Master of Fine Arts at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Graduation Date: May 2020
Bachelor of Arts at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green KY
Graduation Date: May 2017
2020-21, 2024 - Instructor of Record, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa AL
2019 - 2020 - GTA Instructor of Record, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa AL
2017 - 2020 - Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2018 - Space One Eleven Teaching Assistant, Birmingham AL
2022-PRESENT Owner of KMA Studio LLC
2024-PRESENT Foundry Specialist, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2021-2024 Fitts Industry Inc. Tuscaloosa AL. Custom Wood Stair Parts Fabricator
2018- 2020 Graduate Research Assistant for UA Foundry and Craig Wedderspoon, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2020 - Sculpture Scholarship for Anderson Ranch Arts Center, awarded by the University of Alabama
2020 - Outstanding Graduate Student Award, University of Alabama AL
2019 - Levitetz Seed Grant Recipient, University of Alabama, AL
2018 - Bedell Fund Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
2017- Kim Chalmers Dept. of Art Award
2016 - Richarris Arrowmont Matching Scholarship
2016 - Honorable Mention, Scottsville Summer End Art Show, Scottsville, KY.
2015 - 1st and 2nd place award winner, Scottsville Summer End Art Show, Scottsville, KY. Juried by: Tim Smith
2023 - Material Exploration, Members’ Gallery, American Woodturner Vol 35, No 6
2020 - B20 Instagram Takeover, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL
2020 - Online Charity Fundraiser, National Foundation for Transplants, Memphis, TN
2020 - 3D Modeling through Photogrammetry, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
2019 - National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practice, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL
2018 - From Mind to Matter Workshop, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
2017 - National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL
2016 - Multi-axis Turning Workshop and Figurative Clay Workshop, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2016 - Green Sand Workshop, F.I.R.E. Foundry Invitational and River Exhibition Conference, Metal Museum, Memphis TN
2017- Studio Assistant, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, TN.
2016- 2017 - Sculpture Shop Technician, Western Kentucky University
2024 - Virtual Visiting Artist - University of Nebraska at Omaha
2019 - Woodturning Demonstrator, Tennessee Association of Woodturning, Invited, May Chapter Meeting, Nashville, TN
2018- Woodturning Demonstrator, Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design Convention, 2016 SOFA Convention in Chicago, IL Sponsored by the Chicago Woodturners Association
2017- Woodturning Demonstrator, Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design Convention, 2016 SOFA Convention in Chicago, IL Sponsored by the Chicago Woodturners Association
2017 - Woodturning Demonstrator, Tennessee Association of Woodturning, Invited, May Chapter Meeting, Nashville, TN
2016 - Woodturning Demonstrator, Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design Convention, 2016 SOFA Convention in Chicago, IL Sponsored by the Chicago Woodturners Association
Ceramics:
Hand building, Figure-Modeling, Throwing
Glass:
Glass kiln casting
Wood:
Woodturning, Traditional wood fabrication and carving methods, CNC Router
Metal:
MIG Welding, TIG Welding, Oxy-acetylene Welding
Casting:
Bronze, Aluminum and Iron, Silicone, Rubber
Mold Making:
Plaster mold, Investment (plaster, silica sand) mold, Sand resin two-part mold, Flexible rubber mold, Green sand mold, Mother mold
Computer:
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, AutoCAD, Revit Rhino, Laser Cutter, 3D Printer
2024 - Echo Lake XXIII Conference, Newtown Pennsylvania
2023 - Echo Lake XXIII Conference, Newtown Pennsylvania
2022 - Echo Lake XXII Conference, Newtown Pennsylvania
2024 Together, Birmingham Alabama, Nucor Children’s Charity Classic
2023 Wanda, MD (Medical Dog), Birmingham Alabama; Nucor Children’s Charity Classic
2021 - 2022 Roscoe and Trouper, Northeast Alabama Community College, Rainsville AL
2020 - Bulbs of Dream and Dread, Harrison Galleries, Tuscaloosa, AL
2019 - Space Between the Ears, Harrison Gallery, Tuscaloosa, AL
2017 - Reciprocal, Cube Gallery, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
2023 - Susan N. McCollough Fine Arts Initiative Biennial Exhibition, University of Alabama Gallery, Tuscaloosa, AL.
2020 - Nature/Nurture, sponsored by the American Association of Woodturners and the Professional Outreach Program. Shown in the AAW Gallery in St. Paul, MN and the 2020 National AAW Conference in Portland, Oregon.
2018/2019 - Turnabout: Women at the Lathe, Displayed at the Appalachian Center for Craft Gallery in Smithville, TN, the AAW Gallery in St. Paul, MN, and the Gallery at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN
2018 - Out of the Woods: Traditional Form Revisited sponsored by the American Association of Woodturners and the Professional Outreach Program. Shown in the AAW Gallery in St. Paul, MN and the 2018 National AAW Conference in Portland, Oregon.
2024 - Druid City Arts Festival, Tuscaloosa, AL. Juried Vendor
2023 - Druid City Arts Festival, Tuscaloosa, AL. Juried Vendor
2022-2023 (Fall Season) - Kentuck Saturday Art Market, Northport, AL. Juried Vendor
2020 - 14th Annual International MFA/MA Exhibition of Master Pieces, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. Juror: Manifest Gallery member volunteer panel.
2020 - B20:Wiregrass Biennial, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL. Jurors: Angie L. Barry (Curator of Exhibitions & Collections at the Gadsden Arts Center & Museum), Dave Brown (partner at PushCrankPress), Mario Gallardo (Executive Director for the Walnut Gallery), and Jackie Clay (Executive Director at the Coleman Center for the Arts).
2017 - US Bank Celebration of the Arts, Open Call, Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY. Juror: Jane-Allen McKinney
2017 - 51st Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Corpus Christi, TX. Juror: Carlos Llerena Aguirre
2016 - Jack Lunt Memorial Exhibition, Downing Museum, Bowling Green, KY. Juror: Ronny Criss
2016 - WKU Student Exhibition, Bowling Green, KY
2016 - Regional Height Width Depth Exhibition, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH. Juror: Geoff Riggle
2016 - Scottsville Summer End Art Show, Open Call, Scottsville, KY.
2016 - Artworks Members Only Juried Exhibition, Bowling Green, KY
2016 - US Bank Celebration of the Arts, Open Call, Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY
2015 - WKU Student Exhibition, Bowling Green, KY
2015 - Scottsville Summer End Art Show, Open Call, Scottsville, KY. Juror: Tim Smith
2015 - US Bank Celebration of the Arts, Open Call, Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY. Juror: Travis Townsend
2018 & 2019 - Graduate Student Exhibition, Sella Granata Gallery, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2017- 2017 Senior Exhibition, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
2017- Curated Student Exhibition, National Conference on Contemporary Art and Practices, Sloss Furnaces, AL
2017 - In Flux Exhibition, Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, Bowling Green, KY
2016 - Melange Exhibition, Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, Bowling Green, KY