Education

2016

University of California Davis, Davis, California

Masters of Fine Art Candidate

2013

Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Bachelors of the Arts in Art History, Criticism and Conservation

2011

Alfred University, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY

Bachelors of Fine Arts focusing in Ceramics & Sculpture with hours in Design

2009

Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Associates of The Arts in Art & Design, Phi Theta Kappa

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experience
2014

Resident Artist at Zona Imaginaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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2013

Clayfingers Pottery Ceramic & Technical Advisor, Kerala State, India

Including consultation for government commissions funded through the Indian Ministry of Culture
Resident Artist at Jatiwangi Art Factory, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
Participating in the creation of ceramic musical instruments for a ceramic music festival
Resident Artist at Clayfingers Pottery, Kerala State, India
Conducting workshops & creating a body of sculptural in accordance with cross cultural research
Ceramic Lab Technician, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Repairing and firing all kilns, firing all student work, mixing all glazes, mixing all clay, educating the technological aspects of ceramic art and craft.
Assistant Puppet Maker, Carpenter &and Stagehand, The Spiral Q Puppet Theater, Philadelphia, PA
Helping to produce artwork for various projects
Art Workshop Instructor, Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Instructing children on how to make paper collage and in basic casting methods

2012

Resident Artist at The Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Designing a kinetic interactive installation featuring solar engines and flash light tag
Art Work added to museum permanent collection
Technical Assistant at Tyler School of Art Ceramics, Philadelphia, PA
Cataloging all MSDS Sheets
Scenic Carpenter & Stage Hand at Bristol Riverside Theater, Bristol, PA
Including mill work,theatrical set construction & painting
Graphic Designer for Six and Four Performance Tour, Based out of Alfred, NY
Designing brochures and directing marketing development

2011

Resident Artist, Cite International Des Arts, Paris, France

Research fellow of the arts, project associated with Parisian Cirque Culture.
Assistant Artist, Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA
Ceramic Production; Concrete Casting; Mosaic Installation; Glazing and Firing
Teaching ceramic production to program the incarcerated individuals of the Restorative Justice Program.
Assistant Teacher, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Assisting with childrens Claymation Camp
Graphic Designer, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Designing brochures & technical manuals for the department of Ceramics
Technician, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Filling orders (weighing oxides, stains, clays)

2010

Assistant Technician, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Filled orders (weighing oxides, stains, clays).
Designing brochures & technical manuals
Stocking the raw materials laboratory.
Kiln Intern, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Assisting in the repair, designing and building of kilns
Studio Assistant & Glaze Researcher, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
Assisting Walter McConnell
Ceramic Slip formulation and design.
Crystalline glaze formulation and research.
Production Assistant & Potter at Goff Creek Pottery, Howard, NY
Designing ceramic slip molds.
Studio Assistant, Alfred, New York
Assisting Angie To
Designing a ceramic clay body for using firing on top a wire armature

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2006

Studio Assistant at Bennett Clay Fish, Arkport, NY

Producing over 500 kinds of Ceramic Fish

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Assistant & Student Worker, Department of Art & Design, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Assisted with the organization and stocking of equipment used for teaching art classes
Assistant Director of Crafts, Rodney Scout Camp, Sicel County, Maryland
Produced lesson plans for pottery and art classes
Instructor of all technical aspects of the ceramic process; firing, glaze, reclaim
Instructor of leather work
Assistant Teacher at The Clay-Mobile, Philadelphia, PA
Teaching the ceramic processes.
Classes taught to various populations at risk including inner city youth, seniors and high school students
Carpenter, Painter, Tradesman, Philadelphia, PA
Mill-work produced for the restoration of historical Victorian buildings

workshops attended
All Things Build-A-Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2013
At Build-A-Bridge International
Instruction and training in using the arts to help traumatized peoples heal.
Specific emphasis based on helping at risk homeless children to find the will and the way to heal.
Wood Fire Kiln Building Residency with Marcus Urbank and Hunter Stamps, Newcastle, Main, 2011, At Watershed Center For Ceramic Arts
Instructed in all Phases of Wood Kiln Building
Assisted in Building and Firing the Noboragama kiln
Electronic Micro-controllers, Animation and Theater with Ali Momeni, Snowmass, Colorado, 2011 At Anderson Ranch Arts Center
Jitter & Max 5 Programs Covered
Arduino & Teenzy Micro-Controllers Introduced
Instructed in the use of Multiple Diodes, Resistors, Regulators Sensors

professional organizations
NCECA
Build-A-Bridge

shows, exhibitions & performances

2014

Roaming Homes
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ceramic Biennial
Bandung, Java, Indonesia
Fort Kochi Biennial
Kerala State, India

2013

Taylors Fight, Fundraising Campaign for Cancer Patient Taylor Watkins

Work Donated for fundraising.
Go West, Craft Fest
Kinetic interactive tent installation
Flying Fish Boats!
Kinetic interactive photo-voltaic installation, A large spot light issued to make the motors turn by solar charge, a childrens installation.
Please Touch Museum Permanent Collection

2012

Matches Made in Heaven

Tyler school of Art, Philadelphia, PA Fortune telling kinetic interactive sculpture.
500 Prints on Clay, A Lark Craft Book
Brotherhood of the traveling vacuum salesmen images published.
The Fantastic Hats of Bathomas the Magnificent
Online hat gallery project

2011

Community College of Philadelphia Permanent Collection

Purchase made available by the CCP Art and Design Department Founders Award
Menagerie
Senior Thesis Exhibition Alfred University School of Art and Design
Jersey Shore Clay National
Juried exhibition by Heather May Erickson held at the MT Burton Gallery.
Rittenhouse Arts Festival
An Arts fair of local Philadelphia talents in Rittenhouse Square.

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A juried Exhibition of the Undergraduates of the Alfred University School of Art and Design held in NY, NY
Smashatoria
A series of smashing performance by ceramic artists, for ceramic artists, in well-deserved endings.
2010

Items of Artisans
An exhibition of objects of artistic origins held in Alfred, New York
To Many Mouths
A performance piece choreographed by Laura Zelda Smith, Alfred, NY
Container Glass as a Raw Material
An exploration of the use of post-consumer container glass as a raw material by both artists and engineers
30 Years of Ceramics at the Community College Of Philadelphia
NCECA 2010
Juried exhibition.
The Ceramics Side Show
An exhibition of works featuring the Undergraduates of the New York State College of Ceramics
Ultimate Chatter
An exhibition of various sundry, Alfred, NY
Internal Affairs
NYSCC, Alfred, NY
Kiln Technicians Showcase
NYSCC, Alfred, NY

2009

Work featured at Vix Emporium

Local Crafters Gallery to Philadelphia

2008

Community College of Philadelphia Student Annual