Curriculum Vitae
Kansas City, MO
Education
12/2022 MFA Drawing, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
07/2013 Digital Arts & Design Certificate, University California Riverside Ext., Riverside, CA
05/1983 Bachelor of Science in Art Education, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
05/1981 Associate of Arts, Butler County Community College, El Dorado, KS
Teaching Experience
2023 - Current Adjunct, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS
2019 - Current High School Drawing, NorthStar Academy online
2019 - 20 Graduate Teaching Assistant, drawing, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
1986 – 2019 K-12 Art Instructor: Kansas City Missouri Public Schools, KCMO; Liberal High School, Liberal, KS; The Grove School, Redlands, CA; Trinity Learning Center, Redlands, CA; Liberty Academy, Harper, KS; Arrowhead Christian Academy, Redlands, CA
Other Experience
2016 - 18 Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas City Area Chamber of Commerce, Ark City, KS
2014 - 16 Arts Director, Arkansas City Area Arts Council, Arkansas City, KS
Exhibitions
2024 “Fiber Passion Project” – NOTO Arts Center, Topeka, KS
2024 Mid-America Nazarene University, Olathe, KS
2023 KCKPL Exhibit at Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library Nature Center, Kansas City, KS
2023 “Mapping Change”- NOTO Arts Center, Topeka, KS
2023 Duo Exhibition – Carriage Factory Gallery, Newton, KS
2023 Solo Show “Healing Sanctuary” – Four Chapter Gallery, Kansas City, KS
2023 “Hidden and Revealed” – Christ Community Church, Leawood, KS
2023 “Kansas Through the Eyes of the Artist” – Carriage Factory Gallery, Newton, KS
2023 “Seasons” Fiber arts exhibition - Morris Gallery of the NOTO Arts Center, Topeka, KS
2022 December Exhibit – Jones Gallery, Kansas City, Mo
2022 November Exhibit – Jones Gallery, Kansas City, Mo
2022 October Exhibit – Jones Gallery, Kansas City, Mo
2022 Solo Show “Healing Sanctuary” – NOTO Arts Center, Topeka, KS
2022 “Healing Sanctuary” - MFA Thesis Exhibition, Moss Thornes Gallery, FHSU, Hays, KS
2022 Out of Nothing - Exnihilio Gallery online
2022 Flora & Fauna - Morris Gallery of the NOTO Arts Center, Topeka, KS
2022 Kansas Through the Eyes of the Artist - Carriage Factory Gallery, Newton, KS
2021 November Exhibition - Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2021 October Exhibition - Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2021 Fort Hays State Graduate Student Exhibit - Moss Thornes Gallery, Hays, KS
2020 Artista - Baker Arts Center, Liberal, KS
2020 FHSU Drawing Majors Show, Garden City Community College, Garden City, KS
2020 Feminista, group show, Baker Arts Center, Liberal, KS
2020 51st Annual Smokyhill Art Exhibition, Hays Arts Council, Hays, KS
2020 Salina Biennial: Contemporary Art from the Mountain-Plains Region, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS
2019 Solo Exhibition, One Door North Gallery, Clay-works, McPherson, KS
2019 Selected Shows, Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2018 Fort Hays State University Graduate Student Exhibition, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS.
2015 Moving Toward Grace Exhibition, Inversion Gallery, Wichita, KS
Community/Social Practice Projects
2023- current Art & Mindfulness Activities – Heroes Home Gate: Homeless Veterans, Kansas City, MO
2020 Making a Safe Place: A Collaborative Art Project with developmentally disabled adults and college students – Visiting Artist Shin-hee Chin, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
2019 Collaborative Art Project with developmentally disabled adults and college students, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
2016 – 2018 Ark City 5th Thursday Art Crawl: integrating business and the arts, Arkansas City, KS
2018 Stan Herd Cherokee Strip Landrush mural restoration, Arkansas City, KS
2017 Ark City Place mural on a business downtown - SEEDS Program, Ark City Arts Council, Arkansas City, KS
2016 Dream Catcher community art and music with visiting artist Shin-hee Chin - SEEDS Program, Ark City Arts Council, Arkansas City, KS
2014 Science Hall mural: student project, Liberal High School, Liberal, KS
Awards/Grants/Fellowships
2023 Artist Residency, Show, and Eco Print Workshop, The Red Barn Studio, Lindsborg, KS
2019 Graduate Scholarly Experience Grant, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
2019 - 20 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
2020 Artist Residency and Show, The Red Barn Studio, Lindsborg, KS
2019 Artist Residency and Show, The Red Barn Studio, Lindsborg, KS
2018-21 Earl O. & Winona M. Field Art Scholarship, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
2016 V.J. Wilkins Foundation Grant $17,900, “Seeds Artists Mentoring Program”, Arkansas City, KS
2015 V.J. Wilkins Foundation Grant $22,000, “Seeds Artists Mentoring Program”, Arkansas City, KS
2010 University of California approved Design Course, Grove High School, Redlands, CA
2009 & 2013 Studio Drawing: AP course, Grove High School, Redlands, CA; Liberal High School, Liberal, KS
1980 Honors, Warren Hall Coutts Memorial Art Scholarship
1979 Warren Hall Coutts Memorial Art Scholarship
Commissions
2018 Two Exterior Murals, The Rink - Roller Skating, Winfield, KS
Workshops
2023 “Eco Prints on Fiber”, Red Barn Studio, Lindsborg, KS
2023 “Art + Mindfulness”, Heroes Home Gate, Kansas City, MO
2023 “Faith + Mindfulness”, Four Chapter Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2023 “Seeds4HOPE”, Four Chapter Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2022 “Mini Fiber Collage”, NOTO Arts Center, Topeka, KS
2021 “Story Boards,” RoamKC, Olathe, KS
2020-21 “Visiting Artist Lectures”, Arts for Social Change club, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
2019 “Art Slam”, Arts for Social Change club, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
2019 “Memories” Collage, Workshop, Red Barn Studio, Lindsborg, KS
2017 “Floral Collage workshop”, Mosaic, Winfield, KS
2016 “Silk & Yoga for Relaxation”, Ark City Arts Council, Arkansas City, KS
2015 “Children’s Collage”, Ark City Arts Council, Arkansas City, KS
2015 “Adult and Student Drawing” and “Collage” Workshops, Ark City Arts Council, Arkansas City, KS