RESUME

EDUCATION: 
                                                                   
  • M.F.A., Studio Art with concentration in Painting, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore 2007
  • Post Baccalaureate, Painting, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, 2004
  • Continuing Studies Summer Study Abroad, Maryland Institute, College of Art: Sorrento, Italy 2002, San Miguel de Allende,  Mexico, 2001
  • M. T.,  Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville , 2000
  • B. A., Studio Art, with concentration in Painting, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 2000
 
  FINE ART EXPERIENCE: 
 
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
  • Middle Street Gallery, Washington Virginia, 2018 – present
 
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
  • Solo Exhibition, Hylton Performing Arts Center, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, March 1st  – April 6th, 2013
  • Solo Exhibition, Gallery 251, Warrenton, VA December 2010 – January 2011
  • “Portraits”, The Arts Club of Washington, Washington, DC, May 5th - 29th , 2010
  •  “[Re]Collected Gestures”,  MFA exhibition, Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore MD, 2007 
  • “Making Sense of the World, Finding Intimacy in Unusual Spaces”, Blue Ridge Windows Gallery, Warrenton, VA 2003
  • “Senior Thesis Exhibition”, Fayerweather Gallery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1999
           
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
  • “New Artists’ Group Show”, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA, September – October 2018
  • “Piedmont Regional Art Show,” The Plains VA May 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
  • “Neighborhood Art Show”,  The Plains, VA May 2009
  • “MICA 9:  In Philly,” Felicity R. Bebe Benoliel Gallery,Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA.  January 2007
  • “Second and Third Year Show”, Fox Gallery, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, 2006
  • “All the way to the Bank”, Maryland Institute, College of Art , Baltimore 2004
  • “Scenes of Sorrento”, Town Hall, Sorrento Italy, 2002
  •  “Exploring the Mexican landscape,” Center of the Arts, San Miguel, Mexico 2001
  • “Works on Paper”, Colonial Art and Craft, Fredricksburg, Virginia, 2001
 
JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
  • “Art at the Mill”:  Millwood, Virginia 2018
  • “The UnRappahannock Show”, The Middle Street Gallery, Washington, VA 2006
  • “Art at the Mill” Millwood, Virginia, 2002, 2003, 2004
 
AWARDS AND GRANTS:
  • Honorable Mention; Painting Category, The Piedmont Regional Art Show, The Plains, VA 2012
  • First Place; Painting Category, The Piedmont Regional Art Show, The Plains, VA 2009
  • The Surdna Foundation Fellowship, Maryland Institute, College of Art: scholarship for half tuition given to one student in the program, based upon portfolio at entry into the program  2004 - 2007
  • First Place, “ The Unrappahannock Show”, Middle Street Gallery, 2006
  • The Chapel Award, Maryland Institute College of Art, Sorrento, Italy 2002
  • Honorable Mention, The Plains Neighborhood Art Show, 2002
  • Best Senior Show, voted upon by faculty of McIntire Department of Art, University of Virginia, 1999
 
COLLECTIONS:
  • Walker Jones, PC, Warrenton, Virginia
  • Grande Hotel Cocumella, Sorrento, Italy
  • Marshall National Bank and Trust Company, Marshall, Virginia.
  • Sculptor, Fredrick Hart, private family collection
  • Davies, Barrell, Will, Lwellyn, and Edwards, PC, Culpeper, Virginia
 
REVIEWS OF EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS:
  • “Making Sense of the World”, The Fauquier Times Democrat, August 2003
  • “Finding Intimacy”, The Fauquier Citizen, October 2003
  • Artwork chosen for the cover of the Maryland Institute, College of Art Continuing Studies, Course Catalog, Spring 2003

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
  • Adjunct Graduate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University 2009 – 2014
    • Designed, wrote, and implemented the following courses to professional educators for graduate credits in the Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies program and recertification in their fields of study:
      • Personal Directions in Painting and Drawing
      • Painting inspired by the Landscape
  • High School Art Teacher, Prince William County Public Schools 2004 – Present
    • Experience teaching AP Studio Art Drawing and AP Studio Art 2-D Design, as well as Art I, Art II, Art III, Art IV/ Portfolio and Art History
  • TA, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Summer MFA program, 2005
    • Coordinated all professional development activities from supporting guest speakers to organizing program field trips to Washington DC, and New York City, as well as providing support to students who were setting up their thesis exhibitions. 
  • Middle School Art Teacher, Fauquier County Public Schools 2000 – 2003
  • Curriculum Designer/ Director/ Educator, for At Risk Students, Bayly Art Museum, Charlottesville, Virginia, Summer 2000
  • Art Director, Camp Wishbone, Stillwater, OK, Summer 1997
    • Created and Implemented a differentiated curriculum for campers that were both infected and affected by AIDS/ HIV


PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EDUCATION:
  • Museum Makers: Exploring Art in Museums:  National Gallery of Art:  Sponsoring Educator: Fall, 2018.
    • Served as a teacher mentor to advise a high school student who participated in this program designed to explore art, curatorial studies, and museum education. 
  • Main Conference Presenter:  AP Annual National Conference, Houston, TX, July 2018
    • Invited to present at the AP national conference based on my teaching practices in Advanced Placement Studio Art Drawing and 2-D Design.  Wrote and led seminar entitled: “Finding Artistic Voice:  Guiding students to pursue personal meaning in art”
  • Member of Arts By George!, Sponsorship and Steering Committee at George Mason University School of the Arts, February 2018 - present
    • Collaborate with community, fellow board members and staff at GMU to plan several fundraising events for donors, culminating in the final event; Arts By George!  to raise money and support for the George Mason School of the Arts scholarship programs. 
  • High School Mentor Teacher for PWC Connect Program, 2017-2018:
    • Serve as a mentor for all high school teachers new to Prince William County
    • Created and presented an introductory seminar for mentees about working in PWCS
  • Presenter at the Prince William County Advanced Placement Institute, 2017
    • Chosen (based off of AP student scores and student work shown in the AP Art section of the PWCS Fine Arts Festival) to create and present a full day instructional presentation on methodologies and practices in AP Studio Art Instruction for teachers in Prince William County. 
  • AP Studio Art Teacher 2016- Present
    • Average score for Drawing Students:  5  (national average score was a 3.56)
    • Average score for 2-D Design Students: 4.5 (national average score was a 3.53)
  • Certified in Gifted and Talented Education, 2016 - present
  • Coordinator and Instructor:  Battlefield High School Elementary Art Camp, Summer 2017
    • Wrote the curriculum for two separate art camps for upper elementary and middle school art students
    • Taught the curriculum for both camps during the summer program while mentoring high school volunteers in art education.
  • National Art Honor Society Sponsor, Battlefield Chapter:  2008-2012 and 2016 – present
    • Spearheaded several Art service opportunities for the students at BHS including:  The Bathroom Mural Project, in which students are painting murals in every single student bathroom in order to boost self-esteem and confidence in their peers; Random Acts of Art in which students gifted original paintings to teachers and faculty in the school
  • Sunday Sketch Instructor at the National Sporting Library and Museum, Middleburg, VA. 2017- present
    • Design and lead a weekend sketching session in the art galleries, guiding participants on style, composition, or other aspects of drawing.
  • Member of the Student Culture Task Force, Battlefield High School:  2016-present. 
    • Participate in meetings, as well as research, recording, and reporting information which helps to improve the culture and atmosphere at BHS. 
  • Mentor Teacher for Student Teacher Intern through the University of Mary Washington, Fall 2013. 
    • Provided a “shadowing experience” in my own classroom to an intern in the Graduate Art Education program at UMW. Required to teach and model successful teaching practices to the intern, as well as providing assessment, strategies, and feedback to help her gain experience as a teacher in the actual art classroom. 
  • Presenter at the Virginia Art Education State Conference, 2013
    • Selected to present a workshop that I created: “Bringing the Museum Experience to your classroom: Incorporating art history, aesthetics, and critiques into the art classroom.
  • President of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, Battlefield Chapter, 2012- 2015
    • Designed and implemented a program in which the chapter hosts four different Professional Development seminars throughout the year which are open to all Battlefield Faculty.  Organize and arrange teachers to present on a current topic or teaching strategy relevant for their colleagues thus promoting collaboration and providing a professional learning community within Battlefield High School.
  • FOCUS Lead Teacher, 2011 - 2013:
    • Counsel and work with a student at-risk of failing each year. Serve as a liason between him, his parents and his teachers in order to provide resources and keep the student passing and successful. 
  • Professional Development Presenter:
    • Have written and led several professional development workshops for Prince William County and Fauquier County Art teachers.  Topics have included: Plein Air Painting, Bringing the Art Museum into your classroom, sketchbooks and bookmaking, traveling and painting abroad, etc. 
  • Personally wrote and implemented the first Art History Curriculum and Pacing guide for all Prince William County Art Teachers. 
  • Served on Committee to revise/write County Art Curriculum for Fauquier County Public Schools, 2003. 
  • Served on the selection committee for Virginia Governor’s School for fine arts, in Fauquier County, VA 2001 - 2003. 
  • Served as an instructor in the Fauquier County Gifted Art Summer program.  Wrote the curriculum and taught upper elementary and middle school students who were gifted in the arts.  Summer, 2001 – 2003. 
  • Principal’s Advisory Committee: have served on a committee with the Principal, teachers and parents to plan and implement various programs at the school level for several different years at Battlefield High School. 
 
PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ ORGANIZATIONS:
  • CLIMB365 Participant: Selected as 1 of 5 Women Featured in the Climb 365 Leadership Initiative Sponsored by the Junior League of Greensboro, Partnered with the Center for Creative Leadership, and  Highlighted at the 2014 Women’s Leadership Summit.  2014 - 2015
    • As a participant in the Climb 365 program I worked with a career coach and blogged about my professional journey to reach my goal of opening a public art center in the future.  My blog was sponsored by both of these organizations as well as a myriad of other professional businesses who promote women in leadership.