Education
2017 BFA Studio Art (Ceramics), Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2015 AFA, Surry Community College, Dobson, NC
AA, Surry Community College, Dobson, NC

Awards
2017 Appalachian State University Office of Student Research Grant  
2016    Federal Pell Grant
Appalachian College Opportunity Grant
2015    Federal Pell Grant
Appalachian College Opportunity Grant

Exhibitions
2018 Ten Years of Appalachian State Ceramics, Blowing Rock Art and History Museum, Blowing Rock, NC
2017 BFA Senior Show Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2016 Arts Management Organization Annual Juried Exhibition, Chancellor's   House, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2015 Arts Management Organization Annual Juried Exhibition, Chancellor's
House, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2014 Fall Student Art Show, Surry Community College, Dobson NC
2013 Fall Student Art Show, Surry Community College, Dobson,NC

Publications
2017 Arts Now NC, ICYMI: April’s First Friday Art Crawl in Boone by Dabney Smith

Commissions
2016 Youth Room Mural, Mount Airy Wesleyan Church, Mt. Airy, NC
2014 Noah’s Ark Mural, Mount Airy Wesleyan Church, Mt. Airy, NC

Related Experience
2017 Instructional Assistant, Clay I: Handbuilding, Appalachian State
University, Boone, NC
Research Assistant Digital 3-D printing and design, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Researching digital modeling, printing, and fabrication methods, using rhino, 3-D printer: clay and plastic
Technical Assistant, Kiln Room Manager, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Manage kiln room, oversee firings, running kiln meetings, clean, maintained kilns, grinding shelves, prepare kiln wash and wadding
Technical Assistant, Glaze Room, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Manage glaze room, restocking materials, take inventory, cleaning glaze and organize, and ensure that safe procedures are kept in the glaze room  
2016 Instructional Assistant, Clay I: Throwing, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • Demos, directed students with kiln loading, firing kilns, mixing glazes, cleaning and maintaining studio area, directed students with cleaning
Instructional Assistant, Clay I: Handbuilding, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Technical Assistant, Kiln Room Manager, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2015 Art Mover, Kamm Teapot Foundation, Sparta, NC
  • packed teapots, tea cups, saucers, platters, water pitchers and various pieces from a several thousand piece collection, handled fine art and collectibles, cataloged several hundred pieces