Education
07-10 Candidate for MFA in Studio Art : Sculpture
The University of Tennessee knoxville, tn
01-05 Bachelor of Liberal Arts : Cum Laude
DePauw University greencastle, in
Exhibitions
[solo]
SP 09 Renovation Suspended / The Workshops knoxville, tn
SU 08 Beijing Constructed / Art Channel beijing, china
WI 08 either / or / Gallery 1010 knoxville, tn
[collaborative]
WI 08 Lighting Shadows / Gallery 1010 knoxville, tn
SP 08 D/vision / Downtown Gallery knoxville, tn
[juried]
SU 09 Analogue Hub and Tensile Tent / Bonnaroo Music Festival manchester, tn
SP 09 1st Annual Eco Prospectus / Maryville Arts Council maryville, tn
SP 09 62nd Annual Student Art Competition / The University of Tennessee knoxville, tn
SP 09 New Horizons / R. McWherter Cultural Arts Center jackson, tn
SP 09 Unauthorized: Art without Permission / Gallery RFD swainsboro, ga
SP 08 61st Annual Student Art Competition / The University of Tennessee knoxville, tn
WI 08 Cest Vende Redi / Gallery 1010 knoxville, tn
SU 07 All State Juried Show / Florence County Museum florence, sc
SP 06 Bring Us Your Best / 4-Star Gallery indianapolis, in
[group]
FA 09 Hold tight / Florescent Gallery knoxville, tn
FA 09 Accessibility 2009 / Cleveland State Community College cleveland, tn
SP 09 Dixie Highway / The University of Cincinnati cincinnati, oh
FA 08 Pinewood Derby / Gallery 1010 knoxville, tn
FA 08 Stuck in the Middle / Gallery 1010 knoxville, tn
FA 07 First-Year Preview / Gallery 1010 knoxville, tn
SP 07 Consumption / Harrison Center for the Arts indianapolis, in
SP 06 Responding to Architecture / DePauw University greencastle, in
SP 05 Senior Exhibit / DePauw University greencastle, in
SP 05 In the World, International Center Exhibit / DePauw University greencastle, in
FA 05 Juried All Campus Art Show / DePauw University greencastle, in
Awards
SU 09 Franconia Artist Intern Fellowship / Franconia Sculpture Park franconia, mn
SP 09 Best of Show Cash Award / 1st Annual Eco Prospectus maryville, tn
SP 09 Dedalus Foundation, Nomination / MFA fellowship in Sculpture new york, ny
SP 09 Dorothy Dille Cash Award for Best Paper / The University of Tennessee knoxville, tn
A Critical Analysis of Rosalyn Deutshe’s theory of democratic space applied to a Knoxville landmark.
SP 09 College of Architecture Cash Award / The University of Tennessee knoxville, tn
SP 09 Ewing Gallery Purchase Award / The University of Tennessee knoxville, tn
SP 09 Merit—HOW International Design Annual / HOW Magazine cincinnati, oh
SP 08 Terry Burnette Memorial Residency Award / The University of Tennessee knoxville, tn
SP 08 Dorothy Dille Cash Award for Best Graduate Work / The University of Tennessee Curated by David Houston, Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans
SU 08 Runner-up Best in Show / Florence County Museum florence, sc
SP 05 James A. Emison Fellowship / DePauw University greencastle, in
Awarded to the most outstanding senior Studio Major
SP 05 Best in Show / International Center Photography Exhibit greencastle, in
SU 03 Full Tuition Award / Indiana Limestone Symposium ellettysville, in
Commissions
SP 09 Unsteady Support / Dogwood Arts Festival knoxville, tn
WI 09 First Night: Installation / Market Square District Association knoxville, tn
WI 08 Inaugural Last Friday: Installation / Last Friday Committee maryville, tn
FA 06 14 cast tigers for the Arts Commission / DePauw University greencastle, in
SU 06 Four Founding Principles / Delta Upsilon Fraternity greencastle, in
Residencies
FA 09 Accessibility2009 / Cleveland State Community College cleveland, tn
A two-week community oriented residency focused on sustainability. I worked with local recycling companies and volunteers to erect: urbarn, a barn like structure dealing with urban migration.
Curated by: Nandini Makrandi, Curator of Contemporary Art, Hunter Museum
SU 09 Artist Intern / Franconia Sculpture Park franconia, mn
Over two months I designed and fabricated a large scale installations from telephone poles and
porcelain insulators. The resulting project dealt with logging history of the St. Croix river and our current crisis within the failing power grid.
SU 08 Artist in Residence / Art Channel beijing, china
For two and half months I lived and worked in the Chao Chang Di arts district on the outskirts of Beijing, China. My work focused on issues of consumerism, excess, and migrant social mobility; culminating in a show that opened just before the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Lectures
FA 09 Artist talk / Cleveland State Community College cleveland, tn
SU 09 Artist talk / Franconia Sculpture Park franconia, mi
SP 09 Artist talk / Jackson State Community College jackson, tn
SP 09 Artist talk / Arrowmont School for Crafts gatlinburg, tn
FA 08 Iconic Chair: Sculpture or Seat? / Secac presenataion new orleans, la
FA 08 Art Channel: Working in China / The University of Tennessee knoxville, tn
SP 08 Mongolia: Learning to Ride a Horse / International House knoxville, tn
Citations
WI 08 Road Trip: Maryville’s Last Friday / Knoxville Voice denise sanabria Feburary 21, 2008
SP 08 Concept and Execution / Metro Pulse chris buckner March 20, 2008
FA 08 Designs of Life, featured article / Metro Pulse chris buckner December 3, 2008
SP 09 New Workshops Exhibit fills First Friday gap / Metro Pulse staff April 1, 2009
SP 09 Willow Trees Becomes Art / Blount Today lance coleman April 15, 2009
SP 09 Eco-sculpture Destrucion Discovered / The Daily Times robert norris April 23, 2009
SU 09 Vandalized Art Named Best in Show / The Daily Times robert norris May 2, 2009
SU 09 Eco-Sculpture Brings New Creation to Park / Blount Today lance coleman May 7, 2009
SU 09 Knoxville Artists mix form, function at Bonnaroo / Metro Pulse chris buckner June 10, 2009
FA 09 Barn of Pallets / Cleveland Daily Banner staff November 1, 2009