Collections
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI.
Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY.
Texas Tech University Teaching Collection, Lubbock, TX.
Selected Exhibition Record
2021: PHS All School Reunion Invitational Exhibition, Curator Kelly Allison, Contemporary Art Museum of Plainview, Plainview, Texas.
2021: "Zoetic" Solo Exhibition. R02 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2020: "Nature Re-Defined" Invitational Group Exhibition. Curator Jennifer Siebert, Professor of Art at Collin College, Plano, Texas. Blue House Too Gallery, Allen, Texas.
2019: "Red List: Moths and Butterflies", Juried Exhibition. Juror, Laurie Kearney, Gallery Curator, Ghost Gallery, Seattle, Washington.
2019: “Discovery Gardens Invitational”, Gallery Curator Brenda McKinney, Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, Dallas, Texas.
2019: “Chaos Seventh Annual Small Works Show”, Curator Jordan Roth, R02 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2019: "Seeing the Unseen Invitational Show", Gallery Curator Sandi Holmes-Schwedler. The Gallery at North Haven Gardens, Dallas, Texas.
2019: "Imperfectly Perfect Solo Show", Gallery Curator Brenda McKinney. Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, Dallas, Texas.
2018: "Open 30 x 30 International Juried Exhibition. Juror, Joe Pena, Professor of Art at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas. MFMVA Gallery, Laredo College. Laredo, Texas.
2017: "Materials: Hard & Soft 2017" National Contemporary Craft Competition and
Exhibition. Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas. Juror, JoAnn Edwards,
Executive Director of The Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco, California.
2016: "Materials: Hard & Soft 2016" National Contemporary Craft Competition and
Exhibition. Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas. Juror, Elizabeth Kozlowski
curator of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas.
2013: "Collaborations", Plano Art Association Gallery, Plano, Texas.
2013: “Cutting Edge: RAM Explores Contemporary Glass Jewelry” Racine Art Museum,
Racine, Wisconsin.
2012: “Form and Function” Wallace L. Anderson Gallery,
at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
2009: “Forma vs Materia” Galleria Cristiani. Torino, Italy.
2009: “Materials: Hard & Soft 2009” National Contemporary Craft Competition and
Exhibition. Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas. Juror, Marilyn da Silva,
Master metalsmith, chair and professor, California College of the Arts, Oakland,
California.
2007: “Materials: Hard & Soft 2007” National Contemporary Craft Competition and
Exhibition. Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas. Juror, Paula Owen,
President and CEO of the Southwest School of Art & Craft in San Antonio,
Texas.
2005: “Craftforms 2005”National Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft. Wayne Art
Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania. Juror, David McFadden, Chief Curator Museum of Arts
and Design, New York, NY.
2005: “Niche” Student Award Winner and Finalist, Category: Fashion Jewelry, Work
featured in Spring 2005 Niche Magazine. Jurors- editors of Niche and American
Style Magazine.
2001: “Material Considerations”, Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) National
Student Juried Exhibition, Richmond, Virginia. Juror, Kenneth Trapp, Curator of
the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery.
Publications
2010: “Dreaming Jewelry” MONSA, Barcelona, Spain, Editor, Josep Maria Minguet,
Co-author, Miquel Abellan.
2006: "The Art of Jewelry: Paper Jewelry" Lark Book Publication, Ashville, North
Carolina, Author, Marthe Le Van.
2006: “500 Necklaces” Lark Book Publication, Ashville, North Carolina, Juror, Marjorie
Schick.
2005: “500 Bracelets” Lark Book Publication, Ashville, North Carolina, Juror, Charon
Kransen.
2003: “1000 Rings” Lark Book Publication, Ashville, North Carolina, Juror, Robert
Ebendorf.
Education
2006 - Indiana University, Master of Fine Arts
2002 - Texas Tech University, Bachelor of Fine Arts
1996 - South Plains College Associates of Commercial Art
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI.
Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY.
Texas Tech University Teaching Collection, Lubbock, TX.
Selected Exhibition Record
2021: PHS All School Reunion Invitational Exhibition, Curator Kelly Allison, Contemporary Art Museum of Plainview, Plainview, Texas.
2021: "Zoetic" Solo Exhibition. R02 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2020: "Nature Re-Defined" Invitational Group Exhibition. Curator Jennifer Siebert, Professor of Art at Collin College, Plano, Texas. Blue House Too Gallery, Allen, Texas.
2019: "Red List: Moths and Butterflies", Juried Exhibition. Juror, Laurie Kearney, Gallery Curator, Ghost Gallery, Seattle, Washington.
2019: “Discovery Gardens Invitational”, Gallery Curator Brenda McKinney, Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, Dallas, Texas.
2019: “Chaos Seventh Annual Small Works Show”, Curator Jordan Roth, R02 Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2019: "Seeing the Unseen Invitational Show", Gallery Curator Sandi Holmes-Schwedler. The Gallery at North Haven Gardens, Dallas, Texas.
2019: "Imperfectly Perfect Solo Show", Gallery Curator Brenda McKinney. Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park, Dallas, Texas.
2018: "Open 30 x 30 International Juried Exhibition. Juror, Joe Pena, Professor of Art at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas. MFMVA Gallery, Laredo College. Laredo, Texas.
2017: "Materials: Hard & Soft 2017" National Contemporary Craft Competition and
Exhibition. Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas. Juror, JoAnn Edwards,
Executive Director of The Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco, California.
2016: "Materials: Hard & Soft 2016" National Contemporary Craft Competition and
Exhibition. Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas. Juror, Elizabeth Kozlowski
curator of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas.
2013: "Collaborations", Plano Art Association Gallery, Plano, Texas.
2013: “Cutting Edge: RAM Explores Contemporary Glass Jewelry” Racine Art Museum,
Racine, Wisconsin.
2012: “Form and Function” Wallace L. Anderson Gallery,
at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
2009: “Forma vs Materia” Galleria Cristiani. Torino, Italy.
2009: “Materials: Hard & Soft 2009” National Contemporary Craft Competition and
Exhibition. Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas. Juror, Marilyn da Silva,
Master metalsmith, chair and professor, California College of the Arts, Oakland,
California.
2007: “Materials: Hard & Soft 2007” National Contemporary Craft Competition and
Exhibition. Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas. Juror, Paula Owen,
President and CEO of the Southwest School of Art & Craft in San Antonio,
Texas.
2005: “Craftforms 2005”National Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft. Wayne Art
Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania. Juror, David McFadden, Chief Curator Museum of Arts
and Design, New York, NY.
2005: “Niche” Student Award Winner and Finalist, Category: Fashion Jewelry, Work
featured in Spring 2005 Niche Magazine. Jurors- editors of Niche and American
Style Magazine.
2001: “Material Considerations”, Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) National
Student Juried Exhibition, Richmond, Virginia. Juror, Kenneth Trapp, Curator of
the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery.
Publications
2010: “Dreaming Jewelry” MONSA, Barcelona, Spain, Editor, Josep Maria Minguet,
Co-author, Miquel Abellan.
2006: "The Art of Jewelry: Paper Jewelry" Lark Book Publication, Ashville, North
Carolina, Author, Marthe Le Van.
2006: “500 Necklaces” Lark Book Publication, Ashville, North Carolina, Juror, Marjorie
Schick.
2005: “500 Bracelets” Lark Book Publication, Ashville, North Carolina, Juror, Charon
Kransen.
2003: “1000 Rings” Lark Book Publication, Ashville, North Carolina, Juror, Robert
Ebendorf.
Education
2006 - Indiana University, Master of Fine Arts
2002 - Texas Tech University, Bachelor of Fine Arts
1996 - South Plains College Associates of Commercial Art