Education
2022: Montana State University, Post Baccalaureate of Fine Arts: Ceramics , Bozeman, MT
2020: West Virginia University, Bachelor of Fine Arts: Ceramics, Magna Cum Laude, Morgantown WV
2017: Lehigh Carbon Community College, Business Administration Associates Degree: Honors College, Schneckville, PA
Residencies:
2022- 2024: Morean Center for Clay, Long Term Artist in Residence, St Petersburg, FL
Professional Experience
2024: Clay Cohorts, Linda Christiansen Cohort, starting January 2024
2023: Morean Center for Clay, Fueled by Fire: Wood-Fire Workshop, Wood Fire Presenter/Leader, St. Petersburg, FL
Queens University, Wood Fire Co-Presenter/Leader (other presenters: Jordan Kramer and Dakota Parkinson), Charlotte, NC
Morean Center for Clay, Mid Fire Soda Firing: 4 Day Workshop with Amy Sanders, Workshop Presenter, St. Petersburg, FL
Penland School of Craft, Lindsay Rogers: On Pots and Food, Workshop Studio Assistant, Penland, NC
Pocosin School of Fine Crafts, Exploring Native Materials: Nathan Willever Workshop, Workshop Studio Assistant, Colombia, NC
Queens University, Wood Fire Co-Presenter/Leader (other presenters: Jordan Kramer and Dakota Parkinson), Charlotte, NC
Asparagus Valley Pottery Tour, Emerging Artist, Northampton, MA
Morean Workshop Space, Florida Heat Workshop Assistant, St. Petersburg, FL
Morean Workshop Space, Surface Decoration: Chandra DeBuse, Julie Moon, and Claire McCauley, Workshop Assistant, St. Petersburg, FL
Morean Center for Clay, Altering and Darting: 3 Day Workshop with Amy Sanders, Workshop Presenter, St. Petersburg, FL
Morean Center for Clay, Handbuilding/Surface Decoration/Beginner Wheel, Instructor, St Petersburg, FL
2022: Morean Center For Clay, Artist in Residence, St. Petersburg, FL
Florida Craft Art Fair, Emerging Artist: Vendor, St. Petersburg, FL
Morean Center for Clay, Handbuilding Instructor, St Petersburg, FL
Montana State University: Ceramics Materials, Teacher’s Assistant, Bozeman, MT
Chawan Teabowl and Tea Ceremony Workshop, Workshop Instructor, Bozeman, MT
Montana State University: NCECA Student Representative, Student Representative, Sacramento, CA
Montana State University Ceramics Guild, Member, Bozeman, MT
2021: Arrowmont: Jen Allen: Slab to Fab, Workshop Assistant, Gatlinburg, TN
Arrowmont: Malcolm Mobutu Smith: Points of Entry, Windgate University Fellowship, Gatlinburg, TN
Montana State University Ceramics Guild, Member, Bozeman, MT
2020: MoTown Studio Tour, Volunteer, Morgantown, WV
West Virginia University Clay Club, President, , Morgantown, WV
Empty Bowls Monongalia, Volunteer/Donator , Morgantown, WV
NCECA Scavenger Hunt 2020, Coordinator, Richmond, VA
2019: West Virginia University Clay Club, President, , Morgantown, WV
NCECA Scavenger Hunt 2019, Coordinator, Minneapolis, MN
NCECA Conference, Volunteer, Minneapolis, MN
Empty Bowls Monongalia, Volunteer/Donator , Morgantown, WV
Art-In-The-Park Craft Show, Vendor, Allentown, PA
Annual Applewood Christmas Boutique, Vendor, Fogelsville, PA
2018: Taoxichuan International Autumn Festival, NCECA Student Delegate, Jingdezhen, China
West Virginia University Clay Club, Vice President, , Morgantown, WV
NCECA Conference 2018, Volunteer, Pittsburgh, PA
Empty Bowls Monongalia, Volunteer/Donator , Morgantown, WV
Art-In-The-Park Craft Show, Vendor, Allentown, PA
Annual Applewood Christmas Boutique, Vendor, Fogelsville, PA
2017: Art-In-The-Park Craft Show, Vendor, Allentown, PA
Annual Applewood Christmas Boutique, Vendor, Fogelsville, PA
Awards
2023: BIPOC Emerging Artist Fellowship, Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail, Northampton, MA
2022: FloridaCraft Art Fair Emerging Artist, FloridaCraft, St. Petersburg, FL
Florida CraftArt: Collectors Circle Award, Florida Craft, St. Petersburg, FL
2020: Objective Clay Arrowmont Windgate University Scholarship, Windgate/Objective Clay, Gatlinburg, TN
2019: Art and Design Studio Art Major Scholarship, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2018: Student Travel Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Global Positioning Studies Travel Grant: Hawaii, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Global Positioning Studies Travel Grant: China, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2015: Above and Beyond Scholarship, BounceU Lehigh Valley, Allentown, PA
2014: Golden Key Certificate, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Allentown, PA
Exhibitions
2024: International Cup Show 2024, Juried, Missoula, MT
2023: Alteration Station: Annual Mug Exhibition, Juror/Curator, St Petersburg, FL
It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To, Invitational, Tampa, FL
Anyone's Guess: Morean Center for Clay: Resident Exhibition, Group, St. Petersburg, FL
Pots for Ritual and Contemplation, Juried, Hanover, PA
Good Earth Pottery: Pitcher Perfect 3, Juried, Bellingham, WA
The Clay Studio: Small Favors, Juried, Philadelphia, PA
Stifel Fine Arts Center, Oglebay Institute: Earth and Fire, Juried, Wheeling, WV
2022: A.I.R Space: Morean Center for Clay Resident Exhibition, Group, St. Petersburg, FL
Willaim Allen Art Alliance Small Work Auction Show, Invitational, St. Petersburg, FL
2021: generosity: Post Baccalaureate Solo Exhibition, Solo, Bozeman, MT
2020: shared moments: BFA Solo Exhibition, Solo, Morgantown, WV
West Virginia University: College of Creative Arts Juried Student Exhibition, Juried, Morgantown, WV
2019: West Virginia University Evansdale Library Display, Invitational, Morgantown, WV
2018: West Virginia University: College of Creative Arts Juried Student Exhibition, Juried, Morgantown, WV
2015: William Allen High School Arts Exhibtion, Group, Allentown, PA
2014: Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Exhibition, February 2015, Juried, Allentown, PA
Willam Allen High School Arts Exhibition, Group, Allentown, PA
Publications
2023: Ceramics Arts Yearbook 2023: Short Term Resident Artists, Westerville, OH
2018: Taoxichuan Ceramic Autumn Festival: Artists, Taoxichuan, Republic of China
2022: Montana State University, Post Baccalaureate of Fine Arts: Ceramics , Bozeman, MT
2020: West Virginia University, Bachelor of Fine Arts: Ceramics, Magna Cum Laude, Morgantown WV
2017: Lehigh Carbon Community College, Business Administration Associates Degree: Honors College, Schneckville, PA
Residencies:
2022- 2024: Morean Center for Clay, Long Term Artist in Residence, St Petersburg, FL
Professional Experience
2024: Clay Cohorts, Linda Christiansen Cohort, starting January 2024
2023: Morean Center for Clay, Fueled by Fire: Wood-Fire Workshop, Wood Fire Presenter/Leader, St. Petersburg, FL
Queens University, Wood Fire Co-Presenter/Leader (other presenters: Jordan Kramer and Dakota Parkinson), Charlotte, NC
Morean Center for Clay, Mid Fire Soda Firing: 4 Day Workshop with Amy Sanders, Workshop Presenter, St. Petersburg, FL
Penland School of Craft, Lindsay Rogers: On Pots and Food, Workshop Studio Assistant, Penland, NC
Pocosin School of Fine Crafts, Exploring Native Materials: Nathan Willever Workshop, Workshop Studio Assistant, Colombia, NC
Queens University, Wood Fire Co-Presenter/Leader (other presenters: Jordan Kramer and Dakota Parkinson), Charlotte, NC
Asparagus Valley Pottery Tour, Emerging Artist, Northampton, MA
Morean Workshop Space, Florida Heat Workshop Assistant, St. Petersburg, FL
Morean Workshop Space, Surface Decoration: Chandra DeBuse, Julie Moon, and Claire McCauley, Workshop Assistant, St. Petersburg, FL
Morean Center for Clay, Altering and Darting: 3 Day Workshop with Amy Sanders, Workshop Presenter, St. Petersburg, FL
Morean Center for Clay, Handbuilding/Surface Decoration/Beginner Wheel, Instructor, St Petersburg, FL
2022: Morean Center For Clay, Artist in Residence, St. Petersburg, FL
Florida Craft Art Fair, Emerging Artist: Vendor, St. Petersburg, FL
Morean Center for Clay, Handbuilding Instructor, St Petersburg, FL
Montana State University: Ceramics Materials, Teacher’s Assistant, Bozeman, MT
Chawan Teabowl and Tea Ceremony Workshop, Workshop Instructor, Bozeman, MT
Montana State University: NCECA Student Representative, Student Representative, Sacramento, CA
Montana State University Ceramics Guild, Member, Bozeman, MT
2021: Arrowmont: Jen Allen: Slab to Fab, Workshop Assistant, Gatlinburg, TN
Arrowmont: Malcolm Mobutu Smith: Points of Entry, Windgate University Fellowship, Gatlinburg, TN
Montana State University Ceramics Guild, Member, Bozeman, MT
2020: MoTown Studio Tour, Volunteer, Morgantown, WV
West Virginia University Clay Club, President, , Morgantown, WV
Empty Bowls Monongalia, Volunteer/Donator , Morgantown, WV
NCECA Scavenger Hunt 2020, Coordinator, Richmond, VA
2019: West Virginia University Clay Club, President, , Morgantown, WV
NCECA Scavenger Hunt 2019, Coordinator, Minneapolis, MN
NCECA Conference, Volunteer, Minneapolis, MN
Empty Bowls Monongalia, Volunteer/Donator , Morgantown, WV
Art-In-The-Park Craft Show, Vendor, Allentown, PA
Annual Applewood Christmas Boutique, Vendor, Fogelsville, PA
2018: Taoxichuan International Autumn Festival, NCECA Student Delegate, Jingdezhen, China
West Virginia University Clay Club, Vice President, , Morgantown, WV
NCECA Conference 2018, Volunteer, Pittsburgh, PA
Empty Bowls Monongalia, Volunteer/Donator , Morgantown, WV
Art-In-The-Park Craft Show, Vendor, Allentown, PA
Annual Applewood Christmas Boutique, Vendor, Fogelsville, PA
2017: Art-In-The-Park Craft Show, Vendor, Allentown, PA
Annual Applewood Christmas Boutique, Vendor, Fogelsville, PA
Awards
2023: BIPOC Emerging Artist Fellowship, Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail, Northampton, MA
2022: FloridaCraft Art Fair Emerging Artist, FloridaCraft, St. Petersburg, FL
Florida CraftArt: Collectors Circle Award, Florida Craft, St. Petersburg, FL
2020: Objective Clay Arrowmont Windgate University Scholarship, Windgate/Objective Clay, Gatlinburg, TN
2019: Art and Design Studio Art Major Scholarship, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2018: Student Travel Grant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Global Positioning Studies Travel Grant: Hawaii, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Global Positioning Studies Travel Grant: China, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2015: Above and Beyond Scholarship, BounceU Lehigh Valley, Allentown, PA
2014: Golden Key Certificate, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Allentown, PA
Exhibitions
2024: International Cup Show 2024, Juried, Missoula, MT
2023: Alteration Station: Annual Mug Exhibition, Juror/Curator, St Petersburg, FL
It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To, Invitational, Tampa, FL
Anyone's Guess: Morean Center for Clay: Resident Exhibition, Group, St. Petersburg, FL
Pots for Ritual and Contemplation, Juried, Hanover, PA
Good Earth Pottery: Pitcher Perfect 3, Juried, Bellingham, WA
The Clay Studio: Small Favors, Juried, Philadelphia, PA
Stifel Fine Arts Center, Oglebay Institute: Earth and Fire, Juried, Wheeling, WV
2022: A.I.R Space: Morean Center for Clay Resident Exhibition, Group, St. Petersburg, FL
Willaim Allen Art Alliance Small Work Auction Show, Invitational, St. Petersburg, FL
2021: generosity: Post Baccalaureate Solo Exhibition, Solo, Bozeman, MT
2020: shared moments: BFA Solo Exhibition, Solo, Morgantown, WV
West Virginia University: College of Creative Arts Juried Student Exhibition, Juried, Morgantown, WV
2019: West Virginia University Evansdale Library Display, Invitational, Morgantown, WV
2018: West Virginia University: College of Creative Arts Juried Student Exhibition, Juried, Morgantown, WV
2015: William Allen High School Arts Exhibtion, Group, Allentown, PA
2014: Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Exhibition, February 2015, Juried, Allentown, PA
Willam Allen High School Arts Exhibition, Group, Allentown, PA
Publications
2023: Ceramics Arts Yearbook 2023: Short Term Resident Artists, Westerville, OH
2018: Taoxichuan Ceramic Autumn Festival: Artists, Taoxichuan, Republic of China