Education:
1993 B.A., Art History, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
1996 CCAC, Oakland, California
Continuing education:
2023 The Emotive Sculpture Portrait, Zoe Dufour
2021 Master Glazes Foundation, Cristina Cordova
2020 Slab building figure lessons, Cristina Cordova
2018 Oil painting, Felicia Forte
2017 Hands and Feet Intensive, Alia El-Bermani Studio, NC
2003 Fabric Painting & Dying, Mendocino Art Center, CA
2002 Breaking the Rules: Fabric Manipulations & Transformations, The Sewing Workshop, CA
2002 Featherweight Felts, The Sewing Workshop, CA
Residencies and Grants:
2022 Artist Support Grant, United Arts Council, Raleigh, NC
2018 Regional Emerging Artist in Residence, Artspace, NC
Collections:
Duke Energy
Solo Shows:
2023 Adrift, Artspace, Raleigh NC
2022 Garden of Dreams, The Pocket Gallery, Raleigh NC
2017 A Distant Heart, HQ Raleigh, Raleigh NC
Selected Group Shows:
2023 Object as Vessel, Process as Catharsis, Greensboro Project Space, curator Jean Gray Mohs, Greensboro, NC
2022 Durham Art Guild 68th Annual Juried Exhibition, juror Nell Fortune Greeley, Durham, NC
2022 LUSH 2, Lighthouse Art Center, judge Brian Rochefort, Palm Beach, FL
2022 Off Center, Blue Line Gallery, juror Rachel Gotlieb, Roseville, CA
2022 I’ll Be There: An Exhibition About Love, Annmarie Sculpture Gardens, juror Colleen Morith, Solomons, MD
2022 12 x 12 Member Showcase, Artspace, Raleigh NC
2022 FRESH, Artspace, Raleigh NC
2021 Monochrome, 311 Gallery, Raleigh NC
2021 Remix, Artspace, Raleigh NC
2019 A Marriage of Opposites, Residency show, Artspace Raleigh
2019 Schwa Show, Emerge Gallery, Greensboro NC, juror Kiki Farrish, Honorable Mention
2019 VAE Raleigh Member Showcase, United Arts Council, NC
2016 CAMStellation, community show at CAM Raleigh, NC
2016 Self Love, community show at Holder Goods, NC
Teaching:
2022 The Imaginative Portrait, Artspace, NC
2019 Mono printing on Fabric, Artspace, NC
2017 Basic Pattern Repeats, Artspace, NC
2013-2014 Beginning Sewing (private lessons)
2012 Printing on Fabric, Artspace, NC
2011 Simple Straight Skirt, Epona & Oak, NC
2006 “Watercolor” Dying on Silk (private workshop)
2006 Clone a Dress (private workshop)
2004 Fabulous Felt Slippers, Mendocino Art Center, CA
Related professional experience:
2022-present Programs and Accessibility Coordinator, Artspace, Raleigh NC
2012-2014 Gallery Assistant, Mahler Fine Art, Raleigh NC