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Education

MFA, University of Mississippi, 1994.
Cortona Studies Aboard Program, University of Georgia, 1992.
B.F.A, Indiana State University, 1990.

Current Position
Associate Professor, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Sculpture and Drawing. 2002-present

Awards and Honors

Louisiana Percent for the Arts, Direct purchase from a statewide call for entries, Paintings, Laville Honors College, LSU Campus, Baton Rouge, LA 2012

Peoples Choice Award, (current leader) Spaces Sculpture Trail, Huntsville, AL. 2011

Deans Research and Creative Project Grant, ULM College of Arts and Sciences, Internal grant for creative development of Public Art. 2011

Fifth Annual Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Finalist, Art in Public Places, Bristol, VA.  2010

Deans Research and Creative Project Grant, ULM College of Arts and Sciences, Internal grant for creative research in drawing.  2010

Louisiana Division of the Arts Career Advancement Grant, Awarded for continued research in Drawing, Louisiana Division of the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA. 2009

Creative Capital Professional Development, Awarded funding to attend workshop, Louisiana Division of Art, Baton Rouge, LA   2009

Artist of the Year, Nominated by Twin City Art Foundation, Awarded by the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council  2008.

7th Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition, 2nd place, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland FL.  2007

Louisiana Division of the Arts Career Advancement Grant, Awarded for continued research in Public Art, Louisiana Division of the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA. 2008

Acquisition of Art, permanent collection, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe LA. 2007

Louisiana Division of Art Mini Grant for continued creative development in Public Art, Baton Rouge, LA. 2005

Pandemonium Foundation Fellowship, Awarded funding to attend summer workshop to John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC.  2005

Louisiana Division of the Arts Fellowship, Sculpture, Louisiana Division of the Arts, Baton Rouge, LA.  2002

Addy Award, for creative work and design for the company Identity One to One. 2001

Louisiana Division of Art Mini Grant for continued creative development in sculpture,  Baton Rouge, LA. 1999

Selected Exhibitions

5th Biennial Sculpture Exhibition, National Juried Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN, 2011-2013

Spaces Sculpture Trail, Invitational Public Art Exhibition, Huntsville, AL. 2010-2012

Art in Public Places, National Juried Exhibition, Bristol, VA. Juror: Hank Foreman 2010-11

Salmagundi XIII, Imperial Arts Center, Public Art Exhibition, Rocky Mount, NC. Juror: Shawn Morin, 2009-10

Solo Exhibition, Fleeting Glimpse, Recent Drawings, Arender Gallery, Monroe, LA. 2010

Solo Exhibition, Fleeting Moments, Solo exhibition of Recent Drawings, West Virginia Institute of Technology, Montgomery WV. 2010

Riverwalk Casino Corporate Art Program, Public Art Exhibition, Vicksburg, MS. 2009-2010

Juried Sculpture Exhibition, Marjorie Morrison Sculpture Biennial, Hammond Regional Art Center, Hammond, LA. 2009

Solo Public Art Exhibition, The University of Mississippi Museum, Public Art Installation, Oxford, MS.

Dreams, Masur Museum of Art, Public Art Installation, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA.

Oarspace, Public Art Exhibition, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA.

Solo Exhibition, Trouble Maker, Bethany College, Bethany, WV.

Solo Exhibition, Past and Present, Arender Gallery, Monroe, LA.

7th Annual Florida Outdoor Competition, Public Art Exhibition, Lakeland FL.

Two-person Exhibition, Tresner, Clark, Centenary College, Shreveport, LA.

Currents Sculpture Tour, Public Art Exhibition, Invitational, Garrison, NY.

ULM Sculpture Garden, Dreams of Drowning, Public Art Exhibition, University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA.

49th Annual Delta Exhibition, Juried Art Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.

18th Annual September Exhibition, National Juried Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria LA.

Solo Exhibition, Round Hole, Square Peg, Abercrombie Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles LA.

Southern States Sculpture Exhibition, National Juried Competition, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond LA.

Consulting/Juror

Juror, Salmagundi XV, National Public Art Competition, Imperial Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC 2011

Juror, University of Mississippi Annual Graduate/Undergraduate Exhibition, Oxford, MS 2011

External Grant Proposal Reviewer, Louisiana Division of the Arts Fellowship Panel, Baton Rouge, LA 2010

Juror, George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts. Junior. Senior High School Scholarship Contest. 2010

External Grant Proposal Reviewer, Louisiana Division of the Arts Fellowship Panel, Baton Rouge, LA 2009

Sculpture Installation Specialist, on-sight installation of Public Art, Riverwalk Casino, Vicksburg, MS. 2009

Professional Consulting, Public Art call for entries, planning, site selection, Vicksburg River Walk Casino, Vicksburg, MS. 2008

External Grant Proposal Reviewer, Arkansas Arts Council Fellowship Panel, Little Rock, AR 2008

Professional Consulting, Artist in Residence Program, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA. 2008

Public Art Installation Specialist, on-sight Installation of Public Art, Garrison Art Center and Cold Springs, New York. 2007

Professional Consulting, Outdoor Sculpture Installation and exhibition, Black Bayou Wildlife Refuge, Monroe, LA. 2007

Artistic, Float Design, Krew of Janus Annual Mardi Gras Float, Monroe, LA. 2006