Curriculum Vitae
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2011 | Master of Arts | with distinction | Marshall University |
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2007 | Bachelor of Arts | Magna cum Laude | West Virginia State University |
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Professional Experience (selected) |
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2012-2020 | Owner, Apartment Earth Gallery, Charleston, WV. (curate and install exhibits and teach workshops on welding, painting, mold-making, woodworking, etc…) | ||
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2011-2016 | Adjunct Instructor of Art, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV. | ||
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2009-2011 | Studio Technician, Art Warehouse, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. (maintained studio equipment and aided in problem solving student projects while ensuring safe working practices and environment) | ||
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2008-2011 | Treasurer, Marshall University Sculpture Club, Huntington, WV. | ||
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2008-2011 | Co-owner, ArtGawk Street Exhibitions, Charleston, WV. (curated and installed exhibits in local business windows) | ||
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2008 | Walter Gropius Masters Workshop: David Ellis Installation, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. | ||
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2006-2012 | Committee Member, FestivALL, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2005-2007 | Gallery Assistant, Della Brown Taylor Gallery, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV. (prepared and installed exhibits) | ||
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2003-present | 204B Acting Supervisor, Dunbar Post Office, United States Postal Service, Charleston, WV. (responsible for all supervisory duties of twelve employees while primary managers are away) | ||
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2000-present | City Letter Carrier, Dunbar Post Office, United States Postal Service, Charleston, WV. | ||
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1996-1999 | Data Conversion Operator, Charleston Remote Encoding Center, United States Postal Service, Charleston, WV. | ||
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Awards & Honors (selected) |
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2011 | Merit Award, West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center, Wheeling, WV. | ||
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2011 | Professional: 3rd Place, The National Arts Program 6th Annual Exhibition, City Hall, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2011 | Professional: Honorable Mention, The National Arts Program 6th Annual Exhibition, City Hall, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2011 | Outstanding Graduate Student, Department of Art and Design Marshall University, Huntington, WV. | ||
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2011 | Graduate Award of Distinction, 25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Birke Art Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. | ||
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2011 | Jurors’ Choice Award, 25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Birke Art Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. | ||
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2011 | Siniša Lenac Memorial Award, 25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Birke Art Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. | ||
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2010 | Honorable Mention Award, 24th Annual Juried Exhibition, Birke Art Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. | ||
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2007 | Reverend Canon Andrew J. W. Mullins Fund Scholarship, Church of the Epiphany, New York, NY. | ||
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Exhibition Record (selected) |
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2018 | This Just In, Tamarack, Beckley, WV. (invitational) | ||
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2018 | Assumptions, Apartment Earth, Charleston, WV. (solo) | ||
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2018 | Between the Cracks, Apartment Earth, Charleston, WV. (solo) | ||
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2017 | Geometric Decay, Holler: Contemporary Appalachian Art Gallery, Princeton, WV. (solo) | ||
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2016 | Tamarack Sculpture Garden, Tamarack, Beckley, WV. (installation) | ||
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2014 | Reanimation, Spears Gallery, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV. (two-person) | ||
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2014 | H20MG, Moose Lodge, Charleston, WV. (invitational) | ||
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2013 | Chuck Biel’s Ambient Music Showcase, Digiso, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2013 | West Virginia State University Faculty Exhibition, Capitol Theater Gallery, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2013 | Shady: Our Neighbors the Trees, Arts Monongahela, Morgantown, WV. Curator: Ann Payne. (invitational) | ||
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2013 | Lewisburg Literary Arts Festival, Harmony Ridge Gallery, Lewisburg, WV. Curator: Aaron Maxwell, Co-owner, Harmony Ridge Gallery. Curator: Monica Maxwell, Co-owner, Harmony Ridge Gallery. (solo) | ||
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2013 | Think Inside the Box, Apartment Earth, Charleston, WV. (three-person exhibit) | ||
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2013 | The Muse Lounge, The Art Exhibarty Space, Beckley, WV. (invitational) | ||
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2013 | Inaugural Earth Day Invitational, Apartment Earth, Charleston, WV. (invitational) | ||
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2013 | Scratch, Bluegrass Kitchen, Charleston, WV. (solo) | ||
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2012 | All That Glitters, The Art Store, Charleston, WV. Curator: Adrian Blackstock, Registrar and Curator, The Art Store, Charleston, WV. Curator: Megan Shultz, Professor of Art, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV. (invitational) | ||
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2012 | Jason Kiley and Nik Botkin : Cups, Dolls and Fish, Apartment Earth, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2011 | West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center, Wheeling, WV. Juror: Ryan Grover, Curator, Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE; Juror: Philip R. Jackson, Assistant Professor of Art and head of the painting program, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS. Merit Award. (catalogue) | ||
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2011 | ArtMares, Kanawha Players Theatre, Charleston, WV. (invitational) | ||
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2011 | Paul Corbit Brown and Cristofer Botkin : Troubled Waters, Art Emporium, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2011 | Courtyard Trees, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. (solo) | ||
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2011 | The National Arts Program 6th Annual Exhibition, City Hall, Charleston, WV. Juror: John Auge, Co-owner, Auge+Gray Collective Works. Juror: Craig Auge, Artist. Juror: Steve Gray, Co-owner, Auge+Gray Collective Works. 3rd Place, Honorable Mention. | ||
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2011 | FestivALL Exhibit, Taylor Books Annex Gallery, Charleston, WV. Curator: Dan Carlisle, Exhibit Coordinator, Taylor Books Annex Gallery, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2011 | 3..2..1 Graduate Exhibition (part 2), Gallery 842, Huntington, WV. (solo) | ||
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2011 | 3..2..1 Graduate Exhibition (part 1), Birke Art Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. | ||
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2011 | Charleston ArtWalk, Romano & Associates, Charleston, WV. Curator: Naomi Bays, Chair, Arts Council of Kanawha Valley. (invitational) | ||
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2011 | 25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Birke Art Gallery, Huntington, WV. Juror: Jenine Culligan, Senior Curator, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV; Juror: Jeff Barnes, CEO, Barnes Agency, Hurricane, WV. Graduate Award of Distinction, Jurors’ Choice, Siniša Lenac Memorial Award. | ||
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2010 | Winter Buswater Exhibition, 1520 Kanawha Blvd., Charleston, WV. (invitational) | ||
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2010 | Charleston ArtWalk, Romano & Associates, Charleston, WV. Curator: Naomi Bays, Chair, Arts Council of Kanawha Valley. (invitational) | ||
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2010 | Welcome to My Studio, Gallery 842, Huntington, WV. Curator: Marshall University Sculpture Club. | ||
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2010 | Hack3rCon Sci-fi Art Exhibition, Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV. (invitational) | ||
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2010 | Friends of John Farley, Gallery 842, Huntington, WV. Curator: John Farley, Gallery Director, Gallery 842. | ||
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2010 | ArtGawk Street Exhibition, FestivALL, Charleston, WV. (invitational) | ||
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2010 | 24th Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Birke Art Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. Juror: Paula Clendenin, Professor of Art, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV; Juror: Pamela Wise, Owner, Wise and Associates, Russell, KY. Honorable Mention. | ||
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2009 | West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. Juror: Julie Taggart, Professor and Dean of Fine Arts, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH; Juror: Vince Torano, Professor of Art, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. (catalogue) | ||
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2009 | Midsummer Saltations, The Art Store, Charleston, WV. Curator: Maggie Starcher, Registrar and Curator, The Art Store, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2009 | ArtGawk Street Exhibition, FestivALL, Charleston, WV. (invitational) | ||
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2009 | Awareness Earth Day Exhibition, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Charleston, WV. Curator: Cristofer Botkin, graduate student, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. | ||
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2009 | Painting Exhibition, Birke Art Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. Curator: Eric Ruegge, Professor of Art, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. | ||
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2008 | Winter Buswater Exhibition, 1520 Kanawha Blvd., Charleston, WV. (invitational) | ||
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2008 | ArtGawk Street Exhibition, FestivALL, Charleston, WV, (invitational) | ||
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2008 | ReStore Earth Day Auction, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Charleston, WV. Curator: Amy McLaughlin, Director, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2008 | ReStore-ation Celebration, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Charleston, WV. Curator: Amy McLaughlin, Director, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2007 | Perceive: Senior Exhibition, Della Brown Taylor Gallery, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV. | ||
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2007 | West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV. Juror: Jerry Slipman, Owner, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA; Juror: Michael Northrop, Professor of Art and Humanities, Glen Oaks Community College, Centreville, MI. (catalogue) | ||
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2006 | Appalachian Landscape: Bob Ross Don’t Live Here No More, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Huntington, WV. (invitational) | ||
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2006 | Clothesline Exhibition, Capitol Market, Charleston, WV. Curator: Paula Clendenin, Professor of Art, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV. | ||
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2006 | Prints Exhibition, Taylor Books Annex Gallery, Charleston, WV. Curator: Angie Mullins, Gallery Director, Taylor Books Annex Gallery, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2006 | Zen bEarth Day: Nature’s Scorn, Unitarian Universalist Congregation: Webb Room, Charleston, WV. (solo) | ||
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2005 | Cristofer Botkin & Julie Fox, Capitol Market, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2005 | State of State Juried Exhibition, Della Brown Taylor Gallery, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV. Juror: Katherine Cox, Education Director, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV. | ||
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2003 | West Virginia Juried Exhibition, West Virginia Cultural Center, Charleston, WV. Juror: James Adkins, Director of Visual Art, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD; Juror: Tom Spleth, Curator, City Gallery of Contemporary Art, Raleigh, NC. (catalogue) | ||
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2003 | Appalachian Corridors Regional Juried Exhibition, Clay Center: Avampato Discover Museum, Charleston, WV. Juror: Eleanor Heartney, Contributing Editor, Art in America and Artpress magazines, New York, NY. (catalogue) | ||
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Exhibitions Juried (selected) |
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2013 | Student Juried Exhibition, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV. | ||
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Exhibitions Curated (selected) |
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2012 | Love Art, Kanawha Valley Arts Council, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2011 | ArtMares, Kanawha Players Theatre, Charleston, WV. (assisted) | ||
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2010 | Welcome to My Studio, Gallery 842, Huntington, WV. | ||
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2009 | Awareness Earth Day Exhibition, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Charleston, WV. | ||
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Bibliography (selected) |
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2014 | Roth, Elizabeth, “What’s in the Water.” WV Living Magazine, Spring, 2014. 21. | ||
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2013 | Tina Alvey, interview, “All Things Literary are Being Featured During Lewisburg Festival.” The Register Herald, August 3rd, 2013, 1A, 13A. | ||
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2013 | Paul Fallon, interview, “Saber Hawk.” The Charleston Daily Mail, April 26th, 2013, 1A, 1D, 2D. | ||
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2012 | Paul Fallon, interview, “Artists Step it Up with Dance, Paint Display.” The Charleston Daily Mail, December 20th, 2012, 3D. | ||
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2011 | Douglas Imbrogno, interview, “Showing What Happens to Fish Happens to Us.” The Charleston Gazette, August 19th, 2011, 1C, 6C. | ||
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2011 | Douglas Imbrogno, interview, “Something Fishy is Happening to the Water.” WestVirginiaVille, August 17th, 2011. Web. <http://westvirginiaville.com/2011/08/something-fishy-is-happening-to-the-water/>. | ||
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2011 | David Lavender, interview, “The Art of the Matter.” The Herald Dispatch, May 5th, 2011, 1-2E, 19E. | ||
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2011 | David Lavender, interview, “Dine and Discover Takes an Art Turn on Tuesday at Schooner’s.” The Herald Dispatch, April 3rd, 2011. | ||
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2011 | Emily Rowe, Et Cetera: Literary Magazine, (2011): cover, 29-30, 74. | ||
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2011 | Lacie Pierson, exhibition announcement with interview, “25th Marshall University Student Juried Exhibition on Display.” The Herald Dispatch, January 16th, 2011. | ||
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2008 | Charlotte Ferrell Smith, exhibition announcement with interview, “Artists Recycle Home Merchandise for Earth Day Auction.” The Charleston Daily Mail, April 17th, 2008, 1D, 3D. | ||
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2008 | Ben Calwell, exhibition announcement with interview, “Exhibit Highlights Recycled Materials.” The Charleston Gazette: Metro Kanawha, January 30th, 2008, 1, 6. | ||
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2006 | Sandra Marshburn, Kanawha Review, (2006): 27. | ||
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2004 | Sandy Wells, interview, “Innerviews: Cristofer Botkin.” The Charleston Gazette, January 19th, 2004, 1A, 1C, 5C. | ||
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Lectures & Workshops |
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2018 | “Applying for Juried Exhibitions Panel Discussion.” 50 States for Freedom Initiative. West Virginia State University, Institute, WV. | ||
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2016 | “How to Build R2-D2.” ShockaCon Panel Lecture and Demostration. Beni Kedem Temple, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2016 | “Three Things – My First, My Favorite, My Future.” Three Things Lecture Series. Alban Arts Center, St. Albans, WV. | ||
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2013 | “Mold-making.” Professional Development Workshop for Kanawha County School Faculty. Clay Center, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2011 | “Apartment Earth: Art and Our Environment.” Dine and Discover: The Ohio River Series. Schooners, Huntington, WV. | ||
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Public Collections |
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2012 | West Virginia Division of Culture and History, The Culture Center, Charleston, WV. | ||
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2011 | Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Charleston, WV. | ||
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Gallery Affiliations |
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2016-present | Tamarack, Beckley, WV. | ||
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2013-present | Harmony Ridge Gallery, Lewisburg, WV. | ||
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2013-2015 | Appalachian Gallery, Morgantown, WV. | ||
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Professional Affiliations |
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2014-present | R2-D2 Builders Club. | ||
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2011-present | National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. | ||
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2006-present | National Honor Society of Alpha Kappa Mu. | ||
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1992-present | National Speleological Society. | ||