Exhibitions
note: solo exhibitions are marked with an asterisk
2016 Street Painting, The Grand Kids’ Festival, Galveston, Texas
Via Colori Street Painting Festival, Houston, TX- scheduled
Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX - scheduled
2015 Street Painting, The Grand Kids’ Festival, Galveston, Texas
Via Colori Street Painting Festival, Houston, TX
2014 Street Painting, The Grand Kids’ Festival, Galveston, Texas
2013 Metamorphosis, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX*
Via Colori Street Painting Festival, Houston, TX
Street Painting, Dickens on the Strand, Galveston, Texas
Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2012 Via Colori Street Painting Festival, Houston, TX
Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2011 Public Mural, Verne Cox Multipurpose Center, Pasadena, TX
Via Colori Street Painting Festival, Houston, TX
Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
Street Painting, Dickens on the Strand, Galveston, TX
2009 Room to Breathe, University Gallery, Gainesville, FL*
Road Trip, 4 A DI Gallery, Brigantine, NJ
Regional Juried Exhibition, Thomas Center for the Arts, Gainesville, FL
Take Out, Brevard Art Museum, Melbourne, FL
12x12x122, BECA gallery, New Orleans, LA
The Canvas Project, Atlanta Airport Atrium Gallery and the Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2008 First and Second Year MFA Show, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Student Arts Juried Exhibition, University Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Growth Rate, 34th Street Wall, Gainesville, FL*
2007 Vanishing Points, Downhome Gallery, Gainesville, FL*
Pseudosynthesis, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Gainesville, FL*
Lure of the Local, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL
12Y MFA, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2006 Graduate Zoo, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2005 BoMA: Barn of Modern Art, The Barn, Denton, TX
All Information Aside, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
2004 Lightwell Gallery, Denton, TX
ESSAT Gallery, Denton, TX
2003 Lightwell Gallery, Denton, TX (twice)
2000 TAEA VASE Gold Seal Winners Exhibition, Capitol Building, Austin, TX, Juried
Professional Experience
2014-present Art Teacher, Manvel HS and Shadow Creek HS, AlvinISD
taught Dual Credit Art History, Art Foundations, Drawing Comics
sponsored National Art Honor Society
2015-present Dual Credit Professor, Alvin Community College
taught Art History I & II and Art Appreciation
2010-2014 Art Department Head, Art Teacher, New Teacher Mentor, Pasadena ISD, Pasadena, Texas
taught AP 2D Design, Electronic Media, Drawing, Art 1
sponsored National Art Honor Society
2011-12 Mentor, 21st Century After-School and Summer Program
taught Sculpture, Filmmaking,Puppetry, Jewelry, Ceramics
2011 Adjunct Professor, The Art Institute of Houston-North, Houston, Texas
taught Color Theory
2006-2009 Instructor of Record/Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
taught Workshop for Art Research and Practice, ART 2701: Shaping Form and Space, and ART 2702: Gravity and Buoyancy
2004 Sculpture Shop Assistant, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
assisted in wood/metal shop management and student education
Education
2009 Master of Fine Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2005 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2016 Advanced Placement Summer Institute, Rice University, Houston, Texas
2015 Choice Based Art Education, The Art of Education, online
2013 & 2014 Summer Educator Workshop, Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas (scholarship awarded)
2011 Advanced Placement Summer Institute, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
2006 Independent Art Study, Europe
Press Coverage
2013 Glentzer, Mollly. "A Lesson in Folk Art." Houston Chronicle. 31 October 2013: p. E1-2., citation and image reproduced.
Pugh, Clifford. "Day of the Dead Celebrations Focus on Remembering the Good Times." Culure Map. 1 November 2013:online, image reproduced.
"Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebrated in Houston." KHOU Channel 11 Local News. 1 November 2013.
2011 "Student Art Takes Center Stage for Dia de los Muertos." ABC 13 Local News. October 2011.
Presentations Given
2011 Portrait Drawing Workshop, State Level Visual Art Scholastic Event, Houston, Texas
Classroom Friendly Jewelry Making Workshop, Texas Art Educators Association Conference, Galveston, Texas
Honors and Grants
2016 Alvin Education Foundation Grant Awarded - Art Car Parade
Donor's Choose Grant Awarded - Maker Space Art Room
Donor's Choose Grant Awarded - Empowering Students Through Art
Donor's Choose Grant Awarded - Managing Maker Space Chaos
2015 Alvin Education Foundation Grant Awarded - Glass Fusing
2014 Scholarship, Summer Art Educator Workshop, Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas
2013 Juror, Visual Arts Scholastic Event
Scholarship, Summer Art Educator Workshop, Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas
2008 University of Florida College of Fine Arts Travel Grant, New York, NY
University of Florida College of Fine Arts Travel Grant, Art Basel, Miami, FL
2001 University of North Texas President's Scholarship, Denton, Texas
Art League of Baytown Scholarship, Baytown, TX
First Chemical Academic Scholarship, Houston, TX
Committees, Offices Held and Art Related Volunteering
2010 Papier Art Fair, Montreal, QC
installed and promoted fair, worked closely with exhibitors to ensure viewers had a positive experience
Art Instructor, Program for At-Risk Children, Montreal, QC
designed, facilitated and advocated for an empowering art curriculum for At Risk children, with no budget
2009 Museum University Student Educators, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL
designed interactive experiences for cross-generational museum visitors
2008-9 Graduate/Faculty Liaison, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
advocated for Graduate Teaching Assistants at College of Art and Art History Faculty Meetings
Steering Committee Chair, Florida Consortium of Art Schools (a collaborative organization including UF, FSU, UCF, USF, UM)
organized juried traveling group show, worked to ensure collaboration and communication between graduate art programs in Florida
Secretary, Graduate Art Association, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
organized visiting artists, group shows and cooperative opportunities for Graduate students
note: solo exhibitions are marked with an asterisk
2016 Street Painting, The Grand Kids’ Festival, Galveston, Texas
Via Colori Street Painting Festival, Houston, TX- scheduled
Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX - scheduled
2015 Street Painting, The Grand Kids’ Festival, Galveston, Texas
Via Colori Street Painting Festival, Houston, TX
2014 Street Painting, The Grand Kids’ Festival, Galveston, Texas
2013 Metamorphosis, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX*
Via Colori Street Painting Festival, Houston, TX
Street Painting, Dickens on the Strand, Galveston, Texas
Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2012 Via Colori Street Painting Festival, Houston, TX
Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2011 Public Mural, Verne Cox Multipurpose Center, Pasadena, TX
Via Colori Street Painting Festival, Houston, TX
Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
Street Painting, Dickens on the Strand, Galveston, TX
2009 Room to Breathe, University Gallery, Gainesville, FL*
Road Trip, 4 A DI Gallery, Brigantine, NJ
Regional Juried Exhibition, Thomas Center for the Arts, Gainesville, FL
Take Out, Brevard Art Museum, Melbourne, FL
12x12x122, BECA gallery, New Orleans, LA
The Canvas Project, Atlanta Airport Atrium Gallery and the Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2008 First and Second Year MFA Show, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Student Arts Juried Exhibition, University Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Growth Rate, 34th Street Wall, Gainesville, FL*
2007 Vanishing Points, Downhome Gallery, Gainesville, FL*
Pseudosynthesis, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Gainesville, FL*
Lure of the Local, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL
12Y MFA, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2006 Graduate Zoo, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2005 BoMA: Barn of Modern Art, The Barn, Denton, TX
All Information Aside, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
2004 Lightwell Gallery, Denton, TX
ESSAT Gallery, Denton, TX
2003 Lightwell Gallery, Denton, TX (twice)
2000 TAEA VASE Gold Seal Winners Exhibition, Capitol Building, Austin, TX, Juried
Professional Experience
2014-present Art Teacher, Manvel HS and Shadow Creek HS, AlvinISD
taught Dual Credit Art History, Art Foundations, Drawing Comics
sponsored National Art Honor Society
2015-present Dual Credit Professor, Alvin Community College
taught Art History I & II and Art Appreciation
2010-2014 Art Department Head, Art Teacher, New Teacher Mentor, Pasadena ISD, Pasadena, Texas
taught AP 2D Design, Electronic Media, Drawing, Art 1
sponsored National Art Honor Society
2011-12 Mentor, 21st Century After-School and Summer Program
taught Sculpture, Filmmaking,Puppetry, Jewelry, Ceramics
2011 Adjunct Professor, The Art Institute of Houston-North, Houston, Texas
taught Color Theory
2006-2009 Instructor of Record/Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
taught Workshop for Art Research and Practice, ART 2701: Shaping Form and Space, and ART 2702: Gravity and Buoyancy
2004 Sculpture Shop Assistant, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
assisted in wood/metal shop management and student education
Education
2009 Master of Fine Arts, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2005 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2016 Advanced Placement Summer Institute, Rice University, Houston, Texas
2015 Choice Based Art Education, The Art of Education, online
2013 & 2014 Summer Educator Workshop, Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas (scholarship awarded)
2011 Advanced Placement Summer Institute, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
2006 Independent Art Study, Europe
Press Coverage
2013 Glentzer, Mollly. "A Lesson in Folk Art." Houston Chronicle. 31 October 2013: p. E1-2., citation and image reproduced.
Pugh, Clifford. "Day of the Dead Celebrations Focus on Remembering the Good Times." Culure Map. 1 November 2013:online, image reproduced.
"Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebrated in Houston." KHOU Channel 11 Local News. 1 November 2013.
2011 "Student Art Takes Center Stage for Dia de los Muertos." ABC 13 Local News. October 2011.
Presentations Given
2011 Portrait Drawing Workshop, State Level Visual Art Scholastic Event, Houston, Texas
Classroom Friendly Jewelry Making Workshop, Texas Art Educators Association Conference, Galveston, Texas
Honors and Grants
2016 Alvin Education Foundation Grant Awarded - Art Car Parade
Donor's Choose Grant Awarded - Maker Space Art Room
Donor's Choose Grant Awarded - Empowering Students Through Art
Donor's Choose Grant Awarded - Managing Maker Space Chaos
2015 Alvin Education Foundation Grant Awarded - Glass Fusing
2014 Scholarship, Summer Art Educator Workshop, Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas
2013 Juror, Visual Arts Scholastic Event
Scholarship, Summer Art Educator Workshop, Glassell School of Art, Houston, Texas
2008 University of Florida College of Fine Arts Travel Grant, New York, NY
University of Florida College of Fine Arts Travel Grant, Art Basel, Miami, FL
2001 University of North Texas President's Scholarship, Denton, Texas
Art League of Baytown Scholarship, Baytown, TX
First Chemical Academic Scholarship, Houston, TX
Committees, Offices Held and Art Related Volunteering
2010 Papier Art Fair, Montreal, QC
installed and promoted fair, worked closely with exhibitors to ensure viewers had a positive experience
Art Instructor, Program for At-Risk Children, Montreal, QC
designed, facilitated and advocated for an empowering art curriculum for At Risk children, with no budget
2009 Museum University Student Educators, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL
designed interactive experiences for cross-generational museum visitors
2008-9 Graduate/Faculty Liaison, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
advocated for Graduate Teaching Assistants at College of Art and Art History Faculty Meetings
Steering Committee Chair, Florida Consortium of Art Schools (a collaborative organization including UF, FSU, UCF, USF, UM)
organized juried traveling group show, worked to ensure collaboration and communication between graduate art programs in Florida
Secretary, Graduate Art Association, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
organized visiting artists, group shows and cooperative opportunities for Graduate students