ARTIST
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Art in Photography, New Hampshire Institute of Art - January 2017
Graduate in Commercial Photography - Portfolio Center, September 2001
Bachelor of Arts in Photography - University of North Florida, December 1997
Minor in Print Journalism - University of North Florida, December 1997
TEACHING
Senior Lecturer. August 2019 - present - Appalachian State University, College of Fine & Applied Arts. Commercial Photography
Lecturer. Spring 2014 - July 2019 - Appalachian State University, College of Fine & Applied Arts. Commercial Photography
Adjunct Instructor. Spring 2012-Fall 2013 - Appalachian State University, College of Fine & Applied Arts. Commercial Photography
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018
As You Were, works by Cheryl Zibisky - Nthº Gallery & Studios, Boone, NC
2016
Waste Portraits - Shear Shakti Salon & Gallery - Boone, NC
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Revisiting the Family Album: Stories That Bind Us - "Betty, Age 17"
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Inc. - Fort Collins, CO
Juror - Aline Smithson, a Los Angeles-based visual artist, editor, and educator.
2021
Gesture - International Documentary Photography Exhibition - "Madam of Park Slope"
Midwest Center for Photography - Wichita, KS
2021 Art Through the Lens International Juried Photography Exhibition - "Nicole"
Juror - Shannon Randol, Assistant Professor of Photography at Middle Tennessee State University and Curator for The Baldwin Photographic Gallery.
The Yeiser Art Center - Paducah, KY
Spectrum - "Blue Room"
Stay Home Gallery - Paris, TN
From Here - The bioregional imagination in recent art by Appalachian State University Faculty
Hiddenite Art and Heritage Center - Hiddenite, NC
2020
Nostalgia - International Documentary Photography Exhibition - "Madam of Park Slope"
Midwest Center for Photography - Wichita, KS
Photowork Beyond 20/20 - "Betty, Age 17" and "Albert"
Barrett Art Center - Poughkeepsie, New York
Juror - Shoair Mavlian, of Photoworks - UK
2019
Candid Shot - International Documentary Photography Exhibition - "Montauk"
Midwest Center for Photography - Wichita, KS
Alexandria Museum of Art's 32nd September Competition - Without Maya
Juror - Marilyn Laufer, Director Emerita at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University
Loss, Redemption, and Grace - Without Maya
EBD4 - Chamblee, GA
Appalachian House Art Semi-Annual Exhibition - 3 pieces selected.
Group Show; Appalachian State University Home of the Chancellor, Boone, NC
Whoops
Group Show; the Nth Degree Gallery Show - Nth Degree Gallery, Boone, NC
2018
2018 Art Through the Lens International Juried Photography Exhibition - Without Maya. (Best of Show)
Juror - Lynn Whitney
The Yeiser Art Center - Paducah, KY
2017
On the Street Where I Live
Webster Arts - St. Louis, MO
Juror - Amanda Verbeck
BotaniK
Las Laguna Gallery - Laguna Beach, CA
Juror - Laurie McBride, Director
The Garden Variety | 2017 Louisville Photo Biennial
FirstLight Gallery - Louisville, KY
Juror - Andrew McCawley, Gallery Director
2017 Art Through the Lens International Juried Photography Exhibition - "Martha"
The Yeiser Art Center - Paducah, KY
Juror - Eliot Dudik, Department of Art and Art History at the College of William & Mary
Center Forward | 8th Annual Open Theme Call for Entry - "Bety Jane, Age 17"
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Inc. - Fort Collins, CO
Juror - Hamidah Glasgow, Executive Director, and Curator at C4FAP
New River Art Biennial 2017 - Without Maya. (Honorable Mention)
Floyd Center for the Arts - Floyd, VA
Juror - Amy Shawley, Virginia-based visual artist
2016
Appalachian House Art Semi-Annual Exhibition - 9 pieces selected
Appalachian State University Home of the Chancellor, Boone, NC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Lenscratch, The 2023 Mother Exhibit - Betty Jane, Age 17
2020 Selected images; Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Faculty Biennial - Without Maya
2019 Group Show; 22nd Annual Fundraiser Show "Catch 22". Nth Degree Gallery, Boone, NC.
2018 NHIA Photography Alumni Biennial Exhibition, Manchester, NH
2018 Appalachian State Faculty Biennial Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
2017 Group Show; 20th Anniversary of the Nth Degree Gallery Show, Nth Degree Gallery, Boone, NC - Without Maya
2017 New River Art Biennial - Without Maya. Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA (Honorable Mention received)
2017 MFA Thesis Exhibition, New Hampshire Institue of Art, Manchester, NH
2016 Group Show; Alternate Realities, Nth Degree Gallery, Boone, NC - “Under the Oval”
2016 Selected images; Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Faculty Biennial - “Waste Portraits”
2015 Selected image, New Hampshire Institute of Art MFA Residency Student Show
2001 Selected image, Portfolio Center Semester Student Show
1996 AT&T Associate Art Show
1995 AT&T Associate Art Show
1994 Florida Community College Photography Group Show
1993 Florida Community College Photography Group Show
1992 Florida Community College Photography Group Show
1991 Florida Community College Photography Group Show
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 Best of Show: Art Through the Lens 2018 International Juried Photography Exhibition - Without Maya. The Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
2017 Honorable Mention: New River Art Biennial - Without Maya. Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA
2016 Wingate Scholarship, Penland School of Craft
2016 Merit Scholarship, New Hampshire Institute of Art
2015 Selected image; New Hampshire Institute of Art MFA Residency Show - Street Meeting
2015 Selected image; New Hampshire Institute of Art MFA Residency Show - It’s A Bed
2015 Merit Scholarship, New Hampshire Institute of Art
2002 Practical Photography, UK; Category Winner - Jessica
2002 CMYK issue 17; juried Student Photography Competition - Sisters
2002 Applied Arts Vol.16 issue 4; Student Photography Contest - Sisters
2001 Applied Arts Vol.16 issue 4; Student Photography Contest - Hotel Scoville
2001 Best of Show; Portfolio Center Photography - “Hotel Scoville"
2001 CMYK issue 15; juried Student Photography Competition - “Summer"
2001 CMYK issue 15; juried Student Photography Competition - “Hotel Scoville"
2000 CMYK issue 14; juried Student Photography Competition - "Ray"
1997 Honorable Mention; University of N. Florida; Juried Art Show - "Self Portrait"
1996 2nd; AT&T Associate Art Show - “Bubble Eye"
1995 Honorable Mention; AT&T Associate Art Show - "Street Meeting"
1995 Honorable Mention; AT&T Associate Art Show - "Parisian Dog"
1994 1st; Florida Community College Photography Competition - "Clown"
1994 2nd; Florida Community College Photography Competition - “Street Meeting"
1994 3rd; Florida Community College Photography Competition - “Parisian Dog"
1994 Honorable Mention; Florida Community College Photo Competition - "Cafe"
1993 2nd; Florida Community College Press Association - “Cozumel Amigos"
1993 1st; Florida Community College Photography Competition - “Cozumel Amigos"
1993 1st; Florida Community College Photography Competition - “NY Street Person"
1993 Honorable Mention; Florida Community College Photo Competition - “Street Person”
1992 Honorable Mention; Florida Community College Juried Spring Art Show - “Soap"
1992 Honorable Mention; Florida Community College Photography Competition - "NYC"
1992 Honorable Mention; Florida Community College Photography Competition - “Soap"
1991 1st; Florida Community College Photography Competition - “Surfer"
1991 1st; Florida Community College Photography Competition - “Wave Watcher"
1991 2nd; Florida Community College Photography Competition - “Lighthouse Stairs"
1991 3rd; Florida Community College Photography Competition for "Bunny"
1991 3rd; Florida Community College Photography Competition for "Blue Angels"
PUBLISHED WORK
2021
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Yeiser Art Center - "Art Through the Lens 2021" International Juried Photography Exhibition Catalog
2019
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Alexandria Museum of Art's 32nd September Competition Exhibition Catalog
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Yeiser Art Center - "Art Through the Lens 2019" International Juried Photography Exhibition Catalog
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EBD4 - "Loss, Redemption, and Grace" National Juried Exhibition Catalog
2018
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Yeiser Art Center - "Art Through the Lens 2018" International Juried Photography Exhibition Catalog
2017
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Yeiser Art Center - "Art Through the Lens 2017" International Juried Photography Exhibition Catalog
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Don’t Take Pictures, Photo of the Day Story by Kat Kiernan“Betty Jane, Age 17"
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Underexposed - Under the Oval
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MFA & MAAE Thesis Exhibition Catalog, New Hampshire Institute of Art
2013
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Shutterbug, “Life Lessons: Farther On: A Student’s Story” by Jay McCabe, October
2002
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Applied Arts, “Contest, Student Work”, July/August
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CMYK, Juried Student Photography Competition, issue 17
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Practical Photography, UK, March
2001
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American Photo On Campus, “Through the Looking Glass” November
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Shutterbug, “Student Union” by Jay McCabe, October
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CMYK, Juried Student Photography Competition, issue 14
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Graphis New Talent Annual
PRINTED WORK
AAA Living, 2021
Alternative Medicine : 2005 & 2006
American Photo On Campus, 2001
Applied Arts, 2002
CMYK, 2002
Cooking with Paula Deen, 2012
Continental Magazine, 2009
Disney’s Family Fun: 2009 & 2010
Family Circle : 2007, 2008, 2011 & 2013
Gada, v.4, 2002
Garden & Gun : 2010 & 2012
Good Housekeeping: 2007 & 2009
Graphis New Talent Annual, 2001
Ladies Home Journal: 2003, 2006 & 2007
Natural Solutions, 2008
New York Magazine, 2004
Nick Jr. : 2007, 2006 & 2004
Our State Magazine : 2010, 2011, 2012 (feature, March), 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021
Practical Photography, UK, 2002
Real Simple Family, 2008
Southern Living: 2014, 2016 (feature and cover, October), 2018, 2019
The Laurel of Asheville, 2013
The Local Palate, 2016
Town & Country, 2005
Travel Girl, 2005
Walmart World : 2013, 2014 & 2017
Wine Spectator, 2011
Women's Day, 2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Juror, 2019 Art Through the Lens International Juried Photography Exhibition - The Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
Judge, 15th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition & Exhibition, June-December 2018
Judge for Our State Magazine’s 2013 Reader Photography Contest, December 2014
Judge in Photography Competition, Western Region North Carolina Technology Student Association (TSA) Conference February 2014
Invited guest panel speaker. Appalachian State University, College of Business - Entrepreneur Summit, November 9, 2012
Invited guest speaker. Appalachian State University, College of Business - Entrepreneur Club, October 17, 2012
Invited guest speaker. Appalachian State University, Department of Technology - Issues in Contemporary Photography, March 29, 2012
WORKSHOPS & CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT CLASSES
2016 - Bindings in Paper with Anna Embree, Penland School of Crafts
2016 - Alternative Photographic Processes with Joshua White, Appalachian State University
2016 - 19th Century Photography with Gary Sampson, New Hampshire Institute of Art
2015 - Letterpress with Erin Sweeney, New Hampshire Institute of Art
2014 - National Press Photographers Association Multimedia Immersion, Newhouse School of Communication - Syracuse, New York
2009 - A Different Approach to Weddings - International Center of Photography, New York City
SPECIFIC TRAINING
Ethics and Law for Photographers - New Hampshire Institute of Art
The business of Photography - Portfolio Center
Copyright, rights, usage and ownership of creative art - Portfolio Center
Photography Contracts and Forms - Portfolio Center
Working with “Stock” photography - Portfolio Center
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Photographic Artists (APA)
ASMP - Southeast
Freelancers Union
Getty Images Contributing Photographer
National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
Nth Gallery Member (2017-2019)
SPE Southeast Chapter
Yeiser Art Center Member