Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION                  CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

                                            bachelor of fine arts | sculpture and installation

                                            college of fine arts honors | university honors

                                            pittsburgh PA | fall 2000 - spring 2004

                                        L’ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES BEAUX-ARTS

                                            study abroad

                                            paris france | spring 2003

                                        KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

                                            study abroad

                                            montepulciano italy | summer 2001

                                        UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

                                            early enrollment program

                                            athens GA | spring 2000

                                        KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

                                            kennesaw GA | fall 1999

                                            joint enrollment program


WOODTURNING            ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS OF GREAT BRITAIN SYMPOSIUM

DEMONSTRATIONS          loughborough, UK | august 2015

AND CLASSES               SYRACUSE WOODTURNERS

                                            syracuse, NY | july 2015

                                        AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

                                            pittsburgh, PA | june 2015

                                        UTAH WOODTURNING SYMPOSIUM

                                            provo, UT | may 2015

                                        NORTHEAST FLORIDA WOODTURNERS

                                            jacksonville, FL | march 2015

                                        EMERALD COAST WOODTURNING GUILD

                                            destin, FL | march 2015

                                        SARASOTA WOODTURNERS

                                            sarasota, FL | february 2015

                                        TAW SYMPOSIUM

                                            nashville, TN | january 2015

                                        TURNERS ANONYMOUS

                                            pittsburgh, PA | november 2014

                                        CATOCTIN AREA WOODTURNERS

                                            leesburg, VA | October 2014

                                        NORTH FLORIDA WOODTURNERS

                                            tallahassee, FL | april 2014

                                        TURNFEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPOSIUM

                                            gold coast, australia | march 2014

                                        KANSAS CITY WOODTURNERS

                                            kansas city, MO | february 2014

                                        FLORIDA WOODTURNING SYMPOSIUM

                                            leesburg, FL | january 2014

                                        CAROLINA MOUNTAIN WOODTURNERS

                                             asheville, NC | january 2014

                                        NUTMEG WOODTURNERS

                                             danbury, CT | october 2013

                                        WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS WOODTURNERS

                                            west sprindfield, MA | october 2013     

                                        CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND WOODTURNERS

                                            worcester, MA | october 2013

                                        SOUTHWEST ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS

                                            waco, TX | august 2013

                                        ARROWMONT

                                             gatlinburg, TN | august 2013      

                                        PALMETTO WOORDURNERS

                                             columbia, SC | may 2013

                                        CASCADE WOODTURNERS

                                             portland,  OR | march 2013

                                        GREATER VANCOUVER WOODTURNERS GUILD

                                             vancouver, CANADA | march 2013

                                        NORTHWEST WOODTURNERS

                                             portland, OR | march 2013

                                        INLAND NORTHWEST WOODTURNERS

                                             spokane, WA | march 2013

                                        SOUTHEAST WILDLIFE EXPO

                                             charleston, SC | february 2013

                                        CHATTAHOOCHEE WOODTURNERS

                                             gainesville, GA | november 2012

                                        BLUE RIDGE WOODTURNERS

                                             roanoke, VA | october 2012

                                        IRISH WOODTURNERS GUILD SYMPOSIUM

                                             killarney, IRELAND | september 2012

                                        WILLY VANHOUTTE

                                            beernam, BELGIUM | september 2012

                                        GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS

                                            atlanta, GA | july 2012

                                        ATLANTA WOODTURNING GUILD

                roswell, GA | july 2012

                      SOUTH METRO WOODTURNERS

                newman, GA | july 2012

                      AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

                san jose, CA | june 2012

                      FRONT RANGE WOODTURNERS

                denver, CO | march 2012

                      GULF COAST WOODTURNERS

                houston, TX | march 2012

                      NORTHWEST WOODTURNERS

                portland, OR | february 2012

                      TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS SYMPOSIUM

                nashville, TN | january 2012

                      PALMETTO WOODTURNERS

                columbia, SC | january 2012

                      GLENN LUCAS STUDIO

                carlow, IRELAND | november 2011

                      AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOODTURNERS NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

                st. paul, MN | june 2011

                      ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOODTURNERS

                loveland, CO | january 2011


PUBLICITY                    WOODTURNING MAGAZINE

                                            november 2012

                                        CHARLESTON CITY PAPER

                                            may 2012

                                        WOODTURNING MAGAZINE

                                            spring 2012

                                        CHARLESTON MAGAZINE

                                            february 2012



APPRENTICESHIPS      STUART BATTY     

AND FELLOWSHIPS         november 2009 - march 2011

                                            apprenticeship to learn the skills of woodturning, teaching, and demonstrating

                                        THE NEON ARCADE

                                            munhall PA | november 2003

                                            worked as an apprentice to learn the skills of neon tube bending, bombarding, and

                                            filling

                                        PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER

                                            pittsburgh PA | october 2002 - april 2004                                          

                                            teaching assistant for both beginning and intermediate level glassblowing

                                            classes

                                        OX-BOW

                                            saugatuck MI | july 2002 - august 2002

                                            six week summer fellowship including three weeks of glassblowing courses

                                            as well as three weeks of independent study.


EMPLOYMENT              TURNING NATIVE LLC

                                            charleston SC | april 2009 - present

                                            owner, instructor, and artist. producing finely crafted woodturnings and

                                            offering intensive woodturning education.

                                        SB WOODTURNING

                                            boulder CO | january 2010 - july 2012

                                            principal instructor

                                        OND

                                            marietta GA | april 2007 - current

                                            intellect analyst

                                        THE NEON ARCADE

                                            homestead PA | november 2003 - july 2004


GALLERIES &                CHARLESTON FARMERS MARKET

EXHIBITIONS                     charleston SC | april 2009 - present

                                        MARMAR

                                            block island RI | June 2011 - present

                                        EYE LEVEL ART

                                            charleston SC | november 2009

                                        REGINA GOUGER MILLER GALLERY

                                            pittsburgh PA | may 2004

                                        FRAME GALLERY

                                            pittsburgh PA | april 2004

                                        PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER

                                            pittsburgh PA | january - february 2004

                                        THE ZEBRA LOUNGE

                                            pittsburgh PA | january - february 2004

                                        FRAME GALLERY

                                            pittsburgh PA | october 2003

                                        FRAME GALLERY

                                            pittsburgh PA | september 2003

                                        GALLERIE DEEP

                                            paris france | april 2003

                                        GALLERIE GAUCHE

                                            paris france | april 2003

                                        L’ATELIER JEAN-LUC VILMOUTH

                                            paris france | january 2003

                                        FRAME GALLERY

                                            pittsburgh PA | november 2002

                                        HEWLITT GALLERY

                                            pittsburgh PA | march 2002

                                        CARNEGIE MELLON CAMPUS

                                            performance | pittsburgh PA | may 2001


AWARDS AND               chosen to receive Lowcountry Quarterly Arts Grant | october 2009

HONORS                        chosen to receive Expansion Arts Grant from the Coastal Community Foundation

                                            april 2009

                                        chosen to be featured in new glass review 29 by the corning museum of glass

                                            january 2008

                                        university honors | may 2004

                                        college of fine arts honors | may 2004

                                        marjory glassburn francis project award | may 2004

                                        small undergraduate research grant recipient | spring 2004

                                        carnegie mellon nominee for the henry luce scholarship for cultural

                                            apprenticeship in japan | november 2003

                                        marjory glassburn francis junior art award | may 2003

                                        john l. porter sophomore art award | may 2002

                                        inducted to the national society of collegiate scholars | fall 2001

                                        douglas pickering freshman art award | may 2001

                                        dean’s list | fall 2000 - spring 2004

                                        recipient of a four year partial scholarship to carnegie mellon university

                                            fall 2000 - spring 2004