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My
current body of work is about the small components that come together
to make up a greater whole. These components are building blocks for a
larger structure. I chose the term structure because it implies many things
from man large made buildings to natural microorganisms. Each is constructed
to make up its form.
This series is comprised of a variety of abstracted objects as subject
matter. Within the work I combine color and line to express the skeletal
arrangement. Working initially from realistic imagery, I juxtapose marks
and layers of colored glazes until there is an accumulation that renders
an unrecognizable image. Shapes drift amongst veils creating a hierarchical
order, like the order of things in nature. This method of layering follows
the stratification of human/animal tissue, which is a constant theme in
my work. As in a framework of webs, the parts come together in a complex
array. I am paying homage to the elegance of cellular patterns in nature.
Depth appears in the painting as I intuit a fictional architecture. Building
up and up until there is a peak. In titling the work, I refer to emotional
states and urgings. Gut reactions I have to the work as it progresses,
not from its original state but rather sometime in its development. Through
a synthesis of gestural lines and strokes, the piece attains a rhythm,
a type of movement.
Our human nature instinctually is driven to create. We build enormous
skyscrapers, microscopic machines and of course life itself. We continue
to grow and develop; from simple to complex we have evolved over time.
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Education
2005 MFA, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1995 Post-Graduate Work at Georgia Institute of Technology. Atlanta, GA
1994 BA, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1993 BFA, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Employment
2006- Present – Instructor- Savannah College of Art and Design
1997- 2006- Atlanta College of Art, Community Education Instructor in
Painting and Design
1998 – Present -Residential Interior Design Program Director –Atlanta
College of Art
2002 –2003- Georgia State University Instructor of Record for Drawing
1999 to Present- Private Painting Instructor
1995 -GTA at Georgia Institute of Technology for Junior Studio & History
of Industrial Design
1991 -L'Agence/Visage Osaka, Japan Summer Work Program
Exhibitions in Atlanta, GA (Unless otherwise noted)
2006
Collier Hills Tour of Homes –at "Sequoyah" -the Frank
Lloyd Wright house by Robert Green
2005
"Concept/Conception" Solo Show at Garage Projects in Castleberry
Hill
MOCA GA Annual "Pin Up" Show
"Kaleidoscope" – Atlanta College of Art Community Education
Faculty Show at Gallery 100
"Small Works" Show at Swan Coach House Gallery
2004
MOCA Ga Annual "Pin Up" Show
Art Papers Magazine Annual Art Auction at Mason Mauer Gallery
"Unsilent Night" Group Show at Eyedrum
Street of Dreams – Peachtree City
"Paradigm" Atlanta College of Art Faculty Show at Gallery 100
2003
MOCA Ga Annual "Pin Up" Show
"Fridge Show" Works on Paper Invitational by the Fifth Class
group at Garage Projects
"Big Angel Blowout", Curator: Susan Bridges of Some Call it
Art
"Under Water" Solo Show at Salsa Restaurant & Bar
Art Papers Magazine Annual Art Auction at Artscool, City Hall East
"Synergy" Atlanta College of Art Faculty Show at Gallery 100
2002
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts Art Auction
MOCA Ga Annual "Pin Up" Show
Art Papers Magazine Annual Art Auction at Artscool, City Hall East
GSU Juried Exhibition, Juror: Lisa Fischman Atlanta College of Art Gallery
Director
"Art in the Garden Show" for Skyland Trail, Curator: Pat Williams
"Full Moon Project" for Aids Survival Project, Curator: Cathy
Byrd
"Made in the Shade" Show, Curator: Susan Bridges of Some Call
it Art
"Fusion" Atlanta College of Art Community Education Faculty
Show at Gallery 100
2001
GSU Drawing Marathon Exhibitor- Curator Craig Dongoski
"Aquavivarium" Solo Show at Wiretree LLC in King Plow Arts Center
"Random Channels" at Eyedrum Gallery, Curator: Craig Dongoski
"Spiroscopic" at Youngblood Gallery,
Generation Green Show & Auction for the Georgia Conservancy at Scout
"Some Call it Art" Show, Curator: Susan Bridges of Some Call
it Art
"Be there, the Ides of March" GSU Juried Exhibition, Juror:
Marianne Lambert
2000
"Entomology" Solo Show at the Food Business
"Some Call it Art" Show, Curator: Susan Bridges of Some Call
it ArtAwards & Honors
2002 –2003 Fellowship Recipient Georgia State University, Atlanta,
GA
2002-Present Dean's List Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1993-1994 Dean's List University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Activities
2003 Member CAA –College Art Association and Conference Attendee
2001 to Present Art Student Union Member Georgia State University
1998 Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center Silent Auction Chairman for their
annual Art Party
1993-94 UGA Art Student Union Member
1989 University of Georgia Study Abroad In Cortona, Italy, Fall Quarter
Publications
2005 "Just Looking" by Stacie Lindner 11/05 Castleberry Hill
Arts District journal Review of Concept/Conception
2004 "Education Opportunities" by Laura Raines, 2/04 Atlanta
Journal Constitution
2000 Artistic Gardening, by Isabel Gonzalez, Atlanta Citymag May Issue
1997 "Drawing a Bead on Work" by Tinah Saunders, 1/16 Atlanta
Journal Constitution
1994 "Computer Art" Review of Deregulation Show at UGA by John
Hawkins 7/27
1994 Art Vine "Deregulation" Review by John Hawkins, 6/20
1994-95 "Art in Athens" Flagpole Guide to Athens, by John Hawkins
Collections
Village Capital Inc.
Wiretree LLC
Guardian Capital Management Inc.
Petfolio LLC
Voltz Clarke LLC
Multiverse.com
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