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

Austin College, Sherman, TX
Bachelor of Arts, May 2002
Majors: Mathematics and Computer Science
Minor: Art with an emphasis in Photography

Employment and Teaching Experience
2011- present
Assistant Professor of Photography
College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX

2008-2011           
Instructor – Photography                                                                      
Rice University – Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Houston, TX

2008-2010           
Affiliate Instructor – Photography                                                      
University of Houston, Houston, TX

2007 – 2011          
Adjunct Professor – Photography and Digital Art and Gallery Coordinator                                           
Houston Community College Southwest, Stafford, TX

2006-2011         
Resident Education Instructor (2009-2011)                                                    
Instructor (2006-2009)
Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX

2006- 2011          
Adjunct Professor – Photography                                                             
Lone Star College – Montgomery (formerly Montgomery College), Conroe, TX

Solo Exhibitions                       
2012
"How I Will Die," Gallery 1724, Houston, Texas

2008           
“Coming of Age,” Hungry’s Gallery, Houston, Texas

“Salted Away,” Collaboration with David McClain, in conjunction with FOTOFEST 2008, 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

Commissions
2011           
“Through the Gift Shop,” Art Car, Commissioned by American Association of Museums Houston Host Committee, Collaboration with Sasha Dela, Rachel Hewlett, and David McClain

Selected Juried and Group Shows                                   
2012
"Photographic Mirror,: Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
Curator: Chuy Benitiz

"Right to Assemble," collaboration with Jennifer L. F. McNichols, Texas State University Art Gallery, San Marcos, Texas

2011
"Uncanny" Surreal Photography," PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont
Juror: Russell Joslin, SHOTS magazine

"Retable Auction," Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas

2010
“Gambol,” Art League Houston, Houston, Texas
Juror: Miranda Lash, Curator of Contemporary and Modern Art, Museum of Art in New Orleans, LA

"New Normal." The Center for FIne Art Photography" Fort Collin, Colorado
Juror: Edward Robinson, Associate Curator of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

"GOGO2010," Next Wall Gallery, Houston, Texas
Juried by Gift of Gift of

“How I Will Die,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas

2009                 
“HCCSW Faculty Exhibition,” University of Houston Clear Lake, Clear Lake, Texas

“The Christmas Photo Album,” OST gallery, Moscow, Russia

2008                       
“Blue,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas

“Learning Curve II,” Houston Center for Photography, Houston, Texas
Curated by Rachel Hewlett, Education Coordinator, Houston Center for Photography

“Left Alone,” ArtStorm, Houston, Texas
Curated by Monte Large, Artstorm Board Member                       

“Outdated,” Country Club Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

“Gastronomia,” McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas

“Lovers,” Austin Figurative Gallery, Austin, Texas
Curated by Lanie McCormick, independent curator and artist

“Sustenance,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas

“Found at Fotofest,” John Cleary Gallery, Houston, Texas
Curated by Catherine Couturier, Gallery Director, John Cleary Gallery

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

2007          
“Local/e”, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Curator:  Marilyn Waligore, Professor of Photography

“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

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

“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
Curated by Rachel Hewlett, Education Coordinator, Houston Center for Photography

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

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

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

“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

“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

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

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
     

Collections          
Museum of Fine Arts Houston

Savannah College of Art and Design

Awards                                   
2008                       
Hungry’s Photography Grant Honorable Mention
Juror: Madeline Yale, Executive Director, Houston Center for Photography

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

Curatorial and Juror Experience                       
2011           
“ID,” Darke Gallery, Houston, Texas

“Regarding Line,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas

2010                       
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of Harris County Harris County Department of Education, Houston, Texas, Judge

“How I Will Die,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas

2009           
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of Harris County Harris County Department of Education, Houston, Texas, Judge

“Learning Curve 3,” Houston Center for Photography, Juror

“Paint the Walls,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas, Curator

Episcopal High School Student Show. Houston, Texas, Judge

2008                       
“Sustenance,” Annex Gallery, Stafford, Texas , Curator

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

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

2006                       
4H Youth Photography Competition, Conroe, Texas, Judge

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

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

Professional Memberships
College Arts Association
Society for Photographic Education
Box 13 Artspace