EDUCATION
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M.F.A Studio Art: Ceramics, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
B.F.A. Studio Art: Ceramics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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2017-Present Assistant Professor of Art in Ceramics,
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
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Ceramics Basics and Beyond I
Basic hand building techniques (coil, pinch, slab) Gas and electric kiln firing
Surface treatments (scrafitto, mishima, hakame)
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Ceramics I
Basic hand building techniques (coil, pinch, slab) Introduction to wheel throwing
Gas and electric kiln firing
Surface treatments (scrafitto, mishima, hakame) Research topic and presentation
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Ceramics II
Intermediate wheel throwingHand building and wheel throwing combinations Gas, electric and soda kiln firing
Surface treatments (scrafitto, mishima, hakame) Electric bisque firing and loading techniques Research topic and presentation
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Ceramics III Glaze composition and formulation
Combination of hand-bulding and wheel-thrown assignment
Artist slide presentation Show applications and shipping work
Shoot slides of personal work Independent kiln firing
Studio practice( mixing clay, maintaining glazes)
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Ceramics IV
Hand-built and wheel-thrown assignments
​Glaze composition and formulation
Artist slide presentation Show applications and shipping work
Shoot slides of personal work Independent kiln firing
Studio practice( mixing clay, maintaining glazes)
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Studio Art- Ceramics
​Personal reasearch topic proposed by the Student
Glaze composition and formulation
Artist slide presentation Show applications and shipping work
Shoot slides of personal work Independent kiln firing
Studio practice( mixing clay, maintaining glazes)
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Ceramics Portfolio
Creating a body of work for senior exhibition based on personal reasearch topic
Glaze composition and formulation
Artist slide presentation Show applications and shipping work
Shoot slides of personal work Independent kiln firing
Studio practice( mixing clay, maintaining glazes)
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2011-2016 Ceramics Instructor, McKendree University, Lebanon, IL
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ART 232 Ceramics I
Lecture on the origins of clay and the ceramic firing process
Research historical and contemporary ceramic arts
Basic hand building techniques (coil, pinch, slab)
Introduction to wheel throwing
Gas and electric kiln firing
Surface treatments (scrafitto, mishima, hakame)
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ART 332 Ceramics II
Intermediate wheel throwing
Hand building and wheel throwing combinations
Gas and electric kiln firing
Surface treatments (scrafitto, mishima, hakame)
Electric bisque firing and loading techniques
Independent kiln firing
Studio practice (mixing clay, maintaining glazes)
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2006- 2016 Ceramics Instructor, St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, MO
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ART 113 Ceramics I
Lecture on the origins of clay and the ceramic firing process
Research historical and contemporary ceramic arts
Basic hand building techniques (coil, pinch, slab)
Introduction to wheel throwing
Gas and electric kiln firing
Surface treatments (scrafitto, mishima, hakame)
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2014-2016 Sculpture Technician/Educational Assistant,
St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, MO
Assist the faculty and students in Sculpture courses
Maintain and oversee woodshop equipment, including table saw,
compound miter saw, horizontal panel, router, band saw, drill press,
belt and disc sander, jigsaw, chainsaw, orbital sander and hand drills.
2003-2016 Production Potter, Mississippi Mud Pottery, Alton, IL
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Throw production style pottery
Design and create functional wheel thrown forms
Demonstrate wheel throwing techniques during studio tours
Assist in maintaining studio functions
2012-2014 Full-time Visiting Instructor-Ceramics, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
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ART 202c Introduction to Ceramics
Lectured on the origins of clay and the ceramic firing process
Research historical and contemporary ceramic arts
Basic hand building techniques (coil, pinch, slab)
Introduction to wheel throwing
Gas and electric kiln firing
Surface treatments (scrafitto, mishima, hakame)
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ART 305 Intermediate Ceramics
Intermediate wheel throwing
Hand building and wheel throwing combinations
Gas, electric, wood, soda and salt firing
Surface treatments (scrafitto, mishima, hakame)
Electric bisque firing and loading techniques
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ART 420 Advanced Ceramics
Glaze composition and formulation
Asisted students in creating proposals for self-directed curriculum
Artist slide presentation
Show applications and shipping of work
Documentation of personal work
Independent kiln firing
Studio practice (mixing clay, maintaining glazes)
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ART 520 Graduate Ceramics I and II
Content focused curriculum
Professional development (applying to exhibitions)
Prepared for Thesis Exhibition
Documented images of personal work
Independent kiln firing
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ART 405 Seminar
Resume development
Documented images of personal work
Created PowerPoint Presentation
Researching job opportunities
Writing an artist statement, letter of intent, artist philosophy and artist bio
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ART 112d Visual Organization II
Lectured on historical and contemporary three-dimensional artists
Taught three-dimensional design topics with variety of mediums
Lectured on the fundamental design elements of sculpture
Demonstrated a variety of construction methods
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2011-2012 Ceramics Instructor, The Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
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Introduction to Wheel-throwing
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Taught introductory level wheel throwing techniques​
Designed and implemented syllabus for courses
Maintained all inventory of dry and wet materials
Mixed clay and glaze
Fired student's work
Cleaned and organized ceramics studio
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2007-2009 Ceramics Instructor, St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, St. Louis, MO
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ART 113 Ceramics I
Lectured on the origins of clay and the ceramic firing process
Researched historical and contemporary ceramic arts
Basic hand building techniques (coil,pinch,slab)
Introduction to wheel throwing
Gas and electric kiln firing
Surface treatments (scrafitto, mishima, hakame)
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2007-2009 Ceramics Technician/Educational Assistant,
St. Louis Community College at Meramec, St. Louis, MO
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Assisted the faculty and students in ceramic courses
Mixed studio glazes and slips
Reclaimed clay in mixer
Maintained gas, raku, soda fire and electric kilns
Loaded and fired student work
Maintained inventory of clay mixing materials and glaze chemicals
Cleaned and organized ceramics studio
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EXHIBITIONS
2020 Unwedged, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, Washington
2020 Cheers! Drink Up!, Commonwheel Artists Co-op, Manitou Springs, CO
2020 Kansas City Clay Guild Tea-bowl National, Kanas City, MO
2020 Living in Color, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL
2020 Geaux Cup III, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
2020 Summer is Served, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2020 Kindled Spirts, Good Earth Pottery, Bellingham, WA
2020 FunctionFest 2020, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
2020 Constructed Visions III Exhibition, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
2019 Interconnected, NCECA Claytopia, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Residency Exhibition, c.r.e.t.a Gallery, Rome, Italy
2019 Craigardan Group Show, Keene Valley, NY
2019 Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2019 Turtle Creek Arts, Reverchon Park, Dallas, TX
2018 Rough Draft, Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, St. Louis, MO
2018 Contempry Clay, Oklahoma Contemporary Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK
2018 Residency Exhibition, Craigardan, Keene Valley, NY

2018 Artist-In-Residence 10-year Anniversary Exhibition, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
2018 Those Who Can Do, Melton Gallery, U.C.O., Edmond, OK
2018 Identi-TEA: 16th Biennial Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
2018 Continuum, Melton Gallery, U.C.O., Edmond, OK

2017 8th Annual LUX Center for the Arts: MUG SHOTS, Lincoln, NE

2017 Cup Show, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2017 Schlafly Art Outside, Maplewood, MO
2017 Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City, MO
2017 SLURP, Ramen Bowl Exhibition, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO ​
2017 Conversations in Red, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, N.Y
2016 Teapots 10, Morgan Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2016 SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL
2016 Schlafly Art Show, Maplewood, MO
2016 St. Charles Community College, Invitational Exhibition, St. Charles, MO
2016 Influences and Inspirations, NCECA Conference, Kansas City, MO
2016 Lineage: 41 years of MFAs, NCECA Conference, Kansas City, MO
2016 Saint Louis University Invitational Exhibition, St. Louis, MO
2016 Interpretations, National Teapot Invitational, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO ​
2015 SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL
2015 The Small Ones, Cinema Gallery, Urbana, IL
2014 Central-Time Ceramics Exhibition at Bradley University, Peoria, IL
2014 SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL
2014 Architectonic, Reese Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2013 Schlafly Art Fair, Maplewood, MO
2013 Group Exhibition, Greenville College, Greenville, IL
2013 Solo Case Show, St. Louis Community College St. Louis, MO
2013 S.I.U.E. Faculty Exhibition, Edwardsville, IL
2013 SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL
2012 Art Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL
2012 McKendree University Faculty Exhibition, Lebanon, IL
2012 Artist in Residence Exhibition, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
2012 Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2012 Sky High Tea, Lambert St. Louis Airport, St. Louis, MO
2012 SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL
2011 Expressions to a Tea, By Design Gallery, Alton, IL
2011 Faculty Show, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
2011 Peach Street Art Fair, Atlanta, GA
2011 Brookside Art Fair, Kansas City, MO
2011 SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL
2010 Laumeier Art Fair, St. Louis, MO
2010 Alumni Show, S.I.U.E. Edwardsville, IL
2010 SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL
2010 Cherry Creek Arts, Denver, CO
2009 “Gifted”, PHD Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2009 Group Exhibition, Abstrak Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2009 NCECA Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ
2009 Faculty Art Show, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO
2008 SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL
2008 Group Exhibition, Next Step Gallery, Ferndale, MI
2008 The Plaza Art Exhibition, Kansas City, MO
2008 Laumier Sculpture Park Art Show, St. Louis, MO
2008 Don’t All Rock at Once Ceramics Expo, St. Louis, MO
2007 90 Teapots Show, Xen Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2007 The Hand Held Cup, Main Street Edwardsville, IL
2007 Regional Ceramic Art Exhibition, Jacoby Art Center, Alton, Illinois
2007 Wood Fired Clay Show, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO
2007 3x3x6, Faculty Show, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO
2006 Solo Show, Forest Park Community College, St. Louis, MO
2006 Group Show, St. James the Greater, St. Louis, MO
2006 Group Show, Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2006 Faculty Art Show, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO
2006 Ceramic Art Show, Rare Earth Works, Park City, UT
2006 Art East Exhibition, Mississippi Mud Art Gallery, Alton, IL
2005 Ceramic Show, Scenic Outlook Gallery, Raparius, NY
2004 NCECA 2004, Ceramic Art Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
2004 Ceramic Art Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
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ORGANIZATIONS
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2012-2014 Faculty Advisor for Wagner Potters Association,
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Advised Club President on the Organizations activities
Assisted in developing visiting artist series for the department
Organized two annual ceramic art sales with students
2004-2014 Friends of Art
Donated personal works of art to auction which benefits the local Arts
2005-2015 Operation Food Search
Participated in Empty Bowls Annual Fundraiser
Created and donated Ceramic Utilitarian bowls
Assisted with event by serving soup in purchased bowls
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2004-2012 National Council on the Education for Ceramic Arts
Participation in the annual conference
Attend various Ceramic lectures
Viewed Ceramic Exhibitions
2005- 2010 Clay Club of St. Louis Community College
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Organized and setup annual pottery sale to create funds for student scholarships, visiting artist program and student field trips
Created various works in clay and donated them to the Ceramics Sale
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2005-2010 ART/ EAST
Edwardsville/Alton Studio Tour Member
Participated in a showcase of regional artists in the Edwardsville and Alton, Illinois area
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GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Next Step Gallery, Ferndale, MI
Craft Alliance, Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Reese Gallery, St. louis, MO
By Design Gallery, Alton, IL
Mississippi Mud Art Gallery, Alton, IL
Jacoby Art Center, Alton, IL
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