I can’t imagine painting something that doesn’t come from my roots. By roots, I mean my feet being planted firmly on the soil of where I grew up in Missouri, to the murky bottom of Yellow Creek Lake in northern Indiana, where I spent my childhood summers, to the black-topped roads of my current home in Speedway, Indiana. These are the places which inspire me to pick up a brush and share them with everyone else.
Hoosier Salon
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First porcelain artist/china painter to be juried into the Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit. 2011
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First Place New Harmony Hoosier Salon member exhibit “Good Ole Summertime” 2012
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Three Person Gallery Show Broad Ripple Hoosier Salon Gallery 2012
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Best Sculpture (painted vase - 3D category) “Hollyhocks in Moonlight” Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit 2014
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Hoosier Salon Signature Member 2017-present
World Organization of China Painters
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Awarded 3rd place and selected artist for Vice President’s Residence Permanent Collection 2018
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Indiana World Organization of China Painters Honored Artist 2017
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Artist for two presentation bowls for Indiana First Lady’s Luncheon 2014
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“Sea Turtle” Bowl selected for International Museum 1 year exhibit 2007
Indianapolis Zoo and White River Gardens
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Selected artist for Naturally Inspired Paint Out 2011-2015, 2017. 2018
Judging and Jury
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Indiana State Museum Art Show 2015-2017
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Broad Ripple Art Show - Indianapolis Art Center 2016
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Hendricks County Fair - China Painting 2015-2017
Speedway Arts council president and Director of Speedway Centre for the Arts — 2010 - 2017
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Conceptualize and Implement Speedway Centre for the Arts
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Schedule, manage, and oversee the development of the Speedway Centre for the Arts
Speedway Parks Department — 2005- Current
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Create and Direct Fine Arts Program including Speedway Art Camp, Speedway Theatre Guild, Young Actor’s Workshop
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Developed and implemented Speedway Market in the Park
Educator — 1996-2014
Wheeler Elementary
Paraprofessional
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Educate and assist students with diverse backgrounds and learning skills.
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Formulated lesson plans in order to help students better understand concepts.
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2007-2008
Gallery Facilitator
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Facilitated education based programs for international traveling exhibits.
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Created and implemented programs Spymaker and Chihully: Garden of Glass exhibits.
Central Catholic School, Indianapolis, IN. 1996-2003
Teacher
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Taught speech communications and theatre to kindergarten through eighth grade.
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Primarily taught third grade while producing and implementing educational programs for year round school.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts Speech Communications and Theatre Missouri Valley College
Teaching Certification Secondary Education Indiana University
Certificate of Completion Barbizon School of Modeling