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Born on April 1, 1968, in Richmond, Virginia

Education

1999-2001
MFA in Glass, Alfred University, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred NY

1989-93
BFA in Glass, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

1985-89
Atrium BA in Creative Arts, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL

Awards

2001-2002
Fullbright Scholarship for study of sculpture in Venice, Italy

2001
First Prize, Glass Art Society Student Award at Corning, NY

1998
Anne Gould Hauberg Award, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, Bainbridge, WA

1997
Jon and Mary Shirley Scholarship in Glass, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
The PONCHO (full) Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Fellowship, Creative Glass Center of America, Millville, NJ

1996
Doug and Dale Anderson (full) Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1995
Artist-in-Residence, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA

1994
Emerging-Artists-in-Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1991, 94
Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1993
Honorable Mention, Glass Art Society, Student Exhibition, Toledo, OH

1992
Scholarship, Toyama International Craft Festival, Toyama, Japan

1989
Purchase Award, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Winter Park, FL

1986-88
Scholarship, Albin Polasek Foundation, Winter Park, FL

Selected Exhibitions

2002
Peacock Vessels, Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA
Under 40, Scuola del Vetro Abate Zanetti, Murano, Italy

2001
Distractions, 171 Cedar Arts Center, Corning, NY
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Visionary Women, Baush & Laumb, Rochester, NY

2000
Textiles, Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinatti, OH
Solo Show, NorthWest Museum of Art, LaConner, WA

1999
Shelter, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo show)
Influences in Contemporary Glass, Port of Seattle, International Airport, Sea-Tac, WA
Vessels: A National Glass Invitational Exhibition, Ellen Noël Art Museum, Odessa, TX
Glass America1999, Heller Gallery, New York, NY

1998
Breathless: The Figure in Contemporary Glass, Art Center of Battle Creek, Battle Creek, MI
1998 Venezia Aperto Vetro, Venice, Italy
Glass Art: The New Wave, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, Bainbridge, WA
1998 Pacific Northwest Annual Exhibition, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
Skins and Shelters, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo show)
RISD Works, Elliott Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA

1997
20th Annual Pilchuck Exhibition, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
The Ripple Effect in Glass, Gallery of American Craft, Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ
Transformation, The Society for Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA
Hobbies 2000, Bubba Mavis Gallery, Seattle, WA
Young Glass 1997, Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Blue Dome, Clatsop Community College, Art Center Gallery, Astoria, OR (solo show)
New Ways of Looking at Glass, Cannon Beach Art Association Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR

1996
The Art of Glass, Paxton Gallery, University of Montana, MT
Artist-in-Residence Exhibition, Center of Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA

1995
Triple Vision, Bubba Mavis Gallery, Seattle, WA
Pilchuck 25th Anniversary, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle, WA
Pilchuck Emerging-Artists-in-Residence Exhibition, Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA
New Glass by Five Emerging Artists, Linda Cannon Gallery, Seattle, WA
American Glass Now, Leedy-Voulkos Gallery, Kansas City, MO

1993
Recent Paintings and Sculpture, Wheeler Gallery, Providence, RI

Selected Teaching

2001
Instructor, Advanced Blowing Class, Alfred University, Alfred NY

2000
Instructor, Junior Glass Blown Sculpture, Alfred University, Alfred, NY

1999
Instructor, Beginning Glassblowing, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME

1995-99
Faculty, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA

1998
Teaching Assistant for Dino Rosin, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Instructor, Beginning Glassblowing, The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
Instructor, Beginning Glassblowing, Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY
Instructor, Hot Glass and Paint, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

1997
Faculty, workshop at Toyama School of Glass, Toyama, Japan
Visiting Artist, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

1996
Teaching Assistant for Lino Tagliapietra, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA

1994
Visiting Artist, San Jose State, San Jose, CA
Teaching Assistant for Tom Farbanish and Kiki Smith, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Teaching Assistant for Ruth King, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Visiting Artist, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Visiting Artist, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

1993-94
Faculty, New Orleans School of Glassworks, New Orleans, LA
Teaching Assistant for Michael Scheiner, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Teaching Assistant for Tom Farbanish, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

Selected Professional Experience

1995-99
Glassblower for Sonja Blomdahl, Seattle, WA

1997-99
Gaffer for Ginny Ruffner, Seattle, WA

1995-96
Hot Shop Technician, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA Glassblower, Chihuly, Inc., Seattle, WA

1991-95
Glassblower, Keer Design, Providence, RI

1993-94
Glassblower, Inferno Glass Studio, New Orleans, LA

1990-93
Glassblower and Artist's Assistant for Michael Scheiner, Providence, RI

1993
Glassblower, Off-Center Glass, Providence, RI

Selected Workshops

1997
Studied with Pino Signoretto, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1996
Studied with Lino Tagliapietra, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1994
Studied with Lino Tagliapietra and Rudy Gritsch, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

1993
Studied with Tom Farbanish and Dimitri Michaelides, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Advanced Glass taught by Dante Marioni, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

1992
Studied with Pino Signoretto, Toyama Institute of Glass, Toyama, Japan
Studied with Jan Mares and Curtis Brock, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

Selected Publications

Corning Glass Review, #23, #21, in 2002 #16 in 1994 & #15 in 1993
Gazette, Quando l'arte moderna sposa il vetro, 4/5/02, Venezia, pg. XXII.
Brochure for Under 40, Scuola del Vetro Abate Zanetti, Murano, Venice
Visionary Women, catalog for show at Baush & Laumb
The Glass Art Society 2001 Journal, Student Awards, pg. 27.
Glass Magazine #80, A New Paradigm, Matthew Kangas, pg. 27.
Corning Glass Review #21, Some Reflections on the Competition, Melissa G. Post, pg. 104-111.
Nouvel Object IV, pg.s. 196-199.
International New Glass, 1998, Venezia Aperto, pg. 113.
American Craft Magazine, August / September 1998, portfolio section, p.78, ill.
Corning Glass Review #21, 1999.
Corning Glass Review #16, 1994.
Corning Glass Review #15, 1993.
The Gambit, review of Food for Thought, February 1, 1994, p.33.
Glass Magazine, review of show at Clatsop Community College, Summer 1997
International New Glass 1998, Venezia Aperto Vetro, 1998, p.113, ill.
Kansas City Star, May 22, 1995, ill.
The Providence Journal, review of emerging artists, November 3, 1993, p.E11.
The Seattle Times, review of Linda Cannon show, 1995.
The Seattle Times, review of 20th Annual Pilchuck Invitational, December 11, 1997.
Seattle Weekly, February 26, 1998, p.32, ill.
Seattle Weekly, March 14, 1998, p.33, ill.
Vetro, A Murano Legacy, Tina Oldknow, July 1998, pp.12-21.