ARTIST/PROFESSOR

MFA Printmaker – 2009 MA – 2007

Master Printer

Fine Art/Commercial Printing

500X Gallery Representative

• Members Coordinator
• CADD Leader for 500X

CADD (Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas) Member

Member of FWPA (Fort Worth Public Art)

Member of Dallas Culture Art Affairs

Public Commission Artist Installation Artist with Vinyl

EDUCATION

MFA Printmaking ● 2009 ● University of Dallas

MA Printmaking ● 2007 ● University of Dallas

BFA Printmaking ● 2003 ● Kansas City Art Institute

Cedar Valley Community College/Brookhaven Community College ● 1999-2001

Graduate ● Bishop Lynch High School ● 1999

SKILLS

PRINTMAKING:

Intaglio Prints ● Lithography Prints ● Wood-Cut Relief Prints ● Screen Prints ● Classic Bookmaking ● Papermaking

Letter press ● CMYK color separation ● Offset printing ● Binding and registering ● Paper handling and receiving

DIGITAL ARTS:

Adobe Photoshop ● Digital Prints ● Plotter Printing ● Basic Commercial Printing ● Publications

MURAL TECHNIQUES:

Vinyl Installations ●Stencil Spray Paint ●Wallpaper

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL ● 2020-PRESENT

Full Time Art Instructor (In-person and virtual instruction)

High School Curriculum Art I, II, III, IV     2020-PRESENT

High School Curriculum Art Appreciation     2020-PRESENT

Visual Fine Arts Content Lead for 6 Schools 2022-PRESENT

Trained Crisis Prevention Counselor              2021-PRESENT

Teacher Sponsor – Fine Arts Club                   2020-PRESENT

 

CEDAR VALLEY COLLEGE ● DCCCD ● 2007-2020

Full Time ● 2018-2020

Adjunct ● 2010-2018, Present

1301      Art Appreciation                               2007-2020

1301      Art Appreciation Online                   2016-PRESENT

• Design I                                         2008-2020 (in-person and virtual)
• Drawing I                             2010-2020

1317      Drawing II                                      2010-2011

2311      Drawing Advanced                          2015 Spring

2323      Life Drawing I                                 2015 Spring

• Printmaking I                             2009-2020
• Printmaking II                             2009-2017

2311      Printmaking Advanced                     2009-2020

2333      Printmaking                                       2014-2020

2333       Bookmaking/Printmaking                 2016-2019 (May-Term only)

SOUTHEAST TARRANT COLLEGE ● TCCCD ● 2009-2018

1301      Art Appreciation                             2009-2018

1312      Drawing I                                        2009-2018

1317      Drawing II                                       2009-2018

2323      Life Drawing I                               2013 May-Term

• Printmaking I                             2012-2013
• Printmaking II                             2012-2013

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY ● 2012-2013

1300       Printmaking I                                        2012-2013

2300       Printmaking II                                       2012-2013

3000       Printmaking Advanced                       2012-2013

5 Graduate Level Independent Studies           2013

FORT WORTH ART INSTITUTE ● AI ● 2013-2014

Drawing Intro                                                2013-2014

Drawing Perspective                                     2014

Drawing Character Development                  2013-2014

Life Drawing, I                                            2013-2014

SOUTH TARRANT COLLEGE ● TCCCD ● 2010-2012

1301       Art Appreciation                                  2010-2012

1312       Drawing I                                               2011-2012

1317       Drawing II                                              2011-2012

COLLIN COUNTY COLLEGE ● CCCD ● 2009-2010

1301      Art Appreciation                             2009-2010

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE & LEADERSHIP

ACHIEVEMENTS:

2011                    DCCCD Foyer Art Competition Winner

2009                    Master Printer for Matrix Program for Artist Todd Anderson ● University of Dallas

2006                    Full Scholarship Recipient ● University of Dallas, Braniff Graduate School

2003                     Graduated top 10% of class ● Kansas City Art Institute

2002 & 2003        Merit Award Recipient ● Kansas City Art Institute

• Dean’s List ● Kansas City Art Institute

2000                       Art Department Scholarship Recipient ● Brookhaven Community College

 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

2017         Juror ● Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST) 11^th Annual 125-Mile Exhibition ● Denton, TX

2011-2015      Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas (CADD) Member

2012             Panel Discussion Moderator ● Impressionable: Printmaking Techniques and Innovations ● Dallas, TX

2012                    Teacher ● Drawing from the collection for children ● The Modern, Fort Worth, TX

2011-2015           Member ● 500X Gallery ● Dallas, TX

2011                    Juror ● TAPPS ● Dallas County, TX

2010            Juror ● From Dictatorship to Democracy ● The Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, TX

2008                 Juror ● National Print Show ● University of Dallas, Irving, TX

2003-PRESENT Member ● Southern Graphics Council International Annual Conference

2011-2020          Volunteer ● St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and School

2016-2020          Volunteer ● Boy Scouts of America

2018-PRESENT Member ● Knights of Columbus Council 799

2020-PRESENT Volunteer ● St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church and School