EDUCATION:

2004 40 day trip to China sponsored by
The Center for International Research in Ceramic Art, West Virginia University
1993 Fall Concentration, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
1974-01 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC - Workshops with Don Reitz, Wayne Higby, George Kokis, Deborah Groover, Kyoung Ae Cho
1971 Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit, MI.
1968 MA in Painting, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1965-67 BS in Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2005 Instructor at The Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC2
2005 & 2006 Instructor at Odyssey, Asheville, NC
2001 Pres Instructor of ceramics, Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, SC
1996 Pres Middle School Art Instructor, Christ Church Episcopal School, Greenville, SC
1992 Children's Clay Classes, Anchorage Museum of History & Art, Anchorage, AK
1991 96 Artist-in-Residence, NC, SC, AK
1987 91 Lower School Art Instructor, Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte, NC
1985 Instructor of Ceramics, Sacred Heart College, Belmont, NC
1972 Instructor of Art, Francis Marion College, Florence, SC
1969 70 Curator of Education, Gibbes Art Gallery, Charleston, SC
1967 Instructor of Art, Coastal Carolina Extension of the University of SC, Conway, SC

HONORS:

2008-2010 Traditional/Innovation; American Masterpieces of Southern Craft and Traditional Art
2006 Review in American Craft magazine
2006 Daniel/Mickel Foundation Master Teacher Award, CCES, Greenville SC
2003 & 2005 SPFA Chicago, Jerry Melberg Gallery2002 Purchase of work for the collection of the Renwick Museum
2001 $7500 SC Individual Artist Fellowship2000 - Pres SC rep for Board of Directors, American Craft Council Southeast
1998 & 99 Invitation to "No Boundaries", an international artist colony on Bald Head Island, NC
1998 Invitation (l of 9 international ceramic artists) to attend the International Ceramic Colony in Resen, Macedonia

SELECT INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS:

2008-2010 Tradition/Innovation, sponsored by the Southern Arts Federation, Funded by the NEA, will travel to 9 southern states
2006 Faculty Show, Governors School for the Art, Greenville, SC
2006 Second International, Small Teapot Show, Saddleback College, CA - AWARD Honorable Mention
2002 "San Angelo National Ceramics Competition", San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, TX
2001 "Spotlight 2001", Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2000 "Border Biennial for NC and SC", York County Museum, SC
1996 "Alaska Juried Clay" Bunnel St. Gallery, Homer, AK - AWARD: Honorable Mention
1995 "Earth, Fire & Fiber XX, " Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK
1984 North Carolina Artists "Exhibition 84", NC Museum of Art Raleigh, NC
"Northern Telecom 3rd Annual Sculpture Exhibition", Raleigh, NC
1983 "Spotlight 83", Sawtooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC
"Biennial Exhibition of Piedmont Painting and Sculpture", Mint Museum of Art Charlotte, NC, AWARD - Purchase
1982 "Spotlight 82", Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN - AWARD - Purchase
"Marietta College Crafts National", Marietta, OH
1981 "Arts Showcase", Charlotte, NC AWARD - Best in Category
"A Fabric of Our Own Making", Georgia State University, Athens, GA
1980 "Arts Showcase", Charlotte, NC - AWARD - Best in Category "Marietta National", Marietta College, Marietta, OH

SELECTED INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:

2006 "Unrestricted" sponsored by Florida Craftsmen, St. Petersburg, FL
2005-2006 "Contemporary Landscape...Crossing Boundaries", McCall Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC
2005 "Where There's Smoke", Ceramic and Glass, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
2005 "Hot Ice/IV", Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
2004 Triennial South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina
2004 Blue Spiral 1 exhibition with works of Will Henry Stevens, May 6-June 25
2004 Clara Couch Memorial Exhibition in Christa Faut Gallery, Cornelius, NC
2003 "Summer Visiting Artists Exhibition", Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC
2003 "For the Birds", Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
2002 "From the Studio", Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
2002 "Hot/Ice III: Teapots and Pitchers", Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
2002 "See How We Are", Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
2001 "Selections from the SC Art Collection", Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
200l "Faculty Show", Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, SC
2001 "SC Clay Invitational" in conjunction with NECA, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC
2000 "The Southern Scene: Contemporary Landscapes", Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
1999 "Earth Connection", Two Person Exhibition with Clara Couch, Christa Faut Gallery, Cornelius, NC.
1999 "No Boundaries", an exhibition of work from the Colony on Bald Head Island, Wilmington, NC
1993 "New Space/New York", International Gallery, Anchorage, AK
1992 "Anchorage Museum Shop crafts Invitational", Anchorage Museum, AK
1985 "Fire and Form", Greenhill center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
1984 "Inaugural Exhibition", Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
1984 "In Homage to Mother Earth", Incorporated Gallery, New York, NY
1983 Crafts Faire, Westhampton Beach. NY
1983 "10 plus 1 Anniversary Show", New Morning Gallery, Ashville, NC
1983 "Primavera", Green Hill Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC
1983 "Illusion", Southeastern Center for Contemporary
1982 "Drawing Show", Winthrop College Gallery, Rock Hill, SC
1982 "New American Graphics", Tangier, Rabot, Casablanca, Morocco

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2009 Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
2006 Solo Teapot Exhibition Tiny Teapots inspired by the Yixing Teapots of China, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville
2005 Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2003 Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2003 Burroughs-Chapin Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC
2002 Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg, SC
2001 Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
2001 Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1999 Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, NC.
1984 Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1983 Hodges/Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1983 Byck Gallery, Louisville, KY
1981 Robert Havens Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1980 Limestone College, Gaffney, SC
1975 Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
1969 Gibbes Art Gallery, Charleston, SC

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS:

2008 Spring and Fall workshops at the Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
2008 Slide presentation at Winthrop College, Winthrop, SC
2006 Workshop for the ACC Southeast Conference, Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, Louisville, KY
2006 Teacher's Instructor, Governors School for the Arts & Humanities, Greenville, SC
2006 "Discovering Your Form" , Odyssey, Asheville, NC
2005 "Finding Your Form", Summer Session 1, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2003 "Terra Sigillata Workshop", ACC Southeast Conference, Penland, NC
2003 "Summer Visiting Artist", Odyssey Center, Asheville, NC
2001 "Ceramics Workshop; Cabarras County Art Guild", Cabarras Co., NC
2001 "Women's Careers in Clay; Carolina Clay Symposium" Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC
2000 Charlotte Latin High School, NC
1993 "The China Connection; An Interdisciplinary Model", Bilingual Multicultural Education Equity Conference, Anchorage, AK
1992 "The China Connection" & "Artist of the Month", Teacher In-Service, Kodiak Island, AK
1992 Kid's Day", The Visual Arts Center, Anchorage, AK
1992&93 "The Rainbow Factory", Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, AK
1992 "The China Connection: an Interdisciplinary Model", The American Forum for Global Education Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
1991 "Teaching Culture Through Art and Myth", The National Art Education Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA
1991 "The China Connection; An Evening for Educators ", Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
1990 "Art and Myth, A Tool for Promoting Cross Cultural Awareness", Workshop for Elementary Classroom Teachers, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1998 "My Fulbright Trip to India", Slide Presentation to Lower School Faculty, Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte, NC
1987 "Slides of My Work", Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
1985 "Artists at Mid-Life", Panel Discussion, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
1984 Lecture and Demonstration for the Mint Museum Docents, Charlotte, NC
1983 Workshop Leader, American Craft Council Regional Conference at Sawtooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC
1980&82 Clay Workshops for Clay Works, Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC
1980 "Women in Art", Art Sandwiched In, Sponsored by the Mint Museum Education Department, Charlotte, NC.

SELECTED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

2004 Activity for Childrens VenueArtsphere, Greenville.SC
1999 Pres "Clemson Botanical Garden's Nature Based Sculptures" - The gardens are turned into outdoor classroom for 6th grade students from CCES with sculptures providing the inspiration for trans-disciplinary learning stations, Clemson, SC.
1997&98 "Art Cars" - BMW provided a Z3 as a model along with a videotape of their "Art Cars" to inspire CESS 8th graders to design their own unique art cars, Greenville, SC.
1997&01 Charlotte Mecklenburg Junior & Senior High Scholastic Art Juror, Charlotte, NC
1996 "Empty Bowl" - Fund raiser for Bean's Cafe, Anchorage, AK
1992&93 "Rainbow Factory" - Steering Committee Member, Anchorage, AK
1991 "The China Connection" - An exhibit of art by Charlotte Country Day Lower School, which I organized for the Mint Museum Student Gallery and the Main Library of the Charlotte- Mecklenburg Public Library, Charlotte, NC
1989-91 The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Junior High and High School Scholastic Arts Awards Committee, Sponsored by the Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC
1989 "Ramesses Recycled" - An exhibit of art by Charlotte Country Day Lower School students, which I organized for the Mint Museum Student Gallery, Charlotte, NC
1988 "Children's Art Exchange with Madras, India" - An exchange of art in which I helped organize while visiting India on a Fulbright Grant. This exhibit visited the following locations: Waterworks Gallery, Salisbury, NC, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte, NC, International House, Charlotte, NC, The Charlotte- Mecklenburg Public Library, Charlotte, NC, The Public Library, Rock Hill, SC.
1981 Educational Advisory Committee, Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC, Arts and Science Council
1981 Advisory Committee, Charlotte, NC, Art in Public Places Advisory Group, Charlotte, NC
1980-83 Visual Arts Coalition: An Arts Advocacy Organization, Co-Chairperson, Charlotte,

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE:

1996 Finger Lake Elementary School, Tile Mural, Palmer, AK
1996 "The History of the Aleut People", Mural, Akutan School, Akutan, AK
1995 "Multicultural Mural", Target 2000 Grant, Merriwether Elementary, Augusta, SC
1994-95 Establishing Ceramics Programs for the Elementary, $20,000 Target 2000 Grant to establish ceramics programs for Lower, Middle & High Schools,
Johnsonville, SC
1994 "Composite Kids", (15 Tile Murals), Irwin Ave. Open Elementary School, Charlotte, NC
1994 "Nature as Designer", School District 55 High School, Laurens, SC
1994 "Theme Chairs in Clay", Ocracoke Island School, Ocracoke, NC
1994 " Whale & Endangered Species Murals", James Hendrix High School, Inman, SC
1993 "Ceramics" for ST-ARTS (Junior High Gifted Program), Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
1992 "Peace on Earth Mural", (Ceramic Tile, 7'x7'), Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte, NC

GRANTS:

2004 "Professional Development Grant" from CCESto study in China
2004 Metropolitan Arts Council grant for $1000 to go to China
2001 A Metropolitan Arts Council Grant for $1000
2001 A $7500 Individual Artist Fellowship awarded by the SC Arts Commission
2000 "Professional Development Grant" from CCES to attend Penland
1998 "Professional Development Grant" from CCES to attend the International Ceramic Colony in Resen, Macedonia
1993 "Career Opportunity Grant", Alaska State Council on the Arts,
1988-90 "Curriculum Research Grants" from Charlotte Country Day School to research and develop art curriculum for grades K-4 related to the cultures of China, Africa, Egypt and India.
1988 "Curriculum Research Grant" from Charlotte Country Day School to go to India and develop art curriculum for grades 1-4
1988 "A Fulbright Grant" to study art in India

1% FOR ART PROJECTS (Collaborations with Roger Dalrymple)

1998 "A Sports Mural", Ceramic Tile Mural, Ketchikan High School, Ketchikan, AK
1997 "Rainbow Kids Mural", Ceramic Tile Mural, Chinook Elementary School, Anchorage, AK
1995 "Multicultural Mural", Ceramic Tile Mural, Williwaw Elementary School, Anchorage, AK
1994 "Multicultural Mural", Ceramic Tile Mural, Arctic Light Elementary School, Fairbanks, AK
1994 "Salmon Migration Mural", Clay Relief & Wood Mural, Arctic Light Elementary School, Fairbanks, AK
1994 "Alaska Animal Medallions Mural", Eight Clay Relief & Wood Murals, Arctic Light Elementary School, Fairbanks, AK
1994 "A Garden Environment", Outdoor installation to include garden design, pergola, bird houses, mosaic, concrete elements, and plant materials. Chugiak Senior Center, Chugiak, AK

COLLECTIONS: (*indicates work was commissioned)

TheBascom, Center for theVisual Arts, Highland, NC
Duke Center for Integrated Medicine, Raleigh, NC
Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Boston, MA
Umstead Hotel, Raleigh, NC*Renwick Collection, The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, TN
Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC
Resen International Ceramic Colony Collection, Resen, Macedonia
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC
Tennessee State Art Collection, Nashville, TN
South Carolina State Art Collection, Columbia, SC
Liberty National Bank Collection, Louisville, KY
National Bank of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC
Interstate Securities Corp., Charlotte, NC
Humana Corp., Louisville, KY*
Northwestern Bank, Greensboro, NC
City National Bank, Charlotte, NC
Engraph Inc., Atlanta, GA*
IBM, Charlotte, NC
Barclays American, Charlotte, NC and New York, NY*
Tower Club, Charlotte, NC
Kennedy, Covington, Lobdell and Hickman, Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Catholic Social Services, "Spirit Award 91", "Spirit Award 92", Charlotte, NC*
American Embassy, Portugal