Resume

Biography / Artist Statement / Resume

Experience

2006- present  Studio Potter, Bakersville, NC

Artist Residencies

2010- present Resident Artist, Energy XChange, Burnsville, NC

2010- Summer Resident at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME, awarded funded residency

2004-6 Resident Artist, Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts, Asheville, North Carolina

2002-4 Resident Clay Technician, Clay Studio, Arts and Culture Division, Chattanooga Parks and Recreation, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Education

2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Selected Exhibitions

2012

Winter Cup Show, Clingman Cafe, Asheville, North Carolina

The Generosity of Spirit: The Gifts of Penland Artists, Signature Shop, Atlanta, Georgia

AKAR Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA

Nourish:  Art for Food, Flow Gallery, Marshall, NC

Paper Plate, Plastic Plate, White Plate, Artist Plate: A collection of artist-made dinner plates and related insights about food, Penland Gallery, Penland, North Carolina

The Mint Julep Cup Invitational, Mary Anderson Center for the Arts, Mount St. Francis, IN

Watershed’s Kiln God Show, Watershed’s 25th Anniversary Celebration at Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland

Madison County Potters Market, Marshall, NC

Energy XChange Resident Artists Group Show, Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine, NC

By Example: NC Potters and Their Mentors, Greenhill Center, Greensboro, NC

Artisphere Festival, Greenville, South Carolina

Mica | Fine Contemporary Craft Gallery, New cooperative artist gallery, Bakersville, NC

Eighth Annual Potters Market Invitational, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC

Spruce Pine Potters Market Invitational, Cross Street Building, Spruce Pine, NC

2011

30 x 5, Soda/Salt Ceramics, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA

Spruce Pine Potters Market, Spruce Pine, NC

Pots and Paintings, Toe River Arts Council Gallery, Burnsville, NC

Shared Spaces, Roswell Clay Collective, Roswell, GA

Out of Proportion, Piedmont Craftsmen, Winston-Salem, NC

Dining with Frank, Frank Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC

Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster, PA

Atmospheric Fired, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO

For the Flowers, Schaller Gallery, Benton Harbor, MI

NCECA 2011, Greens and Grog, Exhibit of past resident artists from Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Tampa, FL

NCECA 2011, Highwater Clays, Our Adventurous Journey: Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts Invitational, Saint Petersburg, FL

Fresh, Schaller Gallery, Benton Harbor, MI

Energy XChange Resident Artist Exhibit, Clemson Art Center, Clemson, SC

Current Residence, Resident Artist Invitational Exhibition, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

Western North Carolina Models of Sustainability in Craft Making, Resident Artist Invitational Exhibition, The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Hendersonville, NC

2010

Containment, A Group Exhibition of Ceramic Boxes Crimson Laurel Gallery Bakersville, NC

Hambidge 2010 North Carolina Pottery Show and Sale, Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA, www.hambidge.org

Invitational Pottery Sale, July 10, 2010, 10-3 pm. Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Newcastle, Maine, in conjunction with the Salad Days event

Spruce Pine Potters Market October 2010, Spruce Pine, NC

Strictly Functional Pottery National, East Petersburg, PA

Clay and Blogs; Telling A Story, Seagrove, North Carolina

Green Hill Winter Show, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC

Holiday Show, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, GA

2009

All in the details, Pottery by Joy Tanner and Annie Singletary, Pottery 101 Gallery, Salisbury, NC

Baltimore Clayworks, Winterfest 2009, The Annual Invitational Holiday Exhibition Celebrating the Gift of Art

Spruce Pine Potters Market Invitational, Cross Street Building, Spruce Pine, North Carolina

17th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster, PA

Teapot IV Exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

Texas Teapot Tournament, Clay Arts Museum, Houston, TX

2008

Celebrate Clay, Western North Carolina Potters Invitational, Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, Georgia

Spruce Pine Potters Market Invitational, Cross Street Building, Spruce Pine, North Carolina

Wood-fired Clay from the NC Mountains Invitational, curated by Judith Duff, Hand in Hand Gallery, Flat Rock, North Carolina

Clay 3 National Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Clay Space, Warrenville, Illinois, curated by Simon Levin

Contemporary Clay 2008 Biennial, The Art Center, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, Colorado

Women’s Voices: Different Approaches to Atmospheric Kilns, Invitational Exhibit, curated by Linda McFarling, Roswell Art Center West, Roswell, Georgia

Blue Ridge Residencies Invitational at the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, Hendersonville, North Carolina

Texas Teapot Tournament, Clay Arts Museum and Education Organization, Houston, Texas

2007

Pushing Traditions: Asheville’s New Voices Invitational, Good Dirt Gallery, Athens, Georgia

Jersey Shore Clay National, M.T. Burton gallery, Surf City, New Jersey

Put a Lid on It, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, Georgia

Biennial Exhibition of Functional Ceramics, Guilford Art Center, Guilford, Connecticut

Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg, Pennsylvania, curated by Malcolm Davis, Best Teapot Award

Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Coming Up Down South, Emerging Clay Artists of the Southeast, Asheville, North Carolina

2006

Asheville in Atlanta, Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, Georgia

Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, award

Tea Time, Atlanta Teapot Festival, Seen Gallery, Decatur, Georgia

Teapots A-Go-Go, Atlanta Teapot Festival Mudfire Gallery, Decatur, Georgia

Current Galleries

Schaller Gallery, Benton Harbor, Michigan
AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, Iowa
Flow Gallery, Marshall, North Carolina
Mica | Fine Contemporary Craft, Bakersville, North Carolina
New Morning Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina
Heartwood Gallery, Saluda, North Carolina
Pottery 101, Salisbury, North Carolina
The Other Half Gallery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ink Stone Gallery, Winterville, North Carolina Oaks Gallery, Dillsboro, North Carolina
North Carolina Arboretum Gallery Gift Shop, Asheville, North Carolina
Hickory Flat Pottery Gallery, Clarkesville, Georgia
Toe River Arts Council Galleries, Burnsville and Spruce Pine, NC
Arrowcraft, Southern Highland Craft Guild Shop, Gatlinburg, TN
Parkway Crafts, Southern Highland Craft Guild Shop, Blowing Rock, NC

Publications

2012 American Craft, Fueled Up, Spring Issue

2008 “500 Platters, Plates & Chargers” Lark Books

2006 “500 Pitchers” Lark Books

Professional Affiliations

Southern Highland Craft Guild member

Piedmont Craftsmen member

Toe River Arts Council member

Potters Council

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