Education
University of Georgia | MFA in Studio Art | 2016 - present
Coursework includes studio art, art history, teaching seminars and graduate assistant position.
Ball State University | BFA with concentrations in Metalsmithing and Drawing | 2011 - 2015
Coursework included drawing, watercolor, painting, lithography, intaglio, relief printmaking, sculpture, glassblowing, metalsmithing, ceramics, and art history.
Indiana University South Bend | General Studies | 2009 - 2011
Exhibitions
2020
Autumn in the City (juried) Cumming Arts Center. Atlanta, GA | August-October 2020
* Best in Show * 2nd Place, 3D Design
Parallel White Space Gallery Atlanta, GA | June - September 2020
Democracy Craft in America Center. Online Exhibition | September-December 2020
Society of North American Goldsmiths: Adorned Spaces Philadelphia, PA | May 2020
SNAG’s 3rd Annual Jewelry and Metals Survey (JaMS) (a publication) 2020
2019
Interlochen Academy of the Arts Faculty and Staff Exhibition Interlochen MI | June-July 2019
40 Under 40: the Next Generation of American Metal Artists Memphis, TN | April-October 2019
MFA Candidate Thesis Exhibition Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA | April-May 2019
Glass Gallery Group Exhibition Athens, GA | April 2019
Handle with Care: University of Georgia MFA invitational at The ACC Atlanta, GA | March 2019
University of Georgia Metals Program Invitational East Carolina University Greensville, NC | January 2019
Articulating Craft Rochester NY | Jan-March 2019
2018
Evansville Museum of Arts 59th Mid-States Art Exhibition Evansville, IN | December-February 2018
SNAG’s 1st Annual Jewelry and Metals Survey (JaMS) (a publication)
2017
Ninth Annual Making Masters Exhibition Madison Museum of Fine Arts Madison, GA | September – October 2017
Interlochen Academy of the Arts Faculty and Staff Exhibition Interlochen MI | June – July 2017
Trifecta Juried Exhibition Atlanta, GA | May-September 2017
Lyndon House Arts Center’s 42nd Juried Exhibition Athens, GA | February 2017
From The Ground Up Invitational at Eastern Carolina University Greensville, NC | January 2017
2016
Form Forge Fabricate Juried Show at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL | October 2016
Evansville Museum of Arts 57th Mid-States Art Exhibitions Evansville, IN | December – February 2016
12th Annual Juried Rites of Passage exhibition at Manifest Gallery | May 2016
Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show | March 2016
* 2nd Place in Advocational Category
2015
Form Forge Fabricate Juried Show at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL | October 2015
Senior Thesis in Metalsmithing and Jewelry at Ball State University | April – May 2017
80th Annual Juried Student Art Show at Ball State University | February – March 2015
* 2015 Metalliferous Award * 2015 Muncie Art League Student Award
2014
Senior Thesis in Drawing at Ball State University | December 2014
Form Forge Fabricate Juried Show at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL | October 2014
79th Annual Juried Student Art Show at Ball State University | February – March 2014
Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show | March 2014
NeoNatural Metals and Glass Art Exhibition at Garfield Conservatory | January – March 2014
2013
78th Annual Juried Student Art Show at Ball State University | February – March 2013
2012
Striking Flints, The Students of Andrea Jackson and Patricia Nelson at Indie Artist Colony | June – July 2012
77th Annual Juried Student Art Show at Ball State University | February – March 2012
Professional Experience
Part Time Faculty of Art | ARTS 1100 - Art Appreciation | Georgia Gwinnett College | August 2019 - Present
Instructor | Spruill Center for the Arts December 2020 - present
Faculty of Metalsmithing and Jewelry | Interlochen Center for the Arts July - August 2019
Instructor of Record | ARST 2600 - Introduction to Metals & Jewelry | University of Georgia | August 2018 - May 2019
Preservation/Restoration Internship | Georgia Museum of Art “The Reluctant Autocrat: Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917)” | September- December 2018
Studio Assistant | Arrowmont School of Craft | May - July 2018
Instructor of Record | ARST 2600 - Introduction to Metals & Jewelry | University of Georgia | January - May 2018
Restoration Commission | Crafting History: Textiles, Metals, and Ceramics at the University of Georgia | April 2017-January 2018
Instructor of Record | ARST 3620 - Intermediate Metalwork | University of Georgia August - December 2017
Instructor of Record | High School Introduction to Metalsmithing | Interlochen Center for the Arts July 2017 - August 2017
Teaching Assistant | ARST 2600 - Beginning Jewelry/Metals | University of Georgia January - May 2017
Teaching Assistant | ARST 4600 - Color Concepts | University of Georgia | August - December 2016
Studio Technician | Metalsmithing Studio | University of Georgia | August 2016 - May 2017
Production Artist | Rookwood Pottery August 2015 - August 2016
Publications
2020
“Self-Portraiture: Guadalupe Navarro’s MFA show,” UGA Graduate Magazine
SNAG’s 3rd Annual Jewelry and Metals Survey (JaMS)
2019
SNAG’s 2019 Jewelry and Metals Survey (JaMS)
“Emerging Artists From Lamar Dodd: Annual MFA Show Expands to Two Venues,” Flagpole Magazine
2018
SNAG’s 1st Annual Jewelry and Metals Survey (JaMS)
Crafting History: Textiles, Metals, and Ceramics at the University of Georgia
Lectures, Presentations, and Workshops
2020
Presenter | Emerging Artists | SNAG Grit to Gold | Philadelphia, PA
2019
Presenter | MFA Speaks | University of Georgia | Athens, GA
Youth Metalsmithing Instructor | Atlanta Jewelry Show | Atlanta, GA
2018
Studio Assistant Presentation | Arrowmont School of Craft | Gatlinburg, TN
2017
Presenter: Line of Inquiry | University of Georgia | Athens, GA
Powder Coating Workshop | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI
Slip Casting Workshop | Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen, MI
2016
Enameling Workshop | University of Georgia | Athens, GA
2015
Presenter | Muncie Art League | Muncie, IN
2014
Presenter: Senior Thesis | Ball State University | Muncie, IN
2020
NEXUS Fund Grant
2016-19
Graduate Assistantship at University of Georgia
2018
Mary Rosenblatt Art Scholarship
Penland Windgate Scholarship
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Educational Assistance Scholarship
2017
Florita Eichel Memorial Merit Award at Evansville Museum of Arts 45th Mid-States Art Exhibition2017
Jim Pauwels M.E., P.E. Memorial Scholarship to attend Forging on the River Conference & pre-conference workshop
2016
2nd place in Advocational Category at Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show
2015
Metalliferous Award at 80th Annual Juried Student Art Show at Ball State University
Muncie Art Students League Award at Ball State University