bio
I am an installation artist working and living in the Myrtle Beach area in South Carolina. I am a working K-12 art teacher with a background in traditional drawing media and subject matter.
Education
2018 MFA, Studio Art, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
2010 MAT, Art Education, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
2009 BA cum laude, Art Studio, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
Exhibitions
2021 [Re]constructing Home, Reeves House at Woodstock Arts, Woodstock, GA
ArtFields, Jones-Carter Gallery, Lake City, SC (juried)
2020 (Solo) Model Home, Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC
Quarantine Creatives, Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery, Conway, SC (juried)
ArtFields, Trax Gallery, Lake City, SC (juried) Cancelled due to Covid-19
2019 ArtFields, Lake City, SC (juried)
Art on Paper: The 45th Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC (juried)
2018 Function: An Exhibition of Contemporary Craft, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA (juried)
FRESH, Artspace, Raleigh, NC (juried)
FRESH Interpretations, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
UNTITLED 2018, Allcott Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
(Solo) Model Home, Allcott Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
Versus, Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC
MFA Art Auction, Light + Design, Chapel Hill, NC
Eclectic Eyes, Crooks Corner, Chapel Hill, NC
2017 Cameras are Clocks for Seeing, Allcott Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
Soft Nostalgia, Bowbarr, Carrboro, NC
Anxious Condition, Anchorlight, Raleigh, NC
Materia: Heterotopia/Materialization, Old Shed on Garrett Road, Carrboro, NC
Of Paper: An Archive of Potential, Allcott Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
MFA Art Auction, Light + Design, Chapel Hill, NC
2009 Portfolios, Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery, Conway, SC
Teaching Experience
2021-present Art Teacher, Carolina Forest High School, Myrtle Beach, SC (grades 9-12)
2018-2020 Art Teacher, Green Elementary, Raleigh, NC (grades K-5)
2018 Adjunct Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ARTS 102 Core Concepts: Image
2017-2018 Teaching Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, ARTS 104 Drawing I
2016 Teaching Assistant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ARTS 106 Core Concepts: Time
2012-2016 Art Teacher, Green Sea Floyds Middle School, Green Sea, SC (grades 6-8)
2011-2012 Art Teacher, Socastee High School, Myrtle Beach, SC (grades 9-12)
2010-2011 Art Teacher, Bridgewater Academy, Myrtle Beach, SC (grades K-8)
Awards and Fellowships
2017-2018 Teaching Fellowship, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
2017 Future Faculty Fellowship Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Graduate Assistantship, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
2016 Teaching Assistantship, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Teacher of the Year, Green Sea Floyds High School, Green Sea, SC
2015 Tech Innovator of the Month, October, Horry County School District, SC
Professional Experience
2017 Graduate Assistant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Responsible for planning visiting artist itinerary, sat on Visiting Artist Lecture committee, hosted visiting artists
2009-2010 Graduate Assistantship, Department of Visual Arts, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
Honors Program
2008 Gallery Intern, Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
Responsible for show installation and deinstallation, press releases, communication with artists
Professional Service
2017 Juror for Cellar Door: Literary Arts Magazine, Chapel Hill, NC