I deny my artwork as sculptures but define them as three-dimensional paintings, as these objects are entirely made out of the medium of paint. I challenge the notion of what painting is and where it could end.
         In the Treatise in Painting, Da Vinci wrote about which art was the most superior: sculpture or painting? He discussed which medium trumped the other and declared painting the victor. However, with technology over the decades people have claimed that ‘painting is dead’ and we start to see this debate again, which is the most superior?
         Within my work we see that painting has revived itself to evolve/adapt to our time and has begun to take over different mediums along with providing a social commentary. The idea of paint evolving or adapting can be seen as a ‘takeover’ on various media to survive in a world where fine art seems to be fleeting.

Education
2006 – 09      M.F.A. – Painting, Kendall College of Art & Design. Grand Rapids, MI.

2004               Charles H. Cecil Atelier Program, Associated Colleges of the Midwest. Florence, Italy.

2001 – 05       B.A. – Art, Cornell College. Mt. Vernon, IA.

Awards
2019               Honorable Mention – Critical Mass 7, Artspace. Shreveport, LA.
2018               First Place & Best Overall Magazine – Southern Region, Small Colleges Division, Literary & Visual Arts Magazine Competition for Savoir Faire (Co-Editor & Advisor). Community College Humanities Association (CCHA).
2017               Second Place – Southern Region, Small Colleges Division, Literary & Visual Arts Magazine Competition for Savoir Faire (Co-Editor & Advisor). Community College Humanities Association (CCHA).
2016               First Place – Southern Region, Small Colleges Division, Literary & Visual Arts Magazine Competition for Savoir Faire (Co-Editor & Advisor). Community College Humanities Association (CCHA).
2015               40 Under 40 Honoree – Young Professionals Initiative, Shreveport Chamber and Bossier City Chamber of Commerce. Shreveport, LA.
2015               Collectible Artist – Common Culture Week, Shreveport Regional Arts Council. Shreveport, LA.
2015               Honorable Mention – Critical Mass 3, Artspace. Shreveport, LA.
2014               Excellence Award in Teaching, National Institute of Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD). Austin, TX.
 

Employment
2019 – Present       Associate Professor of Art, Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2019 – Present       Adjunct Instructor, Louisiana State University. Shreveport, LA.
2018 – Present       Instructor, Baton Rouge Community College. Baton Rouge, LA.
2016 – 19       Assistant Professor of Art, Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2014               Adjunct Instructor (Pilot Program), Nunez Community College. Chalmette, LA.
2012 – 16       Instructor, Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2012               Continuing Education Instructor, Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2012               Adjunct Instructor, Louisiana State University. Shreveport, LA.
2011 – 12       Adjunct Instructor, Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2011               Continuing Education Instructor, Louisiana State University. Shreveport, LA.
2011               Camp Cavaliers Instructor, Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2010 – 11       Lecturer, Cornell College. Mt. Vernon, IA.
2010               Adjunct Instructor, Lake Michigan Community College. Benton Harbor, MI.
2009 – 10       Continuing Education Instructor, Kendall College of Art & Design. Grand Rapids, MI.
2009 – 10       Adjunct Instructor, Kendall College of Art & Design. Grand Rapids, MI.
2009               Staff Independent Contractor, Kendall College of Art & Design. Grand Rapids, MI.
2008 – 09       Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kendall College of Art & Design. Grand Rapids, MI.
2007 – 09       Graduate Studio Assistant, Kendall College of Art & Design.
2006 – 08       Graduate Librarian Assistant, Kendall College of Art & Design Library.
2005 – 08       Mount Maker, Sanders Museum Services, Shepherdstown, WV.
2003 – 05       Canvas Stretcher/Framing Construction, Personal Business.
2003               Summer Programs Teacher, Mount Vernon City Hall. Mt. Vernon, IA.
 

Other Notable Experience
2019               Presentation & Art Demonstration, University of Louisiana: Monroe. Monroe, LA.
2018 – 19       Portfolio Review Panelist: i3 Art Expo. Bossier Parish School Board. Bossier City, LA.
2018               Technology Fee Grant: Pottery Wheels (Fully funded), Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2018               Art Prospectus Consultant, ART IS… R.W. Norton Art Gallery. Shreveport, LA.
2018               Juror, Micro/Macro, Marlene Yu Museum. Shreveport, LA.
2017               Art Judge, Creative Art Connection. East Bank Gallery | Bossier Arts Council. Bossier City, LA.
2017               Art Juror, Uncommon Murals Project with Lesli Marshall. Shreveport Regional Arts Council. Shreveport, LA.
2016 – 17       Art Juror, Bloom! R.W. Norton Art Gallery. Shreveport, LA.
2015 – 17       Shreveport Common Board Member (Northwest Louisiana Roster Artist Representative). Shreveport Regional Arts Council. Shreveport, LA.
2015 – 16       Advisory Council Member, Noel Community Arts Program. Shreveport, LA.
2015 – 16       Grant Review Panelist, Artist Career Advancement Grant. Louisiana Division of the Arts. Baton Rouge, LA.
2015 – 18       Co-Editor, Savoir Faire – Literary & Visual Art Magazine, Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2014 – 18       Gallery Committee Member, Bossier Arts Council. Shreveport, LA.
2014 – 15       Art Judge, Digifest South. Bossier Arts Council. Century Link Center. Bossier City, LA.
2014                 Interim Advisor, Savoir Faire – Literary & Visual Art Magazine, Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2014                 Technology Fee Grant: Vinyl Cutting Machine (Fully funded), Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2014                 Chairman, Donna Service Art Gallery Committee. Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2014                 Grant Review Panelist, Decentralized Arts Fund & City of Shreveport Grants. Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, LA.
2014                 Team Captain (Building G). BPCC Foundation Family Campaign, Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2014                 BPCC Liberal Arts Scholarship Committee, Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA.
2014                 Artist Lecture: Color Theory, Shreveport Art Club. Shreveport, LA.
2014                 Artist Lecture: Linear Perspective, Shreveport Art Club. Shreveport, LA.
2013 – 14         High School Senior Project Mentor, Airline High School. Shreveport, LA.
2013                 Digifest Volunteer, Bossier Arts Council. Bossier City, LA.
2013 – 14         Freelance Photographer, Bossier City & Shreveport, LA.
2013                 Art Judge, 92nd Annual Judged Exhibition (Shreveport Art Club). Louisiana State Exhibit Museum. Shreveport, LA.
2013 – 15         Art Break Volunteer, Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, LA.
2013 – 14         Eagle Scout Service Project Mentor, Boy Scouts of America. Bossier City, LA.
2013                 Art Badge Volunteer, “Git’r’Done” Badge Day. Boy Scouts of America. Bossier City, LA.
2013                 Juror, Mr. Debonair Pageant. Airline High School. Bossier City, LA
2012 – 17        Art Juror, Savoir Faire – A Literary & Visual Art Magazine. Bossier Parish Community College. Bossier City, LA
2012                Art Judge, Made In the U.S.A. Hoover Watercolor Society, Norsworthy Gallery.
2012                Art Juror, 31st Annual Congressional Student Art Competition. Bossier Parish Community College: Donna Service Gallery. Bossier City, LA.
2011                Juror, Creative Art Connection: Fall Art Show. Bossier Parish Central Library. Bossier City, LA.
2011                Guest Speaker, Barnwell Memorial Garden & Art Center. Shreveport, LA.
2011                Member, Northwest Louisiana Roster Artist Directory. Shreveport Regional Arts Council. Shreveport, LA.
2010                Art Consultant, Citadel Dance & Music Center. Benton, Harbor, MI.
2010                Juror, Fall & Spring Student Exhibition, Lake Michigan Community College. Benton Harbor, MI.
2010                B.F.A. & M.F.A. Thesis Review Panel Member, Kendall College of Art & Design. Grand Rapids, MI.
2009                Artist Volunteer, NicoTEAM & Grand Rapids Art Museum. Grand Rapids, MI.
2008 – 09        M.F.A. Community Leader, Kendall College of Art & Design. Grand Rapids, MI.
2008 – 09        Painting Club (Secretary), Kendall College of Art & Design. Grand Rapids, MI.
2008 – 09        Guest Lecturer/Critic – Concept Development & Graduating Seniors Exhibition, Kendall College of Art & Design. Grand Rapids, MI.
2007 – 08        Juror, Student Gallery Exhibition, Kendall College of Art & Design. Grand Rapids, MI.
2003                Theatrical Scene Painting – Aulularia. Cornell College. Mt. Vernon, IA.
2003                Art Interest Discipline (President). Cornell College. Mt. Vernon, IA.