Education
2000
Master of Fine Art-Fiber/Textile Design May 2000
East Carolina University, School of Art & Design
Greenville, North Carolina
1998
Supplemental Education
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts July 2–August 9, 1998
Gatlinburg, TN
1996
Bachelor of Fine Art-Fibers May 1996
Magna Cum Laude
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
Winchester College of Art (University of Southampton, UK)
March–June 1996
Winchester, England
University and College Teaching Experience (Selected)
2007
Eastern Michigan University, Art Department, Fibers Program
August 2007- Present
Ypsilanti, MI
Associate professor in Fibers, organizing and developing curricular changes to the program, overseeing and managing Fibers facilities, offering beginning to advanced classes for undergraduate and graduate students.
2006
North Carolina State University, College of Design
August -December 2006
Raleigh, NC
Part-time Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Art + Design,
Classes include Surface Design and Screen Printing.
2005
North Carolina State University, College of Design
August 2005- May 2006
Raleigh, NC
Full-time Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Art + Design,
Classes include Fibers and Surface Design Studio, Surface Design,
Screen Printing and Three Dimensional Mixed Media.
2002
Mount Olive College
January 2002–August 2005
Mount Olive, NC
Part-time adjunct position teaching Art History and Art Appreciation.
Visiting Artist Lectures (Selected)
2013
Ann Arbor Women’s Artists Association
Ann Arbor, Michigan April 2013
Concept + Inspiration + Material + Process
2012
- North Carolina State
College of Design
Fiber & Textiles Program
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 2012
Recent work- Inherent State
2011
Teshima Gallery
August 2011
Paris, France
Point of Persistence Gallery Talk
2010
Greater Lansing Weaving Guild
November 2010
East Lansing, MI
Developing Complex Surfaces
Ann Arbor Arts Center
January 2010
Ann Arbor, MI
Unraveling the Familiar Gallery Talk
2009
Eastern Michigan University
March 2009
Ypsilanti, MI
Women’s Ware/Women’s Wear Artists
Discussion Panel
Penland School of Arts and Crafts
August 2009
Penland, NC.
Adventures With Techniques and Materials
East Carolina University School of Art and Design
February 2009
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Women’s Ware/Women’s Wear Artists
Michigan Surface Design Association
January 2009
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Creating White Noise Wallpaper in Your Environment
2008
Ann Arbor Fiber Arts Guild
March 2008
Ann Arbor, MI
Concept, Inspiration and Process
2007
North Carolina State University - College of Design
November 2007
Raleigh, North Carolina
Lecture- Concept- Inspiration & Process
Worchester State College- Art Department
March 2007
Worchester, Mass.
Lecture concept, materials and techniques
2006
East Carolina University–School of Art & Design
September 2006
Greenville, NC
Constructed Surfaces Workshop
Panel Discussion with ECU Alumni
2005
Savannah College of Art and Design
November 2005
Savannah, Georgia
Lecture on materials and techniques used in personal work.
Artist Residencies
2014
- POLIS University, Tirana, Albania
Artist in Residence in the MAD Centre Gallery
2009
Penland School of Arts and Crafts
August 2009
Pendland, NC
Screen Printing and Dyeing Workshop
2007
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
September 2007
Gatlinburg, TN
Embellished Surfaces: Fabric Manipulation Workshop
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts March 2006 Gatlinburg, TN
Images on Fabric: Screen printing Workshop
Solo and Group Exhibitions (Selected)
2015
- Eastern Michigan University Annual Faculty Exhibition
University Gallery
Student Center
Ypsilanti, Michigan
2014
- Resolution of Balance
Solo exhibition
October 27-December 7, 2014
Concordia University
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2013
Métier
Solo exhibition June/July 2013
Hammam Gallery
Prizeren, Kosovo
Chromophobe
Group exhibition July/August 2013
Anton Arts Center
Mount Clemons, MI
2012
Line By Line
Group exhibition April & May 2012
Detroit Artists Market
Detroit, Michigan
- Centered
3-Person Exhibition, October 2012
Detroit Industrial Project
Detroit, Michigan
Inherent State
Two Person exhibition February- March 2012Ann Arbor Art Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2011
Point of Persistence
Solo Exhibition August 2011
Grace Teshima Gallery
Paris, France
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Poise
Solo Exhibition May 2011
Solo Exhibition Gallery Spencer Lofts
Chelsea, Massachusetts (Boston)
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Faculty Exhibition
March 2011
University Gallery
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
2010
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mis•tak•en
October 2010
Solo Exhibition Detroit Industrial Projects (D.I.P.)
Detroit, Michigan
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Little Lies
Paris August 2010
Grace Teshima Gallery
Paris, France
FacultyExhibition February 2010
Ypsilanti, Michigan
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Unraveling The Familiar
January 2010
Ann Arbor Arts Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2009
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The Symbolic City
November 2009
Shanghi, China
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Resident Instructor Artists Exhibition
August 2009
Penland, NC
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Divided Line
Solo Exhibition July 2009
Sixth Street Gallery
Vancouver, Washington
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Women’s Ware Women’s Wear
February 2009
The Symbolic City
November 2009
Shanghi, China
Awards and Grants
2014
- Funded Research Fellowship awarded by Eastern Michigan University. This time will be dedicated to creating work on the material culture of women and traditional dress in the Balkans. Upcoming exhibition at POLIS University, MAD Centre Gallery, Tirana, Albania, July 2014
2013
- Provost’s Research Support Award, Eastern Michigan University
2009
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Josephine Nevins Keal Fellowship, Eastern Michigan University
2008
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Provost’s Research Support Award for New Faculty, Eastern Michigan University