CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

University of Georgia Athens, Ga

Master of Art Education (M.A.Ed.) in Art Education (K-12) August 2021

Master Thesis: The Intersection of Art and Nature: A Virtual Field Trip Curriculum GPA: 4.0/4.0

Major Professor: Dr. Christina Hanawalt

New Approach School for Jewelers Franklin, Tn

Graduate Bench Jeweler Certification May 2016

Comprehensive stone setting and metal fabrication

Auburn University Auburn, Al

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Studio Arts December 2015

Ceramics GPA: 3.25/4.0

CERTIFICATION

Teaching Certification

T-4/5 Certification April/August 2021

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Art Education Specialist August 2020 - Present

Center for Art and Nature: Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum Athens, Ga

Creating virtual and in-person field trip for 4th grade and high school students. Teaching visual art workshops including natural paints, natural dye and creating land art. Creating docent program for Center for Art and Nature. Overseeing team of undergraduate students who are creating future art programming.

Student Teacher October - December 2020

Oglethorpe County Primary School Lexington, Ga

Created and implemented lessons for K-2nd grade students. Utilized SmartBoard and interactive PowerPoints to create STEAM connections to other areas of content appropriate for each grade level. Collaborated with 1st, 2nd and Special Education students to create two paintings for OCPS’s counseling offices.

Student Teacher August - October 2020

North Oconee High School Bogart, Ga

Implemented lessons for 6-period schedule for Art One, Art Two, Art Three and AP Art. Created accommodated and modified lessons for students as needed. Attended 504 and IEP meeting, providing insight into student performance as appropriate.

Environmental Educator March 2019 -August 2020

State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Federal Work-Study Program Athens, Ga

Wrote and implemented curriculum dedicated to teaching young naturalists the importance of our shared earth within the setting of the Alice H. Richard’s Children’s Garden. Through the use of art, math, literature, and science the curriculum was taught to children ages 3-10 every Thursday and Saturday from March to November.

Outreach Educator January 2020 -March 2020

Georgia Museum of Art Athens, Ga

Wrote and teaches and a visual arts lesson that is implemented in all 5th grade visual art classes in Athens-Clarke County. The art lesson is a based on the exhibition Mary Lee Bendolph, Quilted Memories which was on display at the Georgia Museum of Art from October to December 0f 2019.

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Summer Art Instructor May - June 2019

Double Helix S.T.E.A.M. School Athens, Ga

Nanny October 2017 - December 2018

Burris Family Atlanta, Ga

Jeweler August 2016 - August 2017

Shane Company Duluth, Ga

Metal Arts Instructor May - August 2016

Buck’s Rock Performing and Visual Arts Camp New Milford, Ct

Ceramic Technician Assistant January - December 2015

Auburn University Auburn, Al

Gallery Assistant May 2014 - September 2015

Fieldwork Projects Gallery Auburn, Al

Apprentice Jeweler October 2010 -March 2016

Doug Doggett Jewelers Cullman, Al

EXHIBITION HISTORY

2020

Suspended in Limbo: An Art Educator's Dreamscape, Margie E. West Gallery, Athens, Ga

2016

Instructor Showcase, Buck’s Rock Performing and Visual Arts Camp, New Milford, Ct

Graduate Showcase, New Approach School for Jewelers, Franklin, Tn

2015

Your Methods May Vary (Senior Thesis), Biggin Gallery, Auburn, Al

Salon Sale, Fieldwork Projects Gallery, Auburn, Al

2014

Salon Sale, Fieldwork Projects Gallery, Auburn, Al

2013

A Strange Assortment, Baggage Depot, Opelika, Al

Extinction: Selected Works, Fieldwork Projects Gallery, Auburn, Al

Extinction, 3-D Arts Gallery, Auburn University, Auburn, Al

CURATORIAL WORK

2020

WILD, State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Athens, Ga

2016

Student Showcase, Buck’s Rock Performing and Visual Arts Camp, New Milford, Ct

SERVICE

2021

Staff Mentor, Art and Nature Interpretation Team, Learning by Leading at the University of Georgia

2020

Student Leader, Art and Nature Interpretation Team, Learning by Leading at the University of Georgia

2019

Student Leader, Interpretation Team, Learning by Leading at the University of Georgia

After school volunteer, Double Helix S.T.E.A.M School

2015

Membership Decision Committee, Kappa Alpha Theta

CONFERENCES

2020

Chair, Art and Education for Social Justice Symposium, University of Georgia

AWARDS

2020

Lamar Dodd School of Art, Robert W. Nix Art Education Student Teaching Scholarship

Graduate Scholarship Fund, University of Georgia
2013

Dean's List, Auburn University

Scholarship Pearl Award, Kappa Alpha Theta

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National Art Education Association (NAEA)

Environmental Educators Alliance of Georgia (EEA)

Kappa Alpha Theta

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