Education
Hood College | MFA | ceramics | 2022 | Joyce Michaud Endowed Scholarship 2021 | Ceramic Arts Program Outstanding Student Award 2022
Swarthmore College | BA | English literature | program in education | 1999
Ceramics Positions and Teaching
Adjunct Professor of Ceramics | Jan 2023– Apr 2024 | Mary Baldwin University | Staunton, VA
Ceramics Instructor | 2015–2024 | Woodberry Forest School | Woodberry Forest, VA
Ceramics Instructor | 2007–2010 & 2021–2023 | The Arts Center in Orange | Orange, VA
Ceramics Instructor | 2021–2022 | Washington Street Studios | Bolivar, WV
Graduate Assistant | 2019–2020 | Hood College Ceramics Program | Frederick, MD
Exhibitions
Battle of the Bowls | national juried bowl show | David Crane, juror | Academy Center for the Arts, Lynchburg, VA | 2017
Deep Inner Cups | national juried cup show | Richard Wehrs, juror | Gallery Zeke, Steelville Arts Council, Steelville, MO | 2017
Life in Color: featured ceramics artist | Arts Barn, Gaithersburg, MD | 2019
Faculty & staff show | Hood College, Frederick, MD | 2019
Active Rest | MA show | Whittaker Gallery | Hood College, Frederick, MD | 2020
Teachers Making Art | Baker Gallery | Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA | 2020
Small Favors | Kensuke Yamada, juror | The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA | 2021
Trajectory | graduate student group show | Hood College, Frederick, MD | 2021
Cheers! Drink Up! | international juried cup show | Lorna Meaden, juror | Commonwheel Artists Co-op, Manitou Springs, CO | 2021 | Honorable Mention, spirits | Honorable Mention, beer
A Taste of Home | national juried cup show | Julia Galloway, juror | Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY | 2021
Unseemly | MFA show | Hodson Gallery | Hood College | Frederick, MD | 2021
Sodaposium | juried cup and bowl show | Ron Philbeck, juror | The Clay Lady’s Studio, Nashville, TN | 2022
Cheers! Drink Up! | invitational cup show | Commonwheel Artists Co-op, Manitou Springs, CO | 2022
Strictly Functional Pottery National | national juried show | Jack Troy and Carolanne Currier, jurors | Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA | 2022
Cup: The Intimate Object XVIII | international juried show | Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL | 2022
We Are Here | faculty and alumni group show | Hunt Gallery | Mary Baldwin University | Staunton, VA | 2023
CUPful | invitational cup show | Cedar Creek Gallery | Creedmoor, NC | 2024
In Hand | international juried cup show | Mikhail Zakin Gallery at The Art School at Old Church | Bruce Dehnert, Juror and Eileen Sackman, curator | Demarest, NJ | 2024
Shows & sales
Virginia Clay Festival | Stanardsville, VA | 2023
American Craft Show | American Craft Council | Baltimore, MD | 2019, 2020, & 2022
Artisans Studio Tour | Charlottesville, VA | 2018–2024
Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival | Crozet, VA | 2018 & 2021–2024
Virginia Wine & Craft Festival | Front Royal, VA | 2017–2019 & 2021
PopUp Frederick | Frederick, MD | 2019
Town of Orange Holiday Maker’s Village | Orange, VA | 2017–2018
Orange Uncorked Wine Festival | Orange County, VA | 2018
Montpelier Wine Festival | Orange County, VA | 2017
Storefront sales
The Potters Guild of Frederick Gallery | Frederick, MD
The Arts Center in Orange Gallery Shop | Orange, VA
Professional organizations & leadership
The Potters Guild of Frederick | vice president | Frederick, MD | 2021–2022
Artisans Studio Tour | director | Charlottesville, VA | 2022–2024
Publications
“The Unexpected Teacup” | Pottery Making Illustrated | March–April 2022