Resume

Education           
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Masters of Fine Art in Photography, November 2004

Employment and Teaching Experience
2008-present            
Affiliate Instructor – Photography              
University of Houston, Houston, TX
-Teaching Advanced Photography

2007 – present           
Adjunct Professor – Photography and Digital Art 
Houston Community College Southwest, Stafford, TX
-Teaching Photography I
-Teaching Digital Art I
-Advising student art organization
-Organizing and curating Gallery Shows

2006-present            
Instructor                                                                                      
Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
-Teaching the following courses: Lighting, Retouching, Introduction to Photoshop Layers, Photoshop Basics, Cyanotype Workshop, Emulsion Lift Workshop, Digital Photography for the Film Photographer, Large Format Photography, Camera Basics, Non-Digital Photo Montage, Does Size Matter?, Gif Animation, Photo Fundamentals, Matting and Mounting

2006- present           
Adjunct Professor – Photography                                                             
Lone Star College – Montgomery (formerly Montgomery College), Conroe, TX
-Teaching Photography I and II at North Harris College and Montgomery College
-Teaching Continuing Education Photography
-Teaching youth digital photography classes
-Maintaining the darkroom and supplies

Solo Exhibitions                  
2008
"Coming of Age," Hungry's Gallery, Houston, Texas (scheduled)

“Salted Away,” Collaboration with David McClain, Matteson-Parrish Art Gallery, Conroe, Texas

2005                
“Uncertain,” Ida Green Gallery, Sherman, Texas

“Uncertain,” The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Hallworks Series, Dallas, Texas   

2004                
“Uncertain,“ Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah, Georgia

2002               
“Night Light,“ Craig Hall Gallery, Sherman, Texas


Permanent Installations                          
2008           
“After Smithson (Limestone Jetty),” Collaboration with David McClain, Lone Star College – Montgomery, Conroe, Texas

Juried and Group Shows                           
2008           
“Sustenance,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas

"Found at Fotofest," John Cleary Gallery, Houston, Texas

“Give up the Ghost,” Austin Figurative Gallery, Austin, Texas

“Luck of the Draw 7,” DiverseWorks, Houston, Texas

“Photography Self-Portrait Show,” Austin Figurative Gallery, Austin, Texas

“Perfecting Process,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas

“Wish! Silent Auction,” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas

2007           
“2nd Annual Auction,” Hungry’s Gallery, Houston, Texas

“Local/e”, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Curator:  Marilyn Waligore, Professor of Photography

“Day of the Dead,” Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas

“Faculty Exhibition,” Matteson-Parrish Gallery, Conroe, Texas

“Faculty Exhibition,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas

“10th Juried Photography Exhibition,” The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Texas
Juror: Madeline Yale, executive director, Houston Center for Photography

“War,” Art Car Museum, Houston, Texas

“25th Anniversary Fellowship Exhibition,” Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
Juror: Lynn McLanahan Herber, Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston

“The (Un)Solo Show,” Collaboration with Matt Adams, Gallery 19, Houston, Texas

“Alternate Eye,” Elder Street Gallery, Houston, Texas

“Viewpoint 2007,” Bosque Conservatory, Clifton, Texas
Juror: Marisa Sanchez, Curatorial Assistant, Photography, Museum of Fine Arts Houston

“Relationships,” Hungry’s Gallery, Houston, Texas
Juror: Soody Sharifi and Gemma DeSantos, Director, DeSantos Gallery, Houston

“Learning Curve,” Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas

“Wish! Silent Auction,” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas

2006           
“Contemporary Mathematical Photography and New Media: Part 2,” New Image Gallery, Harrisonburg, Virginia Jurors: Professors Elizabeth Brown, Corinne Diop, and Rebecca Silberman, James Madison University

“Past Meets Present,” SPE South Central Region Faculty Exhibition, Ingram Studio Art Center, Nashville, Tennessee

“Faculty Exhibition,” Montgomery College, Conroe, Texas

“The Summer Show,” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas

“2006 Juried Membership Exhibition,” Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
Jurors: Allison Hunter, Executive Director, Madeline Yale, Program Director

“Adjunct Art Exhibition,” North Harris College, Houston, Texas

“Wish! Silent Auction,” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas

2005                
“Belvoir Scholarship Auction,” Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York, New York

“2nd Annual Snap to Grid,” Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California

“Texas Photographic Society Auction XI,” Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas 

“Staff Art Show,” Belvoir Terrace, Lenox, Massachusetts

“The Summer Show,” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas

“Wish! Silent Auction,” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas

“Relate,” Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, California

“Re-Defined: Found Objects,” Red Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
Juror: Frederick Jesser, Assistant Curator, Savannah College of Art and Design

2004                
“Small Works Exhibition,” Red Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
Juror: Natalie Bray, Assistant Curator, Savannah College of Art and Design

“Formal Perceptions,“ Starland Center for Contemporary Art, Savannah, Georgia

“Texas Photographic Society Auction X,” Davis Gallery, Austin, Texas  

“Funky Camera Show,” River City Silver, San Antonio, Texas
Curator: San Antonio Funky Camera Society

“Snap to Grid,“ Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California

“The Mind’s Eye,” Desoto Row Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
Jurors: Susan Laney and Ben Basley, Gallery Director, Jack Leigh Gallery

“One Year Anniversary Show,“ Premiere Photo Imaging, Richardson, Texas
Juror: Elizabeth Winkler, Project Manager, Premier Photo Imaging

“Annual Members Exhibition,“ Visual Arts Society of Texas, Denton, Texas
Juror: Carol Fairlie, Professor of Art, Sul Ross State University

“The Summer Show,“ The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
Juror: Dana Friis-Hansen, Executive Director, Austin Museum of Art

2003                
“Texas Photographic Society 12: The National Competition,” Traveling Exhibition
Juror: Stephen Perloff, Editor, The Photo Review

“Georgia National Fair Photography Exhibition,“ Perry, Georgia

“Instant Gratification,“ Oglethorpe Row Gallery, Savannah, Georgia

“9,“ Johnson Reception Gallery, Sherman, Texas  

2002                
“Senior Invitational,“ Johnson Reception Gallery, Sherman, Texas

“Student Show,“ Ida Green Gallery, Sherman, Texas
Juror: Mark Monroe, Professor of Art, Austin College

2001                
“X-Change,“ University of Texas at Dallas Art Gallery, Richardson, Texas

Publications                 
2007            Houston: It’s Worth It, Best Buddies Texas Friendship Focus, Living Magazine

2006            Living Magazine, Best Buddies 2007 Promotional Calendar, Swirl Literary and Arts Zine, Wish!
Auction Catalog
2005          Texas Photographic Society Contact Sheet, Texas Photographic Society Auction XI Catalog

2004            Texas Photographic Society Auction X Catalog, Best of College Photography Annual, TPS 12: The
National Competition Exhibition Catalogue

2002            Best of College Photography Annual, Austin College Chromoscope, Austin College Observer

2001                 Austin College Chromoscope

Awards                        
2007                
Hungry’s Photography Grant Honorable Mention
Juror: Delilah Montoya, artist and educator

Houston Center for Photography Fellowship Honorable Mention
Juror: Lynn McLanahan Herber, Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston

2004                
Best of College Photography, Honorable Mention

2003                
Georgia National Fair, 2nd place still life, 5th place still life

Collections       

Savannah College of Art and Design

Curatorial and Juror Experience                   
2008                
“Sustenance,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas (scheduled)

2007                
“Dis---similar”, Hungry’s Gallery, Houston, Texas

The Woodlands Waterway Art Festival Scholarship Competition, The Woodlands, Texas

2006                
4H Youth Photography Competition, Conroe, Texas

2005                
“Relate”, Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, California

2004                
“Formal Perceptions“, Starland Center for Contemporary Art, Savannah, Georgia

Lectures
2008          
“Digital Artists Talk”, Houston Community College Southwest


2007           
“Living the Arts Presentation”, Houston Community College Southwest

“Artist’s Portfolio Workshop”, Montgomery College

2006           
“Communication Across the Curriculum: Photomontage”, Montgomery College

Technical Knowledge           
Small, medium and large format camera systems, Digital capture, Black and white photography, color photography, platinum/palladium printing, cyanotype, gum printing, Adobe Photoshop and GoLive, studio lighting and set design