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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting and Sculpture, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
WORK EXPERIENCE
Curator, The Green Bean, Greensboro, NC
-Plan rotating exhibitions schedule every 6-8 weeks, put out calls to artists, correspondence with
artists, hang shows, social media management

2011

2014-present

Studio Assistant, Jeana Eve Klein Studio, Greensboro, NC 2014

-Assist artist with daily studio tasks including (but not limited to): preparing fabric, cutting fabric,
measuring, ironing, data entry, cleaning, organizing, painting

2014

Yoga Instructor, Free Spirits Yoga, Greensboro, NC

-Teach weekly hatha yoga classes, maintain space

2013-present

Barista, The Green Bean, Greensboro, NC

-Prepare space for daily operations, serve drinks and pastries to customers, maintain space throughout business hours, cleaning duties

2013-present

Assistant to the Exhibitions Coordinator, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, ASU, Boone, NC
-Oversaw 3-6 gallery assistants at a time, prepared galleries for incoming shows, handled incoming and
outgoing artwork, professionally stored artwork, correspondence with artists, assisted with artists
traveling and lodging, maintained gallery lighting

2010-2013

Executive Assistant of Sales, Cooke Vending Snax, Inc., Greensboro, NC

-Maintained accounts receivable, handled monthly sales tax, repaired vending machines, delivered
snack orders to customers, counted and documented incoming funds, paid bills

2011-2012

Gallery Assistant, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, ASU, Boone, NC
-Assisted in preparing galleries for incoming shows, handled incoming and outgoing artwork,
professionally stored artwork

2009-2011

EXHIBITIONS
Artmongerz Gallery Shows, for the months of August 2014-January 2015,
Artmongerz Gallery, Greensboro, NC

2014-2015

Community Show, Shelf Life, Greensboro, NC

2014

The Bicycle: Art Meets Form, Theater Art Galleries, High Point, NC

2014

N.E.W. Show, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC

2014

Tiny Canvases, BIG Community, The Green Bean, Greensboro, NC

Femme, The Green Bean, Greensboro, NC

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Elicit: Member Juried Exhibition, Center for Visual Artists, Greensboro, NC

2013

The Bicycle: Art Meets Form, Theater Art Galleries, High Point, NC

2013

The Sculpture 2013 Show, Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon, NC

2013

The Exchange Gallery, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC

2013

Armongerz Gallery Shows, for the months of December 2011, January-December 2012,
Artmongerz Gallery, Greensboro, NC

2011-2012

BFA Senior Studio Show, Catherine Smith Gallery, ASU, Boone, NC

2011

Gut Feelings: Confessions of a Body Conscious Culture, The Looking Glass Gallery, ASU, Boone, NC 2011
Hands Gallery on King St. Student Window Show, Hands Gallery, Boone, NC

2009-2010

Nth Gallery Halloween Show, The Nth Gallery, Boone, NC

2009

Carving & Construction Show, The Collective on Depot, Boone, NC

2009

Solo Show, BeansTalk Coffee Shop, Boone, NC

2008

Drawing III Selected Portraits, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC

2007

Drawing III Exhibition, Bald Guy Brew, Boone, NC

2007

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Positive Attitude Award, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, ASU, Boone, NC

2010

Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

2006

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Member, Artmongerz Gallery, Greensboro, NC

2014-present

Curator, The Green Bean, Greensboro, NC

2014-present

Member, 205 Collaborative, Greensboro

2012- 2014

Member, Artmongerz Gallery, Greensboro, NC

2011- 2012

Instructional Assistant, 3-D Foundations II, Sean Matthews, ASU, Boone, NC

2010

Instructional Assistant, Portraiture & Identity, Una Pett, ASU, Boone, NC

2008

COMMUNITY EVENTS & INVOLVEMENT

Lois E. Harrill Senior Center, Watauga County Project on Aging, Boone, NC
-Volunteer, played Bingo and Horseshoes with community seniors

2011

Arts Management Organization, ASU, Boone, NC

-Vice President, 2010-2011
-Secretary, 2009-2010

2008-2011

The Vagina Monologues, ASU, Boone, NC

-Performed Hair, 2011
-Assistant Director, 2010
-Directed The Vagina Workshop, Cunt, Under the Burqa, Crooked Braid, 2010

2007-2011

-Performed Spotlight Piece, The Guide to Surviving Sex Slavery, 2010

-Performed The Vagina Workshop, 2009
-Performed group ensemble pieces, 2007
Preschool Art Teacher, Boone Cooperative Preschool (Volunteer), Boone, NC

2007

Student Art League, Art Department Club, ASU, Boone, NC

-A club committed to creating a community of art students on ASUs campus

2006-2009

National Arts Honors Society, Western Guilford High School, Greensboro, NC

-President- Lead all meetings, provided leadership and decision making

2005-2006

Veggie Club, Western Guilford High School, Greensboro, NC

-Founded club with fellow student
-Served as Vice President
-Helped facilitate fundraiser for local animal shelter

2005

Greensboro Allstar Cheerleading: Senior Diamond Elite, Greensboro, NC

-Participated in national and regional competitions
-Built a community within a team
-Provided leadership

2003-2006

Varsity Cheerleader, Western Guilford High School, Greensboro, NC

-Attended all WGHS Varsity football and basketball games
-Performed routines
-Lead cheers

2003-2005

SPECIALIZED TRAINING WORKSHOPS

Art Handling, White Glove Workshop Opportunities, TCVA, Boone, NC
Art Packing, White Glove Workshop Opportunities, TCVA, Boone, NC
Presentation & Framing Workshop, White Glove Workshop Opportunities, TCVA, Boone, NC
Taught Gallery Prep Workshop, White Glove Workshop Opportunities, TCVA, Boone, NC

Jan. 28, 2010

Feb. 8, 2010
Feb. 15, 2010
Feb. 22, 2010

EXHIBITIONS ASSISTED
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone NC
Men Working: The Contemporary Collection of Allen Thomas, Jr.
International Focus Series I-V: V. Polish Artists Group Exhibition
International Focus Series I-V: II. Mj Drugi wiat / My Second World: The Polish Painting Collection of Chris Sztyber
International Focus Series I-V: III. Jdrzej Stpak: Spaces of the Brain - A Site Specific Installation

25th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition

Chromata: Laura Berman
An Appalachian Vision: The Plemmons Student Union Appalachian Artists Collection
Selections: Work from the Turchin Center Permanent Collection
Girls,Derangements, and Distortions: Photography by Carole Usdan
The Halpert Biennial '11: a national juried competition & exhibition
Beyond Their Natural Range: April Flanders
Open Spaces, Sacred Places: Tom Stoner & the TKF Foundation
Places for Contemplation in Public Buildings: Constructing a Model Space for Reflection
Appalachian Alumni in the Arts
Childrens Art of the High Country
8th Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition
In the Void: Sculpture by David Meyer
The Hemlocks! The Hemlocks! Grief and Celebration by Lowell Hayes

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Contemporary Works by Martha Neaves

Amy Cheng: Evidence of Things Unseen
MANifested DESTINY: From Boone to Boone- A Re-interpretation by Dan Smith
Perspectives in Bronze: Works by Greg Bailey & Micheal Warrick
CONTEMPORARY TALAVERA: Art Collection of Universidad de las Amricas Puebla
From Acadia: Tanase Fontenont
In the Shadows of the Volcanoes: Contemporary Art from the Mountains of Central Mexico
Italian Holocaust Survivors Remember
Bridges to Communication: New Works by Bill Brown
Hallelluvial Soil: Chuck Broussard
Suzanna Bryan
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7 Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition (AMPC)
Painted Speech: New Works by Barbara Yale-Read
Syntax: sin-,taks
Appalachian Faculty Biennial
JinBao Han
225F: Encaustic Encounters
Brush & Palette: Artists Unmasked
Collective Dialogues
African Vailet: Olivia Holly Pendergast
Plastic Flame Press
SAQA: 12 Voices
Harlan Toole
Samina Iqbal: Recent Paintings
Steven Siegel: Wonderful Life
Faculty Selects 2009
Gillian Christy
The Halpert Biennial 2009
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23 Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition
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6 Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition (AMPC)
Ray Kass: Trays and Tondos- and Recent Works on Paper
Teresa Cerda
God City: They Say You Cant Please Everybody
Hope Remains- Parts I & II: Charlie Brouwer
Andy Warhol: A Photographic Legacy
Robert Motherwell: Lost in Form, Found in Line

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