Education
2016 M.F.A, The Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio
2011 Post Baccalaureate, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Illinois
2009 B.F.A. Ceramics, East Carolina University, Greenville North Carolina
5/08-6/08 Study Abroad Italy, La Meridiana, Tuscany
Residencies
2014 Short term Residence, Belden Brick Factory, Sugar Creek Ohio
2013 Year-long Artist in Residence, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge Montana
2010 Year-long Artist in Residence, Cub Creek Foundation, Appomattox Virginia
Exhibitions
2016 Waterloo Arts Fest Juried Exhibition, Waterloo Arts Gallery, Cleveland Ohio
Walking Through Glue: University of Montana, MFA online juried exhibition
notitleanytitle*: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Urban Art Space, Columbus Ohio
2015 Instagram Take Over Exhibition and Auction, Wild Goose Creative, Columbus Ohio
2014 Concurrent, Ease Gallery, Columbus Ohio
The Instant Now: Second Year Graduate Candidates in the Department of Art, Campus, Columbus Ohio
Basement Shapes: Interdisciplinary First Year Graduate CandidateExhibition, Bill Randell Basement, Columbus
Co-e-val: OSU Ceramics Graduate Exhibition, Pearl-Concord Gallery, Mansfield Ohio
In Conversation: First Year Graduate Candidates in the Department of Art, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus Ohio
A Home for Joe: An Invitational Cup Exhibition, Fawick Gallery, Baldwin Wallace University, Berea Ohio
2013 Red Lodge to Spokane: Art From the Big Sky, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane Washington
Catch and Release: Resident Farewell exhibition, Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge Montana
Red Lodge Clay Center Resident Exhibition, Exit Gallery, Montana State University, Bozeman Montana
Five by Five: Red Lodge Clay Center Resident Exhibition, Northeast College, Powell Wyoming
Between the Benches, Rocky Mountain College, Billings Montana
2012 Coming to the Table, The Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings Montana
2011 19th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Market House Craft Center, East Petersburg Pennsylvania
2010 In the Beginning…, Chroma Projects Art Laboratory, Charlottesville Virginia
2009 Brittany Helms B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, The Art Room, Greenville North Carolina
28th Annual Competitive Juried Exhibition, Kinston Community Council for the Arts, Kinston North Carolina
East Carolina University Undergraduate Student Juried Exhibition, Wellington B. Grey Gallery Greenville NC
2008 Italia Group Exhibition East Carolina University, Greenville North Carolina
East Carolina University Undergraduate Student Juried Exhibition,
Wellington B. Grey Gallery, Greenville North Carolina
Teaching Experience
2014-Present Instructor of Record Art 2502, Introduction to High Fire Ceramics
2013 Teaching Assistant to Rebecca Harvey, Intermediate Low Fire and High Fire, The Ohio State University
Awards and Honors
2015 Ebenezer Lutheran Church Endowment Scholarship, China Grove North Carolina
2014 Ebenezer Lutheran Church Endowment Scholarship, China Grove North Carolina
2013 Ebenezer Lutheran Church Endowment Scholarship, China Grove North Carolina
2008 Neal Cole Award for Excellence in Ceramics, East Carolina University
Professional Experience
2013 Visiting Artist, Rocky Mountain College, Billings Montana
Visiting Artist, Montana State University, Billings Montana
N.C.E.C.A Expo Talk, Red Lodge Clay Center, Houston Texas
2011 Studio Assistant, Pattie Chalmers, Southern Illinois University
6/09-7/09 Work-Study Student, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg Tennessee
2008 Artist’s Assistant, 21st Annual Potters Conference, Asheboro North Carolina
Artist’s Assistant, Dwight M. Holland Ceramics Collection Exhibition and Symposium: Ceramics in Higher Education and its Future, Greenville North Carolina
2007-9 Instructor and Gallery Assistant, Pitt County Arts Center at Emerge, Greenville North Carolina
2004-6 Instructor and Volunteer, Waterworks Visual Art Gallery, Salisbury North Carolina
Service
2014 Student League of Independent Ceramicists President, The Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio
2007 Ceramics Guild Vice President, East Carolina University, Greenville North Carolina