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education
Hastings College, Hastings, NE
B.A. in Fine Art, Concentration in Sculpture and Glass, 2008
workshops
2013 Davide Fuin, Advanced Venetian Glassblowing, Juried, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
2009 Richard Royal, Advanced Glassblowing, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2007 James Mongrain, Advanced Venetian Techniques, The Glass Furnace, Istanbul, Turkey
work experience
2015–current Glass Studio Coordinator, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2015 Owner and Designer, Niquzie Design, Star, NC
2008–2014 Glass Studio/Outreach Coordinator, STARworks Center for Creative Enterprises, Star, NC
2008–2009 Fabricator, Wet Dog Glass LLC., Star, NC
2007 Artist Assistant, Luke Jacomb, Kiln Casting, Auckland, New Zealand
2006–2007 Artist Assistant, Ted Dohmen, Flamabull Glassworks, Omaha, NE
2005–2008 Artist Assistant, Tom Kreager, Hastings College, Hastings, NE
teaching experience
2018 “Goblets: Don’t Waste Your Time,” Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2014 Intro to Goblet Making and other Venetian Techniques, Tulsa Glass School, Tulsa, OK
2009–2014 Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Glassblowing
East Montgomery High School
Montgomery Community College
Eckerd Youth Alternatives, STARworks Glass Lab, Star, NC
2006 Co-taught with Luke Jacomb, Dominating the Goblet, Hastings College, Hastings, NE
teaching assistant
2017 Courtney Dodd, “Define, Ideate, Protype, Test,” Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
2014 Brian Corr, “Seeing with your Hands,” Fall Concentration, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Nadege Desgenetez, “Color and Form,” Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2012 Nadege Desgenetez, “Color and Form,” Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
James Mongrain, “Advanced Venetian Goblet Making,” Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2010 Visting Artists: Luke Jacomb, Joe Hobbs, and James Mongrain, Hastings College, Hastings, NE
2006 Tom Kreager, “Glass for the Beginner,” Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Tom Kreager, “Molds and Murrini,” Unique Piece Glass Studio, Denver, CO
2005 Assistant for Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Glassblowing,
2004–2008 Hastings College, Hastings, NE
honors and awards
2019 Architectural Digest, 9 Contemporary Glass Artists You Need to Know
2018 New Glass Review, Issue 39
2011 Glass Art Society, Demonstrating Artist, GAS Conference, Seattle, WA
2010 Gaffer/Demonstrating Artist, Pilchuck Open House, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2008 3rd Place, NICF Student Exhibition, Omaha, NE
2006 2nd Place, International Student Exhibition, Juried, GAS, St. Louis, MO
Best 3-D Work, Student Exhibition, Juried, Hastings College, Hastings, NE
Full Scholarship, Summer Intensive, The Glass Furnace, Istanbul, Turkey
special projects and residencies
2019 RIT, Visting Artist, Rochester, NY
2018 Visting Artist Workshop Series, NC Glass Center, Asheville, NC
2017 Demonstrating Artist, STARworks, Star, NC
Visting Artist, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
2016 Optical Obscura, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
2015 Visting Artist, Tulsa Glass School, Tulsa, OK
2014 Visting Artist, Gaffer Glass at Lukeke Design School, Auckland, New Zealand
2010–2013 Tracy Krohn Designs, Lighting Design, Trinity, NC
2010 Gaffer/Demonstrating Artist, Pilchuck Open House, Pilchuck Glass School. Stanwood, WA
2007–2008 Gaffer for Tom Kreager, Hastings, NE
2007 Gaffer Assistant, Anthony Schafermeyer, Project for Artist Therman Statom, Pittsburgh, PA
Gaffer Assistant, Martin Janecky, Project for Artist Therman Statom, Pittsburgh, PA
Gaffer, Projects for Artist Therman Statom, Pittsburgh, PA
Gaffer, Projects for Artist Ted Dohmen, Omaha, NE
artist lectures
2018 Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Toyama Institute of Glass Art, Toyama City, Toyama, Japan
2017 Artist Talk, Perception of Sense, The Refinery, Asheville, NC
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Artist Lecture, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2016 Studio Practices: Penland 9, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Adventure Time, Asheville Arts Council, Asheville, NC
Artist Lecture, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2015 Artist Lecture, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2014 Artist Lecture, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2013 The History of Drinking Glasses, Moring Art Center, Asheboro, NC
select exhibitions
2020 Collaboration in Craft, GreenHill, Greensboro, NC
2019 New Glass Now, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
Pivot, Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
Featured Artist: Penland Benefit Auction, Invitational, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Modifed Perceptions, Curated, Upstairs Artspace, Tryon, NC
for the table, Two Person Show, MICA Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Chow Chow, Makers Market, Asheville, NC
Nasty Women & Bad Hombres, The Wedge Foundation, Asheville, NC
TRAC Studio Tour Exhibition, Toe River Arts Gallery, Spruce Pine, NC
TRAC Studio Tour, Summer & Winter, Bakersville, NC
2018 Alchemy, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
Penland Pop-Up Shop, CCD, Asheville, NC
TRAC Studio Tour, Summer & Winter, Bakersville, NC
TRAC Studio Tour Exhibition, Toe River Arts Gallery, Spruce Pine, NC
Sphere Of Influence, Toe Rive Arts Council, Spruce Pine, NC
Glass On Fire, Toe Rive Arts Council, Burnsville, NC
Gather | Eat, Drink, Enjoy, Two Person Show, Focus Gallery, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Nasty Women & Bad Hombres, The Cloud Room at The Wedge Foundation, Asheville, NC
Sound and Vision, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Penland Benefit Auction, Invitational, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2017 Studio Practices: Penland 9, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
Perception of Sense, Two Person Show, The Refinery, AAAC, Asheville, NC
Capturing Light, Invitational, The Galleries of the Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
The Penland Series, Invitational, Bill and Patty Gorelick Galleries at CPCC, Charlotte, NC
Glass on Fire in the Mountains, Invitational,Cary Arts Center Gallery, Cary, NC
6th Annual WNC Studio Glass Exhibition, Invitational, Burke Arts Council, Morganton, NC
Fire & Form: North Carolina Glass, Invitational, Brahm Museum, Blowing Rock, NC
New Artist Show, Toe River Arts Council, Burnsville, NC
GlassFest, Invitational, STARworks, Star, NC
Adventure Time, Asheville Arts Council, Asheville, NC
2016 Fragile: The Glass House, The Center for Visual Arts, Invitational, Greensboro, NC
2015 Cup: The Intimate Object XI, Invitational, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
AACG Glassville Cup Show, Invitational, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
Annual Gathering, STARworks, Star, NC
2013 FireFest, STARworks, Star, NC
Annual Gathering, STARworks, Star, NC
2012 Annual Gathering, STARworks, Star, NC
2011 STARworks Glass Lab-Group Exhibit, W.H. Moring Art Center, Asheboro, NC
Annual Gathering, STARworks, Star, NC
2010 STARworks Glass Lab-Group Exhibit, Redsky Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Annual Goblet Show, Glasshouse Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 Senior Thesis Solo Exhibition, Hastings College Gallery, Hastings, NE
NICF Student Exhibition, 3rd Place Award, Omaha, NE
Annual Goblet Show, Glasshouse Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 Junior Thesis Exhibition, Graham Gallery, Hastings, NE
Glass Act, Louisville Art Gallery, Louisville, NE
Stuhr Museum Show, Grand Island, NE
Annual Goblet Show, Marelli’s Glass Artistry, Omaha, NE
2006 Annual GAS International Student Exhibition, Juried, 2nd Place Award, St. Louis, MO
Hastings College Student Exhibition, Best 3-D Work, Hastings College Gallery, Hastings, NE
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