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EDUCATION
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- BA, Studio
Art, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1973
- Rising
Fawn Pottery Workshop, studied with Charles Counts, ’70, '72
- Savannah
College of Art and Design, Art Educators Forum '95, '97, '98
- Arrowmont
School of Art,’75, '94, '99
- Penland
School of Art, ‘90
EXPERIENCE
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- South
Carolina 2007 Artist in the Parks: Residence; Keowee Toxaway
- 1975-present
ceramic artist with represntational galleries and retail stores, participation
in Arts Festivals, Arts Organizations and entering juried exhibitions.
- 1991-2003
Part time Art Instructor and Gallery Coordinator at the Spartanburg
Day School.
- 1986 to
present. Active exhibiting member of Southern Exposure Artist Group,
numerous group exhibitions throughout the southeast and including NY,
NY
- 1975-1977
Artist-in-Residence, The Art Center of Spartanburg County, established
the clay studio, conducted adult pottery classes, and promoted the visual
arts through the Visiting Arts Program in the Schools.
SELECTED
MEMBERSHIPS [ top ]
- Southern
Highlands Crafts Guild, juried membership 2004
- Piedmont
Craftsmen Guild, juried membership 2002
- Southern
Exposure
- South
Carolina Artisan
- Artist
Guild of Spartanburg County
- Piedmont
Craftsmen Guild
- Upstate
Visual Artist Guild of Greenville
PUBLICATIONS
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- Winter
2007 Lark Books, 500 Handmade Dolls
- Winter
2006 Lark Books, 500 Animals in Clay
SELECTED
EXHIBITIONS [ top ]
- 2008—The
Horse Course, Red Clover Gallery, Landrum, SC
- 2008—Animals,
Animals, Animals, Hand and Hand Gallery,
Flat Rock, NC
- 2008—Charlotte
Fine Art Show, Charlotte, NC. Award of Excellence / clay
- 2008—First
Place 3D Award and Purchase Award, Gatlinburg Fine Arts Fest, TN
- 2008—Wildlife
Invitational, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
- 2008—TACA,
Nashville, TN
- 2008—Twelve
Exposed, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC.
- 2008—Southern
Highlands Fair, Asheville, NC
- 2008—Piedmont
Craftsmen Crafts Fair, Winston Salem, NC
- 2008—Guest
Artist Exhibition, Miya Gallery, Weaverville, NC
- 2008—String
of Pearls: 30 Years of Upstairs, Tryon, NC
- 2008—Out
of the Box, Piedmont Craftsmen’s Gallery, Winston Salem, NC
- 2006—One
Person Show, Parsons Gallery, Spartanburg County Arts Museum
- 2004-05—Power
of Excellence, Piedmont Craftsmen 40th Anniversary Show, SECCA, Winston-Salem,
NC
- 2003—Food
in Art, ElderArt Gallery, Charlotte, NC
- 2003-04—A
Tribute to Trees, Wofford College and The NC Arboretum in Asheville,
NC
- 2002—The
Artful Door, Elder Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
- 2002—Invitational
Sculpture Exhibition, Converse College
- 2002—New
Members Show, PCI, Winston-Salem NC.
- 2001—Opening
Exhibition, ElderArt Gallery, Charlotte NC
- 2000—Feather,
Fins, and Fur, The Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC
- 1999—Fine
Crafts As Art, Spartanburg County Arts Museum, Spartanburg, SC
- 1995—Animals
in Art, Parsons Gallery, Spartanburg County Arts Museum, Spartanburg,
SC
- 1994
—Centennial Celebration (exhibition and auction), SC State Museum,
Columbia, SC
- 1993—Upstate
Artist Invitational Exhibition, Greenville Art Museum, Greenville SC
- 1992—Smoked
Fired Vessels, New Elements Gallery, Wilmington, NC
- 1992—Black
And White, Ariel Gallery Atlanta, GA
- 1991—Feature
Artist, The Clay Pot, Brooklyn, NY
- 1991—Altered,
Chelsea Gallery, Western North Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
- 1990—Rags
Ribbons and Rainbows, Thomasville Cultural Arts Center, Thomasville,
GA
- 1990—Two
Women’s View, The Gallery, Spartanburg SC
- 1990—One
Woman in Clay, A Gallery, Savannah, GA
GALLERY
AFFILIATIONS [ top ]
- Artisan
Center of SC, Walterboro, SC
- Christopher
Park Gallery, Greenville, SC
- City Art,
Columbia, SC
- Grovewood
Gallery, Asheville NC
- Kentucky
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Louisville, KY
- Maddie’s
Folk Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
- Piedmont
Craftsmen Gallery, Winston Salem, NC
- Trillium
Gallery, Little Switzerland, NC
- Wickwire,
Fine Art/ Folk Art, Hendersonville, NC
CORPORATE
COLLECTIONS [ top ]
- Nations
Bank of North Carolina: Tryon, NC.
- Leigh
Fibers: Spartanburg, SC.
- AT&T:
New York, NY
- South
Carolina National Bank: Charleston, SC
- Westwind
Inc: Anderson, SC
EXHIBITIONS
AND INVITATIONAL SHOWS
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- 2007—Beyond
Expectations, Folk Arts Center, Asheville, NC
- 2007—Invitational
Exhibition, Holidazzel, Kentucky Museum of Art and Crafts, Louisville
KY
- 2006—Art
in the Park, Blowing Rock, NC. Award of Distinction
- 2006—Atalaya
Arts and Crafts Festival, Murrells Inlet, SC. Best in Show Award
- 2006—Palmetto
Hands Juried Fine Crafts Exhibition, North Charleston, SC Award of Merit
- 2006—Tea
Pot Show, Hendersonville Arts Council, North Carolina
- 2007—“Wildlife
Invitational” Milton Rhodes Gallery, Sawtooth Building, Winston
Salem NC
- 2007—December
31 One Person Show, Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC
- 2005—ACC
Show, Atlanta GA, Charlotte NC.
- 2005—2nd
Place, 30th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Anderson County Arts
Center, Anderson, SC.
- 2005—2nd
Place, 30th Atalaya Arts and Crafts Festival, Huntington Beach SC.
- 2004—National
Juried Show, Crawlers, Creepers, Flyers, Leapers, Twigs & Leaves
Gallery, Waynesville, NC
- 2004—3rd
Place, 31st Annual Juried Exhibition-Spartanburg Artist Guild, Spartanburg
County Museum
- 2003—St.
Petersburg Clay National: A Juried Ceramic Exhibition, St. Petersburg
Clay Co, FL
- 2003—National
Juried Exhibit, Functional Fine Art & Craft, Gallery One, Artspace,
Raleigh, NC
- 2002
& 2003—3rd Place, Annual Art in the Park Members Juried Show,
SC Governor’s School for the Arts,
- Greenville
SC
- 2002—National
Exhibit, Birds of Clay, Vermont State Crafts Center, Frog Hollow, Middlebury,
VT
- 2002—Best
in Show, 29th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Spartanburg Artist Guild,
Spartanburg County Museum of Art
- 2000—Purchase
Award, 25th Annual Exhibition, Anderson County Arts Center, Anderson,
SC
- 1998—1st
Place, Ceramic Art Award and Sculpture Award, Annual Sidewalk Art Show,
Spartanburg, SC
- 1994—Fine
Crafts Award, 19th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Anderson County
Arts Center, Anderson, SC
- 1993—Regional
Exhibit, Works Off the Wall, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV
- 1993—Honorable
Mention, 9th Annual NAEA Electronic Gallery, Chicago, ILL.
- 1991—2nd
Place & Merit Award, Greenville River Place Juried Exhibition, The
Peace Center, Greenville, SC
- 1989—Merit
Award, SC Crafts Association Juried Exhibition, SC State Museum, Columbia,
SC
- 1989—Out
of the Carolinas, San Diego National Gallery, San Diego, Ca.
- 1986—Award,
SC Crafts Associations Annual Juried Show and Traveling Show, Gibbes
Art Museum, Charleston, SC
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