Education
1999-2004Graduate of University of North Carolina at Asheville (U.N.C.A.). B.F.A. Honors, Distinction, Undergraduate Research Scholar
1996-1998
Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC). Charlotte, N.C.
Grants and Awards
2003 Under Graduate Research Grant “How Mechanized sculpture with re-invented objects serves as a vehicle for visual communication” (Fight or Flight), (The Boxer and the Chicken Shooter), $20002002 Kraft Center for Creativity and Design Juried Sculpture competition $500
2002 Kraft Center for Creativity and Design Outdoor Sculpture Installation $1,600
2002 David Nash 4-day Internship Penn Land NC
Solo Exhibitions
2004 “Push” October 8th, Organic Steel Studios, Asheville N.C.Lectures
Perdue University Indianapolis Indiana April, 12 2004
Selected Exhibitions
2004 2003 “Mood Division 2” Wedge Gallery Asheville NC
“Sculpture in the Park” Lenoir NC
“Homeland Barbecue” Wedge Gallery Asheville NC 2002
“Mood Division” Wedge Gallery Asheville NC
“Sculpture in the Park” Lenoir NC
“UNCA Annual Juried Exihbition” University Gallery.( Juror, Val Cushing)
2001 “UNCA Annual Juried Exhibition” University Gallery Owen Hall. Asheville, N.C. Juror: Thomas Sayre
2000 “UNCA Annual Juried Exhibition” University Gallery Owen Hall. Asheville, N.C. Juror: Phillip Pearlstein, artist New York, New York
“Music Zone Invitational” Alla Prima Gallery Downtown Asheville, N.C.
Collections
James Tomas Kay, Charlotte, NC
Brian Thomson, Charlotte, NC
Jeff Takarzic, Atlanta, GA
Steve Mann, Ashville, NC
Dave Ashworth, Asheville, NC
Bob Kay, Boone NC
Sarah Cavalieri, Asheville, NC
Max & Lisa Bercum Atlanta,GA
Scott Miller, Aspen, Colorado
Published articles
Clark, Paul. Asheville Citizens-Times “Pushing the limits of experimental art”, October 3, 2004
Gullow, Ursula. “homeland Barbeque: Artist critique Americana at the Wedge Gallery”. Global Reprot; November 16 2003
“Alla Prima opening” Mountain Express, January 13 2000. p.16
