Education
M.F.A. 2001 Painting with Sculpture Minor, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
B.F.A. 1998 Painting (Magna Cum Laude), University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
1998 Apprenticeship under German Sculptor Anatol Herzfeld; Insel Hombroich, Neuss, Germany, Feb., 1-28
Teaching Experience
Teaching Experience
2020-Present Co-Chair, Art and Design Department, Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
2012-Present Professor of Art, Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
2009-2019 Instructor, Belhaven University High Scholars Program
2011-2015 Instructor, Belhaven University Online Campus
2006-2012 Associate Professor of Art, Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
2002-2006 Assistant Professor of Art, Belhaven University. Jackson, MS
2001-2002 Adjunct Lecturer, Wichita State University:
Adjunct Instructor, Butler County Community College
Adjunct Instructor, Butler County Community College
Grants/Awards
2021 Best of Show, 2021 Regional Art Competition, Thames Conference Center, Copiah Lincoln Community College, Wesson, MS, Juror: Dennis Sipiorski
2016 Visual Arts Fellowship Grant, Mississippi Arts Commission
1st Place, 28th Annual Juried Exhibition, Regional Arts Center, Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council, Texarkana, TX
2nd Place, 24th Southeast Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Northwest Florida State College, Fort Walton Beach, FL
3rd Place in 3d category, 58th Annual Juried Show, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden Art Association, Gadsden, AL
2015 Best of Show, Mississippi Collegiate Art Faculty Juried Exhibition, Lauren Rodgers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS
2000 First Place Painting Award, Elements 2000: Juried Exhibition, WSU, Wichita, KS
First Place Mixed Media Award, Elements 2000: Juried Exhibition, WSU, Wichita, KS
1999 First Place Painting Award, Elements 1999: Juried Exhibition, WSU, Wichita, KS
First Place Mixed Media Award, Elements 1999: Juried Exhibition, WSU, Wichita, KS
Scholarships/ Academic Awards
2010 Promotion in rank to full Professor, Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
2008 Promotion in rank to Associate Professor, Belhaven College, Jackson, MS
1998 Magna Cum Laude, Graduation Honor Award, USD, Vermillion, SD
1998-2000 Clayton Staples Graduate Scholarship (Consecutive Semesters), WSU, Wichita, KS
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Wichita State University, WSU, Wichita KS
1998 H.J. and A.B. Gunderson Scholarship, USD, Vermillion, SD
1997 Oscar Howe Scholarship, USD, Vermillion, SD
Exhibitions- Solo and Group
2021, InSight, Collage Gallery, Jackson, MS, Sept. 10-22
2014 Faculty Showcase Exhibition, Gallery, Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center, Jackson, MS, Sept. 4- Oct. 6 (19 pieces)
2010 2010 Belhaven Faculty Exhibition, Gallery, Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center, Jackson, MS, Jan. 21 – Feb. 14
2006 WORK/PLAY: Faculty and Student Theme Show; Gallery, Bitsy Irby Visual Arts & Dance Center, Jackson, MS, Jan. 24 –Feb. 17
2005 The Figurative and the Concrete, Mar. 1-31, Stephens Gallery, Walton Fine Arts Center, University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR, solo
2005 Construction, Faculty and Student Exhibition, Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
2004 Pop!, Faculty and Student Exhibition, Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
2003 Untitled Exhibition, Mar. 4 – Apr. 2, Bessie Lemly Gallery, Belhaven University, Jackson MS, solo
2002 Transience, Faculty & Student Exhibition, Belhaven University, Jackson, MS
2001 Faculty Exhibition, Jan. 22 - Feb. 12, Erwin B. White Gallery, BCCC, El Dorado, KS
2001 Thesis Exhibition, Apr. 23 - 27, Clayton Staples Gallery, WSU, solo
2000 Visual Arts Guild Exhibition, Aug. 28 - Sept. 8, Rhatigan Student Gallery, WSU, Wichita, KS
1998 Thesis Exhibition, Dec. 14 - 18, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, Main
Gallery, USD, Vermillion, SD
1997 Stilwell De Refusé, Feb. 16, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, USD
1992 Sioux City Art Center Artist in Residence Group Installation, Apr.11 – Jun.14,
Sioux City, IA (catalog)
Exhibitions- Invitational
2020 Alchemy, The Cedars, Jackson, MS. Feb. 27-March 15 (5 pieces) Curator, Rebecca Garrison
2016 2016 Mississippi Invitational Exhibition, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS. Dec. 17-Feb.18, Juror, Marisa Pascucci
2015 The Art Faculty of Jackson, Invitational Exhibit, The Cedars, Jackson, MS. Feb 5-27 (10 pieces)
2014 The Jackson Show, Art Space 86, Banner Hall, Jackson, MS. August 5 (5 works included)
2011 Mississippi Showcase; Gallery, Bitsy Irby Visual Arts & Dance Center, Jackson, MS, Nov. 29 (2010) – Feb.14 (Invitational)
2010 4th Annual Jackson Arts Collective Showcase, Commons Gallery, Jackson, MS, Oct. 23
2009 Reconnecting: A USD Alumni Exhibition, University of South Dakota, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts Main Gallery, Vermillion, SD, Sept. - Oct.
2005 Inaugural Exhibition: Mississippi Invitational; Gallery, Bitsy Irby Visual Arts & Dance Center, Jackson, MS, Nov. 5 – Dec. 9
2004 Reconnecting: A USD Alumni Exhibition, Nov. 1-21, Main Gallery and Gallery 110, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
2001 Posted: No Realism, Invitational Exhibition, Feb. 2 – Mar. 9, Dirt Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Wichita State University Faculty Biennial, Jan. 26 – Mar. 18, Ulrich Museum, WSU
2000 Bi-Annual Graduate Group Exhibition, Sept. 18 - Oct. 13, Clayton Staples Gallery, WSU, Wichita, KS
Exhibitions- Juried
2022 48th Annual Bi-State Art Competition and Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS, August 2 – September 24, Juror: Ronna S. Harris
2021 Regional Art Competition, Thames Conference Center, Copiah Lincoln Community College, Wesson, MS, May 3-28
2016 5th Annual Cedars Juried Art Exhibition, The Cedars, Jackson, MS, Sept. 1-23, Juror, Sam Gore
58th Annual Juried Show, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden Art Association, Gadsden, AL, July 12- Aug. 19. (3 pieces accepted)
51st National Juried Artists Exhibition, Miriam Barranger Gallery, St. Tammany Art Association, Covington, LA, July 9 – Aug. 20
TRAHC’s 28th Annual Juried Exhibition, Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council, Texarkana, TX, July 8- Aug. 13. (2 pieces accepted)
Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival, First United Methodist Church, Alexandria LA, April 9-17.
Southworks, 21st Annual Art Exhibition, The Oconee Arts Foundation Gallery, Watkinsville GA, April 1 – May 6.
24th Southeast Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Northwest Florida State College, Fort Walton, FL, Jan. 23-March 4 (2 pieces accepted)
2015 4th Annual Cedars Juried Art Show, The Cedars, Jackson, MS, September 3-30
Mississippi Collegiate Art Faculty Juried Exhibition, Lauren Rodgers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS, April 11 – June 24 (2 pieces accepted)
2010 Faith as Art | Art as Faith, Brandenburg Galleries, Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL, Sept. 28- Oct. 25 (Juried)
25th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Carnegie Center For the Arts, Dodge City, KS
Elements 2000: Juried Exhibition, Rhatigan Student Gallery, WSU, Wichita, KS
1999 Elements 1999: Juried Exhibition, WSU, Wichita, KS
1998 Fred Wells 22 National Juried Exhibition, Apr. 1 - 25, Elder Gallery, Rogers Center for the Fine Arts.Lincoln, NE (catalog)
Wilber Stilwell Awards Exhibition, Feb. 6 - 27, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, Main Gallery, USD (catalog), Vermillion, SD
1997 South Dakota Artists Juried Art Show, Nov. 17 - Dec. 27, Gale Randall Memorial Gallery and East Gallery, Oscar Howe Art Center, Mitchell, SD
Wilber Stilwell Awards Exhibition, Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, Main Gallery, Feb. 1 -23, USD (catalog), Vermillion, SD
Professional Experience
2022 Founder and Supervisor of the Maker Campus Robotics Crew, Belhaven University
2021- Present Voting Member of the Tenure Review Council, Belhaven University
2020 - Present Voting Member, Education Review Council, Belhaven University
Faculty Consultant for the Renaissance Arts Festival, Ridgeland Mississippi
Institutional Representative to the National Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
2020 Co-founder of Belhaven University Maker Campus
Founder and Supervisor of the Bitsy Irby Digital Fabrication Lab
Co-Developer of the Tradigital Studies Program at Belhaven University
2013 Sculptor for The Adventures of Momotaro, Mississippi Puppet Arts Theater Production, Jackson, MS
2010 Supervising Artist for reassembly of “The Aftermath” a mixed media installation for The Mississippi Center for the Arts, in conjunction with the Backyards and Beyond Exhibition, led by H.C. Porter., Jackson, MS
2006-07Course Developer, World Culture I-IV (4 Semester Course), High Scholars Program, Belhaven University Online Campus
2005 Guest Artist / Instructor, Feb. 28-March 1, May University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR
2005 Slide Presentation of work at Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) Conference in Los Angeles, CA
1992 Sioux City Art Center Artist in Residence Program Participant under artist Littleton Alston; Mar.13 -Apr. 5, Sioux City, IA
Jury Experience
2023 Judge (Panel), Christian Home Educators Connection (CHEC) 2023 Art Show, Broadmoor Baptist Church, Madison, MS
2022 Judge (Panel), Christian Home Educators Connection (CHEC) 2022 Art Show, Broadmoor Baptist Church, Madison, MS
2019 Judge (Panel), Christian Home Educators Connection (CHEC) 2019 Art Fair, April 16, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS
2018 Judge (Metal and Glass), Chimneyville Art Festival, Mississippi Trade Mart, Jackson, MS
2018 Judge (Panel), Christian Home Educators Connection (CHEC) 2018 Art Fair, April, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS
2017 Grant Panelist, Visual Arts Fellowship Grants / Artist Roster Applicants, Mississippi Arts Commission, Apr. 5., Jackson, MS
2017 Judge (Panel), Christian Home Educators Connection (CHEC) 2017 Art Fair, April 11, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS
2010 Judge (panel), Mississippi World Trade Center 3rd Annual Young Artists Showcase for Oct. 26 – Nov. 19, Jackson, MS
2008 Judge (panel), Mississippi World Trade Center 1st Annual Young Artist Showcase for Nov. 13– Jan.30, Jackson, MS
2004 Professional Judge, Senior Project, Northwest Rankin High School, Flowood, MS