EDUCATION
2007 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Graduate course work in studio art with ceramic artist Virginia Scotchie and sculptor Robert Lyon. Expected graduation date Spring 2009.
1990 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Bachelor of Fine Arts awarded May 1990.
Teacher Education Program completed: Secondary Art Education
1982 Winter Park High School, Winter Park, FL
Enrolled in all Honors classes.
Member of National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society.
Ranked 12th in graduating class of 1,307 students.
1981 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Attended residential program during senior year of high school.
Awarded the Ferguson Art Scholarship.

MENTORS
1983 Duane Hanson, Pop realism sculptor. Worked in fiberglass casting and realistic painting. Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL

1988 Nathan Goldstein, artist and author of Responsive Drawing. University of Central Florida, Visiting Artist Program.

1986-90 King Havey, owner of bronze casting business Art Foundry, Winter Park, FL.

2000 Roberto Santo, bronze sculptor, Pietra Santa, Italy. Polasek Musuem and Sculpture Garden, Artist in Action Program. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007-present Art Instructor, Hammond School. Columbia, SC
2003- 2006 Self-employed, Asheville, NC and Columbia, SC
Artist, Stay-at-home Mother

Created sculptures, drawings, and paintings in private studio.
Marketed artwork to galleries in the southeast.

2000-2003 Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, Winter Park, FL
Director of Educational Programs

Developed museum’s first education program.
Created programs and events for teacher education.
Implemented programs for preschool, elementary and secondary school groups.
Secured financing through grants, fundraising events, and patron support.
Promoted the museum in the schools and community.
Created mobile programs for offsite presentations.

1990-2000 Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, FL
Visual Arts Instructor

Developed a sequential curriculum from middle to upper school.
Taught art courses for grades six to twelve including 3-D Design, 2-D Design, Painting, Sculpture, Pottery, Photography, and Advanced Placement Studio Art.
Taught journalism course using desktop publishing and digital photography.
Served as Cheif Editor of Trinity Family, a quarterly alumni publication.
Created interdisciplinary projects with mathematics, history, science, physical education, and foreign language.
Sponsor of Middle School Art Club and Middle School Yearbook Club.
Worked on committee to design new Education Center and Fine Arts facilities.
Member of National Art Education Association, Florida Art Education Association, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Science Center.

1985-1996 Maitland Art Center and Research Studios, Maitland, FL
Sculpture Instructor

Taught children’s classes for ages five to eight: Clay Construction, Wood Sculpture.
Taught adult classes: Clay Construction, Anatomy for Figure Sculpture, Bronze Casting and Mold Making.
Designed projects and presentations for school tours and community events.
Managed bronze foundry and clay sculpture studio.
Collaborated in projects with Southern Ballet School of Dance.
Created interactive displays for the Orlando Science Center.

1989-1992 Orlando Museum of Art Orlando, FL
Instructor

Taught painting and drawing classes for ages six to ten.
Presented gallery lectures with related hands-on projects for intergenerational groups.

1980-1981 Art Reach, Inc., Orlando, FL
Assistant Art Instructor

Assisted with art therapy projects for visually and physically handicapped adults and children, a program funded by a United Arts grant.

EXHIBITIONS

Spirit of Black Mountain Celebration, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, NC, 2008.

3-D at 3 Rivers, group outdoor show, Riverfront Park, Columbia, SC, 2007.
White on White, group show, Artists' Basement, Columbia, SC, 2007.
Carolina Association of Student Sculptors, group show, McMaster Galler, Univ. of SC, 2006.
Annual Juried Art Exhibition, group show, Grace Art Gallery, Arden, NC, 2004.
Florida Artist of the Month, sculpture show, Orlando Museum of Art, Museum Shop Gallery, Orlando, FL, March 2003.
Gallery 9, annual group show, Banner Elk, NC, 2000-2006.
Entrance, Fithian Gallery, group show, Deland, FL, 2000.
Women at Work, group show, The Warehouse Gallery, Orlando, FL, 1994.
Juried Members Exhibit, Maitland Art Center, Maitland, FL, 1990.
St. John’s River Art Festival, Best of Show Award, Sanford, FL, 1989.
Winter Park Autumn Art Festival, Purchase Award, Winter Park, FL, 1986.
College Park Art Festival, Second Prize Sculpture Award, College Park, FL 1985.
Scholastic Art Awards, Armstrong Award for Outstanding Sculpture, 1982.