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EDUCATION

 

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA: Sculpture and Material Studies,
Deans List, BFA Graduate 2003

Art in Context, Jane Bruce, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY, Spring 2007
Advanced Glassblowing: Strictly Stemware, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY, Fall 2006
Hot Sculpting, Ruth King, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY, Summer 06
Glory Hole Construction, Robert Scavuzzo, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY Spring 2006
Building A Hot Glass Furnace, Fred Metz, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY, Spring 2005
Venetian Goblet Making, Brian Corr, The Corning Glass Studio, Corning, NY, Fall 2002
Marvelous Marbles, Mark Mathews, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA Summer 2002


 

EMPLOYMENT & RELATED EXPERIENCE

 

Acting Assistant Director of Education, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY; The Bead Project, Open Houses, Private Tours and Workshops, Rock the Hotshop, Education Administration, Instructor; 2004 to Present
Glass Fabricator; Hadar Metal Design and Guy Walker, Brooklyn, NY, 2006 to Present
Teaching Assistant for Marc Petrovic, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY Summer 2007
Teaching Assistant for Helen Stokes, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY Summer 2006
Hot Glass Studio Development; Washington Sculpture Center, Washington, DC 2004
Production Glassblower for John Quillen, Pantera Glass, Norfolk, VA 2004
Robin Winters Internship, Cooks Falls and New York, NY 2003


 

EXHIBITIONS

 

2007   

An Intimate Visit with Josh Hadar, Soho Studio, New York, NY
UrbanGlass Blowers Ball and Auction, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
The Big Art Show, Supreme Trading, Brooklyn, NY

2006 Artists of UrbanGlass, Robert Lehman Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
UrbanGlass Awards Dinner, The Puck Building, New York, NY
2005  Artists of UrbanGlass, Robert Lehman Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2003  Feasting for Nirvana; Solo Exhibition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
International Student Exhibition, Glass Art Society Conference, Seattle, WA - Juried by Greg Bell, Beth Sellers, and Tara Young; Honorable Mention
Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
Old Garde Symposium Symposium, FAB Gallery, Richmond, VA-Juried by Jim Leedy, Don Beitz, and Don Bendel
2002 Matchbox Shoebox Show, Project Gallery, Richmond, VA
CCS Show, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA

 

HONORS & AWARDS

  Allen A. Eastman Award, Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003
Silver Key Scholastic Art Award, The Smithsonian, Washington, DC 1999