EDUCATION             
BFA Studio Art, The University of Mississippi, 2007
Watercolor Program, The University of Mississippi, London, England, 2006
Summer seminar, Figure drawing, Parson’s New School of Design, New York, NY, 2002

Areas of Specialization
Painting, Drawing, Photography (Digital and Traditional)

GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS
The University of Mississippi Art Merit Scholarship, 2003
                             
COMMISSIONS
Painting, Photography, Portrait drawing 2000-present
Mobile, AL; Washington D.C, Atlanta, GA, Fairhope, AL, Oxford, MS; Destin,FL; Norfolk, VA

EXHIBITIONS & REPRESENTATION
Festival of Flowers, Artist in Residence, Mobile, AL, March 2010
Ashland Gallery, Mobile, AL “Big Talent, Small Art” December 2009
The Mattress Factory, Mobile, AL “By Water” August 2009
St.Paul’s Alumni Art Gallery, Mobile, AL “Seasons Revealed” solo show, January 2009
Ashland Gallery, Mobile, AL “Great Art in Small Sizes” November 2008
Ashland Gallery representation, Mobile, AL, May 2008-present
Gallery One, Montgomery, AL, Exhibition November 2008
Ashland Gallery “All Girl Review” Mobile, AL, April-May 2008
Gallery One, Inc. representation, Montgomery, AL, March 2008-December 2008
Gallery 130 “BFA Thesis Exhibition” The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 2007
Marimeko “UM Painters” Oxford, MS, 2007
Marimeko “Watercolors from London” Oxford, MS, 2006
The Eastern Shore Art Center Exhibition, Fairhope, AL, 2006
Elizabeth Christopher, Oxford, MS, 2005-2006
Ashland Gallery representation, Mobile, AL, 2005

RECOGNITIONS
2009 “Nappie Award” Lagniappe, “Best Local Artist.”
“Art Lesson” Mobile Bay Monthly, September 2009
2009 “art3” Mobile Press Register.
2008 “Nappy Award” Lagniappe, runner-up “Best Local Artist.”
"Artist Debut" Mobile Bay Monthly, September 2007, vol. xxiii, 9, pages 46-47.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Mobile Arts Council, Mobile AL
Center for the Living Arts, Mobile, AL

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Contributing Artist for Mobile Bay Monthly 2008-2009
Substitute Art/Photography Teacher, St .Paul’s Episcopal School, September 2008-present
Interim Teacher, Photography I,II,III and Newspaper, UMS-Wright Preparatory Schoo,l August 11th-29th, 2008
Private Art Lessons in oil painting, Sarah Haas Art Studio, Ages 10+, 2007-present

 

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