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Awards:

2004 Artist in Residence, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME.
2000 Halvorsen Residency, Contemporary Crafts Gallery and Museum, Portland, OR.
1999 Individual Artist Fellowship, Virginia Commission for the Arts.
1999 Juror, Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival, International Fine Arts Exhibit, Latrobe PA.
1999 Honorable Award - July 4th Natl. Juried Exhibit. Franklin Square Gallery, Southport NC.
1998 Honorable Award - Annual Juried Exhibit, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA.
1998 Curator “ Virginia ‘98", Regional Exhibit at Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts,VA.
1998 Curator “ Form and Function”, Invitational Exhibit at FCCA, Fredericksburg, VA.
1997 GTE Most Influential Instructor Award, James Madison University, VA.
1996 Mary B. Bishop and Francis S. Merritt Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Arts and Crafts, ME.
1994 Graduate Teaching Assistant ship, James Madison University, VA, 1994-1997.
1992 J. Binford Walford Scholarship in Architecture and Related Areas, Mary Washington College, VA.


One or Two-Person Exhibitions:

2006 FIGURAL CLAY, Buckley Center Gallery, University of Portland, Portland, OR.
2005 CLAY AND PHOTO, Two Person Show,Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR.
2004 FIGURATION, Contemporary Crafts Gallery and Museum, Portland, OR.
2004 “SEEING IT THROUGH”, Two-Person Invitational Show, Greenlease Gallery, Kansas City, KS.
2003 FIGURATIVE CLAY AND PAINTINGS, Two Person Show, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR.
2002 CLAY AND ENCAUSTIC, Two Person Show,Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR.
2001 CLAY FITS, Contemporary Crafts Gallery and Museum, Portland, OR.
1999 CLAY WORKS, Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA.
1995 CERAMIC GARDEN SCULPTURE, The Joshua Wilton House, Harrisonburg, VA.


Selected Group Exhibitions:

2006

FIGURING THE FEMININE, Invitational Regional Exhibit, North View Gallery, PCC, Portland, OR.
CLAY BODIES, Invitational National Exhibit, ArtCentric, Corvallis, OR.
MASTHEM, KONIGSBERG AND BERGER, Invitational Exhibit, RC Gallery, Portland, OR.
16TH SAN ANGELO NATIONAL CERAMIC COMPETITION, Juried National Exhibit, San Angelo Art Museum, San Angelo, TX.
SERA ARCHITECTS/SITKA CE NTER FOR ART AND ECOLOGY, Invitational Regional Exhibit, Portland, OR.

2005

CRAFT BIENNIAL: A REVIEW OF NORTHWEST ART AND CRAFT. Regional Juried Exhibition. Hoffman Gallery, Portland, OR.
ALTERED STATES: VARIATIONS ON THE PRINT, Invitational Exhibit, Print Arts Northwest, Portland, OR.
NARRATIVES IN CLAY, Invitational Exhibit, Virginia Breier Gallery, San Fransisco, CA.
GOOD BIRD/BAD BIRD. Juried Exhibit, Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery, Portland, OR.
HOLIDAY SPOT. Invitational Exhibit, Nemo Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska.

2003

AFFINITY FOR THE CUP, National Juried Exhibit, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
AROUND OREGON ANNUAL , Regional Exhibit, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, OR.
TEA POT: DESIGN AND EMBELLISHMENT, Invitational Exhibit, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oaks, MI.
NORTHERN LIGHTS GALA, Invitational Exhibit, Norse Hall, Portland, OR.
CUP: THE INTIMATE OBJECT II, National Juried Exhibit, CC’s Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, IN.

2002

INTERNATIONAL ORTON CONE BOX SHOW, International Juried Exhibit, Russell Gallery, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS.
PLATES ’02, National Juried Exhibit, RCC Art Gallery, Riverside, CA.

2001

CLAY CUP, International Juried Exhibit, Gallery 138, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
MULTNOMAH INVITATIONAL, Regional Exhibit, Multnomah Art Center, Portland, OR.
ART PORT TOWNSEND, Regional Juried Exhibit, Port Townsend, WA.
YULTENSILS, International Juried Exhibit, Contemporary Crafts Gallery and Museum, Portland, OR.
METROPOLITAN AREA CLAY, Invitational Exhibit, Rock Creek Gallery, Portland, OR.
LITTLE THINGS, Invitational Exhibit, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR.

2000

INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS EXHIBIT, ZANESVILLE Art Center, Zanesville, OH.
AESTHETICS 2000, National Juried Exhibition, Birger Sandzen ,Gallery, McPherson, KS.
THE REALLY BIG SHOE SHOW, International Juried Exhibit, City Museum, St. Louis, MI.
GALA 2000, National Invitational Exhibit, Brenau University Galleries, Gainesville, FL.

1999

MONARCH, National Ceramics Competition, Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts, Florence, AL.
USA CRAFT TODAY ‘99, National Juried Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Galleries, New Canaan, CT.
BELOW 2000, Ceramic Exhibition, Portland Center for Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR.
MUGS & WORKS ON PAPER, National Juried Exhibit, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE.
CREATIVE HANDS, Regional Invitational Exhibit , Riverby Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA.
JULY 4TH NATIONAL EXHIBIT, National Juried Exhibit, Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, NC.

1998

ELITE - TILE ‘98, International Ceramics Exhibit, Talleres Igneri and the Nouveau Arts Foundation, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Catalogue.
CERAMICS: VIEWPOINT ‘98, National Ceramics Competition, Grossmont College-Hyde Gallery, El Cajon, CA.
5TH ANNUAL SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION, Touchstone Gallery, Washington D.C.
3RD ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBIT, Art Space New Comb Hall,University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
8TH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBIT, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA. *honorable award.
MONARCH, National Ceramics Competition, Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts, Florence, AL.
ANA 26, National Juried Exhibit, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT.
ARTS IN CONTAINERS/CONTAINED ART, Central Michigan University Gallery, Mount Pleasant, MI.
FACULTY SHOW, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI.
MFA THESIS EXHIBIT, Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

1996

UNCLE DROSSELMYER’S OTHER GIFTS: TOYS BY ARTISTS, Invitational Exhibit, Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA.
18TH ANNUAL VAHKI, National Juried Exhibit, Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ.

1995

TERRA FIRMA , National Ceramics Competition, Spokane, WA.
NEW TALENT, Group Show, 150 Franklin Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA.

1992

THE CLAY CUP, National Exhibit, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA.

Publications and Reviews:

2006 Featured artist on “Oregon Art Beat”, OPB TV, June.
2004 500 Figures in Clay: Ceramic Artists Celebrate the Human Form. Lark Books
2004 Featured artist on “Good Day Life Styles”, KPTV, October 2.
2004 “Creative Opposites”, The Center for Arts and Letters Jan/Feb/March issue 2004
2003 “Arts and Entertainment”, The Scanner October 2003, Volume 27.
2003 “The Gallery”, Clay Times 2003. Mar/Apr.41
2001 "Panorama", Kerameichi Techni April 2001, Volume 37.
2001 McKee, Martha, “The Nature of Ceramics”. Montpelier Magazine Summer 1999:43

Private and Public Collections:

Stewart Kummer Gallery, Gualala, CA.
Leo K. Michelson, Portland, OR.
SunBird Gallery, Bend, OR.
Marghitta Feldman Gallery, Portland, OR.
Ron and Miriam Hinds, Coral Gables, FL.
Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery, Portland, OR.
Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR.
Talles Igneri and the Noveau Arts Foundation, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
150 Franklin Street Gallery, Harrisonburg, VA.
Sophia Street Studios, Fredericksburg, VA.
Anne Woolman, Woodstock, VT.

Visiting Artist and Lecturer:

2005 Visiting Artist/Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Otis, OR.
2005 Visiting Artist/Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR.
2004 Visiting Artist/Creative Arts Community, Menucha, Corbett, OR.
2003 Artist/Participant in Community Mural “ The People of Alberta”, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR.
2002 Guest Speaker and Presenter during “Art Beat” at the Portland Community Colleges, Portland OR.
2002 Presenter, “Fine Art of the Craft” at Portland Art Museum Education Department, OR.
2001 Guest Speaker. “Art in the Interior Landscape.” Marylhurst University, West Lynn, OR.

Education:

1997 M.F.A., Ceramics, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
1992 B.A., Studio Art, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA.