artist resume

Education

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, Greenville, NC, 1995
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts with a focus on Illustration

Exhibitions/Events

• For the Love of Art Auction & Gala, Featured Artist, Juried Live Auction, Fundraiser for Visual Art Exchange, February 2011.
• Works of Heart Art Auction Against AIDS, Juried Live Auction, Raleigh, NC, November 2010.
• Exchange Gallery, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, December 2009.
• NEW (Never Exhibited Works) Juried Show, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, September 2009.
• Scope, the NC Landscape Juried Show, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, June 2009.
• For the Love of Art Auction & Gala, Juried Live Auction, Fundraiser for Visual Art Exchange, February 2009

Relevant Experience

• Publisher, artsee magazine, visual arts magazine covering North and South Carolina
• Illustrated Tech Writing 101, published by Scriptorium Press.
• Created original cover art for multiple issues of Metro magazine.
• Created poster illustrations, print ads, and web graphics for multiple events including the Raleigh International Spy Conference and the NC Museum of History’s Mannequin Ball.

Awards & Recognition

• Featured Artist, For the Love of Art Auction & Gala, Fundraiser for Visual Art Exchange, 2011
• 2nd Place, Scope: the NC Landscape Juried Show, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC, 2009.
• Signature Artist, Works of Heart Art Auction Against AIDS, Fundraiser for Alliance of AIDS Services – Carolina, 2003.
• Designed IBM’s VisualAge Generator Newsletter Special e-Business Edition. The 24-page newsletter received the 1999 Award for Design Excellence from the Society for Technical Communication (STC).
• Designed the nationally-recognized Tekelec Delivers direct mail campaign, winner of Wireless Week’s top award in its category for 1999.

Professional Memberships/Community Involvement

• Member, Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators.
• Member, Visual Art Exchange.
• Contributing Artist, Visual Art Exchange For the Love of Art Auction, 2006 – Present.
• Contributing Artist, Works of Heart Art Auction Against AIDS, 2003 – 2010.
• Participating Artist, New Art in the Triangle Show, Duke University Museum of Art, 1999.

Volunteer Work

WORKS OF HEART ART AUCTION AGAINST AIDS, Organizing Committee, 2003 – 2010

• Implemented re-design of event print materials including auction catalog, mailers and advertisements.
• Redesigned event website, adding online galleries and registration.