Education
2015 MFA in Studio Art, Concentration in Photography, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
2012 BFA in Studio Art, Concentration in Photography, Minor: Art History, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC,
Magna Cum Laude
2009 Associate of Arts, Concentration in Photography, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH, Cum Laude
Work Experience
2015-present Adjunct Faculty: Art Appreciation and Digital Photography 2, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
2014-2015 Instructor of Record, Introductory Photography: Black and White,
Instructor of Record, Introductory Book Arts: Materials and Structures, James Madison University
2014-2015 Individual Honors Option, Introductory Photography: Black and White (2 students)
Introductory Book Arts: Materials and Structures (3 Students), James Madison University
2014-2015 Private Art & Photography Lessons, Harrisonburg, VA
2013-2015 Graduate Adviser, Artworks Gallery, James Madison University
2013-2015 Teaching Assistant, Introductory Photography: Black and White, Advanced Photography: Alternatives
James Madison University
2013-2015 Gallery Assistant, NewImage Gallery, James Madison University
2012-2015 Graduate Supervisor of Black & White and Alternatives Darkroom, Photography Department, James Madison University
2013-2014 Digital Imaging Technician, Visual Resource Center, James Madison University
2013-2014 Assistant Gallery Director, Sawhill & Duke Gallery, James Madison University
2012 Co-Coordinator, Converse College Student Silent Art Auction, Spartanburg, SC
2011 Assistant Instructor, Encaustic Workshop, Teresa Prater, Spartanburg, SC
2008-present Free-lance Photographer
Honors/Awards
2015 James Madison University School of Art, Design and Art History Travel Grant,
Harrisonburg, VA
James Madison University Graduate School Travel Grant, Harrisonburg, VA
2014-2015 Teaching Assistant Fellowship (stipend and full tuition waiver), James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
2014 Juror’s Choice Award, Juried Portrait Photography Show, Spitzer Art Center, Harrisonburg, VA
2013 James Madison University, School of Art, Design and Art History Professional Development Grant, Harrisonburg, VA
2012-2014 Graduate Assistant Fellowship, (stipend and full tuition waiver), James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
2012 Honorable Mention, 45th South Carolina Festival of Flowers Annual Juried Show, Greenwood, SC,
Juror: Kimberly Spears
Merit Award, Anderson Arts center 37th Annual Juried Art Show, Anderson, SC, Juror: Karen Derksen
Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Work and Performance in Studio Art,
Converse College, Department of Art and Design, Spartanburg, SC
2nd Place, Converse College Juried Student Art Show, Spartanburg, SC, Juror: Jessica Wohl
2011 1st Place in Sculpture, South Carolina Piedmont Interstate Fair, Spartanburg, SC
Honorable Mention, Click 646 Scholastic Invitational, Greenwood, SC, Juror: Keith Carter
Selected Member of Converse College Order of the Circle, Omicron Delta Kappa, Spartanburg, SC
Mac & Ansley Boggs Award 1st Place in Sculpture, Converse College Juried Student Art Show, Spartanburg, SC
2007 Phi Theta Kappa, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
Juried Exhibitions
2016 SPE Combined Caucus Juried Exhibition, Red Rock Resort, Los Vegas, NV
2015 Photography Processes, Capital One Bank Juried/Invitational Exhibition, Capital One Bank, Richmond, VA
Bound and Unbound III, University Libraries, The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, Juror: Sandy Brooke
Larkin Arts Juried Show, The Wine-Riner Galleries, Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, VA, Jurors: Jenny Burden and Elliot
Downs
Chronograph, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Jct., VT, Juror: Johan Hallberg-Campbell
Photo Festival, Artful Dodger, Harrisonburg, VA
2014 Juried Portrait Photography Show, Spitzer Art Center, Harrisonburg, VA
Owens Visual Arts Alumni Exhibition, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
The Alternative Approach, The Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, VA, Juror: Christopher James
2013 Garden Variety, Arts Council of the Valley, Harrisonburg, VA
6 x6 Juried Show, The Wine-Riner Galleries, Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
2012 Oh Shenandoah: Our Inspiring Valley, Juried Exhibition, Spitzer Art Center, Harrisonburg, VA
Larkin Arts First Juried Art Show, The Wine-Riner Galleries, Larkin Arts, Harrisonburg, VA
South Carolina State Fair Juried Art Exhibition, Columbia, SC, Juror: Hank T. Forman
Anderson Arts center 37th Annual Juried Art Show, Anderson, SC, Juror: Karen Derksen
45th South Carolina Festival of Flowers Annual Juried Show, Greenwood, SC, Juror: Kimberly Spears
Pickens Annual Juried South Carolina Artists Competition, Pickens, SC, Juror: Marcia Wood
The Blue Ridge Arts Center – A Portrait Show, Seneca, SC
Anderson Juried Art Show, Anderson, SC, Juror: Karen Derksen
Converse College Juried Student Show, Miliken Gallery, Spartanburg, SC, Juror: Jessica Wohl
2011 South Carolina State Fair Juried Art Exhibition, Columbia, SC, Juror: Robert Tynes
Click 464 Scholastic Invitational, Greenwood, SC
Converse College Juried Student Show, Milliken Art Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
2010 Converse College Juried Student Show, Milliken Art Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
Click 464 Scholastic Invitational, Greenwood, SC
2009 Photo 27, Findlay Art League, Findlay, OH
Owens Community College Sixth Student Show, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Toledo, OH
Who Do You Love?, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH
Group Exhibitions & Invitationals
2016 Tales from 131 West Grace Street, The Laughing Dog Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA
2015 unJuried, Arts Council of the Valley, Harrisonburg, VA
Exchanged 4, Artworks Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Blue Moon Collaborative, Blacks Run Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA
Untitled Potential, Artworks Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
2014 38/70 Alchemical Correlative, Artworks Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
Blue Moon Collaborative, Blacks Run Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA
JMU MFA, Artworks Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
2013 Exchanged 2, 87 Florida Gallery, Washington DC
JMU MFA, Larkin, Harrisonburg Virginia
JMU MFA, Artworks Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
2012 Unfortunate Misfortunes, A H.O. Collective Show, New Image Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA
On The Wall, Photography from JMU’s School of Art, Design, and Art History, Clementine Café, Harrisonburg, VA
2011 Converse College School of the Arts Senior Preview Show, Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg, SC
2009 Artomatic 419, Toledo, Ohio
Solo Exhibitions
2015 MFA Thesis Exhibition, The Misconception of Knowing the Invention of Time; Curiosities & Introspections of Vernacular Photography, Duke Gallery of Fine Art, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
2012 Yesterday’s Favorites, The Showroom, Hub-Bub, Spartanburg, SC
Publications
2014 Essaydi's Photographic Technique, The Photography of Lalla Essaydi,
http://sites.jmu.edu/lallaessaydi/explore/creative-process/essaydis-photographic-technique/
The Alternative Approach, Kiernan Gallery Exhibition Catalogue Vol. XXV, The Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, VA
2009 Pathways, An Owens Community College Publication, Toledo, OH
Collections
-Converse College Alumni Art Collection
Professional Service
2015-present Graduate Safety Coordinator for Artworks Gallery & Graduate Studios, James Madison University
2014-present Graduate Student Representative, SADAH Graduate Advisory Committee, James Madison University
2014 The Photography of Lalla Essaydi Exhibition Committee, James Madison University
2013 Gallery Committee, Sawhill Gallery, SADAH, James Madison University
Volunteer, 2013 Society for Photographic Education National Conference, "Conferring Significance: Celebrating
Photography's Continuum," Chicago, IL
Professional Organizations
Society for Photographic Education (2012-present)
College Art Association (2014-present)