Education:
Masters of Fine Arts-Ceramics, 1996
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Bachelors of Fine Arts-Advertising Design,
1978 ,
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Certification:
University of Texas, Arlington, TX,
Secondary Art Education
Professional Experience:
Present:
Adjunct Instructor, Dallas County Community College District; Ceramic
Instructor: Creative Art Center of Dallas; Studio Ceramic Artist, Web
Designer;
2002
Adjunct Instructor: University of Texas, Arlington, Ceramics
I, (Spring and Fall)
2002-2001
Adjunct Instructor: Tarrant County College, Design Communication. (Fall
2001, Spring 2002)
1987-1998
Teacher; Dallas Independent School District, Dallas TX
1979-1982
Advertising layout/ Illustrator for Sears Group Advertising Office. Memphis, TN
Additional Experience:
Personal Computer Skills: Corel 12, Windows XP Professional; Adobe Photoshop 6.0, Illustrator 9.0; QuarkXpress 4.0; Corel 9; Lotus Application; Windows, Microsoft FrontPage 2000
Memberships:
Life Member of Permenter Middle School PTA
Kappa Delta Phi, National Educational Honor Society (inactive)
NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts)
African American Museum, Dallas, TX
Texas Clay Arts Association
Public Art Project:
Paul Laurence Lancaster-Kiest Branch
Library, 2006
Awards:
Attachment 2000, Texas Clay Artists
Association Members Exhibition,
Best of Show, San Angelo, TX 2000
Seagram’s Gin Perspectives in
African-American Art,
Artist in
Residence, African
American Museum, Dallas,
TX, 1998
Women in the Arts Achievement Award, Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Dallas, TX, 1998
American Vision Scholarship, The
Principal Group and
KERA Public Television, Dallas, TX, 1997
Voertman Student Award, Texas Woman’s
University,
Denton, TX, 1995Best of Show, "Three
Dimension" Dallas
Teachers Professional Show, Dallas, TX, 1994 & 1995
Exhibitions:
Alternative Quilts, Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts, Houston, TX 2003
American Bounty, North Texas Food Bank Auction, Dallas, TX, 2002
Masters of the Craft, JBAAL, Dallas, TX, 2002
Faculty Exhibition Tarrant County College , Arlington, TX, 2002
Kindred Spirits: A Visual Journal, Quorum Gallery, Addison, TX, 2001
Private Collections: Artist, Curators and Collectors, University of Texas, Arlington, TX; 2001
Beyond and Behind The Mask, Women of Vision, Pittsburgh Art Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001
Origin in Clay II, University of Texas, San Antonio, San Antonio TX, 2001
Attachment 2001, Texas Clay Artists Membership Exhibition, Houston, TX, 2001
"Earline M.Green: Sculptural Forms and Vessels " J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 4th floor, Dallas, TX, 2000
"Bits of Life: Patches of Dreams," South Dallas Cultural Center, Dallas, TX, 2000
"A Celebrating of the African American Diaspora in the Millennium," Irving Arts Center,
Irving TX, 2000
African American Museum of Dallas: Permanent Collection, Dallas, TX, 1998
Mosaic Exhibition, Dallas Visual Art Center. Dallas, TX, 1998
World Women 98, Dallas Women's Caucus for Art: Dallas City Hall, Dallas, TX, 1998
“To Have and to Hold: Ceramic Vessel Making by Texas Artists," Irving Arts Center,
Irving, TX, 1998
Contemporary African American Ceramic Artist: Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX, 1998
Convergence of Kinds: A Collaboration Invitational, North Lake College Gallery,
Irving, TX, 1997
Breaking into the Mainstream: Texas African American Artist, Irving Arts Center,
Irving, TX, 1996
Texas African American Artist: Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, 1997
MFA Exhibition: Dallas Visual Art Center, Dallas, TX, 1996
MFA Exhibition: Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX, 1996
Membership Show: Dallas Visual Art
Center, Dallas, TX, 1995
Prints: Students Exhibition: Texas
Woman’s University, Denton, TX, 1992
Honorable Mention, TAEA Professional
Show, Dallas,
TX, 1989
Publications:
National
| 500 Tiles: An Inspiring
Collection of International Work, Lark Books, p.
233, 2008 |
| The Potter's Touch,
Bishop TD Jakes Ministries (the potter), 2007 |
| Veria, The Art
Of Living Gallery, 2007 |
Pottery-Making Illustrated, pp. 15-17, June, 2007 |
|
Image Transfer on Clay, pp. 82 & 93, Paul Wandless |
| Black Thread: An African American Quilting Sourcebook, 2003, p117 |
| American Craft, Feb/Mar 1999, p. 18 |
| American Artist, August 1998, p. 64 |
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Regional/Local |
| Dallas Morning News,
Newspaper, May 2006 |
| Artlies Magazine, Fall 2002 |
Citilites Magazine, Winter 2001-2002 |
| “Home Town Hero” KTVT-TV, 7/2001 |
| "Metro" WFAA-TV, 4/2000 |
| Irving Art Center Quarterly Events Calendar, 1-3/2000 |
| Dallas Morning News, Guide, 10/ 30/1998 -12/ 4/1998 |
| Dallas Morning News,
10/ 30/1998, p. 41A |
| Dallas Morning News, 03/ 8/1998, pp.1E and 6E |
| The Met, 03/ 26/1998, p.24 |
| "Metro," WFAA-TV, 3/1998 |
| "Good Morning Texas"
WFAA-TV, 02/27/98 |
| "Live Reception Coverage"
KKDA-FM, 02/27/98 |
Complete Publication list
available upon request
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