DEGEES and CERTIFICATION:
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ME – North Carolina State University, graduated Phi Kappa Phi 1996
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BFA – University of Cincinnati 1970
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NBCT National Board Certification 2002 – Adolescent and Young Adult Art Education
POST GRADUATE:
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, July 2010, 2011, and 2012 TICA Teacher’s Institute in Contemporary Art, painting and Drawing
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Art Educator Forum - Savannah College of Art and Design eight or more times between 1996 – 2012
AWARDS and HONORS:
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Artist Support Grant, 2021, United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
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1st Place, Illumination 2019, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, N.C.
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Honorable Mention, Yadkin Arts Council 2019 Juried Exhibition
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1st Place, 2019 Handcrafted, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, N.C. Juror W. Earle, SECCA
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Merit Award,2016 Scope, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, Juror D. Fuller, Atlanta Contemporary
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2nd Place, 2016 Wilson, N.C. POP, Nest Installation with Brenda Brokke
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1st Place, 2015 Cameron Art Museum, Art of Illumination, Wilmington, N.C.,
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1st Place, 2015 POP Fuquay Varina, N.C. for Love Nest, Installation with Brenda Brokke
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Best Cinema Inspired Artwork, 2015 Scrapel Hill Art Contest and Exhibit VI, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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2nd place 2015 for Comfort Quilt, Visual Art Exchange, Common Goods show, Raleigh
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3rd Place, 2014 NCAEA Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
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1st Place, 2014 Latitude/Longitude, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, Juror S. Harbage Page-UNCC
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Honorable Mention, 2014 Move, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, N,C., Juror Dana Raymond-NCSU
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Regional Artist Project Grant, 2012 United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County ($1,500)
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Voted most inspirational teacher by the Apex High class of 2012
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Selected to be a mentor-TICA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2011
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Best in Show - 2008 Art Educator Forum-exhibition, international exhibit of art by art teachers, Savannah College of Art and Design
SOLO, 2-3 PERSON EXHIBITS:
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Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge Gallery 2021 Greenville, N.C., Solo Show
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Maria V. Howard Arts Center, 2021 Rocky Mount, N.C., Solo Show
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Block Gallery, Raleigh Municipal Building, 2017 Darning Memory, 3 person show: M. Starke & E. Urbanski
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Litmus Gallery, 2017 Raleigh, N.C. DownLoad Exhibit, two person show with Jayne Walther
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Solo show, 2015 Remnants of a Technical World, Herb Young Community Center Gallery, Cary, NC
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Red Gallery, 2015 The Day The Music Died, Rolesville, NC two person show with Cassie Cousler
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Litmus Gallery, 2013 Raleigh, N.C., two person show with Brenda Brokke
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Solo show – 2012 The Mahler Fine Art Gallery, Raleigh, N.C., - Rescuing Memories
SELECT JURIED EXHIBITS: Exhibits that are listed above are not included in this category.
2022
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Illumination 2022, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, N.C.
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Group Exhibit-Pullen Arts Center, Raleigh, NC
2021
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Illumination 2021, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, N.C.
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67rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Durham Art Guild
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2 EXHIBITS LISTED ABOVE IN SOLO and 2-3 PERSON EXHIBITS
2020
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Illumination 2020, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, N.C.
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2020 Handcrafted, Maria V. Howard Arts Center Museum, Rocky Mount, N.C.
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66rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Durham Art Guild
2019
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3 EXHIBITS LISTED ABOVE IN AWARDS
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Unconventional, d'Art Center, Norfolk VA
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Fusion Mid-Atlantic, The Virginia Beach Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA
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65th Annual Juried Exhibition, 2019 Durham Art Guild
2018
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64rd Annual Juried Exhibition, 2018Durham Art Guild
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Raleigh Fine Art Society, 2018 NC artists Exhibit, Juror- Jennifer Dassel Assoc. Curator, NCMA
2017
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2 EXHIBITS LISTED ABOVE IN SOLO and 2-3 PERSON EXHIBITS
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63rd Annual Juried Exhibition, 2017 Durham Art Guild
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Art of Illumination 2017 Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC
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Constellation Studios, 2017 Lincoln, Nebraska, Invisible Cities
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525,6000 MINS, Waterworks Art Center, Salisbury N.C.
2016
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2 EXHIBITS LISTED ABOVE IN AWARDS
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Art of Illumination 2016 Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC
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Recycled, Repurposed, Recovered: Found Object Art 6th Annual International Juried Exhibit, 2016
University of N.C. Pembroke, Pembroke N.C.
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Visual Art Exchange, 2016 Media, Raleigh, N.C.
2015
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4 EXHIBITS LISTED ABOVE IN AWARDS
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2 EXHIBITS LISTED ABOVE IN SOLO and 2-3 PERSON EXHIBITS
2014
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3 EXHIBITS LISTED ABOVE IN AWARDS
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Raleigh Fine Art Society, 2014 NC Artist Exhibit, Juror Dr. Eric Denker- Smithsonian
2013
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2 EXHIBITS LISTED ABOVE IN SOLO and 2-3 PERSON EXHIBITS
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Frank Juarez Gallery, 2013 Sheboygan, WI.
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Visual Art Exchange,2013 Raleigh, NC, Build It
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Visual Art Exchange, 2013 Raleigh, NC, Still
SELECT NEST INSTALLATIONS: with Brenda Brokke:
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Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC, Nest Project 2021
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North Carolina Museum of Art - Time Nest 2021
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Artsplosure 2019 – Quilt Nest
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Lucky Tree at The Royal, Raleigh 2018-19 – Homebound, with Brenda Brokke and Amy Friend
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Artspace –2017 Homebound, nest installation with Brenda Brokke and Amy Friend
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Milton Rhodes Art Center, 2017 Winston Salem, N.C.
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Beta Verde, 2017 Winston-Salem, N.C. permanent installation
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Cary Art Center Gallery 2016, Cary N.C.
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NC Museum of Art, 2015 Un/natural Nest, Raleigh, N.C.
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Visual Art Exchange, 2015 Generation Nest, Exchange Gallery, Raleigh N.C.
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Halle Cultural Arts Center, 2014 Apex, N.C
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Sparkcon Festival, 2013 Raleigh, N.C.
GUEST SPEAKER:
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Rolesville High School 2019 My Journey as an Artist
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Campbell University 2016 and 2017 Found Materials in Art
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Halle Cultural Arts Center 2014 Collecting Art
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YMCA 2014 Being an Artist
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2011 Teacher Institute in Contemporary Art
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Meredith College 1992, 1990, and 1989 Sculpture in Interior Decorating
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North Carolina Museum of Art, 1988 Collecting contemporary art
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East Carolina University 1988 How to approach a Gallery
