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Education and Internships
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture - 1997
Dallas Theater Center, Dallas, Texas - 1998
Intern in costume shop
Costume Design Lab, Denton, Texas - 1997
Costume and wardrobe crew
Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, Texas 1994 – 1997
Organize and display gallery exhibits
Skills
• Experience working with theatre costume and properties studios.
• Knowledge of art and costume history.
• Experience with embroidery and beading.
• Ability to design in a variety of media.
• Proficiency in a variety of art studio areas including sculpture, drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, weaving, metal-smiting, and photography.
• Experience in art handling.
• Knowledge of conservation framing and archival mounting methods.
• Experience in art restoration (painting and paper).
• Ability to organize and display gallery exhibitions.
• Experience in a variety of stained glass techniques including copper foil, lead came, brass came, and mosaic.
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Employment History
• Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass: stained glass designer and builder, gallery sales.
September 2003-current
• New Orleans Conservation Guild: Painting Conservator and art handler August 2002 – August 2003
Freelance Artist
• Cirque Du Sole il: Wardrobe Crew, Assistant
Dallas, TX - winter 2004
• Polyphonic Spree member Rick Nelson: Custom design and construction of original stage costumes - 2003
• Michael David Light: Assistant to fashion designer,
Dallas, TX - Current
• Dallas Theatre Center: Custom made mask for “A Christmas Carol”
- Winter 2003
• Cirque Du Sole il’s Dralion: Wardrobe Crew, Assistant,
Houston, TX - February 2002
• Art Glass Ensembles, Christie Wood: Assistant to stained glass artist, Denton, TX August 2001- 2002
• Irene Corey Design Associates: Assistant for building soft sculpture character
costumes - 1999
• Dallas Theatre Center:
“Inexpressible Island,” Lighting Crew, Assistant - 1999
“The Mystery of Irma Vep,” Costume Shop, Assistant - 1999
“A Christmas Carol,” Properties and Costume Shop, Assistant
1999 and 2000
• Don Sweetland, Sculptor/Professional artist: Assistant, Ft. Worth, TX. -1998
•“Brave Combo,” Grammy Award Winners, Bubba Hernandez: Custom design and construction of original stage costume Grammy appearance- 2000
• Southern Methodist University, Dance Department: Costume Design, Assistant
“Spring Loaded Concert”
-March, 1998
"Masters of Choreography"
-November, 1998
•Blind Lemon "Prince of Country Blues": Costumer -1998 |
Collections
Bubba Hernandez
Winged serpent jacket
David Bowie
Embillished tie
Rick Nelson
Spree robe & Tailored suit
Nina Katrina
Sky-Keeper of cosmic and moral balance (mixed media sculpture)
Jimmy McAnally
Meratella- Dancing Mermaid (mixed media sculpture)
Devon Watier
Dilidae -Dream Messenger (mixed media sculpture)
Ben D'Avanza; Dallas, Texas
Yuba-Spirit of the Underworld (mixed media sculpture)
Bruce & Rebecca Williams; Denton, Texas
Soula-Messenger of Inspiration (mixed media sculpture)
Will Johnson
Lotus Shrine (mixed media sculpture)
Chris Boyce and Tim Keller; Raton, New Mexico
Magic doll & Funky chicken
Shannon Neptune; Philadelphia
Funky chicken
David and Icey Iles; Denton, Texas
Coat of Garland
Mike Cunningham; Denton, Texas
Funky chicken & Stone Henge performance photos
Kiba Jacobson; Denton, Texas
Funky chicken & Jackalope
Theresa Rafidi; Dallas, Texas
Funky chicken
Barbara Cox; Denton, Texas
Funky chicken
Bill Warde; Denton, Texas
Lead Barbies
Lon Ferguson; Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Funky chicken
Patricia Jacobson
Funky chicken
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Selected Exhibition
Gallery Art Space; Dallas, TX 3/04
"Group Show"
Art Car Weekend; Houston, TX 4/03
“Orange show Art Car Parade”
Three Ring Circus; New Orleans, LA 2/03
“Hair”
Salon 114; Denton, TX 4/02
“Eclectic”
Arlington Museum of Art; Arlington, TX 2/02
“Home Sweet Home”
Galerie de XO; Dallas, TX 11/01
“Symbiotic Dissonance”
Art Car Weekend; Houston, TX 4/01
“Orange Show Art Car Parade”
Shadow Gallery; Dallas, TX 3/01
“Black and White and Red All Over”
Art Landing; Dallas, TX 10/00
“Visions From The Dark Side”
Art Landing; Dallas, TX 6/00
“The Rhythm of Art Exhibit”
Art Car Weekend; Houston, TX 4/99
“Orange Show Art Car Parade”
Dallas Visual Art Center; Dallas, TX 7/98
Open Show
Denton Visual Arts Center; Denton, TX 10/97
11th Annual “Materials Hard & Soft”
UNT Art Gallery; Denton, TX 4/97
The Voertman Student Art Competition
Good/Bad Art Collective; Denton, TX 7/96
“Whoa! Damit!”
Good/Bad Art Collective; Denton, TX 11/95
“Innies, Outties, Tops ‘n Bottoms”
Good/Bad Art Collective; Denton, TX 3/95
“Preservation/ Destruction “
Good/Bad Art Collective; Denton, TX 12/94
“PoPo Y Lupe”
Flips; Dallas, TX 11/94
“Flesh”
Bath House Cultural Center; Dallas, TX 2/94
2nd Annual “El Corazon”
Ida Green Gallery Austin College; Sherman, TX 1/94
“Parallel Development”
Trompe l'oeil Gallery; Dallas, TX 10/93
“The Salon Show”
Stout McCourt Gallery; Dallas, TX 9/93
“Mystery of the Self”
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