Major Awards and Special Recognition

 

​2015 - Going Local NC - Raleigh, NC - First Place Award
2014 - Art on the Neuse outdoor event - Oriental, NC - First Place Award
2014 - Junior League of Raleigh - Southern Women’s Show - 3rd Place Award
2013 - Junior League of Raleigh - Southern Women Show - Best in Show Award
2013 - Durham Arts Guild - Durham, NC - Second Place Award
2012 - "Food for Thought" - Visual Art Exchange - Raleigh, NC - Honorable Mention Award
2011 - "Works of Heart" Annual Art Gala - Raleigh, NC - Best of Show Award
2011 - "Mystery Build" - Peoples Choice Award
2008 - Raleigh Street Painting Festival - Honorable Mention Award
2007 - Themed Juried Exhibit - Visual Art Exchange - Honorable Mention
2003 - Themed Juried Exhibit - Visual Art Exchange - First Place Award
2003 - Themed Juried Exhibit - Visual Art Exchange - Honorable Mention Award
2002 - Raleigh Street Painting Festival - Visual Art Exchange - Best of Show Award

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Invitational Gallery Shows 

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​2015 - Hager Smith Design Center -Visual Art Exchange - Invitational solo show

2014 - Craven Arts Council - Bank of the Arts Gallery - New Bern, NC - Juried show
2014 - State of the Arts/Art of the State - Cameron Art Museum - Wilmington, NC
2014 - Cabinets of Curiosity - Muse Gallery, Longmount, CO - Juried show

2014 - Arts Ball and Gala - Cary Visual Arts - Cary, NC - Juried show

2014 - Duke Raleigh Hospital - Visual Art Exchange - Invitational solo show
2014 - Mims Gallery - Louisburg College, NC - Franklin County Arts Council - Membership show
2014 - Studio 180 Salon - Cary, NC - Featured artistinvitational solo show
2014 - Durham Art Guild - Durham, NC - Invitational three artist show
2014 -  Duke Raleigh Hospital - Raleigh, NC - VAE Hallway Gallery - Solo exhibit
2013 - Durham Art Guild - Durham, NC - showcase exhibit 
2013 - Duke Raleigh Hospital - Raleigh, NC - VAE Hallway Gallery - Solo exhibit

2013 - Visual art exchange Raleigh North Carolina Exchange Gallery
2013 - Halle Cultural Arts Center - Apex North Carolina - Juried show
2011 - "Kendama Kokoro" - Raleigh, NC - Invitational fundraiser event
2010 - "Hands for Haiti" - Wake Forest, NC - Invitational fundraiser show

2009 - "Scrapel Hill" Art Exhibit - Chapel Hill, NC - Juried group show - inaugural
2007 - National Arts Program - City of Raleigh and Wake County - United Arts Council group show
2007 - Visual Art Exchange - Raleigh, NC - Juried show
2007 - The Spotted Dog - Carrboro, NC - Invitational solo show
2006 -  Sunflower Studio and Gallery - Wake Forest, NC - Resident studio artist
2006 - National Arts Program - City of Raleigh and Wake County - United Arts Council group show
2005 - Worrell Professional Center - Winston-Salem University, NC - Invitational show
2004 - Sunflower Studio and Gallery - Wake Forest, NC - Large works
​2004 thru 2007 - Sunflower Studios and Gallery week for South Carolina

2003 - "Large Works" - Grace Li Wang Gallery - Raleigh, NC - Invitational four person show
2003 - "Keep Abreast" - Design Box - Raleigh, NC - Invitational fundraiser event
2003 - Sunflower Studio and Gallery - Wake Forest, NC - Invitational solo show
2003 - North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers - Raleigh, NC - Invitational solo show
2003 - The Cotton Company - Wake Forest, NC - Invitations on the show
2002 - Page Walker Art and History Museum - Cary, NC - Invitational solo show
2001 thru 2004 - The Cotton Company - Wake Forest North Carolina - Resident studio artist

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Leadership Positions

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​2015 - Durham Arts Guild - Board of Directors - member
2014 - Clayton Arts Council - member
2014 - Franklin County Arts Council - member
2013 - Durham Arts Guild - member
2012 - Visual Arts Volunteer
2011 - Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce - member
2012 - Visual Art Exchange - member, volunteer
2006 thru 2013 - Wake Forest Arts - president
2011 thru 2013 - Wake Forest Arts - board member 2006 through 2011
2009 thru 2012 Creative Arts Network for Community Action - cofounder
2009 thru 2011 Town of Wake Forest - Greenways Advisory Board - Board member
2006 thru 2009 Wake Forest Area Artist Studio Tour - coordinator
2009 - 311 Martin St., Gallery and Studios - Raleigh North Carolina three month invitational residence
2009 - Wake Forest Public Art Team - Wake Forest ARTS representative
2008 - Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce - leadership wake forest planning committee
2005 thru 2008 - North Carolina Association of government information officer‘s member
2007 thru 2008 - Triangle Interactive Media Association - member

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Education and Continued Training 

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Wisconsin

​BFA - Graphic Design, Advertising emphasis
Special studies in communications and color theory
 

2016 - Leadership Program - Washington, NC - Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce
2016 - Bakers Dozen online webinar - Perfect WorkDay.com 
2016 - Advertising and Marketing for Small Business - Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce
2015 - Social Media Marketing - Five-Step Marketing Plan - SCORE
2014 - Social Media Marketing - Facebook Advertising - SCORE
2012 - Sociology 210 - Wake Tech Community College - Raleigh, NC
2010 - Newspaper Academy - UNC School of Journalism - Chapel Hill, NC (series of specialize writing sessions)
2009 - Our Problems as the Root to Our Power - Lucy Daniels Foundation - Raleigh, NC
2009 - State of the Arts Conference - Meredith College - Raleigh, NC
2008 - Spanish 101 - Wake Tech Community College, Raleigh, NC
2008 - Creating a Successful Hispanic Market - UNC‘s Chapel Hill School of Journalism - Chapel Hill, NC
2008 - Public Art 360: Symposium from Seven Perspectives - Orange County Arts Commission
2008 - Business Writing and Communications for Professionals - Winston-Salem, NC
2007 - Leadership Wake Forest Program - Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce - Wake Forest, NC
2007 - Public Art Administrators Round Table - Orange County Arts Commission - Chapel Hill, NC
2006 - HOW Design and Marketing National Conference - Las Vegas, NV
2005 - HOW Design and Marketing National Conference - Chicago. IL