Education
2010 Attended Heifer University @ Heifer International
2008 Directed Study in artifact photography
2007 Studied Abroad; Florence, Italy
2001 High School Diploma
Exhibitions
Juried Exhibitions:
2009 Identity, University of Central Arkansas
Juror: Sarah Mattingly, artist
Black Box Gallery, Conway, AR
2009 Spirit of Conway Photography Contest, 2009 Arts Fest
First Place Winner, Nature Category
Conway City Hall, Conway, AR
2009 Layering, University of Central Arkansas
Juror: Finton Shaw
Black Box Gallery, Conway, AR
2009 Annual Student Competitive Exhibition, U of Central Arkansas
Juror: Kerry Skarbakka, artist/photographer
Baum Gallery of Fine Art, Conway, AR
2009 Best of College Photography Annual 2009 – 2008 Finalist
Published by Photographers Forum
2008 BA/BFA Senior Juried Exhibit, University of Central Arkansas
Jurors: Jennifer Rospert, Michael Wyshock, Rodger Bowman
Baum Gallery of Fine Art, Conway, AR
2007 Annual Student Competitive Exhibition, U of Central Arkansas
Juror: Dave Anderson, artist/photographer
Baum Gallery of Fine Art, Conway, AR
Group Exhibitions:
2010 4388 Small Group Show, University of Central Arkansas Black Box Gallery, Conway, AR
2008 Inside: Outside, University of Central Arkansas
Black Box Gallery, Conway, AR
2008 Annual Vortex Literary Magazine
Two photographs selected
2007 My Summer Vacation, University of Central Arkansas
Black Box Gallery, Conway, AR
2006 Erotic Art Show, University of Central Arkansas
Curators: Miles Caldwell, Eric Cushing, Allie Maxwell
Black Box Gallery, Conway, AR
Work Experience / Internships
2009 - 2010
ARTclicks! Web developer and Photographer, Conway, AR
Developed, design, and monitor a website and a Facebook "web group" for ARTclicks! online duties include: Organize and present all information pertaining to participants, volunteers, scheduling, links to forms and information for possible participants, and organizing student photographs in to personal albums/pages. On ARTclicks! Event days, photograph students participating in ARTclicks! Events and display the photos for students to view on the website along with any other uses the program director may finds for the photographs.
2006 - 2010
Baum Gallery of Fine Art, Conway, AR
Currently assisting the gallery director with care for art works, hanging and mounting. Basic gallery maintenance and secretarial work, including computer and office equipment skills on a daily basis. Customer service, running the front desk and helping gallery visitors. Run/develop the gallery website and blog, including communicating and informing over 200+ online contacts. Occasionally put in charge of the monthly newsletter.
May 2008 - June 2009
Present UCA Advising Center, Conway, AR
Work at front desk taking appointments, answering phones, speaking with students and assisting advisors in daily tasks. Also, assist with “freshmen welcome month” during the summer term, assist the advisers with welcoming and advising an average of 100 freshmen a day. Use ID printing machines, computer software, speak in front of large groups, give tours, and instruct parents and students on how to use our campus computer programs, as well as performed basic secretarial work on a daily basis.
April 2009
On Set Photography: 'Rumby in the Jungy', Conway, AR
On 'set photographer' for the short film Rumby in the Jungy. Shot 500+ photos over a two week span at many locations for Directors Terrell Case, Tim Wistran, and Matthew Gattin. Photos used for press packets at film festivals, online adverts, and posters.
February 2009
On Set Photography: 'Uncanny Valley', Conway, AR
On 'set photographer' for the short film Uncanny Valley. Shot 500+ photos for 2 days on set and on location at Little Goat Island for Director Matthew Gattin's film. Photo used for press packets, online adverts, posters, etc.
September – December 2008
Baum Gallery of Fine Art Internship, Conway, AR
Internship included online networking for the gallery, establish and maintain a Facebook site for the Baum Gallery to include gallery exhibits and events, establish and maintain a “blog” related to Baum Gallery programming and exhibits, coordinate uploading of film/video segments for online sites, photograph exhibits and events for online sites, completed at least 30 hours of work related to my assigned guidelines.
August 2007 - June 2008
UCA Photography Lab, Conway, AR
Monitored Photography I and Photography II students as they worked in the darkroom and in the film developing “closets”, set up the darkroom chemicals and cleaned up nightly, helped students with printing photographs, Mixed chemicals when they were low or out for the next night [fixer and stop].
Clubs/Groups
2009-2010 UCA Anthropology Club
2008 Baum Exhibits Committee Student Representative
2006-2010 Art History Association
Vice President - Spring 2009 – 2010
Secretary - Fall 2007 – 2008
Volunteer Activities
2010 Event and Cataloging Photographer
Conserving Arkansas Agricultural Heritage group
2009 Founded and Directed 1st Annual Conway Film Festival
http://conwayfilmfestival.yolasite.com/
2008-09 Jurist for K - 12 Conway Architecture Art Contest
Technical Skills
Apple + Windows
Adobe Photoshop 7 & above
Adobe Image Ready
Some basic Illustrator knowledge
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Publisher
