Education
Master of Fine Arts Ceramics: Wichita State University 2018
Post Baccalaureate: University of North Texas 2014 - 2015
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics: University of North Texas 2014
Teaching Experience
Wichita State University, School of Art, Design and Creative Industries: Aug. 2016 – May 2018
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Direct Instructor: Intermediate Studio Pottery
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Direct Instructor: Beginning Ceramics
Wichita State University, School of Art, Design and Creative Industries: Aug. 2015- May 2016
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Indirect Instructor: Intermediate Ceramics, 2D Design, Beginning Ceramics, intro to Art and Design
University of North Texas Ceramics Dept. : Denton, TX July, 2014 - July 2015
Job Title: Graduate Area Assistant
Help maintain facilities, load and fire all cone 10 reduction glazed work for three beginning classes, mix class clay and glazes.
Work-Related Experience
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts: Summer Studio Staff May - August 2018 and 2019
Cobb Mountain Art and Ecology Project: Resident Artist, Sept 2018 - March 2019
Mountain High Coffee and Books: Barista, November 2018 - March 2019
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts: Summer Studio Staff, May 2018 - August 2018
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art: Student Representative on the Search Committee Member for new Museum Director position, December 2017 – July 2018
Red Lodge Clay Center: Short-Term Artist-Invite-Artist Resident, July 2017
Santa Fe Clay: Workshop Assistant, Brenda Lichman, June 2017
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art: Summer Youth Program Instructor, June- July 2016
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts: Studio Assistantship July – August 2016
University of North Texas Ceramics Dept.: Denton, TX July 2013- July 2014
Eyecon Murals Inc. Dallas, TX July, 2013
Contract work for painting the World Record breaking mural made entirely of make-up for the Mary Kay makeup company. With Guinness Book of World Records awards ceremony.
Honors and Awards:
Second Place, 25th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster PA, Juror: Linda Sikora 2017
ICT Soup: Grassroots Artist Funding: Funding for presented Travel/Research Project Sept 2016
Wichita State University Graduate School: Travel Grant for Kiln Building Class in Paraguay October 2015
Graduated with BFA Cum Laude May 2014
Dean’s List Fall 2011- Spring 2013
Emerald Eagle Scholar: Fall 2011- Spring 2014:
Exhibitions and Workshops
* Indicates a solo show
“Open House” Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle Maine August 2019
“A La Francais: An Exhibition of Serving and Dinnerware” Cobb Mountain Art and Ecology Project, Loch Lomond, CA Oct 2018
“26th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National” Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA Sept. 2018 Juried by: Ben Carter
* “Place/Setting: MFA Thesis Exhibition” Gallery Old Town Wichita, KS, May 2018
* “Laura Nave Ceramics” Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita KS, March 2018
“Perception and Practice” Wichita City Arts, Wichita, KS, Oct 2017
“Dish @ Medelta” Medelta Gallery, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, Oct. 2017 Juried by: Julia Galloway
“Subject Matters” Project Space Gallery, Wichita, KS, Sept. 2017
“25th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National” Kevin Lehman’s Pottery, Lancaster, PA Sept. 2017 Juried by: Linda Sikora
“Artist-Invite-Artist Preview Exhibition” Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT, June 2017
“First Annual Juried Mug Show” Dog’s Eye Gallery, San Marcos, TX, April 2017 Juried By: Rene Lopresti“Women’s Work” Cadman Art Gallery, Wichita, KS, March 2017
“Images on Clay” Clay Arts Vegas, Las Vegas, NV April 2017
“Twin Cups National Ceramics Exhibition” MWSU Dept. of Art, Saint Joseph, MO Feb. 2017 Juried by: Ted Neal
“WSU Clay” Mercer Gallery, Garden City KS Nov. 2016
“WSU Grad Show”, Project Space Gallery Wichita, KS Oct. 2016
“Empty Bowls Wichita Invitational” Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita, KS Oct. 2016
“Materials Mastery” Kansas Artist and Craftsmen Association, Heston, KS Oct. 2016 Juried by: Julia Galloway
“Members Exhibition” Kansas Artist and Craftsmen Association, Heston, KS Oct. 2016 Juried by: Julia Galloway
“Light and Earth” Carnegie Library Building, Wichita KS Sept 2016
“Things Could Get Messy” Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita KS Aug 2016
Form-Fire-Flux Contemporary Ceramics Group Show: Rueben Saunders Gallery, Wichita KS, Feb 2016
MFA Graduate Group Show: Project Space, Wichita State University, September 2015
"We're not In Kansas Anymore" University of Southern Indiana and Arts Council of South Western Indiana, Evansville IN, August 2015
CAMEO Emerging Artist Exhibition: Dishman Art Museum, Beaumont, TX June 2014
Pressed and Poured:Senior BFA Show with Jason Arp: Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX February, 2013
Mural Painting Course: Lightwell Gallery, Denton TX June 2013
Ceramics Advanced Studio Class Show: North Gallery, Denton, TX April 2012
Workshops and Lectures
Speaker at “Light and Earth” Reception Carnegie Library Building, Wichita KS Sept 2016
WSU Ceramics Workshop, Garden City Community College, KS, November 2016
Workshop assistant and slide talk, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Sept 2016Group Workshop Demonstration and Slide Talks, University of Southern Indiana and Arts Council of South Western Indiana, Evansville IN, August 2015
Art Adjudicator and Artist Workshop Presenter: Fort Worth Country Day School March 2014
Other
President (Spring 2016- Spring 2018) Wichita State Univ. Ceramics Guild
Vice President (Fall 2015) Wichita State Univ. Ceramics Guild
Volunteered for and helped organize Empty Bowls charity event at Wichita State University - Fall 2015 and 2016
Memeber (Fall 2015 - Present) Wichita State Univ. Ceramics Guild
PR Officer (Fall 2013 – Spring 2014) Univ. of North Texas Clay Guild
Member (Fall 2012 – Spring 2015) of the Univ. of North Texas Clay Guild.
Participated in Annual Holiday Sale Fall 2012- Fall 2014
Denton Arts & Jazz Festival Denton, TX Spring 2013 – Spring 2015.