Hot Springs, AR
sculptur
Formal Education:
MFA Academy of Art University - San Francisco, CA - Cum Laude
BFA Missouri State University - Springfield, MO
Teaching Experience:
2018- Present University of Central Arkansas - Conway, AR
2010- 2017 National Park College - Hot Springs, AR
2011-2016 Henderson State University - Arkadelphia, AR
Professional Positions:
2017 Summer Workshop Instructor - Crystal Bridges Museum - Bentonville, AR
2013-2015 Summer Intesive Workshop Instructor - Henderson State University - Arkadelphia, AR
2003-2013 Owner/Artist – Blue Rain Art Studios and Margaret Warren Sculpture – Shirley, AR
2005-2008 Owner/Designer/Curator – Clinton Fine Art Gallery, llc – Clinton, AR
Continued Education:
2013 "Wheel Throwing" Appalachian Center for the Crafts, Smithville, TN
2013 "Glass Blowing" Appalachian Center for the Crafts, Smithville, TN
2012 "Blown Glass" - Eureka Springs School of the Arts, Eureka Springs, AR
2011 “Grant Writing for Artists” & “Advice for New Instructors” - CAA conference, New York, NY
2009 "Teaching With Clay" -Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2009 "Kiln Cast Glass" and "Coldworking Lab" - Bullseye Glass, Portland, OR
2008 "Introduction to Hot Glass" & "Mold your Mind - Glass Casting" Appalachian Center for the Crafts, Smithville, TN
Miscellaneous Experience:
2008 Guest Lecturer - University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR
2004-2009 Assistant to Production Potter – Morrisette Pottery, Leslie, AR
2005-2009 Gallery Owner – Clinton Fine Art Gallery, Clinton, AR
2006-2008 Officer and Board Member – Arkansas Sculptors’ Guild Secretary
2007 Committee Chairperson – Arkansas Sculptors’ Guild new members committee.
2006, 2008, 2012 Visiting Artist- Light & Time Design Studio and Bronze Foundry, Royal, AR
International Competitions, Honors and Awards:
2011 Published in "Best of Worldwide Wildlife Artist" book - juried competition
2011 Featured on Glass Artists website at GlassArtists.org
2010 Second Place in Clay - Published in "Art Buzz 2010 Collection" book
2009 Work-Study Scholarship - Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2008 First Place in Metal Sculpture and Representation in"Art Buzz 2008 Collection"
National Competitions, Honors and Awards:
2010 "Save the Arts Award -Museum's Choice in Sculpture", Greensboro, NC
2008 "Best in Show" Design award, Sculpture at the River Market, Little Rock, AR
2007 Second Place "Fascinating Animals" Columbian Park Zoo Juried Art Show, Lafayette, IN
State Competitions, Honors and Awards:
2015-18 Selected Designer for The Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame Award. Little Rock, AR
2016-17 Selected Designer for The Arkansas Waterfowler's Hall of Fame Award. Little Rock, AR
2007 Finalist for Peg Newton Smith Monument Commission by the Historic Arkansas Art Museum
2007 First Place, "Art in August Competition" The Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum, Leslie, AR
2007 Arkansas Governor’s Mansion Arts Calendar. Representation in the 2008 Governor’s Mansion Arts Calendar
2005 Third Place, "Art in August Competition" The Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum, Leslie, AR
Selected Group Exhibitions and Shows:
2011 Textile, Glass & Furniture - Studio 659 Art Gallery, Whiting, IN
2009 Exploring the Works of Arkansas Sculptors - Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock, AR
2009 Gallery Walk - ArtChurch, Hot Springs, AR
2007 & 2005 Art in August Competition - The Ozark Heritage Arts Center & Museum, Leslie, AR
2007 "Margaret Warren and Janice Crummer" - Fresh Air Studio and Gallery, Clinton, AR
2006 "Meet the Artists" – Clinton Fine Art Gallery, Clinton, AR
Gallery Representation:
ArtiFacts Gallery, Eureka Springs, AR
Arkansas Arts Center, Hot Springs, AR
Alice Parson's Gallery, Hot Springs, AR
Studio 13, Clinton, AR
Arkansas Studies Institute, Little Rock, AR
ArtChurch - Hot Springs, AR
The Arts Scene – North Little Rock, AR
Fresh Air Studio and Gallery – Clinton, AR
Main Street Gallery – Russellville, AR
Serenity Farms – Leslie, AR
The Artisan Gallery – Fairfield Bay, AR
Blue Rain Art Studios – Shirley, AR
Clinton Fine Art, llc – Clinton, AR
Juried Art Shows:
"Sculpture in the Park", Loveland, CO - 2015
"Tempe Festival of the Arts", Tempe, AZ - 2011
"Sculpture in the Park", Loveland, CO -2010- 2012
"Loveland Sculpture Invitational", Loveland, CO - 2008
"Fest for All", Baton Rouge, LA - 2008
"Fascinating Animals", Lafayette, IN - 2007
"Annual Arkansas Sculptors’ Guild Show and Sale" – 2006-2010
"Sculpture at the River Market" sponsored by the National Sculptors’ Guild – 2007 - 2012
Publications:
2012 "Best of Worldwide Wildlife Artists"Glass, Artist Book
2012 "Art Buzz The 2012 Collection", Art Collectors Book, Glass
2011 "Best of Worldwide Wildlife Artists" Ceramic, Artist Book
2010 "Art Buzz The 2010 Collection", Art Collectors Book, Second Place in Clay
2008 "Art Buzz The 2008 Collection", Art Collectors Book, First Place in Metal Sculpture
2007 Arkansas Governor’s Mansion Arts Calendar, 2008 edition
Organizations:
Associate Member - National Sculpture Society
Charter Member & Board Member - Arkansas Sculptors Group
Member - Glass Art Society
Officer & Board Member – Arkansas Sculptors’ Guild
Member - College Art Association
Private Collections:
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Maya Angelou
Mary Steenburgen
Alice Walton
Betty Bumpers
Dr. Bryan Massey
Dr. Edith Irby Jones
Daisy Gatson Bates
Hattie Caraway
Hester Davis
Dr. Donald Warren
Johnelle Hunt
Mary Ann Ritter Arnold
Dr. Mary Good
Roberta W. Fulbright
Bernice Young Jones
Elsijane Trimble Roy
June Freeman
Dr. Ruth Hawkins
Brinda Jackson
Pat Lile
Dr. Joanna Seibert
Dorothy Stuck
Kay Kelley Arnold
Cathy Cunningham
Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders
Lottie Holt Shackelford
Patti Upton
Pat Walker
Dr. Bettye Caldwell
Dr. Betty Ann Lowe
Annabelle Imber Tuck
Bessie Grace Boehm Moore
Dr. Carolyn F. Blakely
Dr. Sue Griffin
Karen Flake
Florence Beatrice Smith Price
Olivetan Benedictine Sisters
Dr. Raye Jean Jordan Montague
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas
Religious Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
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Hot Springs, AR
sculptur