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Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Oil Painting

Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, Alabama

Graduated Cum Laude

Drawing *Abstract Painting Abstract Collage Abstract Works on Paper

William Christenberry Mindy Weisel, Instructors

The Corcoran Washington Open Program Washington, DC

Abstract Painting (Arts in Provence)

Richard Kenton Webb, Instructor Provence, France

Abstract Painting

Deirdre Saunder, Instructor The Art League School Alexandria, Virginia

Abstract Painting

Brenda Belfield, Instructor Reston, Virginia

Exhibitions

2/2009 Solo Exhibit at Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA

1/2009 Whetstone Family Exhibit at B.B. Comer Library Sylacauga, AL

11/2008 Art on the Asphalt, Signature 9 Gallery Roanoke, VA

10/2008 2008 Stockley Gardens Fall Art Festival Norfolk, VA

9/2008 43rd Street Fine Art Festival Richmond, VA

6/2008 Solo Exhibit at SAAC Gallery Staunton, VA

4/2008 Solo Exhibit at Mudhouse Charlottesville, VA

1-2/2008 Solo Exhibit at KRONOS Art Gallery Staunton, VA

10/2007 2007 Virginia Fall Foliage Festival Waynesboro, VA

10/2007 2007 Stockley Gardens Fall Art Festival Norfolk, VA

9/2007 43rd Street Fine Art Festival Richmond, VA

7-8/2007 The VISULITE Cinemas Staunton, VA

6/2007 2007 Roanoke Sidewalk Art Show* Roanoke, VA

5/2007 Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival Crozet, VA

5/2007 2007 Stockley Gardens Spring Art Festival Norfolk, VA

4/2007 KRONOS Art Gallery: Grand Opening Exhibitor Staunton, VA (paintings & art boxes)

3-4/2007 Coffee on the Corner: Staunton, VA

12/2006 Staunton Augusta Art Center: Art for Gifts

10/2006 2006 Stockley Gardens Fall Art Festival Norfolk, VA

10/2006 2006 Virginia Fall Foliage Festival* Waynesboro, VA

6/2006 R.R. Smith Center Gift Shop: 2006 Virginia Watercolor Society Show

5/2006 Valley Green Gallery: Summer Kickoff Festival

5/2006 Staunton Augusta Art Center: 40th Annual Art in the Park*

8/2005 Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory: CONTAINERS/CONTAINED (art boxes)

4/2005 Delila Katzka Fine Art: Paint+Paper+Wood (art boxes)

1/2005 Studio Gallery at DuPont Circle, Washington, DC: Maximum Medium (art boxes)

8/2004 The Boulevard Woodgrille, Clarendon, VA: Brewing Culture Keynote Speaker

10/2003 Waterside Mall, Washington DC: Art-O-Matic 2003

2/2003 League of Reston Artists, Reston VA: Annual Juried Small Works Show

8/2002 Studio Gallery, Washington DC: Post This!

10/2000 Tenleytown Home Depot, Washington, DC: Art-O-Matic 2000

1/2000 Studio Gallery, Washington, DC: Side by Side, Invitational Group Exhibit

8/2000, 8/1998, 8/1997 8/2000 The Art League Annual American Landscape Shows Alexandria, VA

4-5/1998 Solo Exhibit: the Washington Home of Stuart Mott The Capitol Hill Art League Washington, DC

11-12/1997 The Arts Council of Fairfax County Juried Show Fairfax, VA

11/1997 Pepper’s Restaurant The Capitol Hill Art League Dupont Circle, DC

6-8/1997 Dupont Italian Kitchens The Art League of Alexandria Dupont Circle, DC

5/1997 The Art League Gallery Juried Show Alexandria, VA

4/1997 The Capitol Hill Art League Juried Show** Washington, DC

Awards

First Place: Mixed Media Painting • 2007 Roanoke Sidewalk Art Show June 2007

Second Place: Oil & Acrylic Painting • 2006 Virginia Fall Foliage Festival October 2006

Judges’ Choice Award • Staunton Augusta Art Center 40th Annual Art in the Park May 2006

The Linda Rosenbaum Scholarship • The Corcoran Washington: Open Program in Abstract Painting Spring 1998

(2) Best of Exhibition Distinctions, “The Good Earth” Juried Exhibition • The Capitol Hill Art League April 1997

Gallery Representation

The Barn Swallow, Charlottesville, VA

WYSIWYG Gallery, Downtown Staunton, VA

Teaching

Staunton Augusta Art Center SUMMER STUDIO 2007: June-August 2007

Taught 3 Art Exploration Classes for Ages 4-5, 6-8, & 9-11

Currently Owner/Operator: Staunton Art Supply: December2007 -present