Education
2016 - MFA, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
2013 - BFA Magna Cum Laude, Ceramics, Armstrong University, Savannah, GA
2007 - Studied Drawing at Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Experience
2023
Visiting Lecturer, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA Courses Taught: Advanced Ceramics
2020-2023
Instructor, Ceramics Program, Harvard University, Alston, MA. Courses Taught: Clay with Neighbors (Local Community Outreach Ceramics Course with Gustavo Barceloni), Combined Methods, Basics and Challenges (Wheel Throwing), Sculpture, Printmaking and Bookmaking (Online Courses), Art in the Houses (Introductory Ceramics courses in Cabot, Quincy, Kirkland, and Mather House Dormitories at Harvard), among others.
2020- 2022
Artist in Residence, Ceramics Program, Harvard University, Alston, MA
Ceramics Studio Supervisor/Adjunct Instructor of Ceramics, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
Courses Taught: Core Clay 1, Expressive Sculpture, Hand Building Ceramics, and Independent Study.
2020-2021
Ceramics Instructor (Virtual and In Person), The Clay School, Lynn, MA
2019-2020
Staff/Work Exchange/Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Program, Harvard University, Alston, MA
2017-2019
Adjunct Professor, Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC. Courses Taught: Introduction to Ceramics, Summer 2019, Introduction to Ceramics, Summer 2018, 2-Dimensional, Design, Fall 2017. Introduction to Ceramics, Summer 2017
2018-2019
Full-Time Lecturer, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Art Appreciation (4 Sections), Fall 2018. Art Appreciation (2 Sections), Foundations in Visual Art I, Community Supported Art/ Creative Inquiry, Spring 2019.
2018
Adjunct Professor, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC Filled in as Full Time Ceramics Instructor and Ceramic Studio Technician for Professor Jim Connell while he left for sabbatical. Courses taught: Ceramics I, Advanced Ceramics (Wheel-Throwing)
2017
Adjunct Professor, TriCounty Technical College, Pendleton, SC. Courses Taught: Art History and Appreciation (4 Sections), Fall 2017
Resident Artist, STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise, Star, NC
2016
Studio Assistant, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC. Figure in Clay workshop lead by Esther Shimazu
Graduate Teacher of Record, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Introduction to Ceramics, Fall 2016. Introduction to Ceramics, Spring 2016
2014-2015
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Introduction to Ceramics, Fall 2015. Advanced Wheel Throwing, Spring 2015. Survey of Art and Architecture I, Fall 2014.
2014
Ceramics Instructor, The Arts Center Clemson, Clemson, SC. Adult Wheel Throwing Class
2012-2013
Teaching Assistant, Clay Studio Summer Camp, Gallery S.P.A.C.E, Savannah, GA
Ceramics Lab Assistant, Armstrong University, Savannah, GA
Lectures
2019
Visiting Artist Lecture, Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard University, Alston, MA
2018
Seeking Ethical Craft, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Pittsburgh, PA. Co-Lecturer with Owen Marc Laurion.
2015
Community Supported Art in the Academic Environment, International Symposium on Ceramic Arts Education and Exchange (ISCAEE), Jingdezhen, China. Co-Presenter with En Iwamura.
Publications
2022
Ceramics Monthly Spotlight, October 2022 Issue, page 13.
2013
Armstrong University Student Spotlight Interview, YouTube, May 31, 2013
Exhibitions
2023
12th Biennial State of Clay, Parson’s Gallery, Lexington, MA. Juror: Liz Quackenbush
2022
Moving Mountains, solo show, Gallery 224, Ceramics Program at the Office for the Arts at Harvard University, Alston, MA.
Speak Up, group show, Piano Craft Gallery, Juried by Claudia Fiks.
2021
Pivot, Celebrating the Instructors of Ceramics Program Online Classes, 2020-21, Gallery 224, The Ceramics Program at the Office for the Arts at Harvard University, Alston, MA.
11th Biennial State of Clay, Parsons Gallery, Lexington, MA. Juror: Julia Galloway
Finding Nature, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC. Invitational. Curated by Elaine Quave.
Alternate Endings 3: Contemporary Ceramic Bookends, Online Exhibition, NCECA 2021. Invitational. Curated by Bryan Hopkins and Mac McCusker.
2020
The Shape of Content: Art from Afar, Off the Cost, Online Exhibition.
Metropolis City Stuff, Hole in the Sky, Washington, DC. Invitational.
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, GA. Juror: Jason Bige Burnett
2019
Coined in the South, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC. Curated by Young Affiliates of the Mint.
Carbon Footprint, with Kathleen Thum, Greenville Technical College, Taylors, SC.
OPEN FORM CLSD FORM, with Eric Knoche. STARworks Center for Creative Enterprises, Star, NC. Summer 2019
Interpretations in Clay, Lander University, Greenwood, SC. Invitational.
Earth Devised, D’Art Center, Norfolk, VA. Juried by Richard Nickel.
Festival of Flowers Juried Art Show, The Arts Center of Greenwood, Greenwood, SC. Juror: Jonnell Logan
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, GA. Juror: Liz Slot Summerfield.
2018
Artists Teaching: Teaching Artists, Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Festival of Flowers Juried Art Show, The Arts Center of Greenwood, Greenwood, SC. Juror: Jonnell Logan
Contemporary Clay 2018, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO. Juror: Doug Casebeer
22nd San Angelo Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX. Juror: Peter Held
Cups of Conversation, Everyday Café, NCECA 2018. Pittsburgh, PA. Invitational. Curated by Jeni Hansen Gard
SC Clay > Higher Ed, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC. Invitational.
2017
Palace III, The Artistry, Greenville, SC. Invitational.
Festival of Flowers Juried Art Show, The Arts Center of Greenwood, Greenwood, SC. Juror: Erin Glaze Nathanson
Plates, Platters, and Nothing Else Matters, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Long Beach Island, NJ. Juror: Garth Johnson.
ArtFields 2017, Lake City, SC.
Juncture: Resident Artist Showcase, STARworks Center for Creative Enterprise, Star, NC.
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show, Savannah Clay Community, Savannah, GA. Juror: Ben Carter
2016
Solastalgia, with Haley Floyd. MFA Thesis Exhibition, Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
Clay Different Ways: Spirits in Clay, The Arts Center Clemson, Clemson, SC. Invitational
Addition Over Subtraction, Osher Life Long Learning Institute at Patrick Square Charles K. Cheezum Education Center, Clemson, SC. Curated by Palmetto Curatorial Exchange
The Last Best Dream: Surrealism Here and Now, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT. Invitational
Twin Cups: National Ceramics Exhibition, Missouri Western State University, ST. Joseph, MO. Juror: Bede Smith
Walking Through Glue, MFA Exhibition Online, University of Montana, Missoula, MT. Juror's Selection Award
Connections and Conversations, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Patrick Square, Clemson, SC. Juror: Alexia Timberlake-Boyd, Greenville Museum
2015
ISCAEE Members Exhibition, Wuxi Institute of Art and Technology, Yixing, China
The 2015 Art Center of Clemson's Juried Exhibition, The Art Center Clemson, Clemson, SC. Juror: Frank McCauley, Assistant Director and Chief Curator of The Sumter County Gallery of Art.
2014
Any Way You Want To Shake It, The Art Center Clemson, Clemson, SC. Juror: Daniel Bare
The 2014 Art Center of Clemson’s Juried Exhibition, The Art Center of Clemson, Clemson, SC
2013
Student Instructor Staff Exhibition, Gallery S.P.A.C.E., Savannah, GA
Nature of the Beast: Senior Thesis Show, Ashmore Gallery, Savannah, GA
2010-2012
Student Juried Show, Armstrong University, Savannah, GA
2007
Foundation Studies Juried Show, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Awards and Grants
2023
Artist Fellowship Grant, City of Somerville Arts Council, Somerville, MA.
2021
Brother Thomas Fellow Nominee, The Boston Foundation, Boston, MA
2018
Best of 3D, Festival of Flowers, Greenwood, SC
2017
Department of Art Graduate Service Award, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Merit Award, ArtFields 2017, Lake City, SC
2014-2016
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Clemson University, Clemson, SC Fall 2014 – 2016
2016
Studio Assistant Scholarship: “Clay with a Life of its Own” Figure Building Workshop w/ Esther Shimazu. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, Summer Session 4 2016
2015-2016
Professional Enrichment Grant, Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Recipient for Travel to Iceland for Research, Summer 2016. Recipient for Travel to China, Fall 2015. Recipient for Travel to NCECA, Providence, RI. Spring 2015. Recipient for Travel to NCECA, Kansas City, MO. Spring 2016
2015-2016
Community Supported Art, Selected Artist: Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Spring 2016, Juror: Jerry Jackson, Deputy Director of The Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Spring 2015, Juror: Alan Ethridge, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Arts Council Greenville, SC. Fall 2015, Juror: Stephanie Moore, Executive Director of The Center for Craft Creativity and Design, Asheville, NC
2015
Jeanette Dreskin Fund Recipient for Travel to China, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Art Department Scholarship Recipient for Travel to China, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
2013
Kay Regan Award for Excellence in Ceramics, Armstrong University, Savannah, GA
Charles F. Jensen Award for Leadership in Ceramics, Armstrong University, Savannah, GA
2012
Second Place Printmaking & Honorable Mention Ceramics, Student Juried Show, Armstrong University, Savannah, GA
2011
First Place Computer in Art, Student Juried Show, Armstrong University, Savannah, GA
2010
First Place Computer in Art, Student Juried Show, Armstrong University, Savannah, GA
2007
Purchase Award, Foundation Studies Juried Show, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Skills
Over 12 years of experience firing gas, electric, and raku kilns at institutions such as: Lesley University, The Ceramics Program at Harvard University, Penland School of Craft, Greenville Technical College, STARworks Ceramics Program, Clemson University, Armstrong Atlantic State University (now Georgia State University) among many others.
Over 6 years’ experience firing wood and soda/salt kilns at institutions such as: Clemson University, Winthrop University, numerous anagama and groundhog kilns at STARworks Ceramics and the nearby town of Seagrove, North Carolina. I’ve also recently assisted firing the Scotland Noborigama Wood Kiln at Brown Farm, Connecticut.
Familiarity with the full range of woodshop power tools and hand tools including but not limited to bandsaws, table saws, drill presses, belt sanders, table routers, jig saws, circular saws, etc.
Over 6 years of experience working in wood shops, especially in the large, professional woodshop and Makerspace at Clemson University where all the supporting wooden components of my thesis show were built. I also continue woodwork and material compositing in my home studio.
Hands on knowledge in building and repairing electric, gas, anagama, pit, and soda kilns. Examples include assisting in soda kiln door repair at Harvard Ceramics, repair of electric kilns at Lesley, Clemson, and Winthrop Universities, among others.
Experience with ceramic 3D printing and modeling using 3D PotterBot 7 in collaboration with both architects, potters, and sculptors.
Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and AfterEffects.
Some experience with welding and metal working