center for the Fine Arts, Corning, Iowa

Speaker, Gwen Frostic School of Art, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Speaker, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

2015
Romancing the Stone (Workshop) Redwood Summer Arts Institute, Arcata, California

Pattern, Repetition, and Rhythm for Bracelets and Earrings (Workshop) Redwood Summer Arts Institute

2008
Fabricated and Cast Jewelry Demonstration, Vail Symposium, Vail, Colorado

The Cardboard Brooch Workshop, Vail Mountain School, Vail, Colorado

2007
Powder Coated Jewelry Demonstration, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Memphis, Tennessee

SERVICE

2015-2016
Advisory Board Member, Yuma Art Symposium, Yuma, Arizona

2014-2017
Faculty Advisor, Humboldt State University Jewelry and Small Metals Club, Arcata, California

2010-2011
Advisory Board Member, Yuma Art Symposium