Education
M.A. 2000 Sculpture, graduate assistantship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
B.F.A. 1994 Painting & Sculpture, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Grants/Awards
• Artist Residency, Andres Institute of Art, Brookline, NH, 2018
• Arts in the Park Grant, IAC & DNR, Spring Mill State Park, Mitchell, IN, 2017-20
• First Place in Sculpture, Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis, IN, 2017
• Best in Show, Bedford Heritage Festival, Bedford, IN, 2017, ‘18
• Best in Show Runner-Up, Penrod Arts Festival, Indianapolis, IN, 2016
• Artist Residency, T.C. Steele State Historic Site, Nashville, IN, 2016
• Stutz Artist Residency, Stutz Artist Association, Indianapolis, IN, 2014-15
• Honorary Mention, 16th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2013
• First Place in Sculpture, Scottsdale Arts Festival, Scottsdale, AZ, 2008
• Juror’s Award, 61st Annual Student Art Show, Ball State University, Muncie, IN,1996
• Graduate Assistantship, Ball State University, Muncie, IN,1996
• Graduate Creative Arts Grant, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 1995
• Merit Award, 86th Water Tower Annual, Louisville Visual Arts Association, Louisville, KY, 1995
• Merit Award, Minnetrista Annual Art Show, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN, 1995
• Eastern Engineering Merchandise Award, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 1995
• Lucia Mysch Award, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 1995
Juried Exhibitions
• Penrod Art Fair, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, 2018
• 15th Annual Art Fair, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN, 2018
• Penrod Art Fair, Best in Show Runner-Up, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, 2016
• 16th International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2013
• Axis Gallery 7th National Juried Exhibit, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA, 2012
• Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2012
• Indiana Glass Arts Alliance Annual Juried Exhibition, Anderson University, Anderson, IN, 2012
• Decadence, Evoke Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2011
• Whitewater Valley Annual Art Competition, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN, 2011
• Women’s Work 24th Annual, Northwest Area Arts Council, Woodstock, IL, 2011
• 18 Days, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2011
• Art 4 Sale, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, 2009
• Santa Fe Society of Artists, Santa Fe, NM, 2009-10
• Tempe Festival of the Arts, Tempe, AZ, 2007-08
• Scottsdale Arts Festival, First Place in Sculpture, Scottsdale, AZ, 2008
• American Craft Council (ACC), Baltimore, MD, 2002-08
• Imprints, Albuquerque Arts Alliance Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 2005
• Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO, 2005
• Paradise City Arts Festival, Marlborough & Northampton, MA, 2004-05
• Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA, 2003-05
• 1st Annual Style New Mexico Design Competition, Albuquerque, NM, 2002
• Annual University Art Show, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster, IN, 1995-96
• 86th Water Tower Annual, Louisville Visual Arts Association, Merit Award, Louisville, KY, 1995
• Minnetrista Annual Art Show, Minnetrista Cultural Center, Merit Award, Muncie, IN, 1992-95
• 51st Annual Salon Show, Northern Indiana Art Association, Munster, IN, 1994
• Whitewater Valley Annual Drawing, Painting, Photography, & Printmaking Competition, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN,1994
• 33rd Annual Mid-States Craft Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts & Science, Evansville, IN, 1993
• 7th Annual Dayton Intercollegiate Art Competition, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 1993
• National Juried Student Slide Presentation, SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths), Cincinnati, OH, 1993
Selected Exhibitions
• Wanderlust, (works on paper), Fyre Gallery, Braidwood, NSW, Australia, 2019
• Solo Exhibit, (sculpture), Marian University, Indianapolis, IN, 2017
• Coming Back Home, Raymond James Stutz Art Gallery Stutz Building, Indianapolis, IN, 2016
• Between the Dot & the Dash, Raymond James Stutz Art Gallery Stutz Building, Indianapolis, IN, 2015
• Two-Person Show, ArtSplash Gallery, Carmel, IN, 2014
• Group Show, Columbia Club, Indianapolis, IN, 2014
• Rooted, Raymond James Stutz Art Gallery, Stutz Building, Indianapolis, IN, 2013
• Solo Show, Gordy’s, Muncie, IN, 2013
• Indianapolis Art Center Faculty Show, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2013, ‘14
• Beautifully Strange, Clement Art Gallery, Troy, NY, 2013
• (Entomos) The Bug Show, Exhibit A Gallery, Corning, NY, 2013
• Studio Glass: Celebrating 50 Years, Gordy Fine Art and Framing, Muncie, IN, 2012
• Two Woman Show, Gordy Fine Art, Muncie, IN, 2009
• Etchings in Santa Fe, Eli Levin Studio, Santa Fe, NM, 2008
• Invitational Shrine Exhibit, Owings-Dewey North Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM, 2007-08
• Two Person Show, Basiste Studio, Santa Fe, NM, 2005-08
• Loveland Sculpture Invitational Show & Sale, Loveland, CO, 2006-07
• Argos Premier Exhibit, Argos Etchings & Paintings, Santa Fe, NM, 2006
• Santa Fe Etching Club, Basiste Studio, Santa Fe, NM, 2005
• Hand Maids, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville, TN, 2004
• The Art of Romance, Kane Marie Fine Art, Virginia Beach, VA, 2002
• Grand Opening, Red Sky Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2002
• M.A. and Beyond, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 1999
• Doors and Windows, Johnson of Madrid, Madrid, NM, 1997
• Vessel as an Art Form, West Side Bronze, Santa Fe, NM, 1997
• Women’s Faculty and Student Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 1993-94
Publications/Presentations/Public Art
• 12 Limestone Benches, Fort Ben Cultural Campus, Lawrence, IN, 2021
• Limestone Memorial for Hamer Grist Mill, Spring Mill State Park, Mitchell, IN, 2017
• Art Installation with Ivy Tech Community College students “Seasons Journeys”, Community North Hospital – Bridge connector to Cancer Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, 2018
• Art Installation with Ivy Tech Community College students “A Piece of Our Hearts”, Community North Hospital – Bridge connector to Heart Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, 2017
• Go Ahead and PLAY, painted piano public art project, Women’s Funds of Central Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, 2013
• Honorarium, lecture and critique, painting department, Earlham College, Richmond, IN, 2009, ‘11
• Honorarium, lecture on bronze casting, David Owsley Museum of Art, BSU, Muncie, IN, 2009
• 100 Santa Fe Etchers, Dr. Robert Bell, Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, NM, 2008
Experience
• Bronze patina restoration, Crown Hill Cemetary, Indianapolis, IN, 2021
• Bronze patina restoration, Indiana State Capital building, Indianapolis, IN, 2020
• Bronze patina restoration, Indianapolis Children’s Museum, Indianapolis, IN, 2018
• Mold/wax maker, foundry assistant, patina artist, National Bronze Sculpture Symposium, Yellow Springs, OH, 2013-14
• Visiting artist, glass casting and hot shop, Neusole Glassworks, Cincinnati, OH, 2011
• Model and mold maker, GRT Glass Design, Indianapolis, IN, 2011
• Goldsmith and jewelry designer, Sugarman Designs, Santa Fe, NM, 1997-2004
• Glass casting department, Charlie Minor/Tesuque Glassworks, Tesuque, NM, 2004
• Casting department, Two Crucibles Studio-Bronze Art Foundry, Santa Fe, NM, 2004-05
• Wax/mold department, Weston Studio-Bronze Art Foundry, Santa Fe, NM, 1996-97
• Granite Image Engraver, Wilhoite Monuments, Muncie, IN, 1995-96
Teaching Experience
• Hand-carving Instructor, Indiana Limestone Symposium, Bloomington, IN, 2021-present
• Adjunct Instructor, Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN, 2015-2021
• Instructor, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2013-14
• Instructor, Lawrence Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2013-intermittent
• Egg Tempera Workshop, Taylor University, Upland, IN, 2013
• Rubber Mold Workshop, New Mexico Experimental Glass Workshop, Santa Fe, NM, 2012
• Bronze Casting and Patina Workshop, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 2007-11
• Rubber Mold Workshop, Glick Glass Center, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 2011
• Egg Tempera Workshop, Earlham College, Richmond, IN, 2010-11
Continued Education
• Glass blowing, Indianapolis Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2013
• Indiana Limestone Sculpture Symposium, Bloomington, IN, 2012-19
• Patrick Kipper Bronze, Patina Workshop, Loveland, CO, 2010
• True Fresco Painting Workshop with George O’Hanlon, Natural Pigments, Santa Fe, NM, 2010
Collections
• Michael Kittredge, Yankee Candle Company, founder, Massachusetts
• Elaine Bedel, Bedel Consulting, Inc., Indianapolis, IN