Awards/Exhibitions
2020 The Soul to Dare- Group Exhibition at The Walter Anderson Museum of Art with South Mississippi Art League
2019-2020 ANIMAL: Solo exhibition at The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art
2019 The Art of the Word: Group Exhibition at The Mary C O’Keefe Cultural Center for Arts and Education Art, Duckett Gallery
2019 Mississippi Art Colony Traveling Show, Fall Session
2019 Received Golden Loeb Peer Award at Mississippi Art Colony, Fall 2019
2019 Solo Show On the Back of a Sleeping Giant at Twelve Oaks Nature Preserve
2019 People’s Choice Award for Coast Favorite Visual Artist, 3rd Place
2019 Selected as Artist in residence at Twelve Oaks Nature Preserve by The Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain
2018 Received Lallah Perry Award for Most Innovative Work, selected by Adrian Deckbar- Mississippi Art Colony
2018 Juried into the Mississippi Art Colony Fall session traveling show
2018 Daydreamer: Solo Exhibition, Smith and Lens Gallery, Bay St. Louis.
2018 Local Creatives Group Exhibition, Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art
2018 People’s Choice Award for Coast Favorite Visual Artist, 3rd Place
2018 South Mississippi Art League Group Exhibition, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope AL
2018 Local Creatives Group Exhibition, Almost Circle Gallery
2017 South Mississippi Art League Group Exhibition, Treehouse Gallery, Oxford, MS
2017 People's Choice Award for Coast Favorite Visual Artist, 3rd place
2016 People's Choice Award for Coast Favorite Visual Artist, 2nd place
2015 Inhabited: Solo Exhibition, Smith & Lens Gallery, Bay St. Louis
2015 Remix: Group Exhibition at Walter Anderson Museum of Art
2014 "I Produced a Hip Art Show": Wes Anderson themed art show at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art
2013 Paper Dolls: Uncut Duckett Gallery at the Mary C O’Keefe Cultural Center
2014 Revieux: installations for outdoor art gallery in downtown Biloxi
2013 Art Improv Pop Up Show with ACCE
2011 Hosford Fontaine Best of Workshop Award selected by Mary Vernon, Mississippi Art Colony
2008 OSAA Annual Fine Art Show award for Exceptional Expressionism
2008 MGCCC Award Outstanding Student in Art
2008 Scholarship recipient Mississippi Art Colony
2008- MGCCC Student Show 1st Place Painting
2008- MGCCC Student Show 1st Place Drawing
2008 MJCCAIA State Competition – 2nd Place Printmaking
2008 MJCCAIA State Competition – 3nd Place Painting
2008- Group Exhibition- Selected in the Mississippi Art Colony Traveling Show
Professional Affiliations
2020 participated in The World Through Our Eyes, grant-funded educational project in conjunction with The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art
2019 Selected as Twelve Oaks 2019 Artist in Residence by the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain
2018 Interviewed on The Mississippi Arts Hour with Melanie Moody, Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Worked with Mississippi Heritage Trust to facilitate an exhibition of student work focusing on the 10 Most Endangered Buildings in Mississippi. Work was displayed at the MSU School of Architecture in the Bicentennial Celebration
2018-present Member Local Creatives Art Collective
2017-present Teaching monthly Art Exploration classes, Teen classes, summer at The Mary C O’Keefe Cultural Center for Arts and Education
2017-present Member of South Mississippi Art League
2017 Participated in Mapping a Modern Mississippi video interview for Mississippi Museum of Art
2015 Interviewed on The Mississippi Arts Hour with Larry Morrisey, Mississippi Public Broadcasting
2013 Owner/Artist at Strange Bird Studio
2013 Hired to paint live at interactive art exhibit for Gulf Coast Research Lab
2012-2015 Member of Art Can Change Everything Collective
2012 Provided 5’x4′ Encaustic Artwork for the IP Casino Spa
2011 Provided Encaustic Artwork for Singing River Healthplex
2011 Provided Encaustic and Acrylic Artwork for The Red Lily Spa
2008-2011 Art Instructor at Gulf Coast Boys and Girl’s Club
Image Makers Photography Competiton twice resulted in national winners
Teaching students darkroom, pinhole, and film photography, matting, and preparing work
National Fine Arts competition resulted in local and regional winners
Instruction, matting and preparing work in Oil, Acrylic, Collage, Pastel, Monochromatic, Mixed Media, Multi-colored drawing, Watercolor