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Exhibitions
2022 Who We Are: Portraying Identity, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA (juried)
2022 Fresh, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2022 Creativity, Community & Emergence: Book Artists Finding Hope in Isolation, Cleveland County Arts Council, Shelby, NC
2020 Small Treasures, Cary Gallery of Artists, Cary, NC (juried)
2020 Fresh, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
Collections
2022 Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC
2002 New Zealand Government, New Zealand
Awards/Honors
2022 AFA Purchase Award, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC
1986 President’s Award, Economics, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC
Education:
2022 AFA Visual Arts (Candidate), Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC (expected graduation: July 2023)
2022 Book Arts Intensive, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM (summer/fall)
2011 Certified Chief Technology Officer Certificate (CeCTO), School of Government, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC
1991 M.Ed., Instructional Technology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1989 Portfolio Center, Atlanta, GA (attended two years)
1986 BA, Economics, Econo-Management, Communications minor, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC
Workshops Attended:
2021 Artist Books with Michele Burgess, Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft, NC
2020 Book Arts with Daniel Essig, Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft, NC
2019 Paper Cutting with Beatrice Coron, Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft, NC
2019 Enameling with Ndidi Kowalczyk, North Carolina State University Craft Center, NC
2019 Metalworking with Amy Veatch, North Carolina State University Craft Center, NC
2018 Enameling Intensive with Anne Havel, Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft, NC
Teaching and Professional Experience:
2022 Studio Assistant for Ann Marie Kennedy’s plant Papers Papermaking Workshop, North Carolina Museum of Art
2018-2022 Business Owner, Penny Lane Press, Open Hearts Studio, Amplifyva, Raleigh, NC
2013-2018 Media Specialist, K-12 Technology Teacher, Professional Development, MSR, Raleigh, NC
2007-2013 Technology Director, Media Specialist, Technology Teacher, Professional Development Coordinator, Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School, Raleigh, NC
2000-2003 Program Creator, Workshop Teacher, Clerk, Panopoly, Raleigh, NC
1996-1998 Media Specialist, Technology Specialist, Enloe High School, Raleigh, NC
1993-1996 Media Specialist, Technology Specialist, Salem High School, Conyers, GA
Workshops Developed:
2020 Various online art classes created for my business, Open Hearts Studio
2020 Canva Workshop, Wake County Continuing Education
2019 Capturing Moments, Summer Studio, 21 Secrets Online Collective
2018 Professional Development Sessions including 3D Printing, Design Thinking, Canva, Montessori School of Raleigh, NC
2017 Art and Technology Professional Development Retreats and Workshops, CEMCS, Raleigh, NC
2000 Digital Quilting Classes, Archangel Fabrics, Raleigh, NC
Professional Organizations:
The Enamelist Society
Santa Fe Book Arts Guild
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Triangle Book Arts
AFA Visual Arts