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 Education
M.F.A., 1996, Sculpture, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
B.A., 1985, Psychology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Professional Experience
Duke University, Department of Theater Studies ~ Durham. N.C.
Visiting Lecturing Fellow, Puppet Laboratory, 2008
Elon University, Department of Fine Arts ~ Elon, N.C.
Adjunct Professor, Figurative Sculpture, 2008
University of North Carolina, Department of Art ~ Chapel Hill, N.C.
Adjunct Professor, Life Sculpture, 2007. Basic Drawing, Mixed Media Sculpture, 2002-2003.
Visiting Artist, senior seminar lecturer, Alternatives in the visual arts field, 1999-2007.
Visiting Artist, MFA candidate critique panels, 1999-2002.
Community Independent School ~ Pittsboro, N.C.
Arts Resource Specialist, 2001-2008.
Whitaker School ~ Butner, N. C.
Studio Arts Teacher/Art Therapist. 1999-2007
Arts Incubator, Central Carolina Community College ~ Siler City, N.C.
Professor, 2004. Three Dimensional Design, Ceramic Sculpture.
Deep Dish Theater Company ~ Chapel Hill, N.C.
Costume Designer, Arms and The Man, 2002.
International Festival of Arts and Ideas, Yale University ~ New Haven, CT.
Set Designer, 2002. Opera Nova, Ghosts of The Mississippi.
Yale School of Drama. Yale University ~ New Haven, CT.
Visiting Artist, 2000. Laboratory workshop: The Art of the Puppet.
Duke University ~ Durham, N.C.
Studio Arts Teacher, extension, 2000. The Art of the Puppet, Investigation and the Private.
Visiting Artist, Grand Rounds lecture. Expressive art therapies.
Carrboro Arts Center ~ Carrboro, N.C.
Studio Arts Teacher, 2000. The Art of the Puppet, Installation Art.
Bowling Green School ~ Butner, N.C.
Studio Arts Teacher, 1996-1999. Painting, Mixed Media Sculpture, Pottery, Photography.
Clark University ~ Worcester, Massachusetts.
Visiting Artist lecture, 1996.
University of Minnesota, Department of Art ~ Minneapolis, MN.
Three Dimensional Design, Mold-making/casting, Performance Art, Metal Sculpture, 1994-1996.
Plaster and Clay, Three-Dimensional Design, Foundry, Metal Sculpture, 1992-1993.
Weisman Art Museum ~ Minneapolis, MN.
Preparator/Installation Crew, 1993-1996. Exhibition design and installation, lighting, conservation. |
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Gesturing Performances |
| 2009 |
Exit The King, Co-Designer with Basil Twist, puppeteer, puppet builder, gesturing performance, Shaeffer Theater, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Fish… Puppet Designer, 10 X 10 Performance. The Artscenter, Carrboro, N.C. |
| 2008 |
*The Hungry Ghost, gesturing performance, Man Bites Dog Theater, Durham, N.C. |
| 2007 |
*Nocturnal Matinee, gesturing performance. Era Gallery, Wilmington, N.C.
| 2005 |
*Musical Shadows, shadow performance. Ringside, Durham, N.C. |
| 2004 |
*Wood, Stone, Fire, and Bone, puppet pageant, Paper Hand Puppet Intervention.
Performed at Forest Theater, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
*Not Me Objects, marionette installation. Red Hat Galleries, Raleigh, N.C.
*The Loss of Leopard Pudding, mixed media performance and installation, Theater of
Performing Objects. Ringside, Durham, N. C. |
| 2003 |
*Uprising: the Creation of the World in Four Parts, puppet pageant, Paper Hand Puppet
Intervention. Wide Awake Festival, Forest Theater, Chapel Hill, N.C.
*The Wild Geese, Shadow performance, Exploris, Raleigh, N.C. |
| 2001 |
*Miner’s Echo, gesturing performance. Loom, Chatham Label Mill, Pittsboro, N.C.
*Icarus, marionette installation, Loom, Chatham Label Mill, Pittsboro, N.C. |
| 2000 |
*The Invisible Hand Export Circus, gesturing performance. Performed for the Wide Awake
Festival, Forest Theater, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
*The Maiden, The Sailor and The Student by Federico Garcia Lorca, gesturing performance.
Performed at the Yale Cabaret, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
*In Our Hands And Voice, gesturing performance, The New Museum of Contemporary Art,
NY, NY.
*Body Memory, gesturing performance. Performed at Forest Theater, Chapel Hill, N.C. |
| 1999 |
*Secretly, gesturing performance. Performed at Bibliotheque Americain/L’Ecole de Paul
Valery, Montpellier, France.
*Give Me A Name, gesturing performance. Artoretum Pepiniere D’Artistes, Montpellier, France.
*The Story of A Face and Tremble, national juried puppet exhibit, Puppet Extravaganza, San
Francisco State University, San Francisco, California. |
| 1997 |
*Sister From The Mound, gesturing performance. Performed at High Street Hi-Jinx Puppet
Forum, Carrboro, N. C. |
| 1996 |
*Communications of The Pillow and The Chair, gesturing performance. Performed at High
Street Hi-Jinx Puppet Forum, Carrboro, N. C.
*Anxiety and Boredom and the Constant Drip, Butoh gesturing performance. Performed at Intermedia Arts and Famine Chorus Gallery House, Minneapolis, MN. |
| 1995 |
*Eggs, gesturing performance. Performed at the Annual Studio Arts Graduate Show, Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. | |
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Sculpture Installations |
| 2007 |
*The Garden Within, interactive mixed media installation, Artsplosure, Raleigh, N.C. |
| 2005 |
*Cultivating The Empty Garden, interactive installation, The Arts Center, Carrboro, N.C. |
| 2004 |
*Virga, mixed media installation. Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois.
*Is It OK For Me to Be Here, (fables from the contemporary south), interactive mixed media installation. Carrboro, N. C. |
| 2002 |
*Instant Gratification, Polaroid exhibit. Bronwyn Merrit Gallery, Chapel Hill, N.C. |
| 2001 |
*Loom, mixed media installation, The Self Is A Circle. Chatham Label Mill. Pittsboro, N. C.
*Is It OK For Me To Be Here, (fables from the contemporary south), interactive mixed media installation. Commission from Carrboro Century Center.
*Body Memory, interactive mixed media installation, Durham Arts Center, Durham, N. C. |
| 2000 |
*In my Condition, group show, The Attic Gallery, Vicksburg, MS. |
| 1999 |
*Illusions of A Sleepwalker’s Shadow, interactive mixed media installation, John and June Alcott Gallery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
*Reflections of the Community, University of North Carolina School of Social Work. |
| 1997 |
*What Is She In This Night Becoming, interactive mixed media installation, Festival of the Autumn Moon, Hillsborough, N. C.
*A Fragmented Look, window installation project, Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, N. C.
*Full of Body, window installation project, Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, N. C.
*From Here and Now, Through Women’s Eyes, juried art show, George Watts Hill Alumni Center, Chapel Hill, N. C. |
| 1996 |
*Dressing, interactive mixed media installation, Clark University gallery, Worcester, Mass.
*Our Normal Desires, Master of Fine Arts Exhibit, interactive mixed media installation, Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. |
| 1995 |
*Children’s Art Gallery, collaborative interactive installation, interpreting museum collection to children, Walker Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN.
*When I Was Eighty, collaborative interactive mixed media installation, M.A.E.P. Gallery, Minneapolis Art Institute, Minneapolis, Mn.
* I Wish I Could Hear The Mississippi, collaborative outdoor sound scape installation, University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts Minneapolis, MN.
*Truth Of Lives, wall installation, Phipps Center For The Arts, Hudson, WI.
*From This Now To Another Now, mixed media installation, U of Mn. Gallery, Morris, Mn.
*Containment of Shame, interactive installation, Loft Gallery, Minneapolis, Mn. |
| 1994 |
*My Mother’s Voice, mixed media installation, Famine Chorus Gallery, Minneapolis, Mn.
*This Is Not Your Father’s Oldsmobile, Graduate exhibit, University of Minnesota.
*Scholarshow, annual scholarship recipient’s show, University of Minnesota Gallery. |
| 1993 |
*Mish Nash, annual Studio Arts Graduate Show, University of Minnesota.
*Women and Madness, National juried art show, Tate Gallery, Tucson, Arizona.
*Scholarshow, annual scholarship recipient’s show, University of Minnesota Gallery. |
| 1992 |
*What Happens When You Become An Authority, mixed media installation, Rite-Aid Pharmacy,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina. |
| 1991 |
*Death of The Hero, interactive installation, Glass Gallery, University of North Carolina.
*From Brain To Body Space, interactive installation, Sculpture Gallery, Chapel Hill, N. C.
*Path of Resistance, interactive installation, Glass Gallery, University of North Carolina.
*Unprotection, interactive installation, Sculpture Gallery, Chapel Hill, N. C. |
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Honors |
| 2009 |
Emerging Artists Grant, Durham Arts Council, Durham, N.C. |
| 2007 |
Commission from Artsplosure, Raleigh, N.C. |
| 2003-2007 |
Chairperson, Town of Carrboro Arts Commission, Carrboro, N.C. |
| 2002 |
Emerging Artists Grant, Durham Arts Council, Durham, N. C. |
| 2001 |
Commission from the Carrboro Century Center, Carrboro, N. C. |
| 1999 |
Emerging Artists Grant, Durham Arts Council, Durham, N. C. |
| 1996 |
Projects Grant, Rivers Merging and Asian Am. Renaissance, Minneapolis, Mn. |
Reviews/Interviews
Frank Stasio, “The State of Things,” live interview on January 14, 09. American Tobacco District, Durham, N.C.
Byron Woods, “Mystification and Elucidation,” Independent Weekly, January 22, 09. Durham, N.C.
Rebekah Cowell, “Puppet Masters of The Triangle,” The Durham News, January 17-18,09. Durham, N.C.
Zach Smith, “You Can’t Take It With You,” Independent Weekly, January 7, 09. Durham, N.C.
Deborah Meyer, “Pulling the Strings of her Audience’s…” The Chapel Hill News, December 3, 2008. Chapel Hill, N.C.
Caitlin Cleary, “Tipping a Red Hat to the World of Art,” The News and Observer, April 11, 2004. Raleigh, N.C.
Ristin Cooks, “Puppet Masters,” The Independent, August 8-14, 2001. Durham, N.C.
Susan Broili, “Tobacco Sticks Inspire…” The Herald Sun, March 7, 2001. Chapel Hill, N.C.
Max Halperen, “Year’s Top Ten Best In Visual Arts,” The News and Observer, December 27, 2000. Raleigh, N.C.
Max Halperen, “Exhibit Taps Deep…” The News and Observer, March 10, 2000. Raleigh, N.C.
Michelle Richards, “Outside In,” The Spectator, September 10, 1998. Raleigh, N.C.
R. J. Beatty, “Artist Creates Worlds of Puppet Strings,” The News of Orange, January 20, 1999. Hillsborough, N.C.
Stacy Peterson, “All Strung Out,” The Times News, January 3, 1999. Burlington, N.C.
Michelle Natale, “Sleepwalker’s Shadow,” Spectator, September 10, 1998. Raleigh, N.C.
Lawrence McGuire, Art For Psyche’s…” The Independent, May 21, 1997. Raleigh, N.C.
Doris Birmingham, “Dressing,” Art New England, February/March 1997. Boston, Ma.
Leon Nigrosh, “Out of The Closet…” The Worcester Phoenix, October 11, 1996. Worcester, Ma.
Christina Pappas, “Dressing…” Worcester Magazine, October 9, 1996. Worcester, Ma.
Susan Kauffman, “Drug Store Window…” The News and Observer, April 2, 1992. Raleigh, N.C.
Carol Davis, “Art Student Challenges…” The Daily Tar Heel, March 1992. Chapel Hill, N.C.
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