Education
Master of Fine Arts, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2004
Bachelor of Arts, Art & Design (Summa Cum Laude), LaGrange College, LaGrange, Georgia, 1999
Aditional Education
Image Film & Video Center, Atlanta, Georgia, Cinematography and Screen Writing Workshops, 1999–2000
The University of Georgia Cortona Program (Book Arts), Cortona, Italy, 1998
Professional Experience in Teaching
Assistant Professor of Art & Design, Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina, 2006–Present
Assistant Professor of Art & Design, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan, 2004–2005
Instructor of Photography (Instructor of Record), Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2003–2004
Teaching Assistant, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2002–2003
Visiting Instructor of Photography, LaGrange High School (In conjunction with the Lamar Dodd Art Center),
LaGrange, Georgia, 1998
Other Professional Experience
Director of Exhibitions, Barton Museum, Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina, August 2007–Present
Graphic Designer, Special Sections, The Wilson Times, Wilson, North Carolina, October 2006–Present
Design Consultant, Kenly News, Kenly North, Carolina, June 2007
Visual Merchandising Manager, Restoration Hardware, Atlanta, Georgia, August 2005–July 2006
Computer Lab Supervisor, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
August 2002–May 2004
Digital Print Department Supervisor, E-Six Lab of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, June 1999–June 2002
Visiting Artist Lectures
The Funerary Image, Barton Friends of Visual Arts, Wilson, North Carolina, 2009
Alternative Bookbinding and Artist's Journals, Governor’s School of North Carolina, Meredith College,
Raleigh, North Carolina, 2007
Visiting Artist Lecture, Historic Preservation Commission of Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, 2007
Visiting Artist Lecture, Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina, 2006
Alternative Bookbinding and Artist's Journals, Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2004
Visiting Artist Lecture, Nicholls State University, Thiodaux, Louisiana, 2003
Workshops
Pinhole Photography, Hunt High School, Wilson, North Carolina, 2008
Japanese Bookbinding, Hunt High School, Wilson, North Carolina, 2008
Camera Obscura, Hunt High School, Wilson, North Carolina, 2008
3-Dimensional Design and Construction Methods, Hunt High School, Wilson, North Carolina, 2008
Gallery Representation
Bassetti Fine Art, New Orleans, Louisiana
Meter Gallery, New York, New York
Gallery Stock, New York & London
Collections
McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Bunnen Collection, Atlanta, Georgia
Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, Georgia
Exhibitions Curated & Juried
Contemporary Figurative Ceramics, Barton Art Galleries, Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina, 2010
Leslie Fry: ReCreation, Virginia Thompson Graves Gallery, Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina, 2010
Stasis: Motion from Stillness, Lula E. Rackley Gallery, Barton College, Wilson, NC, 2010
Jennifer O’Connell: Familiar Places, Virginia Thompson Graves Gallery, Barton College, Wilson, NC, 2009
Hobson Pittman: At Home & Work, Lula E. Rackley Gallery, Barton College, Wilson, NC, 2009
Celebrating Farmers, Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Kenly, North Carolina, 2009
Arthur Ganson: Gestural Mechanics, Virginia Thompson Graves Gallery, Wilson, North Carolina, 2009
Burk Uzzle: Photographs, Virginia Thompson Graves Gallery, Wilson, North Carolina, 2008
Images of Mid-20th Century North Carolina, Lula E. Rackley Gallery, Wilson, North Carolina, 2008
Alchemy, Metaphor & Form, sculpture by Hanna Jubran, Barton Art Galleries, Wilson, North Carolina, 2008
Intimate Strangers, Photographs from the Allen G. Thomas, Jr. Collection, Barton Art Galleries, 2007
Small Works, Virginia Thompson Graves Gallery, Barton Museum, Wilson, North Carolina, 2006.
Wherever It May Go, Student Art Gallery, Northern Michigan University, 2004.
Professional Service
University of North Carolina General Administration Licensure Examination Team
School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, 2009
Art Institute of Raleigh Durham, 2009
Art Institute of Charlotte, 2009
Consultant for Gallery Operations, Colorado Mountain College Art Gallery, Aspen, Colorado, 2009
Curriculum Committee, Barton College, 2008–2009, 2009–2010
Honors Council, Barton College, 2007–2010
Chair, Library Committee, Barton College, 2007–2010
Faculty Forum, Barton College, Vice-moderator, 2007–2008, Moderator 2008–2009
Board of Directors, Ex-officio, Barton Friends of Visual Arts, Barton College, 2007–2010
Advisor, Art Students’ League, Barton College, 2006–2010
Darkroom Technology Consultant, Hunt High School, Wilson County, North Carolina, 2007–2009
Marketing Research Committee, Wilson Daily Times, Wilson, North Carolina, 2008
Secured grant for gallery wall renovation of the Virginia Thompson Graves Gallery, 2008
Coordinator, International Baccalaureate Art Exhibition, Wilson County Schools, North Carolina, 2008, 2009
Consultant for renovation of the Active Artist’s Gallery, Wilson Arts Council, 2008
Faculty & Staff Giving Campaign Committee, Barton College, 2007–2008
Secured grant for lighting system renovation of the Barton Art Galleries, Wilson, North Carolina, 2007
Photographic Technology Consultant, Honors Conference on Stem Cell Research, Barton College, 2007
Darkroom Technology Consultant, Southern Wayne High School, Wayne County, North Carolina, 2007
Coordinator, Paula W. Patterson Reading Room, Barton College, 2007
Faculty Cohort on Engaged Learning, Barton College, 2006
Photography Consultant, The Collegiate, Barton College, 2006
Academic Admissions Policy Committee, Northern Michigan University, 2004–2005
Board of Directors, The North Wind, Northern Michigan University, 2004–2005
Curriculum Committee, LaGrange College, 1998–1999
Honors and Awards
North Carolina Arts Council Visual Artist Fellowship Finalist, 2008
North Carolina Press Association, Best Niche Publication, Third place, 2008
North Carolina Press Association, Best Newspaper Promotion, Third Place, 2008
Faculty Development Grant, Barton College, 2007
Muriel & T. H. Mayes Purchase Award, 2004
The Photography Institute National Graduate Seminar Finalist, 2004
Photographer’s Forum: Best of College Photography Annual, Honorable Mention, 2003
Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1999
National Dean’s List, 1995–1999
Omicron Delta Kappa, 1999
Delta Airlines International Scholarship for Foreign Study, 1998
Josephine A. Case Fellowship, 1997
Alpha Lambda Delta, 1995
Mirabeau B. Lamar Medal of Academic Excellence, 1994
Professional Affiliations
College Art Association, New York, New York
Society for Photographic Education, Oxford, Ohio
Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas