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Exhibitions

1985
Boone County Art Show: ceramics amateur division, First Place Columbia Missouri

1986
Boone County Art Show: ceramics amateur division, Honorable Mention,Columbia Missouri

1987
Boone County Art Show: ceramics amateur division, Second Place Columbia Missouri

1988
Ceramics Invitational,In and on: Vessels and Wall Hangings. Legacy Art & Books Gallery, Columbia, Missouri

1989
Boone County Art Show: ceramics amateur division, Honorable Mention Columbia Missouri

1990
Boone County Art show: ceramics amateur division, Columbia, Missouri

1992
Boone County Art Show: ceramic amateur division, Second Place. Columbia,Missouri

1993
Boone County Art Show: Ceramic Professional Division, Columbia Missouri (Honorable Mention)

1994
Women in the Arts Craft StudioUniversity of Missouri-Columbia, MO

1994
Boone County Art Show: ceramics professional division, First Place, Columbia Missouri

1995
Boone County Art Show: ceramics professional division, Honorable Mention, Columbia Missouri
Boone County Art Show: ceramic professional division, Second Place. Columbia Missouri

1996
Solo Show: Impressions, Craft Studio, and University of Missouri-Columbia,Missouri

1997
Boone County Art Show: ceramic professional division, Columbia, Missouri

2008
Graduate Show, Happy Medium, Bingham Gallery,University of Missouri,Columbia, Missouri

Juried Exhibitions (juried)

2004
Excellences Undergraduate Show University of Missouri, Columbia Missouri

2005
Senior Seminar, Osmosis. Bingham Gallery,University of Missouri, Columbia.

2005
3rd National Collegiate Hand Made Paper Art Exhibition, American Museum of Papermaking (award)

2006
Graduate Show, Represent. Bingham Gallery,University of Missouri, Columbia.

Workshops

1993
Bunny McBride, Chuck Hinds, Ron Meyers; University of Missouri,Ceramic Department, Columbia

1994
Susan Stephenson ,University of Missouri, Columbia

1995
Winnie Owens, Hart Stephens College. Columbia, Missouri

1996
Marnie Jamie, Stephens College. Columbia Missouri

1997
Rudy Audio,University of Missouri, Columbia

1998
Linda Arbuckle, University of Missouri, Columbia

1998
Peter Voulkos, University of Missouri, Columbia

1999
NCECA: National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts Minneapolis, MN.

2007
SOFA, Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, Il.

2008
NCECA: National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Pittsburg PA.

2009
SOFA, Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, Chicago Il.

2010
Workshop at Anderson Ranch with Barbara Cooper

Galleries (present)

Manitou Gallery Sedalia, Missouri
Kent’s Floral Gallery Columbia Missouri

Education

1980-82
Hickman High School; Columbia, Missouri

1983-83
University of Missouri, Columbia

1983-90
Classes at Access Arts; Columbia, Missouri (worked with Noama Powell MFA Toledo, Ohio)

1984-85
Apprenticeship with Naoma Powell, Access Arts; Columbia, Missouri

1985-86
Columbia College: Columbia, Missouri

1994-96
University of Missouri, Columbia

2004-05
Columbia College; Columbia, Missouri

2005- 09
University of Missouri, Columbia

Work Experience

1986- present
Taught classes at Access Arts Columbia, Missouri in adult, children,Special needs and Studio Maintenance, Studio Manager

1994-95
Taught classes at The Craft Studio: University of Missouri, Columbia

Volunteer Work

1985-90
Access Arts, donated pieces for sell towards supporting Access Arts

2002-05
donated pieces for sale at Rain Benefit

Extra Curricular Activatesp

1994-95
Charter Member of MUCK (Missouri University Clay [K]lub)
Charter Member of The Ceramic Guild: Columbia, Missouri

2006-present
Member of Fibers Club University of Missouri, Columbia