Honors and Awards
| 2007 | McKnight Artist in Residence, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN Artist in Residence, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL Fellowship awarded for Ragdale Foundation residency |
| 2004-06 | Affiliate Artist, McColl Center for Visual Arts, Charlotte, NC |
| 2000 | Artist in Residence, Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Redwing, MN |
| 1999 | Work-study scholarship for study at Penland School of Crafts |
| 1997 | Smith Grant, research grant for completion of thesis |
| 1992 | George Kachergis Undergraduate Scholarship |
| 1991 | Alexander Julian Undergraduate Award in Design |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2006 | What to Expect, Rauch Gallery, Gaston College, Dallas, NC Housekeeping, Stretch Gallery, Pineville, NC |
| 2003 | Dysfunctional Vessels, Atwood Gallery, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2008 | Marking Time, Dalton Gallery, Rock Hill Center for the Arts, Rock Hill, SC All Fired Up!, Secrets on the Hudson Gallery, Westchester, NY |
| 2007 | Altered Books: First Edition, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX At Home and Away: Intimate Portraits, Webster University, Louisville, KY (two-person exhibition in conjunction with the 2007 NCECA conference) ARPA 10: Just Works, Oconee County Art Foundation, Oconee, GA |
| 2006 | Fine Contemporary Craft, Artspace, Raleigh, NC Winter Show, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC New Work, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC Works of Art on Paper, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ, Juror: Carter Foster, Curator of Drawings, Whitney Museum Affiliate Artist Exhibition, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC 2005 |
| 2005 | Affiliate Artist Exhibition, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC Made at McColl: Affiliate Artist Exhibition, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC |
| 2004 | Ritual, Breathe Art Space, Davidson, NC Through Women’s Eyes, By Women’s Hands, The Women’s Center 20th Annual Juried Art Show, Chapel Hill, NC CPCC Faculty Show, Pease Gallery, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC |
| 2003 | Clayworks Spring Show, Clayworks Gallery, Charlotte, NC CPCC Faculty Show, Pease Gallery, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC |
| 2002 | The Political Woman, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL 45th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC Culture and Agriculture, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI Odorific!, Crazy Space Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 2001 | ArtNatureCulture, Coconino Cultural Arts Center, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ |
| 2000 | Transmissions 003: Third International Experimental Sound, Video, and Film Festival, Chapel Hill, NC Homebrewed Art, Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Redwing, MN |
| 1999 | New Currents in Contemporary Art, Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1998 | Ceramics: Viewpoint ’98, Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College, San Diego, CA New Art in the Triangle, Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC First-Year MFA’s Exhibition, John and June Alcott Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1997 | Spotlight ‘97: American Craft Council, Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC |
Gallery Affiliations
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Lectures and Teaching Experience
| 2006 | Artist Talk, Gaston College, Dallas, NC |
| 2005-06 | Instructor, Icehouse Center for Craft and Design, Davidson, NC |
| 2005 | Drawing workshop, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC |
| 2002-04 | Instructor, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC |
| 2000 | Sculpture workshop with juveniles at Red Wing Correctional Facility, Red Wing, MN |
| 1998-99 | Teaching Assistant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1998 | Artist Talk, Graduate Student Forum, NCECA, Fort Worth, TX |
Bibliography
Gallery section, American Craft, Feb.-Mar. 2007.Upfront section, Ceramics Monthly, Oct. 2006.
Greenberg, Blue. "Artists Use Different Techniques to Share Views.” The Herald-Sun, Durham, NC, Sept. 2006.
Johnson, Pat. "National Show at Foundation 'Works on Paper' Rips." The Sandpaper, Long Beach Island, NJ, July 2006.
Whalen, Meg Freeman. "Sanctuary of Creativity." Charlotte Magazine, Charlotte, NC, Dec. 2005.
Behling, John. "Atwood Displays Provocative Art." University Chronicle, St. Cloud, MN, Nov. 2002.
Ariail, Kate Dobbs. "Beyond the Mirror." The Independent weekly magazine, Chapel Hill, NC, May 1999.
Natale, Michelle. "Masters of Fine Art.” Spectator magazine, Raleigh, NC, May 1999.
Patterson, Tom. "Craft Show Has Many Striking Pieces." Charlotte Observer, July 1997.
Education
| 1999 | MFA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 1999 | Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, studied with Cynthia Bringle |
| 1992 | BFA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 1992-96 | Studio Assistant, Cary Esser, ceramist, Kansas City, MO |
