EDUCATION
2006 MFA, Studio Art, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2005 Summer Abroad, University of South Florida, School of Art and Art History,
Paris, France, Venice, Italy
2003 BFA, General Fine Arts, Cum Laude, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008- Adjunct Professor, Chipola College, Marianna, FL
2007- Adjunct Professor, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2006- Adjunct Professor, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh -- Online Division
2006-09 Studio Art Instructor, Pyramid Studios, Tallahassee, FL
2004-06 Graduate Assistant, Instructor of records, University of South Florida Tampa, FL
2003-04 Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida Tampa, FL
2001-02 Graphic Designer, PSB Imaging, Arlington, VA
SELECTED EXHIBITONS
2011 Cute & Creepy, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, curated by Carrie Ann Baade,
Tallahassee, FL (catalogue)
Cryin' Time, The Front, two-person show, New Orleans, LA
30th Anniversary Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
17th Annual Art Auction, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Dispensibility and Good Intentions, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2010 Lite-brite, Lite Box Gallery, curated by John Lytle Wilson, Birmingham, AL
Faculty Annual, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
Faculty Show, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, juried by Karen Kleindl-Burns, Philip Salvato,
and Michael Ray, Pittsburgh, PA
Frantic Chaos, 621 Gallery, three-person show, Tallahassee, FL
2009 Faculty Annual, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
2008 Seeing Green: an Eco-art Exhibition, Alija Derzelez House (national monument), three-person show,
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Faculty Annual, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
2007 Stories, 621 Gallery, three-person show, Tallahassee, FL
Montage11, Pyramid Studios Gallery, curated by Mary Popp (invitational), Tallahassee, FL
Combined Talents: The Florida International Competition, Florida State University Museum of
Fine Arts, Honorable Mention, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Acts, William and Nancy Oliver Gallery, solo show, Tampa, FL
30th Annual Juried U.S.F. Student Art Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Museum,
Best in show award, juried by Claudia X. Valdes Tampa, FL
12th Annual El Corazon Art Exibition, Bath House Cultural Center,
curated by Jose Vargas, Dallas, TX
2005 More at Home, National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, two-person show, Sarajevo, Bosnia
and Herzegovina
More at Home, Centre Gallery, two-person show, Tampa, FL
Re-enchante, Centre Gallery, juried by Heather Linton, Tampa, FL
16th Annual University Student Exhibition, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL,
juried by Christopher Wool
12th Annual All Florida Show, Centre Gallery, Tampa, FL, Merit Award, juried by A. A. Rucci
29th Annual Juried U.S.F. Student Art Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Museum, Tampa, FL,
juried by Robert Stackhouse
Convergence: Artist Collaborations, Project Creo, collaborative installation, St. Petersburg, FL
Erotica Neurotica, Matthews Fine Art Gallery, Tampa, FL
2004 More at Home, William and Nancy Oliver Gallery, two-person show, Tampa, FL
Naturally Artificial/Artificially Natural, William and Nancy Oliver Gallery,
collaborative installation, Tampa, FL
Ser Libre, Gala Corina, juried by John Langley, Tampa, FL
2003 Commencement Exhibition, Meyerhoff Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1st Annual Juried Show, The H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, juried by Linda DePalma
2001 Yearbook, The H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, juried by Leslie Shaffer
SELECTED COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCES
2011 Glitter Chariot, Studio 3, Quintron & Miss Pussycat Record Release show,
music performance in costume, New Orleans, LA
Glitter Chariot, Saturn Bar, music performance in costume, New Orleans, LA
2010 Ribbon of Darkness, 621 Gallery, music performance in costume, Tallahassee, FL
Ribbon of Darkness,The Front, music performance in costume, New Orleans, LA
2009 “Dreaming My Dreams of You”, Florida State University, FSU Visiting Artist Series,
music performance in costume, Tallahassee, FL
“All That Heaven Will Allow”, 621 Gallery, Spit It Out, music performance in costume, Tallahassee, FL
"Why Have You Left That One You Left for Me?", 621 Gallery, Spit It Out,
music performance in costume, Tallahassee, FL
2008 "Yours Truly", Privateer Gallery, Freaks, music performance in costume, New York City, NY
2006 Tranceplant, Puerto Rico Convention Center, Circa Puerto Rico ’06 First International Art Fair,
series of 6 music performances, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hechas de Amore, Edge Zones Art Space, two-person performance series and
soft sculpture installation with Rachel Hoffman, Miami, FL
BEDART, Hotel Nash, Venus in Faux Fur, performance, soft sculpture/video installation,
in association with the 8th Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, curated by Dana Keith, Miami, FL
Glitter Chariot and Los Kittens, Art House, glam rock performance as “Cold-Blooded”, Tampa, FL
Glitter Chariot, Muncie Gras, glam rock performance as “Cold-Blooded” character, Muncie, IN
Venus in Faux Fur, Red Pearl Yoga, performance, installation and two-person exhibition with
Rachel Hoffman, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Venus in Faux Fur, Edge Zones Art Space, performance in soft sculpture installation, Miami, FL
2005 Slapdown!, Covivant, wrestling performance as “Voting Machine” character and installation, Tampa, FL
Slapdown!, The Atlantic, wrestling as “Bad Martha” Stewart character, Gainesville, FL
2004 Slapdown!, Industrial Carnival, Ybor City Cigar Factory, wrestling as “Bad Martha” Stewart,
Tampa, FL
2003 Microperformance, Fiasco’s, with British artists FrenchMottershead, Tampa, FL
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
"'Cute and Creepy' Group Exhibition Preview", JL Schnabel, http://hifructose.com/the-blog/1828-cute-and-creepy-group-exhibition-preview.html. October 10, 2011.
“Scary Monsters: FSU's New 'Cute & Creepy' Revels in the Grotesque", Mark Hinson, http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20111009/LIVING/110090313/Scary-monsters-FSU-s-new-Cute-Creepy-revels-grotesque. October 7, 2011.
“Cute and Creepy at MoFa", http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/blog/cute_and_creepy_at_mofa. October 19, 2011.
“Quintron and Miss Pussycat, King Louie's Missing Monuments celebrate CD releases tonight”, Alison Fensterstock, http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2011/05/quintron_and_miss_pussycat_kin.html. May 6, 2011.
“Saturday night in the St. Claude Art District was sweet: Review”, Doug MacCash, November 15, 2010, http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2010/11/saturday_night_in_the_st_claud.html. (Photo).
“Tapestry”, Andrew Yeager, National Public Radio, WBHM Radio 90.3, Birmingham, AL, September, 2010.
“Nuances”, Dan MacDonald, Interview, WFSQ-FM Radio 91.5, Tallahassee, FL September 15, 2009.
“Best Bets”, Lyssa Oberkreser, Tallahassee Democrat, Limelight, March 6, 2009, D 18-19 (Photo).
“Feast on Art at the Park, the Hop, the Square”, Mark Hinson, Tallahassee Democrat, LimeLight, December 7, 2007, D 22-23.
“Circa ’06”, Paul Laster, Artnet, June 14, 2006, www.artnet.com/magazine/people/laster/laster6-14-06.asp#26. (Photo).
“Moment in the Sun”, Ben Davis, Artnet, June 6, 2006, www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/davis/davis6-5-06.asp. (Photo).
“Riding the Second Wave: Art Miami 2006”, Michael Maclnnis, The New York Art World, February 2006, 13.
“Faux Fur, Real Art”, Jason Budjinski, New Times, February 9-15, 2006 (V. 9 No.16) 21, 28.
“Otvorena izlozba ‘Vise od kuce’,” Aida Hadzic and Emir Burlovic, Gracija, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 29, 2005, 28. (Photo).
“Student Art in Spotlight,” Charlene Hager-van Dyke, Orlando Sentinel, Inside Volusia, July 22, 2005, 1,3.
“Exhibit features student artwork,” Paul Marseglia, Daytona Beach News-Journal, July 22, 2005, 04A.
“Rolling pins? Martha? Art Students? Must be Slapdown!,” Christina Jenkins, The Gainesville Sun, Scene, July 23, 2004, 3. (Photo).
Introduction to Art online course video, Anne Jeffreys, Interview, University of South Florida Tampa, FL, 2003.
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
2009 University of South Florida, School of Art and Art History, Tampa, FL
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2011 Project Art-Reach, co-coordinator with Chuck Carbia, organized artists to create original
artworks for Someplace Else youth shelter, created artwork for a bedroom, Tallahassee, FL
Art for Dinner, collaborated with Chuck Carbia and Shannon Young, installation, video, and
performance benefit for 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Dispensability and Good intentions, co-curator with Charles Carbia, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2009 Behind the Mountains, actor in Japancakes music video, http://vimeo.com/5483599,
Smashbox Studios, Los Angles, CA
2008- Violet McLendon Gallery, co-director with Chuck Carbia, Marianna, FL
2006 Postcolonialism and After, co-curator with Liza Oliver and Shawn Cheatham, Covivant Gallery,
Tampa, FL
2004 Surviving the Image: Representing Death, assisted in organizing symposium, designed postcard,
Tampa, FL
RESIDENCIES, FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2011 Outstanding Volunteer Award, Florida Network of Youth and Family Services
2009-11 Artist-in-Residence, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Jack and Jeanne Rozier Winter Fellowship
2006 Martha and Evert Nolten Memorial Scholarship
2005 Jack and Jeanne Rozier Winter Fellowship
2005 Martha and Evert Nolten Memorial Scholarship
2005 School of Art and Art History’s Paris Program Scholarship
2005 Graduate Student Research Award
2005 Research and Travel Grant
2004 Las Damas De Arte Award
2004 Art Department Scholarship Fund
1999 Trustee Scholarship
1999 Presidential Scholarship
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
2011 Carolyn Henne, Tallahassee, FL
2011 Jason Orman, Tallahassee, FL
2010 Amanda Stewart, Tallahassee, FL
2010 Ira Hill, Tallahassee, FL
2010 Cynthia Hollis, Tallahassee, FL
2010 John Robertson, Tallahassee, FL
2009 Anne Stagg, Tallahassee, FL
2009 Sine Murray, Tallahassee, FL
2008 Luna and Thierry Joubert, Sarajevo, Bosnian and Herzegovina
2006 Dr. Arturo and Lisa Mosquera, Miami, FL
2006 John Wollford, Baltimore, MD
2005 Kim and Rodney Smith, New Port Richie, FL
VOLUNTEER SERVICE
2009- Studio art instructor for adults with developmental disabilities, Pyramid Studios, Tallahassee, FL
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
2006- Faculty Development Training, Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division, 12 hours/year
2003 Center for 21st Century Teaching Excellence’s Instructional Workshop Series, 20 hours, Tampa, FL
AFFILIATIONS
2009-11 621 Gallery, Board Member
2005-06 College Arts Association, member