Education
2006                 MFA     Montana State University

2002                 BFA     Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Summa Cum Laude)

Professional Experience
2008                 Adjunct Professor, Beginning and Intermediate Ceramics, Clark College
2005                 Sabbatical Replacement, Beginning Ceramics, Montana State University
2003 - 2005       Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of Record), 2D and 3D Foundations, Montana State University
2005                 Printing on Clay Surfaces, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, MT
2004                 Figure Drawing, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, MT
2004                 Low-Fire Ceramics, Beall Park Art Center, Bozeman, MT
2003                 Hand Building Workshop, Montana State University
2002                 Slip Casting Workshop, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
2001                 Teaching Assistant, Figure Drawing, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State     University

Related Professional Experience   
2005                 Artist in Residence, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2005                 Studio Assistant, Donna Polseno, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2005                 Art History Faculty Search Committee Member, MSU, Bozeman, MT
2004 – 2005      Foundations Graduate Committee Member, MSU, Bozeman, MT
2003 – 2004      Gallery Curator, Waller-Yoblanski Gallery, Montana State University
2004                 Internship, Grazia Ceramics Factory, Deruta, Italy
2001 - 2003       Apprentice, Donna Polseno and Rick Hensley, Floyd, VA
2000 - 2003       Studio Assistant, David Crane, Blacksburg, VA
2000 - 2001       Studio Technician, Ceramics Department, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2001                 Art Slide Library Technician, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. 2001.

Lectures   
2005                 Archie Bray Resident Artists Slide Lecture Series, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
                                   
Exhibition Record
2008                 Art Faculty Biennial, Archer Gallery, Clark College
                        Western Sundry, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
2007                 National Ceramics Juried Exhibition, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
                        Ladies Don’t, Women Do, Sixth Street Gallery, Vancouver, WA
                        Featured Artist, Georgies Ceramic Supply, Portland, OR     
                        Oregon Governor’s Mansion Exhibit, Mahonia Hall, Salem, OR
2006                 Figure. Place. Space,  Jessie Wilber Gallery, Bozeman, MT 
                        16 Hands Apprentice Exhibition, Over The Moon Gallery, Floyd, VA. 
                        *MFA Thesis Exhibition, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Montana State University
                        2005 At The Bray, NCECA, Lewis & Clark College
                        Launch, NCECA, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR 
2005                 Archie Bray Resident Holiday Show, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
                        The Alumni Show, Armory Art Gallery, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
                        Annual Archie Bray Resident Exhibit, Kolva Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
                        Finished/Unfinished, Waller-Yoblanski Gallery, Montana State University
                        Of Time and Intimacy, The Danforth Gallery, Livingston, MT
                        Resident Artists Exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
                        Celebrating Women, Renne Library, Montana State University
                        Wood and Salt Situation, Waller-Yoblanski Gallery, Montana State University 
                        Graduate Student Show, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Montana State University
2004                 Body Language, Exit Gallery, Montana State University
                        Reflections on Vescovo, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Montana State University
                        Sweet Pea Festival Juried Exhibit, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Montana State University
                        Pieve International School of Art Exhibition, Corciano, Italy
                        Primavera dell’ Artigianato, Corciano, Italy
2003                 Graduate Student Show, Waller-Yoblanski Gallery, Montana State University
2002                 Virginia Festival of the Arts, Waynesboro, VA   
                        Senior Art Exhibit Invitational, Armory Art Gallery, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
2001                 Senior Ceramics Show, XYZ Gallery, Blacksburg, VA
                        Senior Painting Show, Espresso Corner, Blacksburg, VA

Gallery Representation   
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR
The Real Mother Goose, Portland, OR
Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Artworks Gallery, Bozeman, MT

Bibliography   
Emily Donahoe, “Clay People,” Independent Record, June 10, 2005.
Interview, “Primavera dell’ Artigianato,” RAI International News, Corciano, Italy. 5/17/04.

Professional Memberships   
2006 – present   Oregon Potters Association, Showcase Steering Committee Secretary.
2006 – 2007       Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society
2005 – 2006       NCECA Member.