EDUCATION

2008                MFA Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

2001                B.A. Art History, Magna Cum Laude Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

                       
                        Certificate Botanical Illustration, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO,
                        Kew Gardens

                        Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, Watercolor/Drawing program in
                        Horticultural Studies

                        Advanced Painting Studies Certification, Danforth Museum School,
                        Framingham, MA

                        Certificate in Graphic Design, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

                        University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, studies in Art History, Studio Art,
                        and Anthropology                                                                        

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2010                Hillyer Art Space, Washington DC (solo, August 2010)

                        Lorton Workhouse Art Center, Greenspiration, Lorton, VA

                        Hand to Hand, Chaffee Art Center, Rutland, VT

                        Hillyer Gallery, Constructing Differences, Uncovering Connections,
                        Washington DC

                        Nature Abstracted, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA (March 2010)

                        Sprout, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA, (May 2010)

                        Ox-Bow, Sullivan Galleries, Art Institute, Chicago IL

                        Sketchbook Project Volume 4, Art House Library Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2009               Define Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

                        9 x 12 Works on Paper, Fort Worth Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX

                        My Space on 7th, Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC (upcoming)

                        ARTOMATIC; TENTH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBTION, Capitol River Front,
                        55 M Street, Washington D.C.

                        MOCA GA Salutes the Rising Movers and Shakers of the Georgia Art Scene,
                        The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA), Atlanta, GA

                        Crafting Romance, ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Inc.,
                        Athens, GA

                        Sketchbook Project, Art House Gallery Atlanta, Washington DC, New York
                        City, Chicago, Boston

2008                ___A Fine Line, Gallery Stokes, Atlanta, GA (solo)

                        Off the Wall, Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta GA

                        The Art Grind 2008, Savannah, GA, www.theartgrind.org

                        Little Things Mean a Lot, Swan Coach House, Atlanta, GA

                        35 years in Art, the Contemporary Museum, Atlanta, GA

                        Art Renew, Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA

                        73%: An Alternative Perspective, Studio 104, Atlanta, GA

                        at the EDGE Vaknin Gallery, Atlanta, GA

                        Wish You Were Here 7, A.I.R. Gallery, NYC, NY

2007                roomXroom, 52 Westminster Ansley Park, Atlanta, GA

                        Emerging Artists Harvest, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA

                        3556 Kilometors, Casa de Cultura, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico

                        Pin-Up Show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA

                        Wish You Were Here 6, A.I.R. Gallery, NYC, NY                  

                        I/We Case Studies, Defoor Center, Atlanta, GA                

                        Alexander Ink, Savannah, GA

                        Open Studio Event, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

                        [fresh blood], Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2005                6 x 6 Show, University of Northern Kentucky, Highland Heights, KY

2004                Underground Studios, Jewett Art Center, Wellesley, MA            

2000                Year Four, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA            

                        Rice Paper/Ink Show, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

1998                Art of the Plant, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO    

1996                Nature Revisited, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Broadmoor Center,
                        Natick, MA

 

SELECTED AWARDS/ RESIDECIES

2010                2010 DCAC Curatorial Initiative Fellowship, Abstracting Nature,
                        Washington, DC

                        VCCA Fellowship, and Residency, Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation,
                        Residency, Virginia Center for Creative Arts

2009                Featured Alumni Artist, DeFine Art: Savannah College of Art and Design,
                        Atlanta, GA

                        Fellowship/Residency, Ox-Bow Art Center/School of Art Institute Chicago

                        Fellowship/Artist Residency, Hambidge Art Center, Raybun Gap, GA

2008                Residency, Centrum Arts Center, Port Townsend WA

                        Visiting Artist, Trinity School, Atlanta, GA

2007                Signature Image, Open Studio Night, Savannah College of Art and Design,
                        Atlanta, GA

2006                Artistic and Academic Honors Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and
                        Design, Atlanta, GA

2001                Dana Hall Guest Instructor in Art History, Studio Art, Dana Hall School,
                        Wellesley, MA

1998                Residency, Warren School, Wellesley, MA

 

CURATORIAL

2010                Curator, Elemental: Subject of Matter, DCAC

                        Exhibition Assistant, Abstract Realities, DCAC, Washington DC

2008                Exhibition Assistant Manager, Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Plants in Motion,
                        Atlanta, GA

                        A (new) Genre Landscape, Curatorial Assistant Office of Cultural Affairs,
                        Atlanta, GA

                        Assistant, Carrie Mae Weems and National Black Arts Foundation:
                        A Requiem to Mark the Moment, Atlanta, GA

                        North Springs School of Arts and Sciences, Roswell, GA, Jury Panelist 

                        Public Art Expo: Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA, Office of
                        Cultural Affairs

2007                Alternative Media: Explorations of Domesticity, roomXroom, 52 Westminster,
                        Ansley Park, Atlanta, GA

2005-2006        Curatorial Consultant, Art History Department, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

2004-2005        Curator Visual Resources, Art Department, Wellesley College,
                        Wellesley, MA

2001-2004        Assistant Curator Visual Resource, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010-present    Curator, DC Center for the Arts

                        Illustrator, Smithsonian Institute National Museum of Natural History,
                        Washington, DC

2009                Visiting Artist Faculty, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

                        Co-Founder Idea Capital, Artist Grant Program, Atlanta, GA

                        Visiting Artist Instructor, Art Institute of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

                        Exhibition Assistant, LeFlash Exhibition, Atlanta, GA

2008                Painting Faculty, Summer Seminars Savannah College of Art and Design

                        Guest Instructor, Color Theory, Savannah College of Art and Design,
                        Atlanta, GA

2007-08           Gallery Assistant, Gallery Stokes, Atlanta, GA

2007               Guest Speaker, 2-D Design, Savannah College of Art and Design,
                        Atlanta, GA

2001-2003        Teacher AP Art History, Walnut Hill School High School, Natick, MA

2001-2003        Facilitator and Instructor, Starting Point Program, Davis Museum and
                        Cultural Center, Wellesley, MA

1999-2003        Painting Instructor, Water-based Media, Danforth Museum School,
                        Framingham, MA

1996-1997        Visual Arts Coordinator and Gallery Assistant, Dana Hall School,
                        Wellesley, MA

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2010                Sally Hansel, Artists Explore Vibrancy and Mortality in Kibbee Gallery’s
                        Sprout
, www.burnaway.org, May 25, 2010.

                        Wyatt William, Preview: Sprout at Kibbee Gallery,
                       
www.creativeloafing.com, May 6, 2010.

                        Catherine Fox, Abstracted Nature at the Swan Coach House Gallery, at least
                        it is Spring somewhere”, www.burnaway.org, May 26, 2010.

                        Cecelia Kane, The Hand to Hand Project, www.handtohandproject.com, 2010

2009                Melissa Link, Crafting Romance at ATHICA, Athens Banner-Herald,
                        May 7, 2009.

                        Beth Sale, Prelude to a Kiss: Art Notes, Flagpole Magazine, May 19, 2009

                        Fox, Cathy, “Simmering with promise (an engaging array for
                        “emerging” artists)”
Atlanta-Journal Constitution, February 13, 2009.

2008                Jason Parker, A Fine Line, August 2008, www.artrelish.com

                        Dayna Thacker, A Fine Line at Gallery Stokes, August 22, 2008,              
                        www.gallerystokes.com

                        Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA, Public Art Panel, Office of
                        Cultural Affairs

                        Cinque Hicks, Waterworld, Bare and Bitter Sleep, May 29, 2008,
                        www.influxhouse.com

2007                Monique Bos, The Arts: Engage in Themes of Domesticity, The Chronicle,
                        11/2/07

           

COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS

                        Art House Library, Atlanta, GA

                        Nature Conservancy of Iowa, Prairie Conservancy Collection, Des Moines, IA

                        Permanent Collection, Savannah College of Art, Savannah, GA

                        Drawings for Permanent Collection, Soho Myriad, Atlanta, GA

                        Botanical Illustrations for Educational Materials, Denver Botanic Gardens,
                        Denver, CO           

                        Jewett Art Center Paper Prayer Collection, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

                        Paintings for CFO, Horizons, Inc. Foundation for Children with Learning
                        Disabilities, Boston, MA

                        Illustrations for Publication, Junior League of Wellesley, Wellesley, MA