EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Art from the University of Georgia, 1998.
• Masters of Art Education degree from the University of Georgia, 1988.
• Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Georgia, 1974.

EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

• Instructor in Art Education, University of Georgia, 1996-00.
• Teaching Assistant and Discussion Group Leader for the class Cultural Diversity in American Art, University of Georgia, 1996-97.
• Painting Instructor, University of Georgia Center of Continuing Education, Athens, Georgia, 1990-93.
• Elderhostle Painting Instructor, Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia, 1991-93.
• Painting Instructor, Philips Street Art Center, Athens, Georgia, 1988-89.
• Art Instructor for Richmond County and Oconee County Board of Education, 1978-88.  The last two schools were Davison Fine Arts Magnet School in Augusta, Georgia, and Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Georgia.
• Instructor for art teachers, Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia, 1979-81.
• Activity Therapy at Metropolitan Psychiatric Center, Atlanta, Georgia, 1974-77.

GRANTS

• Grass Roots Arts Grant, Atlanta, Georgia, for a community quilting project, 2000-2001.
• Research grant from the Kansas Grass Roots Art Association, Lawrence, Kansas, for field work completed on southern visionary artist, J.B. Murray, 1995-96.
• Fulton County Council of the Arts, Artist’s Grant, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990-91.

PUBLICATIONS

• In the Hand of the Holy Spirit: The Visionary Art of J.B. Murray, published by Mercer University Press, September, 2000.
• “The Four Seasons,” (co-author with Dr. Christina Bain), an instructional resource using four paintings from the Georgia Museum of Art, published in the journal of Art Education, a refereed journal, 1999.
• In the Hand of the Holy Spirit: The Art of J.B. Murray, (Dissertation) UMI Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1998.

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

• Acting Board member of the Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, Georgia, 2000-2003
• Acting Board member of the Oconee County Arts Federation, 2001-2004.
• Art workshop for the Oconee County Senior Center, 2002. 
• Community Quilt Project for Black History Month, The Georgia Museum of Art, February, 2001.
• Co-coordinator for the cross-cultural, cross-generational quilting project, “Giving Quilts,” 2000.

AWARDS

• “Georgia Author of the Year 2000” in the category “Biography” for the book In the Hand of the Holy Spirit: The Visionary Art of J.B. Murray, 2001.
• Best in Show, Art in the Park, Sandy Creek Nature Center, Athens, Georgia, 1991.
• Award of Merit Athens Clarke-Heritage Foundation Juried “Works on Paper,” Athens, Georgia, 1987.
• Award of Merit Madison-Morgan Cultural Center Regional Juried Exhibition, 1987.
• First place painting at the Pen Women Regional Art Competition, 1985.
• Merit Award painting at the Savannah Arts Festival, Savannah, Georgia, 1982.
• Second place painting at the Annual Juried exhibition at the Gertrude Herbert Art Institute, Augusta, Georgia, 1982.
• Second place painting at the Annual Juried exhibition at the Gertrude Herbert Art Institute, Augusta, Georgia, 1981.
• First place painting at the Annual Juried exhibition at the Gertrude Herbert Art Institute, Augusta, Georgia, 1980.

ONE PERSON ART EXHIBITS

• The Georgia Tech Student Center Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, 1991.
• Visual Arts Center Gallery, North Georgia University, Dahlonega, Georgia, 1990.
• The John Morrow Art Center, Milledgeville, Georgia, 1990.
• The Augusta-Metro Gallery, Augusta, Georgia, 1990.
• Athens Clarke-Heritage Foundation, Athens, Georgia, 1990.
• Equifax Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia, Corporate Exhibit, 1990.
• The Tate Center Gallery, the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1990.
• The Loef Gallery, Athens, Georgia, 1988.
• Athens Clarke-Heritage Foundation, Athens, Georgia, 1987.
• The Institute of Ecology, the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1984.
• The Lyle Gallery, Augusta, Georgia, 1981.

GROUP SHOWS AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS

• “Fiber and Form”, small group exhibition at the Oconee County Arts federation, September, 2002.
• The Lyndon House “Helping Hands” Exhibit, 2002.
• The Lyndon House Juried Exhibition, 2001.
• Five Person Exhibit at Oconee Council of the Arts, October, 2000.
• Member’s Exhibition, Oconee Counsel of the Arts, September, 2000.
• Full House, an invitational exhibition at the Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, Georgia, summer, 2000.
• The Lyndon House Invitational Exhibit, Athens, Georgia, 1999.
• The Artists Way Group Exhibit, Saint Gregory Episcopal Church, Athens, Georgia, 1999.
• National League of American Pen Women Group Exhibition, the Georgia Center at the University of Georgia, 1997.
• Visual Arts Gallery at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, “Primal Images”, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1993.
• Kennesaw State University Gallery, “Primal Images”, Kennesaw Georgia, 1992.
• Atlanta Regional Library Exhibition “Primal Images”, sponsored by the Fulton County Council of the Arts, Atlanta, Georgia, 1991.
• The 27th Annual Festival of Arts Juried Exhibition, Dalton, Georgia, 1990.
• New Visions Gallery, an exhibition sponsored by the Gwinnett Council for the Arts, “Primal Images”, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990.
• ARTstravaganza Juried Exhibition, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1990.
• Dekalb Annual Juried Exhibition: Georgia Artists’ 90, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990.
• The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center’s Annual Juried Regional Exhibition, Madison, Georgia, 1982-90.
• The Lyndon House Invitational Exhibition, The Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, Georgia, 1984.
• The Athens Clarke-Heritage Foundation’s Juried Exhibition, “Works on Paper,” Athens, Georgia, 1987.
• The Gertrude Herbert Art Institute’s Annual Juried Exhibition, Augusta, Georgia, 1980-83.
• The Savannah Arts Festival, Savannah, Georgia, 1982.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

• National Educational Association Headquarters, Alexandria, Virginia.
• Davison Fine Arts School, Augusta, Georgia.
• Oconee County Elementary School, Watkinsville, Georgia.
• Athens Vocational Technical School, Athens, Georgia.

GALLERIES

• Art Masters Gallery, Watkinsville, Georgia, 1990-.
• The Galleries, Rome, Georgia, 1990-.
• The Creative Mark, Madison, Georgia, 1990-.
• Novus, Bennett Street, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990-92.
• Authur James Gallery, Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, 1989-90.

MEDIUM

• Watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media.

LECTURE AND SLIDE PRESENTATIONS OF MY ART

• Slide presentation and talk, The Glenn Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August, 2002
• Slide presentation and talk, Westminster Christian Academy, Athens, GA, March, 2002.
• Slide presentation and talk at Timothy Road Elementary School, Athens, Georgia, March, 2001.
• Slide presentation and talk The Athens Art Association, Athens, Georgia, November, 2000.
• Slide presentation and talk for youth ministry at Faith Presbyterian Church, Watkinsville, Georgia, January, 2000.
• Slide presentation and talk for the Greenesboro Art Association, May, 1999.
• Slide presentation and talk at the Athens Counsel for the Aging, Athens, Georgia, March, 1999.
• Slide presentation and talk, Christianity and the Arts at St. James Methodist Church, Athens, Georgia, November, 1998.
• Slide presentation and talk for the student chapter of the Georgia Art Education Association, the University of Georgia, May, 1998.
• Slide presentation and talk at First Baptist Church, Athens, Georgia, 1996.
• Slide presentation and talk at Emanuel College, Franklin Springs, Georgia, 1994.
• Slide presentation and talk at Young Harris Methodist Church, Athens, Georgia, 1992.
• Slide presentation and talk at Emanuel College, Franklin Springs, Georgia, 1992.
• Slide presentation and talk Oconee County High School, Watkinsville, Georgia, 1991.
• Slide presentation and talk for the Stroke Support Group at St. Marys Hospital, Athens, Georgia, 1991.
• Slide presentation and talk at North Georgia University, Delonega, Georgia, 1991.
• Slide presentation and talk at North Avenue Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia, 1991.
• Slide presentation and talk at First Presbyterian Church, Athens, Georgia, 1991.
• Slide presentation and talk for the National League of American Pen Women, Athens, Georgia, 1991.
• Slide presentation and talk at St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Augusta, Georgia, 1991.

LECTURE AND SLIDE PRESENTATIONS PERTAINING TO MY BOOK ON VISIONARY ARTIST, J.B. MURRAY

• Slide presentation and talk, The Glenn Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August, 2002
• Slide presentation and talk, The College of Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, April, 2002.
• Slide presentation and talk, The Department of Comparative Literature, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, March, 2002.
• Slide presentation and talk, The Writer’s Club, Carrollton, GA, February, 2002.
• Presentation for National League of American Pen Women, Athens, GA, May, 2001.
• Book signing, Georgia Writer’s Conference, Atlanta, GA, May, 2001.
• Athens-Clarke County Public Library, Athens, February 2001.
• Barnes and Noble Book Store, Athens, February 2001.
• Blue Moon Book Store, Athens, February 2001.
• Young Harris Methodist Church, Athens, February 2001.
• Slide presentation and talk at Oconee County High School, fall, 2000.
• Slide presentation and talk at Folk Fest, Atlanta, Georgia, summer, 2000.
• Slide presentation and talk for the class Cultural Diversity in American Religion, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, February, 1999.
• Slide presentation and talk for the Athens Art Association, Athens, Georgia, 1998.
• Slide presentation and talk for the class The History of Art Education, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1997.
•  Slide presentation and talk for the class Cultural Diversity in American Art, 1996.
• Slide presentation and talk for the class Southern Religion, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1994.
• Slide presentation and talk for the class Art Appreciation, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1994.
• Slide presentation and talk for the class Art Appreciation, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1994.
•   Slide presentation and talk at the Transylvania Club, Sandersville, Georgia, 1992.
•   Slide presentation and talk at the Museum of African Art, Madison, Georgia, 1992.