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EDUCATION
2009 MFA (Studio Art), Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Focusing primarily on photography, with practices in sculpture.
2005 BFA (Photography) Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
2009 PechaKucha : Tallahassee Vol. 2, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
http://pechakuchatallahassee.blogspot.com/2009/06/v2-pecha-kucha-night-tallahassee.html
Graduating Artists Lecture Series, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 VIA, m Gallery (FotoFest Participating Space), Houston, Texas
2009 American Thoroughfare, Ars Magna, NHMFL, Tallahassee, Florida
EXHIBITIONS
2010
Gambol, Juried Exhibition, Art league of Houston
Juror: Miranda Lash, Curator of Contemporary and Modern Art at the Museum of Art in New Orleans
2009
Planes, Trains, Bikes, and Cars, Art Car Museum, Houston, Texas
Graduating Artists, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Florida
Line, Big Bend Contemporary, Tallahassee, Florida
2008
Photocentric, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Florida
FLoCAS Touring Juried Exhibition,
Juror: Bonnie Clearwater Executive Director North Miami MoCA
FLoCAS Inaugural Exhibition, West Tampa Center for the Arts, Tampa, Florida
Impulse, Big Bend Contemporary, Tallahassee, Florida
Alumni Art Exhibition, Lee College, Baytown, Texas
2007
Masters’ Mystery Art Show, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Miami, Florida
Project Mess, Windows on Gaines, Tallahassee, Florida
MFA Group Show, Oglesby Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
OneTwoThree, Big Bend Contemporary, Tallahassee, Florida
Slow-Motion in Real-Time, Big Bend Contemporary, Tallahassee, Florida
2006
Photofest, Artport, Tallahassee Regional Airport, Tallahassee, Florida
MFA Sculpture Show, Ars Magna,
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida
anu, Big Bend Contemporary, Tallahassee, Florida
2005
18th Annual Dia De Los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
Senior Show, Lowman Student Center Gallery, Sam Houston State University
6th Annual Juried Student Show, Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, Sam Houston State University
The Photography Show, Campus Cleaners, Huntsville, Texas
2004
Crate Show, S.O.F.A. Gallery, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
2001
Fine Arts Show, College of Fine Arts, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Community Show, Southmore House, Houston, Texas
TEACHING EXPERECIENCE
2011-Present San Jacinto College District
Adjunct Professor – Art Appreciation, Drawing I
The goal for Art Appreciation is to engage students in discussions centered around Visual Arts and help them develop the capacity to express themselves and defend their opinions in a variety of situations. Goals for Drawing I include development of not only technical proficiency in drawing, but the ability to see and interpret visual arts.
2008-2009 Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Instructor of Record – Photography and Digital Image Making
The goal for this course is to understand the elements of photographic exposure and digital scanning/manipulation. This course also exposes the students to historical and contemporary photography while encouraging their individual creative approaches to photography.
2006-2008 Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
Graduate Technical Assistant
Responsible for supervising and maintaining photography and sculpture labs; Also responsible for instructing and assisting students with tools and techniques of art making.
2005-2006 Goose Creek CISD, Baytown, Texas
Substitute Teacher
Responsible for intsruction and control of classes in the absense of reguler teacher.
2002 Goose Creek CISD, Robert E. Lee HS, Baytown, Texas
Departmental Assistant to Art Department
Worked with all teachers in department and assisted in all classes. Classes included Art I through Advanced Placement.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2009-Present DiverseWorks! Art Space
Program Manager – (DW)2 Development Workshops
Resposible for the organization and management of multi-month professional development workshop series designed to address the needs of artists.
Intern
Assisting in Administration, Education, and Operations of a non-profit art space.
2003-2005 Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum, Sam Houston State University
Audio/Visual Technician
Primary person in charge of facilities event audio systems. Responsible for set-up, operations, and tear-down of coliseum audio systems. Manage controls and mixing for live events. Performed system analysis for recommendations for improvements. Experience will allow me to incorporate audio and video features to future work.
2002 Baytown Sun, Baytown, Texas
Contract Photographer
Primary assignments included High School sports and stories as needed.
1998-2002 Houston Camera Exchange, Houston, Texas
Salesman
Customer service and sales of new and used photographic equipment.
1998 Daily Cougar, University of Houston Student Publications
Photography Editor
Responsible for managing all photographers, projects, processing of films, editing of photographs for print, computer scanning and layout on daily basis.
ORGANIZATIONS
2009-Present College Arts Association
2006-Present Society for Photographic Educators
2006-2009 League of Graduate Artists, Florida State University
2008-2009 Faculty Representative
2007-2008 President
2006-2007 Vice President
2003-2005 Photo Society, Sam Houston State University
2003-2005 Student Art Association, Sam Houston State University