EDUCATION
2019 - 2022
Master of Fine Arts at the University of North Texas
2017 - 2019
Non-Degree Student, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
2012 - 2016
Bachelors of Fine Art at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2022
MFA EXHIBITION Cora Stafford, UNT Galleries, Denton TX
Technè, Norman Brown Gallery, Goldmark Cultural Center, Richardson TX
2021
FLOURISH
Collaborative Exhibition with Courtney DiMare, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton TX
2020
Opposite of Loneliness University of North Texas, Union Gallery, Denton TX
2018
CELASTRACEAE Bates Gallery at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, PA
GROUP JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2022
Chroma, invited and curated by Juan Barroso, Saltstone Studios, Seattle, WA
2021
Ceramic Showcase, UNT Cora Gallery, Denton TX
406 Cup Show Wildfire Ceramics Studio, Missoula MT
First Impressions, works by UNT Graduate Students, Lewisville Grand Theatre, Lewisville, TX
Strictly Functional Pottery National Show, Juried by Roberto Lugo, Margaret Kinkeade, and Brooks Oliver at Lancaster Museum of Art, PA
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried by Renee Lopresti, Savannah Clay Community, GA
7th Annual Dirty South Cup Call and Competition, Juried by Dan Anderson, Alexandria, LA
INTERACTIONS + INTERFACES Goldmark Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
College of Visual Arts Building Display Showcase, CVAD UNT, Denton TX
2020
Aura Coffee’s Pop-up Shop: Winter Craft & Gift Market, Denton TX
Holiday Ceramics Sale - Organizer, Voertman’s Art Department, Denton TX
Texas Bail Fund Curated, Voertman’s Art Department Gallery, Denton TX
March Madness Saltstone Studios, Seattle, WA
2019
Gifted - Holiday Show - Invited Artist, LUX Center, Lincoln NE
College of Visual Arts Building Showcase, CVAD UNT, Denton TX
Ceramic Showcase Voertman's Gallery at the University of North Texas, Denton TX
30 Under 30 Denton Greater Artist Council, Denton TX
Plate & Platter National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Juried by Chandra DeBuse, Carbondale, IL
2018
Gifted - Holiday Show - Invited artist, LUX Center, Lincoln, NE
Meadville Fine Art Gallery - Holiday Exhibition, Meadville, PA
Community in Clay at Bates Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
Teapot Invitational - Campbell Pottery, Cambridge Springs, PA
Working Pots III at James May Gallery, Juried by Liz Pechacek, Algoma, WI
CrossCurrent: Clay and Culture Ceramics Exhibition, Curated by Jennifer Zwilling
At Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, PA
Western State University: Clay Guild Twin Cup National Ceramics, Juried by Mike Strumbas. Saint Joseph, MO
Local Art at the Erie Local Art Gallery, Erie, PA
2017
Saucon Creek Juried Arts Festival, Hellertown, PA
Soda2, Mantle Gallery, Louisville, KY
Eye of The Dog’ s First Annual Juried Mug Show, Juried by Renee LoPresti, San Marcos, TX
2016
Archie Bray’s 9th Annual Beyond the Brick Juried Exhibition, Juried by Josh Deweese, Helena MT
The Black Creek Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, Hartsville SC
Faculty and Technical Assistant Exhibition, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle ME
1st Annual Cup Exhibition Juried by Jeremy Randall, Goggleworks, Reading PA
BFA Group Thesis Exhibition, Harder Hall, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Through Many Hands, Curator, Robert C. Turner, Alfred University, Alfred NY
2014 - 15
Olympus InVision College Photography Exhibition, Bethlehem PA
Small Sites, Alfred University, Alfred NY
Refractory, Alfred University, Alfred NY
2300 Degree: Baked Goods, Alfred University, Alfred NY
Spring Student Art Exhibition at SUNY Plaza, Albany NY
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2021
Form and Function Award, Strictly Functional Exhibition, Lancaster PA
The Voertman-Ardoin Scholarships in Art
Higher Education Partnership Scholarship
At Penland School of Craft Summer 2021
2020
The Voertman-Ardoin Scholarships in Art
The CVAD Scholarship
The Paul Voertman Scholarship
2016
The Mary Beasom Bishop and Francis Sumner Merritt Scholarship
At Haystack Mountain School of Craft
Alfred University’s Jonathan Allen Leadership Scholarship
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
July 2022 - Present
Teaching Artist at Petaluma Pottery, Petaluma, CA
Aug 2021 - May 2022
Teaching Fellow of Beginning Wheel-throwing, Instructor of Record, UNT
Jan 2021 - May 2021
Teaching Fellow of Beginning Hand-building, Instructor of Record, UNT
Aug - Dec 2020
Teaching Assistant of Foundations SPACE, ASTU 1700, Remote learning, UNT
Teaching Assistant for Ceramic Materials, Lead Faculty: Brooks Oliver, UNT
Aug 2019 - May 2020
Teaching Assistant in Drawing I of Foundations at UNT
June-August 2018
Ceramic Teacher at MTBurton Gallery & 19th Street Clay Studio, LBI, NJ
Sept - December 2016
Student-Teacher – Art, Genesee Valley Central School, Belmont NY
Student-Teacher – Art, Wellsville Elementary School, Wellsville NY
Teaching Assistant, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle ME
July 2016
Ceramic Teaching Artist
Summer Camps, Banana Factory, ArtsQuest, Bethlehem, PA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
July 2022 - Present
Studio Coordinator of Ceramics at Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma CA
April - June 2022
Production Pottery for Kendall Davis Clay, Fort Worth TX
Aug 2019 - May 2022
Graduate Area Assistant in Ceramics, University of North Texas, Denton TX
June 2020 - March 2021
Sales in the Art Department at Voertman’s Bookstore, Denton TX
Aug 2017 – July 2019
Studio Technician in Ceramics Department at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
March 2019 - July 2019
Studio Coordinator at Erie Clayspace, Erie PA
Sept 2018 - Feb 2019
Studio Technician/Ceramic Teacher at Erie Clayspace, Erie, PA
June-August 2018
Artist-in-Residence at MTBurton Gallery & 19th Street Clay Studio, LBI, NJ
Jewelry Assistant at Just Bead It, North Beach Haven, LBI, NJ
May-August 2017
Studio Assistant/Gallery Manager at MTBurton Gallery and Clay Studio, NJ
Apprentice of Matt Burton, Surf City, NJ
2014 -2016
Summer Camp Assistant, Banana Factory, ArtsQuest, Bethlehem PA
Glaze Assistant for Kala Stein, Alfred NY
LEADERSHIP
2021 - 22
President of Clay Guild, University of North Texas
2020-21
Vice President of Clay Guild, University of North Texas
2018 - 19
NCECA Resources Table representative, University of Edinboro
Pittsburgh 2018
Minneapolis 2019
2019 - 2022
Master of Fine Arts at the University of North Texas
2017 - 2019
Non-Degree Student, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
2012 - 2016
Bachelors of Fine Art at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2022
MFA EXHIBITION Cora Stafford, UNT Galleries, Denton TX
Technè, Norman Brown Gallery, Goldmark Cultural Center, Richardson TX
2021
FLOURISH
Collaborative Exhibition with Courtney DiMare, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton TX
2020
Opposite of Loneliness University of North Texas, Union Gallery, Denton TX
2018
CELASTRACEAE Bates Gallery at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, PA
GROUP JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2022
Chroma, invited and curated by Juan Barroso, Saltstone Studios, Seattle, WA
2021
Ceramic Showcase, UNT Cora Gallery, Denton TX
406 Cup Show Wildfire Ceramics Studio, Missoula MT
First Impressions, works by UNT Graduate Students, Lewisville Grand Theatre, Lewisville, TX
Strictly Functional Pottery National Show, Juried by Roberto Lugo, Margaret Kinkeade, and Brooks Oliver at Lancaster Museum of Art, PA
SIP: A Ceramic Cup Show, Juried by Renee Lopresti, Savannah Clay Community, GA
7th Annual Dirty South Cup Call and Competition, Juried by Dan Anderson, Alexandria, LA
INTERACTIONS + INTERFACES Goldmark Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
College of Visual Arts Building Display Showcase, CVAD UNT, Denton TX
2020
Aura Coffee’s Pop-up Shop: Winter Craft & Gift Market, Denton TX
Holiday Ceramics Sale - Organizer, Voertman’s Art Department, Denton TX
Texas Bail Fund Curated, Voertman’s Art Department Gallery, Denton TX
March Madness Saltstone Studios, Seattle, WA
2019
Gifted - Holiday Show - Invited Artist, LUX Center, Lincoln NE
College of Visual Arts Building Showcase, CVAD UNT, Denton TX
Ceramic Showcase Voertman's Gallery at the University of North Texas, Denton TX
30 Under 30 Denton Greater Artist Council, Denton TX
Plate & Platter National Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Juried by Chandra DeBuse, Carbondale, IL
2018
Gifted - Holiday Show - Invited artist, LUX Center, Lincoln, NE
Meadville Fine Art Gallery - Holiday Exhibition, Meadville, PA
Community in Clay at Bates Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
Teapot Invitational - Campbell Pottery, Cambridge Springs, PA
Working Pots III at James May Gallery, Juried by Liz Pechacek, Algoma, WI
CrossCurrent: Clay and Culture Ceramics Exhibition, Curated by Jennifer Zwilling
At Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, PA
Western State University: Clay Guild Twin Cup National Ceramics, Juried by Mike Strumbas. Saint Joseph, MO
Local Art at the Erie Local Art Gallery, Erie, PA
2017
Saucon Creek Juried Arts Festival, Hellertown, PA
Soda2, Mantle Gallery, Louisville, KY
Eye of The Dog’ s First Annual Juried Mug Show, Juried by Renee LoPresti, San Marcos, TX
2016
Archie Bray’s 9th Annual Beyond the Brick Juried Exhibition, Juried by Josh Deweese, Helena MT
The Black Creek Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, Hartsville SC
Faculty and Technical Assistant Exhibition, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle ME
1st Annual Cup Exhibition Juried by Jeremy Randall, Goggleworks, Reading PA
BFA Group Thesis Exhibition, Harder Hall, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Through Many Hands, Curator, Robert C. Turner, Alfred University, Alfred NY
2014 - 15
Olympus InVision College Photography Exhibition, Bethlehem PA
Small Sites, Alfred University, Alfred NY
Refractory, Alfred University, Alfred NY
2300 Degree: Baked Goods, Alfred University, Alfred NY
Spring Student Art Exhibition at SUNY Plaza, Albany NY
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2021
Form and Function Award, Strictly Functional Exhibition, Lancaster PA
The Voertman-Ardoin Scholarships in Art
Higher Education Partnership Scholarship
At Penland School of Craft Summer 2021
2020
The Voertman-Ardoin Scholarships in Art
The CVAD Scholarship
The Paul Voertman Scholarship
2016
The Mary Beasom Bishop and Francis Sumner Merritt Scholarship
At Haystack Mountain School of Craft
Alfred University’s Jonathan Allen Leadership Scholarship
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
July 2022 - Present
Teaching Artist at Petaluma Pottery, Petaluma, CA
Aug 2021 - May 2022
Teaching Fellow of Beginning Wheel-throwing, Instructor of Record, UNT
Jan 2021 - May 2021
Teaching Fellow of Beginning Hand-building, Instructor of Record, UNT
Aug - Dec 2020
Teaching Assistant of Foundations SPACE, ASTU 1700, Remote learning, UNT
Teaching Assistant for Ceramic Materials, Lead Faculty: Brooks Oliver, UNT
Aug 2019 - May 2020
Teaching Assistant in Drawing I of Foundations at UNT
June-August 2018
Ceramic Teacher at MTBurton Gallery & 19th Street Clay Studio, LBI, NJ
Sept - December 2016
Student-Teacher – Art, Genesee Valley Central School, Belmont NY
Student-Teacher – Art, Wellsville Elementary School, Wellsville NY
Teaching Assistant, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle ME
July 2016
Ceramic Teaching Artist
Summer Camps, Banana Factory, ArtsQuest, Bethlehem, PA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
July 2022 - Present
Studio Coordinator of Ceramics at Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma CA
April - June 2022
Production Pottery for Kendall Davis Clay, Fort Worth TX
Aug 2019 - May 2022
Graduate Area Assistant in Ceramics, University of North Texas, Denton TX
June 2020 - March 2021
Sales in the Art Department at Voertman’s Bookstore, Denton TX
Aug 2017 – July 2019
Studio Technician in Ceramics Department at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
March 2019 - July 2019
Studio Coordinator at Erie Clayspace, Erie PA
Sept 2018 - Feb 2019
Studio Technician/Ceramic Teacher at Erie Clayspace, Erie, PA
June-August 2018
Artist-in-Residence at MTBurton Gallery & 19th Street Clay Studio, LBI, NJ
Jewelry Assistant at Just Bead It, North Beach Haven, LBI, NJ
May-August 2017
Studio Assistant/Gallery Manager at MTBurton Gallery and Clay Studio, NJ
Apprentice of Matt Burton, Surf City, NJ
2014 -2016
Summer Camp Assistant, Banana Factory, ArtsQuest, Bethlehem PA
Glaze Assistant for Kala Stein, Alfred NY
LEADERSHIP
2021 - 22
President of Clay Guild, University of North Texas
2020-21
Vice President of Clay Guild, University of North Texas
2018 - 19
NCECA Resources Table representative, University of Edinboro
Pittsburgh 2018
Minneapolis 2019