Teaching History 2005-Present Assistant Professor, University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia
2004-2005 Temporary Full-Time Instructor, University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia
1999-2004 Adjunct Instructor, University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia
1999 Adjunct Instructor, Georgia Military College
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia
1996-1998 Watercolor Instructor, Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
UWG Courses Taught (By Course Number) 2005-Present ART 1101 2D Composition
2004-2005 ART 1007 Drawing
2004-2006 ART 1008 Life Drawing
2004 ART 2000 Oral Communications
2000-Present ART 3601 Transparent Painting
2005 ART 3801 Printmaking
2004 ART 4000 Advanced Drawing
2005-Present ART 4604 Advanced Painting
2005 ART 4805 Advanced Printmaking
2007-Present ART 4985 Computer & Web Design
2006-Present ART 5605 Graduate Painting
Graduate Work/Thesis Committee 2008 Howard Summers
2007 Jocelyn Rivard
2007 Faye Bird
2007 Kathleen Sneed
2006 Matt Porter
2005 Dana Siewart
Faculty Advisement 2008 UWG Student Art Exhibition, Carrollton Cultural Arts Center
2007 UWG Student Art Exhibition, Carrollton Cultural Arts Center
2007-Present Advisor, Artists Unite! UWG Student Art League
Field Trips 2006 Atlanta Botanical Gardens-Drawing & Painting on-site
2006 High Museum-Chuck Close Exhibition
2007 High Museum-Impressionism/Lourve Exhibits
2007 Museum of Design, Atlanta-Design at Play-Cartoon Network Exhibition
Student Achievements—Exhibitions Entered/Awards Received UWG Big Night
Maggie Bowers-1st Place Big Night Presenter, 2006
Mountain View Arts Alliance College Juried Exhibit,
Marietta, Georgia
Elizabeth Weatherby, 2007
Maggie Bowers, 2006
Colleen Beyer, 2006
Sara Stevens, 2006
Rhea Zerr, 2006
Colleen Beyer, 2005 Purchase Award
Julie Teague, 2005
Ryan Chandler, 2005
Georgia National Fair Art Exhibition,
Perry, Georgia
Kathleen Kulcsar, 2007 Honorable Mention
Sara Stevens, 2006 Merit Award
Maggie Bowers, 2006
Morgan Wenderoth, 2006
Toby Saunders, 2006
Rhea Zerr, 2006
Tom Hays, 2006
Julie Teague, 2005
The UWG Eclectic Art & Literary Magazine
Leah Hayes, 2007
Hope Mullins, 2007
Courtney Smith, 2007
Brandy Joiner, 2007
Michelle Densmore, 2006
Leah Hayes, 2006
Sara Stevens, 2006
Jennifer Swertfager, 2006
Candace Winkles, 2006
Ryan Chandler, 2005
Lauren Blackstock, 2005
Valerie Franklin, 2005
Marissa Matichak, 2005
T.J. Powell, 2005
Maggie Bowers, 2005
Welcome Art/Coosa Valley Art Association Show,
Cedartown, Georgia
Candace Winkles, 2006 2nd Place Award
Georgia White, 2006
Ryan Chandler, 2005 $200 Cash Award
UWG Department of Art Student Exhibition Purchase Awards
Kati Wright, 2008 (Student Services)
Kristen Reynolds, 2006 (Student Activities)
Ksenia Podgornaya, 2005 (Department of Art)
Maggie Bowers, 2005 (College of Arts and Sciences)
Service to the University 2007-Present Faculty and Administrative Staff Personnel Committee (FASP)
2006-Present Digital Measures Committee
2007-Present Big Night/Arts Area Selection Committee
2007 Juror: Homecoming Sidewalk Drawing Contest
2006-Present Organizer, Big Night Art Exhibition for TLC Atrium
2006 Strategic Enrollment Management Marketing Sub-Committee
2005-2007 Co-Chair, College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Advisory Committee
2005 UWG Mascot Selection Sub-committee member
Service to the Department of Art 2008 Orientation Specialist
2007-2008 Public Relations Committee (Web-Design/Printing Materials)
2007-2008 Community Relations Committee (Scholarship Day, Honors Luncheon)
2007-2008 Graphic Design Search Committee
2007-2008 Faculty Advisor- Student Art Exhibition/Carrollton Cultural Arts Center
2007 Juror: Arts on the River, Columbus, Georgia
2007 Juror: Georgia National Fair, Perry, Georgia
2006-2007 A-DAY Department Representative
2006-Present Faculty Advisor-Artists Unite! Student Art League
2006 NASAD Steering Committee
2005-2007 Scholarship Committee
2005 Juror-Chiaha Harvest Fair, Rome Georgia
2005 Juror-UWG Eclectic Art & Literary Magazine
2005-Present Various Visitation & Preview Days
Grants/Purchases for the Department of Art 2007 $4500 Tech Fee Grant-Purchased Adobe Illustrator/Corel Draw Software
2006 Epson Stylus Printer for Computer& Web Design Class
UWG Department of Art Group Exhibitions 2005-Present UWG Faculty Exhibition
1st and 2nd Floor Galleries
Humanities Building
2005 “On the Map”
UWG Faculty Art Exhibition
Atlanta, Georgia
Exhibition 8A, UWG Faculty and Student Works
Eyedrum Gallery
Atlanta, Georgia
Exhibition 8A+, UWG Faculty and Student Works
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia
Courses Created 2007-Present Computer & Web-Based Design (ART 4985)
Introduction to Photoshop and Dreamweaver.
Miscellaneous Service
2007 Centennial Project—Created note cards displaying student artwork
2007 Assisted the Ga. Watercolor society unpack
2007 Assisted the Veterans of Foreign Wars with high school art award
2007 Assisted Eilis Crean with the Centennial Mural Project
2007 Assisted Joey Hannaford with Independent Study student Kevin Yearta.
2007 Member Carrollton Maple Street Beautification Project.
2007 Donor of the Web-Design Award-Given to Kathleen Kulcsar
2006 Helped Rhea Zerr transform the Art E-bulletin to HTML Email
2006 Assisted Eilis Crean’s Professional Practices class by teaching 2 weeks of web design.
2006 Donor of the Samples Excellence in Watercolor Award-Given to Candace Winkles
2005-Present Coordinated Pumpkin Carving contest with Carrollton Main Street
Academic Achievements 1996-1998 Master of Fine Arts
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
1992-1996 Bachelor of Fine Arts
The State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia
Bachelor of Arts in Art Education
The State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia
Honors & Awards 2007 1st Place Award
National Watercolor Oklahoma
Oklahoma Watercolor Association
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Juror: Warren Taylor
Acceptances/Entries: 69/241
Best in Show
2007 National Exhibition
New Mexico Watercolor Society
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Juror: Gerald Brommer
Acceptances/Entries: 103/241
2006 Merit Award
17th Annual Juried Competition of Fine Arts
The Georgia National Fair
Perry, Georgia
Juror: David Bernard, Donna Chapman, Jane Cagle Simpson
Acceptances/Entries: N/A
2005 2nd Place Award
3rd Juried National Art Show
The Rome Art Coterie
Rome, Georgia
Juror: Lynn Weisbach
Acceptances/Entries: N/A
Colson Calendar Selection
18th Annual Best of the “Spring into Art” Exhibition
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts
Valdosta, Georgia
Juror: Barbara Edwards, Lawrence Tobe
Acceptances/Entries: N/A
Solo Exhibition/Artist Talks
2008 Solo Exhibition/Artist Talk (Tentative, Fall 2008)
Judson College
Marion Alabama
National Juried Exhibitions 2007 National Watercolor Oklahoma
Oklahoma Watercolor Association
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Juror: Warren Taylor
Acceptances/Entries: 69/241
2007 National Exhibition
New Mexico Watercolor Society
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Juror: Gerald Brommer
Acceptances/Entries: 103/241
33rd National Juried Art Exhibition
Alaska Watercolor Society
Anchorage, Alaska
Juror: Carrie Burns Brown
Acceptances/Entries: 46/115
39th National Exhibition
California Watercolor Association
San Francisco, California
Juror: Carla O’Connor
Acceptances/Entries: 90/N/A
2007 National Juried Art Exhibition
Red River Watercolor Society
Fargo, North Dakota
Juror: Janet Rogers
Acceptances/Entries: 47/N/A
2006 2006 Open Show
Hawaii Watercolor Society
Honolulu, Hawaii
Juror: Doug Lew
Acceptances/Entries: N/A
National Exhibition
Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society
Kenan Center Gallery
Lockport, New York
Juror: Alvero Casagnet, Christopher Stangler
Acceptances/Entries: N/A
13th Annual National Watermedia Competition
Rhode Island Watercolor Society
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Juror: John Salminen
Acceptances/Entries: N/A
2005 Auburn Works on Paper National Juried Exhibition
Auburn Arts Association
Auburn, Alabama
Juror: Tom Butler, Stephen Vicks, Columbus (Ga.) Museum
Acceptances/Entries: 56/N/A
Annual National Exhibition XX
Wyoming Watercolor Society
Sheridan, Wyoming
Juror: N/A
Acceptances/Entries: N/A
Regional Juried Exhibitions
2007 19th Tri-State Watercolor Exhibition
The Tallahassee Watercolor Society
Tallahassee, Florida
Juror: Janet Walsh
Acceptances/Entries: 75/150+
19th Annual Best of the “Spring into Art” Exhibition
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts
Valdosta, Georgia
Juror: Barbara Edwards
Acceptances/Entries: 68/481
2006 17th Annual Summer Showcase
Thomasville Cultural Arts Center
Thomasville, Georgia
Juror: Joe McFadden, Barbara Coltenour
Acceptances/Entries: 112/221
14th Annual Southeast Regional Juried Fine Art Exhibition
Okaloosa-Walton College
Niceville, Florida
Juror: Cynthia Hollis, Director, Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science
Acceptances/Entries: 60/248
19th Annual “Spring Into Art” Exhibition
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts
Valdosta, Georgia
Juror: N/A
Acceptances/Entries: N/A
18th Tri-State Watercolor Exhibition
The Tallahassee Watercolor Society
Tallahassee, Florida
Juror: Judi Betts
Acceptances/Entries: 66/189
17th Annual Juried Competition of Fine Arts
The Georgia National Fair
Perry, Georgia
Juror: David Bernard, Donna Chapman, Jane Cagle Simpson
Acceptances/Entries: N/A
2005 3rd Juried National Art Show
The Rome Art Coterie
Rome, Georgia
Juror: Lynn Wiesbach
Acceptances/Entries: N/A
17th Tri-State Watercolor Exhibition
The Tallahassee Watercolor Society
Tallahassee, Florida
Juror: Gordon E. Watson
Acceptances/Entries: 61/167
18th Annual Best of the “Spring into Art” Exhibition
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts
Valdosta, Georgia
Juror: Barbara Edwards, Lawrence Tobe
Acceptances/Entries: N/A
16th Annual Juried Competition of Fine Arts
The Georgia National Fair
Perry, Georgia
Juror: William Underwood Elland, Jim Mitchell, Eugenia Simmons
Acceptances/Entries: N/A
Georgia Watercolor Society Member’s Exhibition
Cobb County Playhouse
Acworth, Georgia
Juror: Larry Walker, Former Dept. of Art Chair, Georgia State University
Acceptances/Entries: 49/200
Publications
2007 “Watercolor exhibit has award-winning art”
The Oklahoman/NewsOk.com—11/02/07
2006 2006 Colson Calendar
Colson Printing, Valdosta, Georgia
(Painting featured for the month of March)