E D U C A T I O N

1992

MFA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Graduate studies in studio art (Graphic Design/Photography)

1986

BFA, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Undergraduate studies in Graphic Design/Photography

T E A C H I N G

1998 - present

Instructor
University of Tennessee, College of Architecture + Design

1997 - 2001

Adjunct
University of Tennessee, Department of Art

1996 - 1997

Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga,                                          Department of Art, Chattanooga, TN

W O R K .E X P E R I E N C E

1993-present

Freelance Designer, Knoxville, TN

1988 - 1989 

Freelance Designer, Fox Design, Murfreesboro, TN

C O N F E R E N C E .P R E S E N T A T I O N S

2009

“Imaging the Diorama,” Impact Six, London, England

2007

“Artificial Landscapes: Between the Real and Imagined,” South Eastern College Art Conference, Charleston, WV

“Constructed Realities; Dioramas as Art,” session chair, College Art Association Conference, New York, NY

“Constructed Realities: The Diorama as Art,” Envisioning Animals Symposium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1992

“Digital Photo-lithography: The Floater Series,” from the session Computer Graphic Applications in Printmaking, Southern Graphics Council Conference, Knoxville, TN

V I S I T I N G .L E C T U R E

2008

Artificial Landscapes: Between the Real and Imagined, Clemson University,
Clemson, SC

Artificial Landscapes: Between the Real and Imagined,Knoxville Museum of Art,
Knoxville, TN

Constructed Realities: The Diorama as Art, Apex Gallery, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

2007

Constructed Realities: The Diorama as Art, Erie Museum of Art, Erie, PA

S O L O .E X H I B I T I O N S

2004-2008

“UnNatural History”
Apex Gallery, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD (2008), Erie Museum of Art, Erie, PA (2007), Tower Fine Arts Gallery,  SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY (2007), Santa Reparata Galleria, Florence, Italy (2005), Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN (2005), Dom Muz Gallery, Torun, Poland  (2004)

2008

“Animal Identity” Gallery Stokes, Atlanta, GA

1995

“Water Views,” Midtown Y Gallery, New York City, NY

J U R I E D .E X H I B I T I O N S

2009

“Creatures Great and Small”
Murray State University Murray, KY

"Prix de la Photographie", Paris (PX3)
Paris, France (honorable mention) (international juried exhibition)

"Art in Academia: SECAC Member’s Exhibition Space 301"
Center for the Living Arts Mobil, AL

2008

“La Grange National XXV Exhibition”
Lamar Dodd Art Center, La Grange, GA

“2nd Biennial Alumni Exhibition”
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

“The Ten Show”
National Design competition, Memphis, TN (silver  for UT College of Architecture’s Newsletter + Faculty Exhibit Catalogue)

2007

 “Red Clay Survey”
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL

“SECAC Members Juried Exhibition”
West Virginia Cultural Center, Charleston, WV

2005

“Red Clay Survey”
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL

2004

“The Forth Minnesota National Print Biennial”
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

“LaGrange National XXIII”
Lamar Dodd Art Center, La Grange, GA

2003

“2003 Small Print Competition”
Camera Club of New York, New York, NY

“2003 Appalachian Corridors”
  Sunrise Museum, Charleston, WV

“Flying Solo”
  Arts in the Airport Nashville International Airport, Nashville, TN

“The Red Clay Survey”
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL

2001

“The Red Clay Survey”
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL

1999

“Species...ist,”
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

1998

“Integrated Processes: Forging the New Aesthetic,”
William King Regional Arts Center, Abingdon, VA

“From the Water’s Edge,” The Rodman Townsend, Sr.                                                                   Memorial Gallery, Knoxville, TN

“The Red Clay Survey”
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama

1996

“Transitions: Knoxville and Vicinity,” Ewing Gallery,                                                             University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

1995

“Print Masters,” Bennett Galleries, Knoxville, TN