Education
2012-2014
Penland School of Crafts, Core Fellowship
2006-2011
Murray State University, BFA in Painting and Art Education
Awards/Publications
2017
Caldera Art Center, Sisters, Oregon, Artist in Residence
Fund for the Arts, Louisville, KY, Lift A Life Foundation, Emerging Leaderin the Arts Award
2016
American Craft Magazine, December Issue, Steam Exchange
Center for Craft, Creativity, Design, Asheville, NC, Windgate Project Grant
2012-2014
Penland School of Crafts, Core Fellow
2013
Work featured in 500 Handmade Books Volume 2, Juried by Julie Chen
Work featured in Huffington Post article: 7 Gorgeous Handmade Books
2011 Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Asheville, NC, Windgate Fellowship Murray State University, OutstandingStudent Teacher Award
2010
Dorothy Caplinger Rowlett Art Education Scholarship
Broughton/Breazeale Fellowship in Creative Expression
Exhibitions
2017
- Solo Exhibition, Volunteer State Community College,Nashville, TN
- All that Remains is Nowhere, Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA
- Open Studio, Caldera Art Center, Sisters, OR
2015
- Unhinged: Book Art on the Cutting Edge, Whatcom Museum, Belingham, WA
- DuPont Manual High Alumni Show, Louisville, KY
2014
- Murray Bound, Murray Art Guild, Murray, KY
- Faculty and Teaching Assistant Show, Haystack Mt. School of Crafts
- A Seat at the Table, WoCA Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas
- 29th Annual Positive/Negative National Juried Art Exhibition, JohnsonCity, TN, Honorable mention
2013
- Core Show 2013: 18 Hands, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
- The Book As Art: 21st Century Meets Tradition, The Gallery at the ArtInstitute of Atlanta-Decatur, Decatur, GA
- 12x12 Exhibition, Todd Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, TN
- Codicology CAB Gallery, UNCW, Wilmington, NC
- Tales They Told Us, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
2012
- Core Show, Penland Gallery, Penland School of Crafts, Penland,NC
2011
- Flora and Fauna, 930 Arts Center, Louisville, KY: Award recipient
- Visual Evidence Murray Art Guild, Murray, KY: 2ndplaceFiber/sculpture
- Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books, Traveling Book Arts Exhibition:national and international
- Change Exchange, Collaborative Drawing Exchange, Hand Held Gallery,Melbourne, Australia
2010
- Unearthed, Clara M. Eagle Upper Gallery, Murray State University,Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition
- Art in a Time for Social Change, Marshall University, Huntington, WV,2nd place
- Artist Books, Clara M. Eagle Foyer Gallery, Murray State University
- Organization of Murray Art Students Show, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, 3rdplace and Merritt Award
Workshops/Teaching Experience
2015-Present
- Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, Louisville, KY, Residency Educator
2014-Present
- Steam Exchange, Louisville, KY, Co-Founder/Program Director of the Steam Exchange, Community Art Center
2017
- Center for Craft Creativity and Design, Asheville, NC, Artist Lecture & Workshop
2016
- Hounddog Press, Louisville, KY, Letterpress Intern
2014
- La Fundación Comunitaria del Bajío, Mineral dePozos, Mexico, Designed and taught painting and bookbinding workshops
- Murray State University, Murray KY, Visiting Artist/Lecturer
2013
- Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA), Los Angeles, CA, Visiting Artist, Designed and taught a week long book binding workshop
- School for the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC, Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Designed and taught a Screen Printing Workshop
2011-2013
Visiting Artist/Lecturer,
- Calloway County High School, Murray KY
- Southwest Elementary School, Murray, KY
- Noe Middle School, Louisville, KY
- Arthur Morgan School, Celo, NC
- Deyton Elementary School, Spruce Pine, NC
- Gouge Elementary School, Bakersville, NC