EDUCATION:
Murray State University, Murray, KY, Bachelor of Fine Art, 1991
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, graduate studies, 1991-93, 2012
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2020-present Vice-President, Bluegrass Printmakers
2017-present Exhibiting Member, Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen
2016-present Member, Lexington Art League
2006-present Member, Lexington Fiber Guild
2018-2020 Secretary, Bluegrass Printmakers
2017-2018 Member, Surface Design Association
2014-2015 Member, Lexington Fashion Collaborative
2012-2013 Board Member, Lexington Fiber Guild
1993-2004 Exhibiting Member, Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen
1998 Juror, ArtsPlace Exhibit Selection Committee
1995 Juror, Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen, Standards Committee
ACHIEVEMENTS:
2015 Kentucky Crafted Program
2012 EcoArt Grant, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Department of Environmental Quality
1993 Commissioned Print Award, ArtsPlace, Lexington, KY
SELECTED EXHIBITS (see Exhibitions and Events page for 2017 - current exhibits)
2016 Bluegrass Biennial, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead, KY
2016 Fiber Invitational, Berea Arts Council, Berea, KY
2016 Telling Our Stories, Creative Art League of Jessamine County, Nicholasville, KY
2016 Kentucky Gallery, Kentucky Crafted: The Market, Lexington, KY
2016 Touch: Interactive Craft, Arrowmont Galleries, Gatlinburg, TN
2015 Black and White, Berea Arts Council, Berea, KY
2015 notBIG(3), MS Rezny Gallery, Lexington, KY
2015 Fiber Diversity, Featuring fiber art from the Lexington Fiber Guild, Woodford County Library, Versailles, KY
2015 Stitch: A Regional Contemporary Art Textile Exhibit, Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead, KY
2015 Art is for Wearing, Berea Arts Council, Berea, KY
2014 Original Art, Original Gift VI, Berea Arts Council, Berea, KY
2014 Put a Lid on It: Containers by Kentucky Artisans, Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea
2014 Abstract in Kentucky, Kaviar Gallery, Louisville, KY
2014 The Healing Presence of Art, University of Kentucky Arts in Healthcare, Lexington, KY
2014 6x6x2014, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
2014 Stitching Art: Designs by the Lexington Fashion Collaborative, Headley-Whitney Museum, Lexington, KY
2014 Original Art, Original Gift V, St. Joseph Berea Hospital, Berea, KY
2013 Original Art, Original Gift V, Berea Arts Council, Berea, KY
2013 Crafts in Kentucky, Kaviar Gallery, Louisville, KY
2013 Lower 360 Arc, OffSITE, Lexington, KY
2013 Materials on Hand featuring Bagtastic!, Sisophromatem Art Foundation, Lexington, KY
2012 4by6 and 6by4, Grace Albrecht Gallery, Bluffton University, OH
2012 Blue Ridge Fiber Show 2012, Ashville NC
2011 Eco-Book Challenge, Rezny Gallery, Lexington, KY
RETAILERS:
Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea, Berea, KY
Indigenous: a handcrafted gallery, Cincinnati, OH