Education 1980-1982 Completed all course work towards MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University 1979 BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Professional Experience in the Arts
1982 - 1986 Executive Director, Second Street Gallery, an alternative arts space, Charlottesville, VA 1979 - 1982 Assistant, Art Sales Gallery for Virginia Artists, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA Independent Mosaic Studies 2010, Creative workshop with Verdiano Marzi 2010, "Intensive Hammer and Hardie", technical workshop with Matteo Randi 2010, Conference, Society of American Mosaic Artists, Chicago, Ill 2007, "3-D Mosaics: Polystyrene Forms and Polymer Fortified Concrete", technical workshop with Sherri Warner Hunter 2007, "Design for Mosaics", creative workshop with Emma Biggs 2007, Conference, Society of American Mosaic Artists - Phoenix, AZ 2007, Creative workshop with Ilana Shafir, Washington, DC 2005, "Winterstone for Sculpture", technical workshop with Heather Dadek 2005. Workshop, "Mosaic Basics", with Shug Jones and Karen Ami 2005, Conference, Society of American Mosaic Artists - Washington, DC Exhibitions of Work
2013, Messages in Mosaics, three man show at the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, Richmond, VA 2012, International Contemporary Mosaic Art Exhibition, curated exhibition at Clauiano Art Exhibition Gallery, Italy 2010, Contemporary Mosaic Art 2010, international juried exhibition, Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, N.C. 2010, Vessels, C'ville Arts, a Cooperative Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia 2010, Smaller is..., Maplestone Gallery, Creemore, Ontario, Canada 2010, Mosaic Arts International 2010, Society of American Mosaic Artists, Smith Stained Glass Museum at the Navy Pier, Chicago, Ill (catalogue) 2009, Contemporary Mosaic Art 2009, international juried exhibition, Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, N.C. (catalogue) 2009, Mosaic Arts International 2009, Society of American Mosaic Artists, Museum of Man, San Diego, Ca. (catalogue) 2009, Sticks and Stones, Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, N.C. 2008, INSPIRED BY... Contemporary Mosaics and the Historical Tradition, national juried exhibition, Dupont Gallery at the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia (catalogue) 2008, Contemporary Mosaic Art, international juried exhibition, Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, N.C. (catalogue) 2007, A Handmade Season, group show, Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, Virginia 2007, Life in Pieces, solo exhibition, C'ville Arts Gallery, May 2007 2006, American Mosaic Project, group show sponsored by the Society of American Mosaic Artists, exhibited at High Risk Gallery, Chicago,Illinois 2005, American Mosaic Project, sponsored by SAMA, exhibited at Eleven-Eleven Sculpture Space, Washington, D.C. Publications
Two works of art featured in book, 300+ Mosaic Tips, Techniques, Templates and Trade Secrets, 2012, written by Bonnie Fitzgerald and published by Trafalgar Square Feature article about my work, with video interview, Artizen (an online arts magazine), May 2010 Two works of art featured in book, Mosaic Renaissance: Reviving Classic Tile Art with Millefiori, 2009, written by Laurel Skye and published by North Light Books Three pieces of art featured in book, Mosaic: Finding Your Own Voice 2008, written and published by artist and author, Brit Hammer Art featured with article in Washington Spaces Luxury Interior Design Magazine in D.C.; Spring 2008 issue, "Modern Style in Age Old Tile" Art featured with article, "City Styles, Country Miles: Charlottesville, Va., is brimming with art and architecture" by Margaret Lucke, American Style magazine, April 2008 Mosaic Art Now, New Directions in Modern Mosaic Art: An International Perspective, by artists/publishers Bill Buckingham and Michael Welch, February 2008 Art featured with article, Daily Progress newspaper, January 2008 (click here for article) Mosaic Yearbook, 2005-2010, published by Bill Buckingham and Lynn Moor Art featured with article, "Mosaic: Tesserae" by Tammy Wise, Glass Craftsman, Aug/Sept 2005
Organizations
Society of American Mosaic Artists C'ville Arts: an Artists' Cooperative British Association of Modern Mosaicists
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