CV
b. 1971
EDUCATION
2004 M. A., Journalism. Kappa Tau Alpha, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
1993 B. A., Advertising and Public Relations, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
SOLO/DUAL EXHIBITIONS
April 2018 Needles & Aqua Net, Dual show, Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects, Memphis, TN
November 2016 Lineages, Solo Show, Overton Park Gallery, Memphis, TN
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
June 2020 Bridging the Distance, Urban Art Commission Grant Winner for The Respite Project
February 2020 28th Annual Works of Heart, Juried Group Show/Auction, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
May 2019 Blue: A Quilt Challenge, Group Show, Crosstown Arts, Memphis,TN
February 2019 56th Annual Juried Competition, Juried Group Show, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
February 2019 27th Annual Works of Heart, Juried Group Show/Auction, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
December 2018 Homeward Bound, Juried Group Show, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN
December 2018 All Together Now, Instructor’s Group Show, Flicker Street Studio, Memphis, TN
July 2018 2018 Art of the South, Juried Group Show, Crosstown Arts, Memphis, TN
February 2017 25th Annual Works of Heart, Juried Group Show/Auction, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
September 2015 Flicker Street Student Show. Flicker Street Studio, Memphis, TN
CURATORIAL WORK: SELECTED EXHIBITIONS CURATED
October 2019 Mark Gooch/Lewis Feibelman, dual exhibition, Overton Park Gallery, Memphis, TN
October 2018 Loosies in New York, Jamin Carter solo exhibition, Overton Park Gallery, Memphis, TN
December 2017 Visual Poetry : Mundane made Magical, Jenn Billy Brandt solo exhibition, Overton Park Gallery, Memphis, TN
November 2017 VIETNAM 65 • 66 • 67, Donald Earl Bailey (1939-2011), a retrospective curated from over 1000 slides taken during the Vietnam War, Overton ParkGallery, Memphis, TN
September 2017 Surfaces, Rebekah Laurenzi solo exhibition, Overton Park Gallery, Memphis, TN
May 2017 Sightlines, Susan Maakestad solo exhibition, Overton Park Gallery, Memphis, TN
February 2017 Selection of 8” x 10” works from ArtsMemphis Collection, ArtsMemphis, Memphis, TN
February 2017 California in Nocturne, Max Malcolms solo exhibition, Overton Park Gallery, Memphis, TN
November 2016 After School Special, group show of local art teachers, ArtsMemphis, Memphis, TN
August 2016 Selection of works from ArtsMemphis Collection, ArtsMemphis, Memphis, TN
November 2015 Pain Perdu, David Leonard solo exhibition, ArtsMemphis, Memphis, TN
September 2015 From Here to There, Jill Samuels solo exhibition, Shady Grove Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN
July 2015 Bring it to the Light, Maggie Russell solo exhibition, Shady Grove Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN
May 2015 contemplative forms, Anne Froning solo exhibition, Shady Grove Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN
February 2015 Next Thing’s Next, Paul Miller solo exhibition, Shady Grove Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN
ART INSTRUCTOR
September 2020 Sculpture: Drawing with Wire, workshop taught to employees of Facing History and Ourselves from all over the US, taught virtually from Memphis, TN
March 2020 Sculpture: Drawing with Wire, workshop taught to community artists, Flicker Street Studio, Memphis, TN (Cancelled due to Covid 19)
December 2019 Wire workshop staff retreat, Facing History and Ourselves, Memphis, TN
July 2019 Drawing with Wire, workshop for local art teachers sponsored by RiverArts Festival, Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN
January 2019 Drawing with Wire, workshop for local art teachers sponsored by RiverArts Festival, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
July 2018 Drawing in Wire, workshop taught to community artists, Flicker Street Studio, Memphis, TN
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
June 2020 - present Designer, Hub Hotel. Design of logo, branding materials, and interiors of a new transitional housing space for women while followng the directives of trauma-informed design.
January 2017 - present Manager, Overton Park Gallery. Curate and organize shows for local artists. Handle all promotions, openings and sales for each show.
June 2016 - present Executive Director, Memphis Advertising Federation. Manage membership roster and invoicing. Support the 19 board members with team responsibilities. Promote the club through web and social media.
March 2015 - present Co-founder & Marketing Director, Sister Supply. Developed the Sister Supply brand and manage ongoing marketing, bookkeeping, fundraising and distribution. Respond to the daily needs of the organization. Sister Supply is a non-profit supplying tampons, pads and underwear to menstruators in need, and my work for them is pro bono.
November 2010 - present Artist Assistant & Studio Manager, Maysey Craddock. Manage the studio and assist in the production of artworks for exhibition.