Education
1994 M.F.A., University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
1990 B.S., Art, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri [Cum Laude]
Teaching Experience
1995 - 2010 Adjunct Instructor of Art, State Fair Community College, Sedalia, Missouri
1994 - 1996 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri
2003 - 2004 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri
Juried
56TH Annual Popular Bluff Artists
State Fair Community College Annual Student Show
Sedalia Artist’s Association
Lincoln University Annual Student Show (2013)
Lincoln University Annual Student Show (2019)
Newspapers
Jefferson City Tribune
Columbia Tribune
Sedalia Democrat
Popular Bluff Newspaper
Exhibition Record
2021 Solo show, Liberty Center Gallery, Sedalia, MO
2021 Two men show, Morris Gallery, MVC campus, Marshall, MO
2020 Group Show, Liberty Center Gallery; Sedalia, Missouri
2019 Sedalia Visual Art Association Members’ Exhibition; Godard Gallery;
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art; Sedalia, Missouri
2018 Sedalia Visual Art Association Members’ Exhibition; Godard Gallery;
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art; Sedalia, Missouri
2017 Sedalia Visual Art Association Members’ Exhibition; Godard Gallery;
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art; Sedalia, Missouri
2016 The State Historical Society of Missouri Museum
2016 Sedalia Visual Art Association Members’ Exhibition; Godard Gallery;
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art; Sedalia, Missouri
2015 Daum Museum of Contemporary Art; Sedalia, Missouri
2010 Missouri State Fair Exhibit (Open Professional), Sedalia, Missouri
2009 Group Exhibition, Margaret Harwell Art Museum; Poplar Bluff, Missouri
2009 Group Exhibition, Sven’s Café & Gallery; Columbia, Missouri
2009 Top 50 Juried exhibition, Missouri State Fair; Sedalia, Missouri
2009 Online exhibition, Sketchbook Tribute to East African Artists
2008 Group exhibition, Gaines Olden Black Culture Center; UMC
2008 Missouri State Fair Exhibit (Open Professional), Sedalia, Missouri
2004 Daum Museum of Contemporary Art; Sedalia, Missouri
2000 Missouri State Fair Exhibit (Open Professional); Sedalia, Missouri
1999 Missouri State Fair Exhibit (Open Professional); Sedalia, Missouri
1998 Missouri State Fair Exhibit (Open Professional); Sedalia, Missouri
1997 Fax Gallery (Invitational), Sedalia, Missouri
1996 Solo Exhibition, Margaret Harwell Art Museum; Poplar Bluff, Missouri
1996 Annual Lincoln University Faculty Art Exhibit, Jefferson City, Missouri
1995 Group Show (Invitational), Elizabeth R Gallery; Jefferson City, Missouri
1995 Sixth Annual Top 50 juried Exhibition, Missouri State Fair; Sedalia, Missouri
1994 M.F.A Thesis Exhibition, Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri; Columbia, Missouri
1994 Fifth Annual Top 50 Juried Exhibition, Missouri State Fair; Sedalia, Missouri
1994 Dual Exhibition, Rocheport Gallery; Rocheport, Missouri
1994 Heartland Art Festival (juried); Lenexa, Kansas
1994 Group Show, Mythmaker Gallery; Columbia, Missouri
1994 Art for Life (invitational), University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics; Columbia, Missouri
1994 80th Annual Sculpture and Fine Crafts Exhibition (juried), St Louis Artist Guild; St Louis, Missouri
1994 Boone County Bank Show, Columbia, Missouri
1993 Group Show (invitational), Lincoln University; Jefferson City, Missouri
1993 Solo Exhibition, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri; Columbia, Missouri
1993 Missouri State Fair Exhibition (Open Professional); Sedalia, Missouri
1993 Black History Month, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri; Columbia, MO
1993 Heartland National Art Festival (Juried); Lenexa, KS
1993 Moran Gallery (invitational), Sedalia, MO
1993 Annual Student Graduate Show, Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri; Columbia, Missouri
1993 Art for Life (Invitational), University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics; Columbia, Missouri
1992 MOAK Regional Exhibition (Juried), Springfield Art Museum; Springfield, Missouri
1992 Annual Graduate Student Show, Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri; Columbia, Missouri
1992 Missouri State Fair Exhibit (Open Professional), Sedalia, Missouri
1992 Afro-American Artistic Adventure, Brady Commons Gallery, University of Missouri; Columbia, Missouri
1992 14th Annual Professional Art Exhibit, Elizabeth R Gallery; Jefferson City, Missouri
1991 International Faces of Columbia, Columbia Art League, Columbia, Missouri
1991 13th Annual Professional Art Exhibit, R Gallery; Jefferson City, Missouri
1991 Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, Missouri
1990 78th Annual Sculpture & Fine Craft Exhibition (Juried), St. Louis Artist Guild; St. Louis, Missouri
1990 Guild Membership Exhibition (Juried), St. Louis Artist Guild; St. Louis, Missouri
1990 Annual Lincoln University’s Student Exhibit; Jefferson City, Missouri
1990 Adult Artist Exhibit, Mutual Saving and Loan; Jefferson City, Missouri
1990 Columbia Art League Intercollegiate Exhibit; Columbia, Missouri
1989 Senior Art Exhibit, Lincoln University; Jefferson City, Missouri
1989 Missouri State Fair Exhibit, Sedalia, Missouri
1989 Annual Columbia Art League Member Exhibit; Columbia, Missouri
1989 Annual Lincoln University Student Exhibit; Jefferson City, Missouri
1989 Columbia Art League Intercollegiate Exhibit; Columbia, Missouri
1986 Annual Lincoln University Student Art Exhibit; Jefferson City, Missouri
HONORS AND AWARDS
1994 First Place in Top 50 Juried exhibition, Missouri State Fair; Sedalia, Missouri
1994 Honorable Mention in Ceramics, St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis, Missouri
1993 First Place in Ceramics, Missouri State Fair; Sedalia, Missouri
1992 Second Place in Ceramics, 14th Annual Professional Art Exhibit; Jefferson City, Missouri
1991 Honorable Mention in Painting, Missouri State Fair; Sedalia, Missouri
1991 Third Place in Ceramics, Columbia Art League; Columbia, Missouri
1991 Third Place in Ceramics,13th Annual Professional Art Exhibit; Jefferson City, Missouri
1991 D.R. Francis Fellowship (Ceramics), University of Missouri; Columbia, Missouri
1990 Recipient James D. Parks Award for Excellence in Art, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO
1990 First place in representational painting; First, third, and honorable mention in ceramics;
Second place in water color, Lincoln University; Jefferson City, MO
1990 First, second place in sculpture. First place in print; Adult artist exhibit; Mutual Saving & Loan; Jefferson City, MO
1989 Recipient of the Lincoln University Art Scholarship; Jefferson City, MO
1989 First Place in Creative Wall Hanging. Fourth Place in Sculpture, Missouri State Fair; Sedalia, MO
1988 Fifth Place in Ceramics, Missouri State Fair; Sedalia, MO