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