currently
2017- Teaching Beginning and Advanced Wheel Throwing Classes at the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana
August 2011 to current- Full Time Studio Potter currently located in Ulm, Montana
education
2011 M.F.A. Ceramics, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2005 B.F.A. Ceramics, Minor-Geology, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2004 La Meridiana, International Center of Ceramic Arts in Tuscany, Italy
2001 Southern Methodist University Study Abroad, Italy
residency
October 2016 Short Term Residency at the Archie Bray, Helena, MT
September 2015 Short Term Residency at Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT
Summer 2015 Short Term Residency at the Archie Bray, Helena, MT
Summer 2010 Center Street Clay, Steven Hill Pottery, Sandwich, Illinois
workshops
2019 May Three Day, Hands-On Making and Glazing Workshop at Higher Fire Studios, San Jose, CA
2019 July Three Day, Hands-On Making and Glazing Workshop at The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2018 June Two Day, Hands-On Workshop at Boulder Mountain Clayworks, Ketchum, ID
2017 August Two Day, Hands-On workshop at Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2017 August One Day, Hands-On workshop at AMOCA, Pomona, CA
2017 February Three Day workshop at Green River High School, Green River, WY
2015 March One week Visiting Artist & Lecturer at University of Montana Missoula, MT
2014 March One day workshop at San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA
teaching experience
2017-current Beginning and Advanced Community Ceramics Classes, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
2016 January Intermediate to Advanced Community Ceramics Class, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2015 October Intermediate to Advanced Community Ceramics Class, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
2014 April-May Wheel Throwing at Ceramic Services, Ontario, CA
2012-Current; Beginning & Intermediate Wheel-Throwing Classes, American Museum of Ceramic Art, AMOCA
2010 Fall; Teaching Fellow, Beginning Ceramics
2010 Spring; Teaching Fellow, Design 2
2009 Fall/Spring; Teaching Assistant, Design 2
Summer 2009; Teaching Fellow, Design 1
2008 Fall/Spring; Teaching Assistant, Design 2
exhibitions/shows/invitational
2018 Thanksgiving Table: The Butter Dish, ClayAKAR, Iowa City, IA
2018 The Teapot Show III, the Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2018 Wild:Blue, Radius Gallery, Missoula, MT
2018 Montana Modern, Whitefish Pottery, Whitefish, MT
2018 La Mesa, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
2018 NCECA Expo, 18 Hands Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2018 The Abundant Bowl, Group Invitational, the Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2017 Cup of Joy, Group Invitational, Trackside Studio Ceramic Art Gallery, Spokane, WA
2017 Serve It Up, Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2017 Cup: the Intimate Object XIII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, NC
2017 Conductivity, Companion Gallery, Humboldt, TN
2017 For the Table, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
2017 Archie Bray Foundation Residents and Visiting Artists, Lewis and Clark College, NCECA, Portland, OR
2017 NCECA Expo, 18 Hands Gallery, Portland, OR
2017 Ready to Ware: Contemporary Place Settings, Belger Crane Yard, Kansas City, MO
2017 Functional Ceramics 2017, Waybe Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
2016 The Archie Bray Foundation Residents, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
2016 19th Annual Winterfest Invitational, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
2016 Cup of Joy, Group Invitational, Trackside Studio Ceramic Art Gallery, Spokane, WA
2016 Belger Holiday Book, Belger Crane Yard Studios, Kansas City, MO
2016 Exquisite Rituals, Solo Exhibition, Celadon Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
2016 AKAR Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2016 Generations: A Legacy of Mentorship, NCECA 2016, Kansas City, MO
2016 Small Works from a Big State, Montana Clay Group, Community Christian Church Steeple of Light Gallery, NCECA 2016, Kansas City, MO
2016 Archie Bray Foundation Residents and Visiting Artists, Belger Crane Yard Studios, NCECA 2016, Kansas City, MO
2016 International Cup 2016, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Juror Josh DeWeese, Missoula, MT
2016 Pour It Up, Red Lodge Clay Center, Invitational Group Show, Red Lodge, MT
2016 At Your Service, Baltimore Clay Works, Juror Linda Arbuckle, Baltimore, MD
2015 This is Helena, Studio Art Center, Helena, MT
2015 The Archie Bray Residents, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
2015 Ode to Bowls, Trackside Studio Ceramic Art Gallery, Spokane, WA
2015 Montana Clay Group Exhibition, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
2015 Crave the Cup, Clay Arts Vegas, National Juried Show, Las Vegas, NV
2015 Community Exhibit, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT
2014 This Is Helena, Free Ceramics Clay Club, Helena, MT
2014 Cup the Intimate Object X, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville,Florida
2014 Frills and Function, Solo Exhibition, AMOCA Ceramics Studio & Gallery, Pomona, California
2014 Cup Show, Clay Arts Vegas National Juried Show, Las Vegas, Nevada
2014 Coffee, Tea, or…, Terra Incognito Studio & Gallery, Awarded: Purchase Award, Oak Park, Illinois
2013 The Battle of the Bowls, National Juried Bowl Show, Juror Mike Jabbur, Awarded: Best Tea Bowl, Lynchburg, Virginia
2013 Dining In VI: An Artful Experience, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, Texas
2012 Starbrick Clay National Salt & Pepper Show, Starbrick Gallery Nelsonville, Ohio
2012 Art of the Pot, Group Show & Sale Invited Artist, Claudia Reese, Austin, Texas
2011 UNT Clay Grads & Alumni, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, California
2011 Starbrick Clay National Cup Show, Starbrick Gallery, Nelsonville, Ohio
2011 Dining In IV: An Artful Experience, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, Texas
2011 Confinement, 1st Annual Workhouse Clay National-Ceramics Exhibition,Lorton, Virginia
2011 KC Clay Guild Teabowl National 2011, Kansas City, Missouri
2010 Raison d’etre, MFA Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas
2010 Seven to Ten, North Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2010 9 Bodies at 18 Hands, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, Texas
2010 Materials: Hard and Soft, Center for the Greater Arts in Denton, Texas
2009 Green 4 Green, Cora Stafford, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
2009 Texas Heat, St. Petersburg Clay, Florida
2008 A Southwest Ceramic Showdown, San Angelo, Texas
gallery and museum representation
A Coastal Eddy, Laguna Beach, California
Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana
American Museum of Ceramic Arts, AMOCA Gallery Store, Pomona, California
Belger Crane Yard, Kansas City, Missouri
Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, Montana
In Tandem Gallery, Bakersville, North Carolina
Lewistown Arts Center, Lewistown, Montana
Radius Gallery, Missoula, Montana
Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana
The Holter Museum of Art, Museum Store, Helena, Montana
Whitefish Gallery, Whitefish, Montana