Education
2004 MFA- University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
1999 BFA- Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO
1997 Associates of Arts- New World School of the Arts
Miami, FL
Teaching Experience
2019-2020 Professor of Art, Ceramics- Mt San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
2004-2019 Lecturer- Mt San Antonio College,
Walnut, CA
2004-Present Lecturer- California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
2011-Present Lecturer- Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA
2010-2012 Lecturer- Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
2009-2012 Instructor- Xiem Clay Studio
Pasadena, CA
2006-2008 Lecturer- California State University, Northridge
Northridge, CA
2005 Lecturer- Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA
2004-2005 Lecturer- University of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, CA
2000-2005- Instructor- Berman School of Ceramics
North Hollywood, CA
2003-2012 Instructor- Oakwood School
Valley Village
2005 Instructor- Crossroads School
Santa Monica, CA
2002-2004 Teaching Associate- University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
2000 Instructor- Johnson County Parks and Recreation
Kansas City, MO
Exhibitions
2018 “Working Pots”- James May Gallery
Algoma, WI
2018 “Grab Bag”- Freehand Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
2018 “The Crow Show”- Arts Illiana Gallery
Terre Haute, IN
2018 “Twin Cups Exhibition”- Missouri Western State University
St. Joseph, MO
2017 “Synergy”- Mt San Antonio Art Gallery
Walnut, CA
2017 “Faculty Exhibition”- Rio Hondo Fine Arts Gallery
Whittier, CA
2016 “MAS ATTACK”- Torrance Art Museum
Torrance, CA
2015 “12 Annual Ceramics Exhibition”- McGroarty Arts Center
Tujunga, CA
2015 “Faculty Exhibition”- Rio Hondo Fine Arts Gallery
Whittier, CA
2014 “Faculty Exhibition”- CalStateLA Fine Arts Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
2012 “Faculty Exhibition”- Pasadena City College Fine Arts Gallery
Pasadena, CA
2011 “Value Vista”- Chime and Co Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
2010 “Faculty Exhibition”- Pasadena City College Fine Arts Gallery
Pasadena, CA
2009 “Made for More”- Chime and Co Gallery
Los Angles, CA
2009 “KCAI: Then and Now”- Red Star Studios
Kansas City, MO
2007 “Kiln Opening”- American Museum of Ceramic Arts
Pomona, CA
2006 “Clay and Fiber”- Freehand Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
2005 ’25 Years of Clay”- Freehand Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
2005 “Kiln Opening”- American Museum of Ceramic Art
Pomona, CA
2004 “Super Sonic: 8 Schools, 120 Artists”- Art Center School of Design
Pasadena, CA
2004 “California and Clay”- Freehand Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
2004 “MFA 3”- UCLA New Wight Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
2004 “Handmade”- Krueger Gallery
Pasadena, CA
2000 “Potters Gold”- Belskie Museum of Art and Science
Closter, NJ
2000 “New Ceramic Work”- Yako Gallery
Kansas City, MO
2000 “Private Selection”- PVI Corporate Gallery
Overland Park, KS
2000 “Ceramics 2000”- The Cube at Beco
Kansas City, MO
2000 “Fourteen Degrees”- Fahrenheit Gallery
Kansas City, MO
2000 “Graduate Exhibition”- H&R Block Art Space
Kansas City, MO
Related Experience
2020 Guest Lecturer- “The Loaded Vessel: Re-contexualizing the Yunomi” Craft in America Center, Los Angeles
2020 Guest Curator- “Here/Now” exhibition at the Craft in America Center, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Guest Curator- “Eureka” Rio Hondo Fine Art Gallery, Whittier, CA
2019 Guest Speaker in conjunction with the Bauhaus 100 Centennial-
Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany
2019 Guest Speaker-Beatrice Woods Center, Ojai, CA
2018 Guest Speaker- American Museum of Ceramic Arts
Pomona, CA
2018 Co-Curator- “Grab Bag” Invitational, Freehand Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
2014 Visiting Artist- Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, CA
2001-2008 Production Assistant- “Craft in America”
Assisting in production and filming of made for television
documentary on American craft titled “Craft in America.”
Aires on PBS.
Los Angeles, CA
2004 Co-Curator, “Super Sonic: 8 Schools, 120 Artists”- Co-curated
as UCLA representative a 300+ piece exhibition with
published color catalog in conjunction with 7 other
SoCal schools at Art Center College of Design.
Pasadena, CA
1999 Co-Director, “Ceramics Spring Exhibition”
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO
1997 Team Member, “Brittle Star Park”- Collaborative large-scale,
site-specific earthwork and mural on Miami-Dade College,
North Campus.
Miami, FL
1996 Team Member, “Windscape”- Assistant and member of the
LANDMIND Project. “Windscape” was a large-scale,
site-specific public art piece created for the celebration of
Multi-Cultural Day in Noguchi’s Bayfront Park.
Miami, FL
Publications
2020 “Exposure: Here/Now”- Ceramics Monthly May 2020
2020 “Exposure: Eureka”- Ceramics Monthly February 2020
2008 “Craft in America”- School Arts Magazine December 2008
2007 “Review: Clay and Fiber”-by Judy Seckler, Ceramics Monthly March 2007
2007 “Shining a Light on Craft in America”- by Judy Seckler,
Ceramics Monthly 2007
2007 “Craft in America: Celebrating Two Centuries of
Artist and Objects” by Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton,
Clarkson Potter Publishing
New York
2004 “Sonic Youth”- by Linda Hutchinson, Pasadena Star News July
Awards and Conferences
2019 “NCECA:Claytopia”- National Council for the Education
of the Ceramic Arts Convention
Minneapolis, MN
2017 “NCECA:Future Flux”- National Council for the Education of the
Ceramic Arts Convention
Portland, OR
2006 Outstanding Teacher Award- Student Athletic Advisory Committee, California State University, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, CA
2004 D’Arcy Hayman Awards Scholarship- UCLA,
Los Angeles, CA
2003 Laura Andreson Commemorative Scholarship- UCLA,
Los Angeles, CA
2002 Elizabeth Heller Mandell Scholarship- UCLA,
Los Angeles, CA
2002 Senior Merit Award- KCAI,
Kansas City, MO
1999 H&R Block Competitive Scholarship- KCAI,
Kansas City, MO
1999-1997 Vice President’s Merit Award- KCAI,
Kansas City, MO
1996-1997 Ceramic Awards Scholarship- New World School of the Arts,
Miami, FL
Collections
Carol Sauvion Collection
Kansas City Art Institute Permanent Collection
Gloria and Sonny Kamm Collection
Susan Grode Collection
Luis Bermudez Collection
Adrian Saxe Collection
Cindy Kolodjeski Collection
Craft in America Study Center Permanent Collection
Michael Hackett Collection
Jonathan and Jennifer McGarry Collection